Out of the pandemic several phrases have caught on and have become common. Social distancing. Self quarantining. Anti-maskers. The new normal. Out of all those phrases the one I detest the most in the new normal. I feel like society is being conditioned to accept the current status quo. To do so is to acquiesce to abnormal things.
In the history of our world, it is not normal to avoid any contact with other people outside your home. God designed us to be people who live in community with other people. We are told we cannot do that in person anymore. We are supposed to accept things like zoom as the alternative. Television commercials support this. Public service announcements remind us of this. People have been quarantined in the past. It was the sick people. Not society as a whole? Depression is on the rise. Anxiety is increasing as well as stress. Bills are mounting and finances are dwindling. We need one another. We need to stir one another toward love and good works as Hebrews 10:25 exhorts us.
I could not believe it. The new normal is online church services. In California all worship services inside a building are banned. Even singing is banned by the Governor.. Singing in the new normal is detrimental to the health of others. Think of every pandemic in the history of the world. Were churches shut down in the past, but abortion clinics could remain open as essential. Worship is essential for followers of Jesus. At what point do Christians reject the new normal where you are told you cannot even sing a hymn or worship song to God?
It is not normal to walk around wearing a mask. Think of the irony of it. In the past, people who wore face masks robbed you. Dr. Fauci actually said in March wearing face masks would not be helpful. Look it up. Yet here we are ordered to wear them. It is the new normal. It is not normal at all. Quit believing that. Why was Fauci seen at a Washington Nationals baseball game sitting with two other people and not covering his mouth or nose in the stands and not socially distanced?
Why are people refusing to accept cash or not unless you have exact change? Is there a new normal push to get rid of cash currency in society? If so, what is the new normal agenda behind it?
Why is it considered the new normal to protest and to physically assault people and police officers? Why is everyone caving into peer pressure to bow the knee at the national anthem instead of standing with respect for those soldiers who fought and died to provide this freedom for us? Why is it the new normal for the Supreme Court to vote 5-4 to not to allow a Nevada church to have over 50 people in attendance when thousands are allowed to flock to the casinos? Why is there so much pressure to say churches remaining open spreads corona while BLM and ANTIFA protesters are encouraged to meet? Why am I forced to wear a mask into a restaurant, but as soon as the chips and salsa arrive I can remove it to eat? This is the new normal. Why is it the new normal to give people the stink eye for not wearing masks?
We are being programmed. Conditioned to accept the new normal. Brainwashed wit the same messaging to think we are doing our civic duty to give into CDC guidelines.
Why would I trust the government? I am expected to live within my means and balance my checking account at the end of the month. They have shown themselves repeatedly to be fiscally irresponsible. Has a politician ever lied to the American people before? Have they ever covered up the truth, spun the facts, given double talk and doubled down on talking points they want to get out there? Has the government ever spied on its own citizens? Does the news anchor always tell the truth and the whole story? Is the news biased toward one political party over the rest? Are politicians out of touch with the common people? Are they filled with self interests, greed, and personal agendas? Do politicians ever intentionally deceive? WHY WOULD I TRUST THEM TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR YOU AND ME? MY FAITH REMAINS IN GO AND JESUS ALONE!
Are the corona statistics accurate? Are the tests really reliable? Somebody sure wants us to believe they are. It is the new normal. Some say we will never go back to life as it used to be. The government will never willingly give up civil liberties snatched from a silent cowardly society. Again we are being conditioned to accept as normal something that is abnormal. Why are medical doctors who speak out against the CDC and Fauci threatened with silence or the loss of their medical license. This is nothing less than medical tyranny. There is no longer free speech.
I still have free speech. Yahweh, Jehovah and His Son Jesus are exclusively God. There is no other way to salvation except through Jesus. Not Allah. Not Mohammad. Not self enlightenment. Not any other religion. Salvation comes through Jesus alone by faith alone and not as a result of works. The Bible is exclusively the Word of God. God breathed. Inspired by Him through human authors. It is truth for all time. The Ekklesia, the church, is ordained of God. We are commanded not to forsake the assembling of ourselves together as is the habit of some [Heb 10:24]. We are to assemble. It is not assembling when I sit in front of a camera at home in my living room and others do the same. We are to assemble, even if the group remains small. Even if we go back to the Acts model and meet in homes. The church is to assemble. And all the more as the end approaches. Marriage is between one man and one woman. Homosexuality is sin. Transgenderism is sin. Same sex marriage is sin. That is normal. Same sex marriage is not normal. Deceiving and twisting the minds of young children to alter their gender is not normal.
