The Plain Thing Is The Main Thing
Justice is a joy to the godly, but it terrifies evildoers (Proverbs 21:15 NLT) The LORD spoke to me, taking hold of me and warning me not to walk in the way of this people: Don’t call conspiracy all that this people call conspiracy. Don’t fear what they fear, and don’t be terrified. It is the LORD of heavenly forces whom you should hold sacred, whom you should fear, and whom you should hold in awe. (Is 8:11-13 CEB) "Yes, just as you can identify a tree by its fruit, so you can identify people by their actions." (Mt 7:20 NLT) I was recently speaking with a leader in the denomination that I am part, and the leader, who I greatly respect, shared his ongoing concern and shock at the continued justification of violent and brutal behavior by Christian leaders. He was correctly identifying the disconnect between civil religion, or nominal Christianity (those who identify as Christian but deny, deprioritize, and diminish the life, teachings, death and resurrection of Jesus)