Christians Be Warned!

I was once asked if being from the United States meant I was automatically a Christian, I thought for a moment about how to best answer the question. The person who stood before me had never been to the United States, and to him “Americans” meant being a Christian. No matter where you come from or the life that you have chosen, there comes a point in our life which we will have to come to grips with the realization of who Christ is personally to us. For many He is a good man, to others He is a wise teacher, but He is so much more!

In the United States, I have seen the rise of the “kristian” a mockery, a forgery, the world’s replication of a Christian. A “kristian”, as I like to call them, is a person who appears to have the attributes of a born-again believer but is not one of us. The Spirit of God does not dwell in them, they have not been found Righteous in Jesus Christ. However, the “kristian” does dwell right now with us, they live among us; they worship in the same churches and in some cases, they are even the leadership inside the church. The “kristian” is presently with us and there is no denying it. Some might say that this is an inaccurate idea and not representing the reality of what is really happening. My answer to them would simply be, let’s go back to scripture and see what it says.

 15“Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they? 17 So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 So then, you will know them by their fruits. 21 Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. 22 Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.” Matthew 7:15-23

God is aware that this would happen; He even gave a parable regarding how He would deal with the issue plaguing the Church having imposters. Matthew chapter 13. Here we see Jesus Christ talking to His disciples and explaining the issue of the impersonator and the true follower of God.

“Jesus presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.25 But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away.” Matthew 13:24-27.

Here we see the wheat and the tares are indistinguishable at the beginning. Christians and “kristians” are living next to one another, serving in church with one another, and even disciplining one another. This is a dilemma, for a Christian to fully grow he or she must be firmly planted in Jesus Christ.  If they are getting spiritual guidance from “kristians”, someone who is not a part of the heavenly family of God, then it is all for naught.

At this point some might be questioning the logic, they might be saying “well isn’t that harsh, that person is only trying to be the godly person they need to be.” Well I would say that you are correct. A “kristian”, is trying to be a godly person. In fact, I would say that they are being a very godly person. Yet, it isn’t good enough. Scripture says, “for all men have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23. Jesus even goes on to say, “If you were of the world, the world would love its own” John 15:18.

So, we now know that being a “kristian” is to be loved by the world. It is simple yet powerful, short but monumental. In plain speech it can be said like this, to have a Christian and a “kristian” in a room together is to have one really saved and one damned to hell. My last example I will give to help explain the evidence of this is Judas Iscariot. He lived with the eleven as well as Jesus, he went out with them, he was part of their daily lessons at Jesus Christ’s feet. He was with them until the point he went to betray Jesus. This is how a “kristian” is and will be. They follow Jesus, they listen to Him, they do the things to mimic, but they are not really one of His. Yet, what is a Christian to do about this? For the Church is infiltrated! Heresy is rampant, hypocrisy preached at the pulpit, and worship music dedicated to the embracing of demons is exalted. The 21st century believer really does find himself/herself in a real pickle.

Nevertheless, do not be dismayed for Jesus Christ who was and is and is to come, has planned for such an issue and is capable of delivering the wheats from the tares. For this however, we must go back to Matthew chapter 13.

“And he said to them, ‘An enemy has done this!’ The slaves *said to him, ‘Do you want us, then, to go and gather them up?’29 But he said, ‘No; for while you are gathering up the tares, you may uproot the wheat with them. Matthew 13:28-30.

The worst thing to ever happen to the Church was for it to become legal in the Roman Empire in 313 AD with the Edict Milan. A short 10 years later and it would be the official religion of the empire. The “kristian” would join the community and thus “mudding” the lines between the two.

Here in the United States, the “kristian” has influenced daily life with the Christian so much that the Christian has been negatively influenced by the “kristian”. Thankfully, due to Christ’s unwavering promises, we are not thrown away. Yet, the simplicity of a Christian to come away from the “kristian” is found only when something happens. When the world is allowed to persecute what it hates. In the United States, we have been protected for years however all that is changing. The world has set its eyes and agenda against the last few areas to which Christians are located freely. Do not fret, for this is a good thing! We are told in scripture,

“Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name.” Acts 5:41

“Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance” Romans 5:3

“For the sake of Christ, then I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” 2 Corinthians 12:10

You see, as the hardship comes, the “kristian” will flee. In fact, they will follow their real master, the world. They will be plucked away, and the Christian will be left, victorious in Jesus Christ. This does not mean that our days should be spent looking for someone to attack, berate, or hurt us but rather for us to stand firm in Christ. As a political scientist I have had the luxury of seeing the trends regarding the conservative movement in American politics and what was first a strong union between “kristian” and Christian within a voting bloc has been dwindled to the point where “kristians” are swayed and even arguing for rights that are against Christian core beliefs. The damage, however, is not only in our country but rather the world. Christians have been so plagued by the “kristian”, that we do not even know what we stand for. Bible prophecy is not taught but shunned in churches. I recently heard a pastor declare that there will be no more temples in Jerusalem. Even though Daniel, Zechariah, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and so many more books in the Bible all talk about another temple or the events around it. Even Jesus Christ’s own words prophecy of a coming temple in Matthew 24 were rejected and spiritualized by the pastor.

Now we come to the “so what” factor, why bring this up, why tell us about this issue? I must admit my first blog post on Mill House Ministries was not planned to be this. Yet, the thoughts of what was stated in Ezekiel

“When I say to a wicked person, 'You will surely die,' and you do not warn them or speak out to dissuade them from their evil ways in order to save their life, that wicked person will die for their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood” Ezekiel 3:18.

Yet I want you the reader to know that we will not hold back from telling the truth. We love you too much, we love Jesus Christ too much to not tell you the truth of what He would have us say. Reflecting back to the beginning when asked if I was a Christian because I was an American, I simply stated no to the individual “I was a Christian before I was an American” he looked at me with a quizzical look and asked “before?” I smiled at him and replied, “I am willing to share with you if you want to know.” We eagerly sat down together and began to talk about Jesus Christ. 

Our culture, our identity, cannot be with this world but only in Christ. So even though the “kristians” have their “coalitions,” their “faith claim it movements” and “ear tickling ministries,”  we want you to know that the true body of Christ, the real Church is unharmed by such worldly trickery if we stand firm in Jesus Christ and His word. So, let it be said of us that when our brothers and sisters looked left or to the right, we stood our ground and encouraged them to keep their eyes on Christ. Let us not be moved or shaken by the world, for while it mocks, screams, and taunts us who are born again have someone in us who is greater than this world, we have someone who states the simple phrase, “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9

Hold until relieved, our Blessed Hope is coming!

JL

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