While I Still Can

Bumper stickers (bumper “snickers”) say or advertise anything you can imagine. It’s not unusual to come to a traffic light and stop right behind a car plastered with all manner of stick-on slogans designed to reveal the views of the driver. And, one cannot help but to read them, just like the ridiculous tabloid headings staring you in the face while standing in the check-out line in the grocery store. I saw one not long ago that was particularly memorable. Against the background of symbols of religions around the world, the bumper sticker read, “How Dare You Presume I’m A Christian!” Just think, the Son of God died on a cross for that driver, who, with abysmal ingratitude, acts like he would be offended were anyone make an assumption that he were a follower of Jesus. Christianity really is offensive to some. Not only are they unwilling to obey the gospel, but they actually cringe at the thought of anyone thinking that they would have anything to do with Jesus. Their “enlightened” mindset has no need for a Savior and they don’t mind letting it be known. Jesus himself said, “...men will hate you because of me...” (Mark 13:12-13). Being hated by those who claim, “Christian’s are intolerant” makes no sense.

[1 Corinthians 1:18-25] “Political correctness” has cast a pall of liberal-inspired censorship upon us, which has begun to be translated into “hate-speech” laws. The assent of national moral sense has paralleled its opposition to God, Jesus Christ and the Bible. God-lovers love the souls of God-haters, but despise the things they say and do. If they had it their way, and they are slowly acquiring it, it will soon be a crime to preach and practice certain parts of the gospel of Christ. This nation, founded to a great degree by Bible-believers seeking refuge from religious persecution, is now rapidly becoming the source of such persecution. What irony! Therefore, while I still can, I will continue to proclaim: * Jehovah God is the creator of the universe and is the only true and living God. There is no other rational explanation for the origin of all things except it came from an omniscient, omnipotent, eternal Being. * The Bible to be the Word of God, revealed by Him to inspired men, by which we learn of His nature and of our own. It provides a record of our origin, our purpose for being, and our destiny. It alone is the infallible, objective standard of righteous behavior and true religion. * Jesus Christ as the Son of God, the one and only Savior of mankind to whom men must submit to be saved from eternal ruin. His disciples win converts by persuasion, never by force. Before Him all will some day stand in judgment. * Abortion to be murder. It mercilessly, cruelly kills the most innocent and defenseless among us. “Thou shall not kill” was God’s law long before He inscribed those words on a stone tablet. The judges and lawyers who legalized this crime, along with the medical personnel who perform it, have the blood of 50 million plus innocents on their hands. * Homosexuality to be wickedness. God so calls it that, as well as “abomination,” “vile passions,” “unnatural,” “unseemly,” “unrighteousness,” and going after “strange flesh.” Its impenitent practitioners will not be in heaven. * Islam to be a non-peaceful, false religion. It is in truth a religio-political system that thrives on “conversion” and “conformity” by force. Peaceful Muslims are simply those who are not true to the Koran. Islam despises “freedom of religion” and its whole point of being in this country is to destroy the Bible, Christianity and capitalism. George Orwell said, “In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” Warning! You need to educate yourself as to what is happening in the world to your self-governing rights, now! PRAY!