The_highwayman
No I don't agree that this is a "new" hatred of Christians.
I'm sorry.......today is exactly the time frame Christ is referring to when He speaks of the end times., and all I listed above.
The enemy works in deception so most of the hate this guy was spewing has been held in reserve, but the contempt/hate has been there all along. This bubbling up is just the beginning and in all honesty the church is to blame.
The biggest deception currently going on for believers currently is that "If
I or someone I know is being persecuted personally for my faith in Christ, then persecution, or the end times... isn't really happening right now!"
Sorry, look around---It is not the beginning of it, we are in the last stages of it.
[SUP]34 [/SUP]A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
[SUP]35 [/SUP]By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
True? Sorry, I just don't see what this has to do with the topic though. Those are about an overall love for people, and yes, showing our fruits. This thread is about the NW article above, and it proving that the overall hatred for Christians, is now "cool" even in our mainstream media.
And some of you are shocked and in awe that a guy wrote a hit piece on the Bible and "Christians"
Not at all. I kept my disgust for it simple in my first response.
You seem to be in shock that we are in shock...that our very nation that claims we are a "Christian nation", now trends, and pushes how wrong it is to BE Christian?
When they are stressed out by the world's chaos, they should be calmed by our order
When they are consumed by the darkness in the world, they see should our light.
When they are bound by fear, they should see our freedom from fear
When they are turned inside out by confusion, uncertainty and doubt they should feel our peace, see our steadfastness, and touch our assurance and quietness.
When they are rejected, they should see our unity.
When they are hungry for something different they should eat of our fruit of the spirit
When the mourn, we should mourn with them.
I agree.
Butr we cant becaue we cannot show these things to each other.
I am just as guilty as anyone, so no I do not see anything different about this level of hate.
Hate? Because I don't want to read Newsweek anymore? I'm entitled to be offended by people who send out millions of magazines bashing the very God I love and follow.
Difference is, I won't write an article about my disgust for something I apparently know nothing about, just to sell the magazine I'm pushing it in.
But I do know what will change it and that is the LOVE of God!
True..... In theory.
The world really hates Christians right now....and the church has fallen into apostasy, brother.
Denying or stating what "we should do" won't make things better. Why, because Christ said it will be exactly like this in the end times. It has to happen, .....it's going to happen.
I hope this made sense?