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CLICK HERE to buy Mere Christianity By C.S. Lewis / HarperOne Arguably the 20th century's most influential Christian writer, C.S. Lewis sought to explain and defend the beliefs that nearly all Christians at all times hold in common. His simple yet deeply profound...
CLICK HERE to buy: A Woman Rides the Beast By Dave Hunt / Harvest House Publishers Virtually all attention these days is focused on the coming Antichrist --- but he is only half the story. Many are amazed to discover in Revelation 17 that there is also another...
CLICK HERE to buy When a Nation Forgets God: 7 Lessons We Must Learn from Nazi Germany By Erwin W. Lutzer / Moody Publishers The atrocities committed by the Nazis are almost unimaginable. And yet, in the early 20th century, Germany didn't appear to be on the brink of...
If you don’t do what you ought, you’ll lose the freedom to do what you want.
People choose slavery. It’s not forced upon them.
Most freedom fighters are too busy fighting for what they’re against, and that’s why they lose. Fighting against something wears you out. It breaks you down. And sooner or later, you give up. That’s exactly what the enemy wants.
There is no passion or drive behind fighting against an enemy. That’s a defensive approach. You’re trying to defend the very thing that leads us to this point, our sinful nature. As long as you’re on defence, you will not win.
God calls us to be on the offence. Be active. Preparing for spiritual war! Be in the enemy territory and attack from within by reaching their hearts!
Jesus Christ lived right in the middle of the Roman tyranny. They ruled over the people by allowing them to be deep in their sins and paying impossible tax rates so that the people could thrive.
The religious leaders (Pharisees) were there to help keep just enough order and hope to keep the people going. While they had the illusion of not being subject to the Roman Empire, they were in fact not much more than controlled opposition. They provided just enough of a counterculture narrative that people believed they could be different from the others but were still slaves owned by the empire.
Jesus Christ did not come and defend the faith. He came in with a full military-type mission to attack the empire (world) from within enemy lines. While we believe military missions are physical warfare, the best ones are always done with little conflict or damage.
Jesus didn’t come and say “I’m against Rome, it must fall”.
He came and said “I’m here to save you from your enslavement which is caused by your sin” and as a result changed the world! He freed the world (and set your eternity) by focusing on what He was for and as a result of many people following Jesus, Rome fell. It was destroyed from within.
If you’re freedom-minded and have been outspoken in fighting against our oppressors, you will fall short. You will fail.
Our only freedom comes from God alone.
God’s word teaches us exactly how to fight against tyranny by focusing on being for people’s souls. That’s where the war is won.
And the best part is, we don’t need to change people’s hearts, God will do that. He is our “weapon of mass destruction” that works on people’s hearts and souls.
All we have to do is keep spreading the love of Christ. Be active in learning, equipping, listening, training, and being on offence for Christ. Be for Christ and not against tyranny.
That’s how we fight, according to Christ, allowing God to win.
We accept Jesus as our Lord and Saviour and then let Him work within us. Then we introduce Him to others to repeat the process. In God’s timing, the empire will fall.
Vulnerable moment. I've been feeling a little lost as of late. A little overwhelmed. Feeling like I don't have control of certain circumstances I want to. I feel like my life has been going down one path and there is a call coming from behind me saying "Stop! You've...
A stern warning to the wealthy that are corrupt and take advantage of those poorer than them. Your time will come. Not at the hands of those you oppress, but God himself will not resist his judgement upon you. James was rather serious, firm, and to the point...
Why does the world hate the concept of sin?
They say it’s because it’s a religious construct in order to control people.
In reality, it’s looking at our deepest, darkest, and ugliest flaws and desires and knowing we have no hope of defeating them. Every single human is tempted by their sin.
Sin starts as a tiny seed, and yet is so powerful that it not only brings death and destruction in our earthly realm but also to our eternity in the spiritual realm.
It’s such an all-encompassing disease that progresses through the life of all mankind it took a loving God with immense grace to come to us as a man, show us the example of what it’s like to be sinless, and then save us from our own sin.
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