Tolerating corruption or living a blessed life. People can hold up their hands and shrug at the toleration of governmental corruption and fiscal irresponsibility by American citizens, but few are able to explain why. From my observations, it appears to me that the farther people fall away from knowing and understanding Biblical principles, which are the laws of nature and of natures God as the founding fathers put it, the more likely the citizenry will tolerate corruption and downright stupidity. It is also directly related to what is preached in the pulpit and taught in the churches that causes a disconnect between reality and self preservation with the spiritual, when body, soul and spirit should be working together. We were blessed with life from the Lord. We were blessed with the Holy Scriptures AND the Holy Spirit to assist us in living out our lives. We were told by Christ to be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth (Acts 1:8); Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature (Mark 16:15); and Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you (Matthew 28:19, 20). We know that with our lives, we are to glorify God by spreading the gospel and making disciples. It is a wonderful thing that the Lord has done. He has given us life, instruction on how to live it, and the commission to share him with others in making disciples. Your life, therefore, once given to the Lord, is not about you (although you must live it out), but about HIM. Its not about wealth and easy living. In fact, Christ tells the rich young ruler to sell everything he has and pick up his cross and follow him (Christ). Jesus knew it would be a difficult thing to do. So when you hear all this stuff being preached about your life, your blessing, your prophecy, your wealth, your new house, your checks in the mail, how He loves YOU, YOU might want to think about these things and what the real objective is. So much of Christianity has been either preached into self-indulgence or taught that we are to have nothing to do with politics that we have become tolerant by our inaction. Many years of this has resulted in the disaster we are facing. We are instructed to make disciples. That cant happen through spiraling inwards on self indulgent pursuits. We have been given the gift of life and of life everlasting. There is much to be done living that life out. Living a blessed life is not easy street. It should have purpose--an outward purpose--of making disciples, spreading the good news, overcoming evil with good. If we were doing all those things, corruption and unaccountability would be far from us as a people. And perhaps fewer would hear in that day, Depart from me, I never knew you.
Posted on: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 19:22:34 +0000
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