Judge Not
By Ron Graham
I receive numerous emails from folks
condemning me for my strong stance against Obama’s agendas. Most of these
emails I just ignore. The words that are contained in these emails, along
with the all capital “shouting”, tells me that they are already so
infuriated with me that if we were in the same room I’m certain they would
try to do me harm. And all but one so far have
been from professing Christians. What a wonderful world we live in. Over and
over again I’m given the scripture verse that says
“Judge not, that ye be not judged.”
Matthew 7:1. Excuse me,but
Jesus also gives the following admonition:
“Do not judge according to appearance, but
judge with righteous judgment.”
John 7:24. That one they
conveniently omit.
The Greek word for judge is
“krino” and it means “to call into
question”.This
is what Jesus means when He says “judge with righteous judgment”.
We are to call into question the unbiblical actions of individuals and discern
for ourselves whether or not to follow such a person or persons. This is
something that is sorely lacking in the Christian community and mindset today.
Everyone is afraid of being accused ofjudging
others. When that verse is used it is always in relationship to someone
condemning someone else. Christians aren’t to condemn but we are to judge/call
into question the actions of others and use biblical discernment to do so.
If we look at the world through the lens of the
Bible we can navigate much more responsibly our lives here on earth. Using God’s
word as our guide through life isn’t something I take
lightly.
Here’s the truth of the matter, if you are an
Obama supporter you are also a supporter of abortion. If you are an Obama
supporter you are a full-fledged supporter of the homosexual movement in this
country. Sending me emails claiming I am judgmental and a bigot isn’t going to
change the fact that you agree with Obama and you support his agendas. Whether
or not you agree with my stance is inconsequential, it’s God’s stance on the
issues that concerns me and that is where I take my standusing
biblical discernment.
God’s
Stance on Abortion
“I was cast upon
thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly.”
Psalm 22:10.
“Lo, children are an heritage
of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.”
Psalm 127:3.
“For thou hast possessed my
reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.”
Psalm 139:13.
“Thus saith the LORD that made
thee, and formed thee from the womb...”
Isaiah 44:2.
“Listen, O isles, unto me; and
hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the
bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.”
Isaiah 49:1.
“Can a woman forget her
sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea,
they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.”
Isaiah 49:15.
“Before I formed thee in the
belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified
thee...” Jeremiah 1:5.
“Thou shalt not kill”
Exodus 20:13. The word
“Kill” here means a pre-meditated act such as abortion.
We
Americans have now placed into the Oval Office a man who is giving us everything
he said he would. His first action as president was to re-enable abortion on
demand;
repeal all laws across this nation both, State and
Federal,which
put any restrictions on the abortion fanatics and their evil agendas, and
completely destroying the laws that were so fearlessly fought for over the past
eight years. Obama is now going full steam ahead with his plan.
God’s
Stance on Homosexuality
“Thou
shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. Neither shalt
thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman
stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion. Defile not ye
yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled
which I cast out before you:
Leviticus 18:22-24
“Wherefore
God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to
dishonour their own bodies between themselves: ... For this cause God gave them
up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into
that which is against nature: ... And likewise also the men, leaving the natural
use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working
that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their
error which was meet.” Romans
1:24, 26, 27. Too many professing Christians consider these verses to
be obsolete, although we are told by the writer of the book of Hebrews that
“Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day,
and for ever.” Hebrews 13:8.
In other words,Jesus
never changes and He never changes His mind about how these scripture verses are
to be interpreted even by our current generation. So for those of you who
believe these verses to be obsolete, you better think again.
Obama
seems bound and determined to aggressively promote homosexuals and their
lifestyle and he’s doing so to the fullest extent of his abilities and from the
most privileged office in the land. Because of Obama,the
homosexual agenda has been advanced to new heights, the likes of which were
unheard of in the previous administrations.
My stance on both abortion and
homosexuality are biblical. I don’t stand on my feelings but on God’s words.
When I discuss Obama with my readership I always quote
Scripture verses to show the authority by which I write these commentaries.
God’s word is the final authority. If you disagree with the scripture verses in
the Bible you need to take that up with God,He
put them there not I. When those readers lash out at me they are only proving
they are against God. These new friends of mine never seem to be able to supply
scripture verses that would place me at odds with the word of God.
God’s Stance on the Wicked
“The
way of the wicked is an
abomination
unto the LORD: but He loveth him that followeth after righteousness.”
Proverbs 15:9. God hates
wickedness and He considers homosexuality wickedness.
“He that justifieth the
wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are
abomination to the LORD.”
Proverbs 17:15. For those who try and
condone this wickedness God has a message for you, you are an abomination to
Him.
