Christian, or Not a Christian, that is the Question?

 

I was asked some interesting questions from an atheist friend of mine, they were actually a very well thought out questions, and it actually has a lot to do with our politics today. His first question was:

 “What is the foundation for a Christian to follow, there seems to be so many different ones?”  

I told him it is just like Satchuel Cole; he was confused and didn’t know to whom I was speaking about. I informed him that she was a White Professor who for years claimed to be Black without one drop of Black blood in her to get some unacknowledged benefits. He replied, “so she was a fake.” I said yes, just like in “Christianity, be Catholic or Protestant, there are a lot of fake “Christians, or CINOs (Christian in Name Only) as I like to call them. The Bible, I told him, was the foundation of Christianity, but many, not all, do not follow what is said in the Hebrew and Greek. Likewise, many from both the Catholic and Protestant sides calling themselves “Christians”, have made up their own interpretations of the Bible, or chapters within, when in reality, they are Cult follower, not Christians. He then followed up with a second, very good question:

“Why don’t you just kick them out of Christianity and the church?”

I told him that both, Catholic and Protestant should do exactly that. True Christians, like Reverend Robert Morey, pastor of Saint Anthony Catholic Church in Florence, South Carolina, follow what the scriptures teach, calling out or disciplining proclaiming Christians who violate Biblical teachings, while others, like Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, of the Archdiocese Of San Francisco, turn a blind eye to these violations of Biblical teachings and standards at every turn, bowing to Political Correctness, Political Pressure, and Greed over the love of Christ and his commandments. I told him, just as Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus, many of the leaders in the Catholic and Protestant churches have betrayed God and Jesus for Greed, Power, Money, prestige, and Politics; they have to get their 30 pieces of silver.

If you look at our US Congress, 380 of the 429 members of the House or 88.6%, and 86% of the 100 in the Senate, say they are “Christians.” If they were “True Jesus Following Christians”, we would not have the problems we have today. Most all of our problems come from Greed, Political Correctness, and people following the teachings of Sodom and Gomorrah instead of God; they are fake “Christians”. The Churches that do not call out and discipline proclaiming Christians, who violate Biblical teachings, are nothing more than cults themselves who are following Satan instead of Christ and his commandments, this is what they have chosen. Both Catholic and Protestant Churches alike should be disciplining their members, no matter a common man or US Congress person, for not following the Christianity they proclaim, while they Lie, Bare False Witness, and Deceive; we all know who is the Great Deceiver in the Bible. He then asked another question which was very insightful:

“Even if the politician isn’t a Christian, how do they stay in office when 91% of Americans claim to be Christian?”

I told him, even though there are many reasons, there are two very clear reasons that stand out. First, just like the politicians, you have many church goers who are CINOs. It is all a show, for the spouse, community, family, or to cover bigger faults. How many people act like the residents of Sodom and Gomorrah Monday through Saturday, then on Sunday, act all holy? Second, if they are Christians, they are putting their Pride, Greed, Arrogance, and Desires before the will of God. If they are Christians, they will have a conviction about what they are doing that goes against God. If they don’t have that conviction, they are not saved. We all must work to maintain the best country in the world and JFK was right when he stated, “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” The problem is today, we have too many leaches who do not want to work; they think they are owed everything free. He then asked:

“As a Christian, aren’t you suppose to give to the needed?”

I told him, “to the needed, Yes; to the lazy, No.” Then I showed him 2 Thessalonians 3:10- “For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat.” If you have the crippled, lame, mentally challenged, old, or in some other way compromised person; YES we should take care of them. If someone loses their job and needs help till they get back on their feet; YES we should help. If someone is too lazy and expect someone else to pay their way and pick up their slack; NO we shouldn’t pay, we are doing them more harm by paying because they will never learn what is right. He then asked:

“Why are Christians so angry all the time?”

I asked him when he ever saw me Angry; he told me no, that I was different. I told him I was not different, I was a Christian, but I try not to judge people because we will judge wrongly the righteous along with the evil. I asked him if he felt that these Christians people were judging him, he said yes. I told him the next time it happens just say Matthew 7: 1-5

Matthew 7: 1-5

1“Judge[a] not, that you be not judged. 2 For with what [b]judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. 3 And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your own eye? 5 Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

I told him, as Christians, we are to show the love of Jesus, but too many Christians want to judge people, usually because they do not want to face or admit their own sins in their lives, but judging is God’s job. I do not have to accept you beliefs and will defend mine, but I should still treat you with respect. You should treat everyone with respect, even if they hate you and what you represent. He then said he had another question:

Why are so many churches divided by race?

I told him, there is but one church; man unfortunately has made many denominations divided on Race, Income, Political Correctness, and Ideology. The easiest why to defeat a superior enemy is to divide and conquer; this is what God’s people have done to themselves and God’s Church. I watched as two different churches divided over non-doctrine items; one dived over the color of the Choir Robes and the other over color of the carpet in the sanctuary. I have watched as a Church divided over Political Correct Items that went in the face of Biblical teachings; I commend the side following the Biblical teachings for holding to their faith; I pray for the side following Political Correctness because they have now became a cult. Whenever any church is intentionally divided these ways, it is not a Jesus’s Church, but Satan’s. If you see a church blatantly go against the Bible like the “Celebration of Faith Church” in California; they are following Satan, not God. It doesn’t matter how angry someone gets, Political Correct churches are not God Correct Churches; they do not follow God. He asked his last question:

Why are do you think if “True Christians” were in charge, America would be any better?

1. We wouldn’t have a National Debt, one of the first premises of the Bible is to be debt free, this way you can help others more than if you were strapped with a bunch of debt.
2. The law would matter. It would not matter if you were a Homeless Person, Rich Person, or a US Congress Person, the law would be applied equally. Congress wouldn’t be able to deceive the American people from the Floor of Congress by lying without punishment, where if the American people did it, it would be a Felony.
3. All members of Congress who have used the secrete Sexual Assault Slush Fund would be exposed; Democrat, Independent, or Republican, the American people have the right to know who you are and shut down this fund.
4. All aspects of the government, except the military and intelligence agencies, would have completely open books for transparency.
5. There would be no more laws made by agencies like the EPA, FDA, BLM, and IRS just to name a few, it will all be required to go through Congress, along with any previous laws, as the US Constitution states.
6. Judges, including the US Supreme court, will be Constitutional Judges, instead of Activist Judges who pervert the US Constitution.
7. The education system will get back to teaching instead of indoctrinating.
8. We will help educate, feed, and build improvised countries using their own people.
9. We would require that any news outfit be honest in their reporting, not the bias we see now.
   
10. We would pass laws preventing Social Media from censoring people and allow them to be sued if they do.

This is what would happen from the start, but we as Christians would also have to realize that in a free country, not everyone believes as you. Freedom of Speech is not the freedom from being offended. Freedom of Religion is not the freedom to force my beliefs down your throat. Freedom of the Press is not the freedom to spread lies, disinformation, and cover up the truth, no matter who it is against or in favor.

Our discussion was a good one and civil, unlike many between opposite parties today. I served for 27 years in the military to defend your freedom to protest anything you want, even if I do not agree with you, I will defend your right to. The caveat is, if you turn violent, start destroying any property, or start stealing and looting, you have lost all legitimacy; I will not support that. I usually never talk about politics and Christianity at the same time, but I thought our discussion warranted exposure. This was how two polar opposites can have a meaningful and civil discussion without berating each other or getting violent as our political groups today.

Please comment.