On Sunday night I don't know if you heard but the USA pagant was on, miss California was clearly in the lead when it came time for the interview. Her question came from Perez Hilton a gossip collumnist and yes he is of the same family as the famous hiltons, his question was very much direct and to the point. "Vermont just passed a law that says it is legal for a gender of the same sex to marry, how do you feel about this issue?" Now California was a devout Christian and Perez knew this very well, she answered from a personal point of view that she believed that marriage was for a man and a woman only. Now hows that for your controversial headlines, needless to say her answer would forfet the crown, what kind of world do we live in when we no longer have freedom of religion? We can no longer speak our own mind? What's frustrating for me is that most Christians actually care about how the world treats us, now here's what I mean by that. In the New Testament you here story after story of men like Paul and Peter going to prison because they just wouldn't shut up about there resurrected savior, you see it didn't matter to them what the government said or popular demand they kept on preaching. All I've been hearing lately from Christians has been "well there taking away our freedom of speech." That may be true to a point but you have to understand that if you are a disciple of Christ you are not an American, German, Canadian or whatever country you call residents. You see your residents is in the New Jerusalem with Jesus himself, so it shouldn't matter what happens here as far as freedom goes, if it's truth according to scripture I don't care if it's Hitler or Obama never be afraid to speak the truth of Christ. It says to count it a blessing whenever you face trials and persecutions of many kinds. If this verse is true then I think Christ for the persecution that came about Sunday, thank you Jesus and may this be the first of many times in which one of your creation stands up and proclaims your name, maybe it will be like during the stoning of stephen when you stood and clapped for your disciple Stephen when he was being persecuted and yet still preached your word.
Now as far as Obama goes do I think yet that he is the anti Christ, my answer is still the same NO! Am I concerned with some of his decisions yes, but let's look at something positive that happened this week at the forum. Barack Obama sought out the president of Venezuala and shook his hand, this has been a man who has had a bad relationship with the US during Bush's administration but after words he said to Obama thanks for the gesture and know that I want to be your friend. Now I know this is something little but I think we can take some positive away from this.
Now Rick Warren was quoted as saying this past week that "I'm not anti Gay." Now what he was saying is that from a political stand point he's not going to be an activist when trying to make Gay Marriage illigal, but know that from a Scriptural Standpoint he is still very much a man who understands God's view on such an issue. So please don't be too harsh on the man after all countless people have been changed because of his ministry and as his brothers and sisters I think we celebrate that fact.
So may God teach us to be the kind of people who simply wont sit down but will stand up for truth, and may we speak your word even if one day it may cost us our life. For our residence is not here but up there with you.
Grace and Peace be with you.
C-DUB.
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