Coronavirus, wildfires, flooding, hurricanes, earthquakes, racial tensions, political hatred and the year 2020. These are all things that we tire of hearing about – we want them to be over with, to “get back to normal”.
“The New Normal”
We’ve all heard this term – “the new normal”, although no one can quite articulate what it means. Do we all stay in our homes until told otherwise? Do we wear masks and limit interactions with anyone outside our family units? No one really knows, and that seems like it is by design.
Designed by some James Bond level mastermind set on world domination? Yes, actually. However, I’m probably not talking about the person that just popped into your head. The person I am talking about is the anti-Christ, Beezlebub, Satan – aka: the devil.
Activism and Christianity
I have several drafts developed where I have worked over nearly a week to prepare a proper study on the current ‘movement’ that has now circled the globe. For those not reading this during and experiencing the Black Lives Matter movement that has swept the globe, you will be able to simply search the internet for ‘Black Lives Matter 2020’ to famimliarize yourself with the context of this post.
It is currently in early June 2020 and recent announcements include the defunding of the Minneapolis, MN police department. Not a portion, but the entire department. Politicians have gotten behind this movement and apparently intend to move forward with the plan.
I have read a post on social media that specifically tells Christians not to use these events (including protests and riots) to try to love people or spread the Gospel. This idea has even received approval from several wildly influential Bible teachers and likely will be followed soon by pastors and other religious leaders. Continue reading to see what my study of scripture has taught me about these events…
Our Blessed HOPE
Our blessed hope is in the promised return of Jesus Christ to restore order to creation and do away with sin and all of it’s repugnant affects. His return issues in eternity, where those who believe in Him and His sacrifice will spend forever with Him in paradise, the same as promised the thief that believed Him on the day He was crucified.
Waiting and praying
In a world where it seems that we are living a new chapter of Revelation every single day, how are we supposed to react as Christians and still lead others to Christ – including straying Christians?
The power of the Holy Spirit and why we don’t experience it as much as we should
The power of the Holy Spirit is put on display throughout the Bible – both Old and New Testaments. What do you believe about him? That he comes and dwells inside you? What is his role? What is your role? Let’s explore.
Dangers Christians face in the world today
We have been in a period where people will no longer listen and adhere to sound doctrine. Scripture is used in ways to make most any behavior seem like it jives with Scripture. Think about it, unless it is specifically called out in the Ten Commandments, man has found a way to justify any and all other behaviors as “OK” because God is a loving God (which He is, but that’s not the full story!). Many have fallen into this dangerous trap, have you?
This crazy world – Rejoice?!?
It’s so easy to get caught up in the things of this world, especially when we are personally affected. I’m writing this after having spent almost 2 months in quarantine due to the 2020 pandemic, COVID-19. The world was shaken with the infection and fatality rates of this virus in various parts of the world and leaders worldwide listened to medical experts who said that social distancing and stay-at-home orders would help prevent the overwhelming of the healthcare systems. Businesses have shut down, kids have been out of school and college for two months at this point and everyone is extremely cautious to go back out and start living their lives again. How do we deal with such anxiety-causing events?