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1 John 3:16 ESV By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

John 14:6 ESV Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Jesus said, “Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand” (Matthew 4:17). Jesus called people to repent before He called them to believe! To repent is to grieve over one’s sin, to grieve over wounding Christ by their sin, and then turning away from their wicked ways. The Bible says in 2 Corinthians 7:10, “Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret.” Let us not be casual about sin. Would you pray with me that God would give us truly repentant hearts?

SEQUENCE OF THE END OF THE WORLD

1° The Great Tribulation

2° The Antichrist

3° The Beast

4° The Mark of the Beast

5° The Three Days of Darkness

6° The Return of Jesus Christ

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I understand why. I understand that the main group of people (at least in the U.S.) bringing Christian imagery into their political rhetoric is right-wing fundamentalists who use their religion as an excuse to harm marginalized communities and strip away women’s rights. It’s sad but it’s true. So when Christianity comes up in a political context, the natural inclination is to associate Christianity with the right, especially if you aren’t Christian yourself.

“Hate” towards Christians (again, I’m talking specifically about the U.S.) is a lot like misandry in some ways. It’s not, and probably never will be, a systemic force of oppression. They’re both also mainly spewed by people who A) don’t fully mean it and are just making an ill-articulated point or B) do mean it, and are assholes for that, but have understandable reasons that point to a larger systemic issue in which they’re ultimately more of a victim than the people they’re hating on.

But the thing about hating on Christianity, as opposed to Christian nationalism and fascism, isn’t that it’s just mean or annoying to those of us who are both politically progressive and devoutly Christian. It’s that it plays into the hands of right-wing Christian nationalists. Their rhetoric depends entirely on framing their social and political adversaries as not just that, but enemies of the Christian faith itself. Giving them what they want, rhetorically, only allows them to further dehumanize and demonize you, and convince less radical/more politically neutral Christians to see you the way they do.

Wherever the LORD is present, there is holiness, perfection, fullness, and blessings.

Where two or three are gathered, the LORD is there.

The LORD is present when you seek Him wholeheartedly. He is in the prison, in the wilderness, in the dungeon, and in the furnace of fire. He is in the ICU.

He is everywhere; He is omnipresent.

Is He in your home and in your heart?