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Wednesday, 21 June 2023

‘…excess deaths, government psyops, what we’re watching is a cover-up…’

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Tuesday, 20 June 2023

The Christian Duty To Produce “Cultural Christianity”

 The Christian Duty To Produce “Cultural Christianity”

By: Pastor Andrew Isker


One of the most commonly held ideas within conservative evangelicalism is that “cultural Christianity is bad because it produces nominal Christians.” Nearly everyone has heard this from evangelical pulpits at one time or another. The former head of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, now a professional accuser of the brethren at Christianity Today, famously said, “Mayberry leads to hell just as certainly as Gomorrah does.”

There was a time when it seemed to make sense. When the entire world around you was clearly influenced by Christian moral teaching, and everyone knew that everyone else expected you to live more or less in this Christian-influenced way, there were many people who thought they were saved because they considered themselves “good people” because they lived within these moral bounds and not because they trusted in Jesus Christ alone for their salvation. This was a very real problem that pastors had to deal with as they sought to minister to their flocks.

But today we are seeing that bemoaning “cultural Christianity” when the Christian religion had cultural dominance in America is like a trust-fund brat complaining that the Michelin-starred restaurant does not have her favorite kind of caviar. If you only knew just how good you had it. We traded having our biggest pastoral problem be “people living in a society that is so well-ordered they think they are going to heaven because of it” for “children being propagandized 24/7 into anal sex and genital mutilation.” To think that “cultural Christianity” was ever a real problem was to have no historical perspective.

“Cultural Christianity” was never a problem, “cultural Christianity” was the fruit of generations of obedience. Put another way, “cultural Christianity” was a problem like a lifetime of extremely hard work producing massive wealth for your children and grandchildren to inherit is “a problem.” Is it possible that your children will grow up being born on third base thinking they hit a triple? Yes. That is always the danger of success. But to treat the results of faithfulness as something worse than crushing poverty is utter foolishness.

This isn’t some unique or idiosyncratic take on “cultural Christianity.” It is the Bible’s perspective on it. God’s Word gives us an example of what happens when God’s people are faithful:

Deuteronomy 28:1 “Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth. 2 And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God:

3 “Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country.

4 “Blessed shall be the fruit of your body, the produce of your ground and the increase of your herds, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks.

It is true, the situation of Israel as they are about to conquer the land of Canaan is different than ours. The main difference is that instead of a single geographical territory, God has called us to conquer the entire planet. In His resurrection, Jesus won back His world from Satan, and just before His ascension where He sat down to rule at His Father’s right hand, he told His disciples that all authority in heaven and on earth had been given to Him, and they were to go forth and disciple the nations, to conquer them by baptizing them and teaching them what He has commanded (Matthew 28:18-20). Israel’s conquest of Canaan is a type of conquest of the world by the church. The main difference is that this conquest is far more glorious. God brings His people from glory to glory, and rather than conquering by wielding death, His people conquer by wielding new life. 

So these promises to Israel can be applied to nations that are baptized and discipled into Christ’s kingdom. This is the blueprint for what happens when a people together accept God’s way of living. When a people together collectively live the way God has commanded, blessings will follow. Deuteronomy 28 is not about a random assortment of individuals living faithful, but an entire society together. It does not assume that literally every, single person will have a saving relationship with the Lord, but the majority of the people do. What is in view here is corporate faithfulness as a nation, not as individuals. The same is true of, and can be applied to, nations that the gospel has reached.

It is no coincidence that the nation that became the United States of America, which began as colonies filled with courageous, faithful, hardworking Christians, eventually became the most powerful and economically successful nation in human history. This does not mean that America was without sin (any more than ancient Israel was without sin), or that literally every single person who ever lived in America has been sealed in the Lamb’s Book of Life. What it does mean is that faithfulness produces prosperity; and that both faithfulness and prosperity are a blessing from the hand of the Lord?

