Any emphasis on social issues can lead to a departure from the gospel, or more bluntly: political and social activism are not a central part of the mission of the Church. Sorry, but that's exactly how it is. We help the widows and orphans (those who are incapable of helping themselves) as a part of being loving Christians, but that's not our theology. We are called to "make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you", not to become part of the political apparatus.
God requires those who bear his image to live justly in the world showing appropriate respect to every person and giving to each one what he or she is due. Relativism, socially-constructed standards of truth or morality, and notions of virtue and vice that are constantly in flux cannot result in authentic justice. Because values borrowed from secular culture are currently undermining Scripture in the areas of race and ethnicity, manhood and womanhood, and human sexuality, the Statement on Social Justice was formulated to insure that we are not "taken captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ." (Colossians 2:8)
Tacoma Megachurch: pastor has been fired for sexual harassment
A young Indonesian teenager adrift at sea for 49 days survives on fish and the word of God
The pope uses Mary to shove his borderless world theocracy down the throats of followers
Der Spiegel: the Pope "preaches mercy, but in reality he is an ice-cold, cunning Machiavellian, and, what is worse – he lies.”
Irish-Catholic Buffalo NY is in shock to find out that Bishop Richard J. Malone did not sanction priests accused of sexual abuse and concealed the identities of alleged "predator priests" from the public. The official list of 42 names may actually exceed 300
Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò blasts that pope fellow over the papal cover up of perverted Cardinal Theodore McCarrick
Community wears 'We Believe' shirts at football games after the Lord's prayer was banned
Religion of Peace Update #1: A Christian woman in Packistan was thrown off of a roof for refusing to convert to Islam
Religion of Peace Update #2: At least 27 Christians drown crossing a river trying to escape Islamic Fulani militants
Religion of Peace Update #3: Muslims stone three Christians to death during protest
Religion of the Sacred Cows Update #1: At least 10 pastors were arrested with their families last Sunday as they worshiped in church services
Religion of the Sacred Cows Update #2: Hindu extremists accelerate clampdown on Christians in Uttar Pradesh, India
Religion of the Sacred Cows Update #3: Christian teenager jailed on baseless rape charge in India
Ethnic Wa rebels shut down Christian churches, destroyed their buildings, and detained several clergymen in eastern Burma
Pastors in China have vowed to continue preaching the Gospel, even if it costs them their lives
Hundreds of Chinese Christians stop government officials from breaking into a Christian church
Family radio finally stops airing the unscriptural radio programs of Harold Camping who died in 2013, two years after he "prophesied" the rapture would occur.
Andy Stanley sticks his foot in it again telling Christians that they have "no obligation to obey commands found in the Old Testament"
The Jehovah's Witnesses must pay $35 million to a woman for abusing her as a child
The Episcopal Diocese of California recently held a pagan service to worship the earth. The service included circus stilt walkers dressed like trees.
A pastor job listing so bad, it can only be in Colorado
Satan rules pop culture using minions such as Ariana Grande to twist scripture into a demonic parody
Canadian doctors propose euthanasia for children – without parental knowledge or consent
California passes a new law that allows 12-year-olds to get tax paid transgender
Mikey Weinstein's group of atheists forces a Michigan school officials to prohibit prayer for sick child
Don't be like King Hezekiah
Don't be like Hillsong Pastrix, Christine Caine
Don't be like Rachel Held Evans
I'VE ALWAYS SAID IT WAS DANGEROUS!!! I tried to warn them, but would they listen?
So the Pope wants countries to commit suicide and worship his idol Mary, all based on his abuse of Scripture? News for Der Spiegel--of course the Pope lies; every single pope has lied and the whole Roman Catholic system is founded and built on lies.
ReplyDeleteThe church in apostasy has no idea what the persecuted church is going through, nor will they ever.
I sure wish that I knew how to help Roman Catholics see their present state of idolatry and so repent before it is too late.
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