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Q: ‘Real Christians don’t hate people. It’s not our job to judge. That’s God’s job. It’s our job to love and be kind to one another.’ What’s your take on this, and also on so-called ‘Christian nationalism’?
A: Thanks for your questions. I fully agree we are called to love all people, and not to hate anyone. Period!
That said, let’s do a quick review of what we ARE called to do and be.
1. Show respect and God’s love to sinners, but not to their sinful lifestyles. These are not easy to segregate. It is unfortunate that casting any negative light on sinful lifestyles is interpreted as 'not loving me!' That's satan at work in our world, and he has deceived most Christians to just keep silent and avoid controversies. As a result, they never grow to full maturity as The Lord requires and demands. Consider how stringently Jesus spoke to Pharisees during His time as a human on Earth. They most likely thought He hated 'them' rather than their sin. They were too spiritually BLIND to see His attacks were actually done ...in love, just as young children are unable to appreciate strong parental discipline done out of a heart of love.
2. Hate all sin and call it out when clearly evident, even our own! Calling sin, sin, is not for babes who accept Christ, but who never grow up to full maturity in Him, as He requires and demands. These babes are akin to fetuses that never develop sufficiently to be born at all. It is unfortunate that the world interprets calling out sin, as ‘judging people’. Spiritual blindness blocks folks from perceiving the differences. Again, that's satan at work in our world. Nevertheless, we must find effective ways to obey, or be held responsible for the outcomes of a world without adequate spiritual salt that's designed to help preserve righteousness.
3. In various ways, preach The Word 'in and out of season'. Otherwise, sinners won’t ever learn they need to repent (i.e., turn around and actually live different lifestyles), and will be forgiven. If we neglect to do this, God promises to hold us responsible! This is a key point that separates real Christ followers from Christianesque CINOs who would never in a b-zillion years consider obeying what Christ calls us to do. In slang, this separates 'the MATURE from the babes' who never grow up in Christ.
4. Judge sins between each other, not sinners. Please see: Judging Misjudged (Poem)
Bottom line: Do not allow this sinful world manipulate you into its twisted, un-informed definition(s) of who and what a 'real Christian' is and does. Study The Bible rigorously to LEARN and APPLY what The Lord, Himself, requires, since He and He alone has the first and final say in that matter. That's the only way you and I will escape being 'vomited out of His mouth' for being an ineffective, useless, lukewarm, so-called Christian, per Revelation 3:14-22. Yep, He's deadly serious about all of this.
Re. your second question, Jesus has nothing to do with so-called Christian nationalism. He only required one nation to be a theocracy (ancient Israel), and it failed miserably in that call. I know of no Biblical evidence of any call for pagan nations to become 'Christianized'. There are many promises they will be (and have been) judged for their wickedness that spills over innate, natural understandings of what is good and right, independent of them being 'evangelized'.
The Lord God has promised to revive His theocratic call to Israel, and then (get this...) to remain on Earth a thousand years to ENFORCE IT! In fact, at that time, the whole world will be ……(taadaaa)…. a Theocracy! And I will be there as one of its immortal, governmental administrators. 😇 This role is reserved for, and promised to those whom HE (not this world) regards as ‘Christian’.
Here's my question back to you: Will you be there??
