In all the debate over vaccination, a much more insidious disease has been creeping over the world. It's not new. It is increasing in virulence and becoming more widespread. Immunity is difficult but not impossible. However, immunity has the opposite risk factor to vaccinations aginst other diseases. The risk is isolation, deprivation, intimidation, and in some instances, death.
Some of you may recognise this disease. It is Political Correctness. Recently, a well known, even notorious Australian Christian approached a very large corporation, seeking a donation for the ministry of her church. The ministry is for help for the poor and needy. She was rejected, not because the corporation did not agree with the work, but because the woman was vocally opposed to same sex marriage.
The time may well come when in order to function in society, people will have to conform to the prevailing societal norms. At present, these include gender selection, addressing people by whatever pronoun they choose, agreeing that any sexual preference is acceptable, that whites are the cause of all black problems, that the present generation is responsible for all the evils of the past and so on.
If people refuse to sign up to these conditions, they will be unable to work, receive government assistance, health care, run a business or any of the activities that we consider normal. Such people will be treated like social lepers. At some stage, the world will agree that the not-PC people are a burden on society and should be killed.
This is already happening in North Korea. Any dissent from the ruling party's policies is punishable by exile or death. China is not as extreme but not that far behind. Authoritarianism is on the rise and there is little opposition. What there is gets suppressed very quickly.
The Beast may not be outwardly in control. We are seeing more and more that the spirit of the Beast is rising up, enabled by the complacency and lethargy of the church. I personally believe that the true church will be raptured before the great tribulation begins. Why? Because true Christians have authority and power over Satan here on this earth. Once they have been caught up, there will be no opposition to Satan.
For nominal Christians, the choice will be stark. Go God's way and be killed or submit to the Beast and join him in the lake of fire. My preference is not to have to face that choice. Every knee will bow to Lord Jesus, willingly and lovingly, or by terrified necessity. How much better to choose Christ now, and not face the wrath of God in the future.
Some of you may recognise this disease. It is Political Correctness. Recently, a well known, even notorious Australian Christian approached a very large corporation, seeking a donation for the ministry of her church. The ministry is for help for the poor and needy. She was rejected, not because the corporation did not agree with the work, but because the woman was vocally opposed to same sex marriage.
The time may well come when in order to function in society, people will have to conform to the prevailing societal norms. At present, these include gender selection, addressing people by whatever pronoun they choose, agreeing that any sexual preference is acceptable, that whites are the cause of all black problems, that the present generation is responsible for all the evils of the past and so on.
If people refuse to sign up to these conditions, they will be unable to work, receive government assistance, health care, run a business or any of the activities that we consider normal. Such people will be treated like social lepers. At some stage, the world will agree that the not-PC people are a burden on society and should be killed.
This is already happening in North Korea. Any dissent from the ruling party's policies is punishable by exile or death. China is not as extreme but not that far behind. Authoritarianism is on the rise and there is little opposition. What there is gets suppressed very quickly.
The Beast may not be outwardly in control. We are seeing more and more that the spirit of the Beast is rising up, enabled by the complacency and lethargy of the church. I personally believe that the true church will be raptured before the great tribulation begins. Why? Because true Christians have authority and power over Satan here on this earth. Once they have been caught up, there will be no opposition to Satan.
For nominal Christians, the choice will be stark. Go God's way and be killed or submit to the Beast and join him in the lake of fire. My preference is not to have to face that choice. Every knee will bow to Lord Jesus, willingly and lovingly, or by terrified necessity. How much better to choose Christ now, and not face the wrath of God in the future.
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