I will not be one who accepts the new normal. I will use my brain and think refusing to just go along. I will be a preacher and teacher of Bible truth. I will seek to love all people. I will seek to speak the truth in love. I will not be afraid to disagree and to stand alone.
I was so proud to hear about the San Francisco Giants pitcher who refused to take a knee when they played the national anthem. He said he could only bow to Jesus as a Christian. I am sure he has paid a price for that stand. The same cost you and I will have to pay to go against and reject the new normal. Choose you this day who you will serve. As for me and the Edwards household, we will serve Jesus. That is our normal.
Monday, July 27, 2020
Count The Cost
The time has come for followers of Jesus to count the cost of following. This is not new. From as far back to the book of Acts and to modern day gospel closed countries, people have counted and paid a high price for following Jesus.
In the United States, we are being told what we can say and not say. Terms are being redefined and censored. People are told that going to church spreads the corona virus while BLM and ANTIFA rallies are not as highly scrutinized. Such protestors can violently attack with little to no repercussions while people who try to defend themselves or their property are called racist.
We are now told you cannot use the word "master". One of the most famous golf tournaments in the world has been told they need to change their name. I want you to read this next statement very carefully. JESUS CHRIST IS MY MASTER. I AM HIS BONDSLAVE. He has earned the right to rule and reign in my life. Not my life only. In the life of every blood bought redeemed man, woman or child.
In a world hurling head long into prophetic end times, it is time for the people of God to courageously live with convictions. In a time when anarchy is on the rise, when respect for authority is decreasing, when people are bullied into making political correct stances and speeches, I say WE MUST OBEY GOD AND NOT MEN. We must speak Bible truth in love. We must not water it down to blend in with the culture. We must present Bible truth and the gospel good news without shame and with love.
In just a few months, sinister forces have stripped the United States of freedoms and independence we once took for granted. We have been deceived, fooled, hoodwinked, told lies, brainwashed and we took the bait. There are numerous reports about people who were not even tested for corona who got emails or phone calls that they tested positive. There are numerous reports about people dying from cancer, car accidents, old age, and numerous other things but the cause of death being labeled as corona virus. 333 testing sites in one state tested 50,000 people and all of them tested positive. Even in Texas, if one person in a household tests positive they automatically assume everyone in the house is positive. Do you see how the numbers keep rising on the evening news. There were supposed to be millions die when all this began. Sinister forces are at work. Forces like Bill Gates and George Soros. We watched our economy get crushed, people imprisoned under house arrest, denied access to goods and services if we did not wear a mask. Even though medical reports are numerous about the ill effects of wearing masks and its ineffectiveness against protecting you from the corona virus.
If you are show up for in person worship, you are viewed with suspicion. You will be labeled a dissenter if you do not wear a mask or take the coming vaccine. Mark my words. The day will come when this vaccine will be mandated even though reports are that the vaccine will genetically modify the DNA of a person.
Corona hit Spring Creek Baptist Church. Out of a congregation of 50 people at least 8 tested positive. We shut down for two weeks. I tested positive and isolated myself for nearly three weeks. My convictions will not allows me to keep the church shut down indefinitely. I don't care if only five show up or if 105 attend. Virtual online church is not the same. It can never be the same. I understand the costs associated with keeping Spring Creek open. Snitches will tell on you. Numerous instances have already happened when people showed up in other churches taking pictures and videos to report to the local law enforcement officials and to health care officials. It is a price I am willing to pay. Convictions mandate that I worship in person and continue to proclaim the truth of God's words in person as well as online as long as I can.
