Calling yourself a Christian doesn't make you a Christian!
By Bill Keller
Last Monday night, I spoke at the local chapter of Americans United for Separation of
Church and State. This is the group whose national leader is Barry Lynn, a
true tool of satan who is a former ACLU operative that spends his life
trying to stop those true men and women of God who share His Truth in the
marketplace. He has gone after many high-profile Christian leaders over the
years, including me, using the IRS to try and remove the tax exemption from
Godly ministries he disagrees with.
I have debated Lynn many times, so it was strange that the local group would
ask me to speak, but I readily agreed. I arrived at the church where they were
meeting, and walked into the foyer to find rainbow flags promoting gay
pride. A gentleman greeted me and his first words upon seeing me were, "Is
that a Bible?" I knew this was going to be an interesting evening when upon
walking into a church, my first interaction with someone was asking me if
the book I was carrying was a Bible!
The fact was, the 30 people or so who attended were all middle age to older.
I have no doubt they were all respectable members of the community. They
seemed to be very decent, kind people. They were a great representation of
the vast majority of the people who make up our communities. Despite a
belief in God, calling themselves Christians, they all believed there was
nothing wrong with the sin of homosexuality, that a woman should be able to
do whatever she wants "with her body," and that the Bible is NOT God's Word,
but a book written by men.
THE POINT I WANT YOU TO HEAR LOUD AND CLEAR TODAY IS THAT THIS GROUP IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE IN THIS NATION THAT ARE IN THE PEWS
OF CHURCHES EVERY SUNDAY!!! I AM NOT EVEN TALKING TODAY ABOUT THOSE OUTSIDE OF THE CHURCH, BUT INSIDE THE CHURCH!!!
In case you have been sleeping, there is a new group of people in our nation
who call themselves the "religious left." This is a relatively new term so
you may not be familiar with it. That is why I felt it was so critical to
take the time today to ensure you not only understood what it means, but who
actually makes up this new group of people. Forty years ago, this group
didn't even exist. They have actually evolved and grown tremendously over
the past decade.
The "religious left" is made up of people who identify themselves as
Christians and hold strong religious beliefs as well as sharing left-wing
ideals. Obviously, this group has risen up in opposition to those who have
been tagged the "religious right" or the "Christian right." The "Christian
right" is that group of Bible-believing Christians who are politically
active and seek to elect to office those candidates who hold to Biblical
values on the key spiritual issues of our day that are also political
issues.
These would be issues like abortion and life-related matters, gay marriage,
family issues, the proliferation of the pornography industry, and the drive
to remove God from the public square. Those in the "religious left" actually
take an anti-Biblical position on these issues and are also heavily involved
in the ecumenical movement, environmental issues, opposing war for any
reason, world hunger, and social issues like healthcare, welfare, and
education.
There is nothing wrong with pursing these noble social issues.Believers
should be more involved on those fronts. The problem with this group is
their anti-Biblical position on the key spiritual issues of our day and
their involvement in these ecumenical movements that require you to set
aside the Absolute Truths of the Bible.
I refuse to try and judge their heart, that is something only God can and
will do. However, I have every right to judge them on their actions in
accordance with God's Word. How can you say you are a person of faith, yet
vote to support the legalized slaughter of over 4,000 innocent babies every
day? How can you say you are a person of faith, yet vote to redefine God's
Holy Institution of Marriage? How can you say you are a person of faith, yet
support special rights for people who have chosen to engage in perverted sex
acts God calls an abomination, including their ability to adopt children
into their deviant lifestyle?
I guess the real question becomes, what is their faith really in? It is
inconsistent to say you are person of faith yet continually take a stand in
complete opposition to God's Word. Jesus said that if you love Me, you will
obey Me. That means His Word. Of course, those in the "religious left" has
been born out of the liberal "churches" of our day who make a mockery of
Christ as they operate in open rebellion to the Truth of the Bible while
claiming to be followers of Christ.
They support the legalized slaughter of babies, redefining marriage to
include men with men and women with women, perverting the family by bringing
children into homes with homosexual parents, and embrace ecumenical
fellowships with all of the cults and false religions of the world. They
deny the inspiration and inerrancy of the Bible, have rejected God's Word
for the Absolute Truth it represents, and have bought into the lie of the
world that there are "many roads that lead to God." These are the people who
make up the "religious left!"
It is beyond me how a person can
consider themselves a Christian, which means they are a follower of Christ
and automatically a follower of His Word, yet take a public position in
complete opposition to that Word. You better wake up, since this is the
largest growing segment of Christendom, this apostate group who calls
themselves Christians but go to churches who operate in complete rebellion
to Christ and the Bible.
This is the group that is Biblically illiterate since they don't even
believe the Bible to be true. They are the politically-correct crowd who has
bought the lie a woman has the right to kill her baby. They are the group
who lambasts those who speak out against the sin of homosexuality, calling
them names like "intolerant" and "hateful." They call themselves
Christians, but support the things Christ and the Bible condemn.
Pray for these people since you can't call yourself a follower of Christ,
yet stand on the opposite side of Christ on so many issues. Truth is not
what we want it to be, it is what God says it is. We don't have the luxury
of giving our heart and life to Christ and then live any way we want. A true
follower of Christ is a follower of His Word. Jesus said, "Why do you call
me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?"
If I can help you in any way you can contact me through my personal email at:
bkeller@liveprayer.com
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