"Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you; and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake."--Matthew 24:9
If you're a bible-believing Christian who (1) rejects evolution; (2) considers the homosexual lifestyle to be sinful and (3) actually practices your faith beyond the walls of a church building, then be warned--you're in for some rather difficult times in the days ahead.
Certainly, Christianity is considered the equivalent of cancer in much of the eastern world where Islam dominates, followed by Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism etc. But in the west, Christianity--true fundamental Christianity as opposed to dead, apostate Sunday Morning Only Christianity--is becoming repugnant to many folks.
It was President Barack Obama, then known as Sen. Obama in 2008 who, while running for the presidency, stated his honest opinion of fundamental Christians during a speech he gave to a crowd of elitist snobs in San Francisco at a campaign stop--they "cling to their guns and religion" in difficult times.
Actually, true born-again Christians cling to their faith in Jesus Christ during difficult times rather than to guns and religion. But Obama's entitled to his opinions, no matter how misguided they are.
Unfortunately, Obama's misguided opinion of fundamental Christians is the prevailing view of secularists who hate those who actually believe in a God that all human beings are accountable to.
For example, someone named Bill Hicks, who obviously doesn't think too highly of bible-believing Christians, wrote this concerning those who embrace a biblical worldview concerning creation and the existence of the physical universe: “Fundamentalist Christianity: fascinating. These people actually believe that the world is twelve thousand years old. Swear to God. Based on what? I asked them...They believe this. But you ever notice how people who believe in Creationism usually look pretty unevolved. (sic) Eyes really close together, big furry hands and feet? "I believe God created me in one day." Yeah, looks like he rushed it."
http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/511079-fundamentalist-christianity-fascinating-these-people-actually-believe-that-the-world
Perhaps Hicks can explain how the cells of every living organism, that each contain over 300,000 bits of digitally coded information known as DNA, were formed and arranged by some unintelligent process he calls evolution. It takes a lot more faith to believe in evolution that it does to believe in intelligent design. But intelligent design is for those hicks that Bill Hicks disdainfully looks down his nose at because if intelligent design is true, then pseudo-intellectuals such as Bill Hicks are in for a terrible surprise when they enter eternity.
Biblical prophecy reveals that the end times are going to be extremely bad times for Christians throughout the world. While Christians have historically been persecuted in predominant Muslim, Hindu and Buddhist nations, they're now facing scorn, ridicule lawsuits and incarceration in many western nations.
From foxnews.com: "An American pastor is facing a federal lawsuit filed by a George Soros-funded
organization alleging that the pastor’s messages on homosexuality are a “crime
against humanity” – a lawsuit that some Christians fear might have far-reaching
consequences for church mission groups...Scott Lively, a Massachusetts pastor known for his opposition to
homosexuality, was sued by Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG). They claim that he
incited the persecution of homosexuals in Uganda...Lively traveled to Uganda in 2009 where he delivered messages that shared his
Biblical views on homosexuality."
While Lively is being sued by a gay organization in Uganda for speaking out against homosexuality while he was there, don't expect Obama's Justice Department to come to his defense. He's on his own as are all true Christians who defend their faith by speaking out against practices that the Bible concemns.
Two thousand years ago, the apostle Paul revealed that "everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted." (2 Timothy 3:12) Indeed. And it's only going to get worse as we get closer to Christ's return. Jesus Christ himself said this concerning the end time persecution of His true followers: "You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death. All men will hate you because of me. But not a hair of your head will perish. By standing firm you will gain life." (Luke 21:16-19)
So, be warned. If you're a true bible-believing Christian who openly shares your faith, you're going to be persecuted. You'll be insulted, ostracized, maligned, slandered, incarcerated, tortured and even killed. But you have the choice to either save your skin and lose your soul by selling out Christ, or you can gain eternal life by standing firm in your faith in the face of satanic hatred.
Indeed, it's your choice.
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