Social media platforms already censor and remove conservative voices and points of view labeling some things as hate speech. In the eyes of Jesus, all lives matter. Black. Brown. White. All lives matter. Police lives matter. There is no excuse for police brutality when an officer crosses the line. There is also no excuse when protestors block traffic and point guns at people as well as destroying property. When a guy gets murdered for holding a vote for Trump sign something is wrong. Threats continue that if Trump gets re-elected protestors will burn the nation down intimidating people. I am here to say according to Bible prophecy things are going to get much much worse before the end.
By and large, the people of God sit silently, compliantly, and cowardly. These days you have to count the cost of following Jesus. The price could get very high. I say emphatically, MAY WE NEVER TURN OUR BACKS ON JESUS WHO PLACED HIS BACK ON A CROSS FOR US.
In the United States, we are being told what we can say and not say. Terms are being redefined and censored. People are told that going to church spreads the corona virus while BLM and ANTIFA rallies are not as highly scrutinized. Such protestors can violently attack with little to no repercussions while people who try to defend themselves or their property are called racist.
We are now told you cannot use the word "master". One of the most famous golf tournaments in the world has been told they need to change their name. I want you to read this next statement very carefully. JESUS CHRIST IS MY MASTER. I AM HIS BONDSLAVE. He has earned the right to rule and reign in my life. Not my life only. In the life of every blood bought redeemed man, woman or child.
In a world hurling head long into prophetic end times, it is time for the people of God to courageously live with convictions. In a time when anarchy is on the rise, when respect for authority is decreasing, when people are bullied into making political correct stances and speeches, I say WE MUST OBEY GOD AND NOT MEN. We must speak Bible truth in love. We must not water it down to blend in with the culture. We must present Bible truth and the gospel good news without shame and with love.
In just a few months, sinister forces have stripped the United States of freedoms and independence we once took for granted. We have been deceived, fooled, hoodwinked, told lies, brainwashed and we took the bait. There are numerous reports about people who were not even tested for corona who got emails or phone calls that they tested positive. There are numerous reports about people dying from cancer, car accidents, old age, and numerous other things but the cause of death being labeled as corona virus. 333 testing sites in one state tested 50,000 people and all of them tested positive. Even in Texas, if one person in a household tests positive they automatically assume everyone in the house is positive. Do you see how the numbers keep rising on the evening news. There were supposed to be millions die when all this began. Sinister forces are at work. Forces like Bill Gates and George Soros. We watched our economy get crushed, people imprisoned under house arrest, denied access to goods and services if we did not wear a mask. Even though medical reports are numerous about the ill effects of wearing masks and its ineffectiveness against protecting you from the corona virus.
If you are show up for in person worship, you are viewed with suspicion. You will be labeled a dissenter if you do not wear a mask or take the coming vaccine. Mark my words. The day will come when this vaccine will be mandated even though reports are that the vaccine will genetically modify the DNA of a person.
Corona hit Spring Creek Baptist Church. Out of a congregation of 50 people at least 8 tested positive. We shut down for two weeks. I tested positive and isolated myself for nearly three weeks. My convictions will not allows me to keep the church shut down indefinitely. I don't care if only five show up or if 105 attend. Virtual online church is not the same. It can never be the same. I understand the costs associated with keeping Spring Creek open. Snitches will tell on you. Numerous instances have already happened when people showed up in other churches taking pictures and videos to report to the local law enforcement officials and to health care officials. It is a price I am willing to pay. Convictions mandate that I worship in person and continue to proclaim the truth of God's words in person as well as online as long as I can.
Social media platforms already censor and remove conservative voices and points of view labeling some things as hate speech. In the eyes of Jesus, all lives matter. Black. Brown. White. All lives matter. Police lives matter. There is no excuse for police brutality when an officer crosses the line. There is also no excuse when protestors block traffic and point guns at people as well as destroying property. When a guy gets murdered for holding a vote for Trump sign something is wrong. Threats continue that if Trump gets re-elected protestors will burn the nation down intimidating people. I am here to say according to Bible prophecy things are going to get much much worse before the end.
By and large, the people of God sit silently, compliantly, and cowardly. These days you have to count the cost of following Jesus. The price could get very high. I say emphatically, MAY WE NEVER TURN OUR BACKS ON JESUS WHO PLACED HIS BACK ON A CROSS FOR US.
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