Scripture
There once was a man named Job who lived in the land of Uz. He was blameless—a man of complete integrity. He feared God and stayed away from evil.
~Job 1:1, NLT
Quote
Don’t assume that you know it all. Run to God! Run from evil!
~Solomon {Proverbs 3:7, MSG}
In fear healthy? In some cases the answer is yes. Job feared both God and evil. Solomon said, The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. The AV says Job eschewed evil. I like the NKJV which reads, “Job shunned evil.” The NLT says he stayed away from evil. Our prisons would not be over crowded in folks had a fear of sin and evil. To be honest, there are a lot of things that I am afraid of: I am afraid of drug addiction, pornography, gambling, crime, violence, and a host of other destructive sins. Jesus said, “Those who live by the sword will die by the sword.” Every evil has a consequence and none of them are appealing to me. I love Bro. Jack and I have no intention of getting near these destructive evils–so yes, I am afraid of them. Some one brought up the name Bernie Sanders yesterday at lunch. He basically said that Christians are unqualified to serve in public office because of their Islamophobia. Am I afraid of Islam? You bet your last dollar and I am not ashamed of my position, nor should I be. I would be embarrassed to embrace an ideology whose goal is to make the world Islam and to do so by force if necessary. Does it not bother Bernie that hundreds of innocent people are being murdered by Islamic forces? What rock has this poor idiot been hiding under. Every terrorist organization in the news is prefixed by one word and that word is Islamic. It is not rocket science; a first grader can figure it out.
While we are on the subject, I am also a homophobe. I have a terrible fear of homosexuality the destruction it does to societies and nations. I have no hatred for those who are enslaved to sexual perversion but I do fear the consequences of this destructive evil. Nothing in scripture justifies any form of sexual perversion. Bernie Sanders is not highly intelligent. Evidently he has not read the Koran because he seems to be in complete denial about the goals and intentions of Islam. Their goal is not to feed the poor, open hospitals or establish missions of mercy. They are not into mercy or ministry. A mission trip for Muslims in to wipe out a village. Their mission is to terrorize, destroy and murder anyone who does not convert to their pathetic way of life. It is not a religion we are dealing with, it is a geopolitical force which is intent on subjugating the world. Do you want to be their slave? I don’t! Look at Great Britain: this is the result of opening your borders and encouraging the immigration of Muslims. We are less than intelligent for allowing it to happen here in the US and there will be consequences to pay.
What if someone came to your doorstep tonight and said, “I am a Muslim in search of a place to live, I intend to come into your home, subjugate your wife and children. I am going to change their culture and their way of life and if you get in my way, I will remove your head.” Would you invite them in? I am in favor of deporting all Muslims, Communist and Socialist. Put that in your pipe and smoke it Bernie. You say Christians down belong in America, I don’t recall any of our founding fathers being socialist or communist: do you?
A couple of praises: Pastor’s Conference went well and the Root Canal also went well. Hannah got it moved up so that I could preach Wednesday night and I am thrilled that the worst is over. All we lack in the crown. My jaw stayed numb for 7 hours.
I have you a couple of clips below on the soft persecution going on in America. Perhaps asking Bernie to leave the country is a bit extreme but he definitely needs to be removed from the halls of congress. I will give money to anyone running against Bernie Sanders or John McCain. Both are too old and too liberal. McCain should have retired after the poor showing in the presidential election. Arizona deserves better. Sanders is 75 and up for reelection in 2018, McCain who is 80 in 2022.
Very good brother Jack, this is a very good article. Thank you.
Steve