Christian Persecution in the West…

This is a RED FLAG post!

Before I go on I would like to remind myself as well as others that Peter when brought to the officials of his day said…

Act 5:29  But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.

this is said in answer to the charge of disobedience to the orders and commands of the council: men, civil magistrates, and ecclesiastical rulers, are to be obeyed in things which are not repugnant to the will of God; but in things that are, God is to be obeyed, and not men. [John Gill]

For some time now, I have been following the Victorian Religious Freedom threat in Australia which raises Alarm Bells for Christians in Australia which you may want to check out. Paul McGuire has also written an article that speaks about the current persecution that is happening in the West…

As I wrote in earlier articles, there is coming an onslaught of persecution against Christians specifically in Western nations like the U.S., Great Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Australia and many other nations that the church and its leadership are completely unprepared for.  The level and intensity of persecution against true Bible believing Christians will be exceed the level of Christians in Communist China and most Christians in America and Europe do not yet comprehend what is coming.

[…]Leaders in the Christian pro-family movement are warning about “Hate Crime Legislation” that has been called “The Pedophile Protection Act” which was passed by the House of Representatives and is waiting to be signed by President Obama.  The bill protects 547 different kinds of sexual orientations and criminalizes Christianity.  Europe and Canada have already passed similar legislation and it means that if pastors or Christians truly speak from the Bible they can be fined, arrested and imprisoned.[source]

Recently police officers told an open-air preacher in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, it is a criminal offence to identify homosexuality as a sin. They said this to Andy Robertson, even though he had not mentioned homosexuality in his preaching.

He was recording his preaching because the local council had been making allegations about the content of his message. The conversation with police officers was caught on tape…

So it is becoming apparent that Christian persecution is happening from outside the Church; and the visible Church is being infiltrated from within via the Emergent/Emerging movement that redefines biblical Christianity!

Sadly, I don’t see that this persecution is going to get any better, in fact I think it will only get worse as we approach the latter days. This sad fact fully lines up with what Jesus said concerning the latter days…

Mat 24:8-13  All these are but the beginning of the birth pains. "Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name’s sake. And then many will fall away and betray one another and hate one another. And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

The thing is, we have to be biblically grounded to endure to the end. The parable found in Matthew tells us that there will be those who fall away when tribulation or persecution falls upon them. It also explains the reason why these people fall away…

Mar 4:16-17  And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: the ones who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy. And they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately they fall away.

Don’t let this be you. Read what the bible says about such matters. Do remember that it also says “to love your enemies” and that there are ways to reach the unsaved who live in sin, remember we were are all sinners but some of us are saved from what we actually deserve because we have repented and accepted Christ as our personal saviour. Repentance from sin is the key. How do we know if we live in sin if we are not shown that we are sinners according to the very Word of God. If you lie then you are a liar, if you lust then you are an adulterer, if you have stolen something then in God’s Word you are a thief. All of these things — including homosexuality — are sins that keep us from entering heaven. These sins were once worthy of death, but as we live in the age of Grace we can be forgiven through Christ and His work that He accomplished on the cross! We must daily crucify our lives and be fashioned unto Christ. That means, if we have a problem with any sin, bring it to the cross daily in prayer!

For some people they may need to hear street preaching… for others the gospel is spread by establishing a relationship with the unsaved. We really do not understand exactly how God works. His way are a mystery to us. However His Word is preached, it will not return to Him void, that He has promised…

Isa 55:8  For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith Jehovah.

Isa 55:11  so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

Each person should obey his conscience which stands before God, so whatever you do and however you try and reach the unsaved, pray about it first and ask God to give you a clear conscience as you spread the gospel.

Act 24:16  So I always take pains to have a clear conscience toward both God and man.

Please Note: As the Church is coming under ever increasing persecution in the West, I have decided to put up another category called “Christian Persecution”.

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