Are you serious? What an embarrassment to have the term "Baptist" associated with the absurd perspective displayed in this article.
Perhaps a more accurate terminology to describe the problem mentioned here regarding the hyper-divisive elements impacting this nation's culture and the biggest threat to the church would be
"Sin Derangement Syndrome", or "SDS".
"SDS" occurs when born again Christians and their Bible-believing, Gospel-propagating churches, create responses of hate, disdain, and intense anger from those opposed to the concept of Godliness, righteousness, and devotion to Biblical principles.
"SDS" is caused by those Jesus-followers who seek to have government representatives who are most likely to support concepts that are more identified with Biblical principles and consistent with the character of God which are embedded in those political policies sought. True, sometimes the politicians whose place in office would be most likely to result in such principles may themselves be lacking in finesse, political prowess, and refuse to kowtow to the perverted political circus. That political, deep-state, system propagates socialism, Marxism, atheism, sexual perversion, and the abandonment of the concept of "nation-state" in favor of their "globalization" agenda.
How does one identify a true rebel fighting against "the mighty, corrupt, political" system? By the level of persecution they attract. By the fierce attack of the full-force of governmental agencies to eliminate their threat against "the system". Their threat against the corrupt political system become glaringly plain by the full-force weaponizing of the government legal system to unjustly disqualify them from running for elected office, imprison them, and steal their personal finances. And all of this using extremely flimsy charges with no basis that should be apparent to any rational thinking, objective observer.
How did our nation become so blind?
This article represents the confounding reality of how professing Christians can abandon support for those most likely to impact the right for life of "yet to be born" infants, integrity of national borders, maintenance of the created order of gender, protection of citizens, and law and order principles.
Please, tell me if this article represents a majority of those identifying themselves as "Baptist" in this new age, post-Christian, nation. If it does, it's time for me to discard using that label, "Baptist", for myself and become a simple, "Jesus follower".
Rather, it is my prayer that this article instead represents some minority fringe group of wayward, professing "Christians", who have become enchanted by the piper's music which is blindly leading them to abandon the reality of Godliness to instead follow the tune of insane decadence. If that's the case, why don't you "throw off the label" of "Baptist"?
Thanks for your perspective, Rick, you make some good points. The Baptist Report, while having "Baptist" in the name, seeks to provide a perspective on issues of concern to the broader Christian and evangelical community – from a conservative viewpoint. The purpose of the article, which is labeled as our "perspective," is to provide information on how the Christian Church (uppercase) can respond to the caustic political discourse in our nation today. Thanks for reading!
I appreciate what seems to be your typical objective stance on news and have considered you to be a source which could be considered trustworthy in reporting news.
In this instance, the problem with your attempt to provide information on "how the Christian Church can respond to the caustic political discourse in our nation today" is that your diagnosis of the cause of problem is off base, hence, your proposal for remedy. The cause of the caustic discourse is not candidate "Trump".
Like a doctor misdiagnosing a "cold" and prescribing meds for a broken toe, it is obvious that your proposal as to how the Christian Church should respond collapses due to the inaccurate perception of the source of the problem. A better diagnosis would be to accept that the cause is "spiritual warfare".
Rather than positioning your articles as counseling resources, perhaps it would best to maintain your core pursuit of providing objective reporting on current events. Even "editorials" can taint the credibility of the objectivity of news reporting.
Thanks again for your perspective. It goes without saying that spiritual warfare is a the root of our battle while we remain on Earth out of the presence of the Lord. The Baptist Report only provides news and opinions and not counseling services.
Are you serious? What an embarrassment to have the term "Baptist" associated with the absurd perspective displayed in this article.
Perhaps a more accurate terminology to describe the problem mentioned here regarding the hyper-divisive elements impacting this nation's culture and the biggest threat to the church would be
"Sin Derangement Syndrome", or "SDS".
"SDS" occurs when born again Christians and their Bible-believing, Gospel-propagating churches, create responses of hate, disdain, and intense anger from those opposed to the concept of Godliness, righteousness, and devotion to Biblical principles.
"SDS" is caused by those Jesus-followers who seek to have government representatives who are most likely to support concepts that are more identified with Biblical principles and consistent with the character of God which are embedded in those political policies sought. True, sometimes the politicians whose place in office would be most likely to result in such principles may themselves be lacking in finesse, political prowess, and refuse to kowtow to the perverted political circus. That political, deep-state, system propagates socialism, Marxism, atheism, sexual perversion, and the abandonment of the concept of "nation-state" in favor of their "globalization" agenda.
How does one identify a true rebel fighting against "the mighty, corrupt, political" system? By the level of persecution they attract. By the fierce attack of the full-force of governmental agencies to eliminate their threat against "the system". Their threat against the corrupt political system become glaringly plain by the full-force weaponizing of the government legal system to unjustly disqualify them from running for elected office, imprison them, and steal their personal finances. And all of this using extremely flimsy charges with no basis that should be apparent to any rational thinking, objective observer.
How did our nation become so blind?
This article represents the confounding reality of how professing Christians can abandon support for those most likely to impact the right for life of "yet to be born" infants, integrity of national borders, maintenance of the created order of gender, protection of citizens, and law and order principles.
Please, tell me if this article represents a majority of those identifying themselves as "Baptist" in this new age, post-Christian, nation. If it does, it's time for me to discard using that label, "Baptist", for myself and become a simple, "Jesus follower".
Rather, it is my prayer that this article instead represents some minority fringe group of wayward, professing "Christians", who have become enchanted by the piper's music which is blindly leading them to abandon the reality of Godliness to instead follow the tune of insane decadence. If that's the case, why don't you "throw off the label" of "Baptist"?
Thanks for your perspective, Rick, you make some good points. The Baptist Report, while having "Baptist" in the name, seeks to provide a perspective on issues of concern to the broader Christian and evangelical community – from a conservative viewpoint. The purpose of the article, which is labeled as our "perspective," is to provide information on how the Christian Church (uppercase) can respond to the caustic political discourse in our nation today. Thanks for reading!
I appreciate what seems to be your typical objective stance on news and have considered you to be a source which could be considered trustworthy in reporting news.
In this instance, the problem with your attempt to provide information on "how the Christian Church can respond to the caustic political discourse in our nation today" is that your diagnosis of the cause of problem is off base, hence, your proposal for remedy. The cause of the caustic discourse is not candidate "Trump".
Like a doctor misdiagnosing a "cold" and prescribing meds for a broken toe, it is obvious that your proposal as to how the Christian Church should respond collapses due to the inaccurate perception of the source of the problem. A better diagnosis would be to accept that the cause is "spiritual warfare".
Rather than positioning your articles as counseling resources, perhaps it would best to maintain your core pursuit of providing objective reporting on current events. Even "editorials" can taint the credibility of the objectivity of news reporting.
Thanks again for your perspective. It goes without saying that spiritual warfare is a the root of our battle while we remain on Earth out of the presence of the Lord. The Baptist Report only provides news and opinions and not counseling services.