“An unjust man is an
abomination
to the just: and he that is upright in the way is
abomination to the wicked.”
Proverbs 29:27. Those of you who
condemn me because of my stance against these abominations are proving the
Bible’s accuracy.
Some
have called me a bigot because Obama has dark skinand
they saythat’s why I stand against
him. Actually I don’t really care what a person’s skin tone is;it’s
their heart and attitude towards God’s word that I’m concerned with. Do they
take His word seriously and literally,or
do they consider God’s word to be full of obsolete verses and myths. I will
always stand up for my Savior and Lord and it doesn’t matter to me if people
want to condemn my biblical stance, that stance won’t change. God’s truth is the
only measuring line for our lives andnothing
else comes close, therefore nothing else matters.
Many in this country voted for Obama
because they didn’t like the alternative. Biblically speaking, though, voting
for Obama was the same as slapping God in the face. God gave us an alternative
to an abortion activist and a homosexuality promoter,but America
refused His alternative and voted into office God’s nemesis. Those of you who
email me and call me names such as homophobic and bigot and then misquote
scripture are only lashing out at what you don’t understand about God’s word.
You are actually angry at God because His word is concise and without error and
you don’t like that. Especially you don’t want anyone quoting scripture verses
that clearly stand against your views. Many would rather live in darkness than
come out into the light. “But if our gospel
be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath
blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious
gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them,”
2 Corinthians 4:3, 4.
Our
economy:
Global government, global economy, and
global ecumenicalism are all catch phrases being tossed around these days. We
know it wasn’t Obama who started this steam roller effect of the downfall of the
American economy,but
it seems to be his intent to cause that steam roller to be converted into light
speed. Warren Buffet made a statement the other day that the American economy is
in freefall mode. Wow, that from one of the savviest traders on Wall Street; a
statement like that coming from a man who probably stands to lose more of his
personal wealth than any other human being on this planet. That statement comes
after the biggest bank “bail out” debacles ever to hit this continent. Buffet
believes there is no let up in sight for the freefall of this economy. Hmm
As we head into the next four years of
an Obama presidency we will see and feel the temperature rising under our seats.
The stage is being set for the grand unveiling of the New World Order. Our
Bibles speak of this phenomenon happening in the very last days before Christ’s
return.
I feel a kind of peace as I watch the
current worldwide events unfolding and know that they are completely biblical
and that they were indeed foretold by the prophets
thousands of years ago. We’ve read about the end times by now and the
events that are to happen and we’ve been taught many
different scenarios on how those events would unfold,but
to actually witness the physical unveiling of the word of God before our eyes
has a peaceful yet eerie feeling,like
something huge is about to happen.
For those who think I’m picking on our new
president unjustifiably, get out your Bibles and blow off all those layers of
dust,then
study the scriptures I’ve placedin
this commentary for yourselves. Become Bereans, look up Acts 17:11 and place
that verse at the forefront of your studies. I’ve heard many professing
Christians claiming they are sure God placed Obama in that office,and
because they believe he is ordained by God he must have been placed there to
bring America out of these terrible timeswe
seem to be stuck in. In a culture and society bent on the total rejection of
Christ, and where God is outlawed from every aspect of our government, why would
God ordain a man whose main goal as president is the godless agendas I’ve
mentioned? Perhaps God is trying to get our attention before His hammer falls?
At any rate I’m not the person
following Satan’s agenda for the world. I’m not the one sitting in that Oval
Office promoting the vilest of atrocities ever hurled against the unborn. By
signing into law an executive order repealing all restrictions on stem cell
research, and by opening up the financing of abortions worldwide Obama is
certainly following Satan’s agenda for mankind.
Honestly, apart from his homosexual
agenda which he is pushing forward with the full force of the US
government behind him, the man seems obsessed with the destruction of the unborn
and all for the advancement of embryonic stem cell research? Research that for
years has been known to be nothing more than a complete failure; to those
researchers it’s all about the money honey. Friends, there’s something more
sinister behind all this than meets the eye.
Did God allow Obama to become
president of this once great nation? Yes. How do I know that? Because Obama now
sits in the highest office this nationhas
to offer. Did God allow Obama to occupy that office for the good of this nation?
Let me reiterate, here we sit doing all we can as a nation to give God the boot
and you still need to ask that question?
On the statue of Liberty,the
words etched into that grand lady’s base are these, “Give me your tired, your
poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your
teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me: “I lift my lamp
beside the golden door”.
I
see an addendum to those words coming very soon “But our golden doors are shut
to your Christian God, America
only worships at the altar of Baal.”
God
help us,
Ron Graham
twotug@embarqmail.com
All
scripture use is from the KJV of the Bible