The application of God’s Old Testament promises to all of His people is true enough, “for all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us”  (2 Co 1:20), but we also see even more direct and explicit New Testament commands to produce the kind of collective faithfulness we see in Deuteronomy 28. In the Apostle Paul’s Epistle to the Ephesian Church, he gives instructions to Christians from various walks of life. In particular, he gives the command to Christian fathers to raise up their children in the “paideia of the Lord” (Eph. 6:4) Most English translations render that word as “training” or “discipline” but this Greek word means so much more than that.

In fact, that word, “paideia” is one of the very most important words in all of classical Greek. A teacher of mine was fond of saying that to an ancient Greek, the word “paideia” was so full of meaning he could write volume upon volume about it, like if you asked a modern American to explain what the word “democracy” means. If fact, classical scholar Werner Jaeger indeed devoted three, 400+ page volumes to this solitary word. If you want to understand the classical world that the church conquered, and in which the New Testament was written, you have to understand just how important this word is.

Paideia is the whole of Greek culture, it is everything it meant to be a Greek. Every facet of the Greek mind, body, and soul was shaped by paideia. The paideia of the Hellenistic world was the culture. Every influence that worked upon you to make you into a part of the Greek polis was paideia.

So when Paul borrows this Greek word, he was borrowing the entire concept and used it to serve the ends of Christ’s kingdom. Instead of the paideia of the Hellenistic world, the Christian father was to train his children in the paideia of the Lord. Quite literally, the command to Christian parents was to instill cultural Christianity in their children.

And it does not stop there. The household is not a collection of individuals but a collective group, and the first building block of a nation. If the households of a nation are faithful in instilling the paideia of the Lord, the end result is the entire nation is influenced by the paideia of the Lord. The fruit of this is a culture where the expectation is for everyone to live in a Christian manner and within Christian cultural and social mores.

Some are old enough remember this. Older popular culture, like The Andy Griffith Show, referenced above by the odious Russell Moore, might seem quaint or even moralistic to 21st Century men discipled in the paideia of post-Christian demons, but it was representative of how people generally lived. The standards and way of life in those times were governed by the Word of God, and though some might be deceived into thinking that simply living in such a world would grant them eternal salvation, it made the job of the heralds of the gospel of Jesus Christ so much easier than trying to persuade a they/them that God exists and they should repent and believe in Him.

By standing by and allowing millennia of cultural equity to be burned up in just a few short years, because of a foolish prejudice against “cultural Christianity” we have summoned things that are not so easily un-summoned. We have exchanged a society that imperfectly served Jesus Christ, and asked for a society that perfectly serves Baal and Molech. And we have saddled our children and grandchildren and generations not yet born with the task of exorcising these demons.

But the good news is that Jesus Christ is seated at the right hand of God the Father, and He rules over heaven and earth. He built the first Christendom and it is He who will build the second Christendom. And the task at hand for us is to learn how not to spurn precious gifts from His hand and embrace the Christian duty to produce “cultural Christianity.”

Friday, 16 June 2023

Embracing Truth and Defying Fear

 Embracing Truth and Defying Fear

By: Andrew Torba


Christians are often confronted with challenges that test their faith and convictions. In the face of today’s moral ambiguity and cultural relativism it is essential for believers to stand firm in their understanding of the Truth and take bold action. Christians need to shed their fears, refuse to tolerate evil, and remember to operate within the moral framework of the Creator God.

Rejecting the Enemy’s Moral Framework

As Christians we are called to operate within the moral framework established by our Creator God. It is crucial to understand that this framework stands in stark contrast to the superficial and shifting standards of the world. While the world may promote a “moral framework” that bends to popular opinion, we are commanded to discern and adhere to God’s unchanging Truth. Embracing this perspective allows us to shed the fear of going against the societal norms and boldly proclaim the Word of God.

At the heart of the Christian moral framework lies the belief in a personal, loving, and just God who created the universe and everything in it. Christians view God as the ultimate source of moral authority whose will is revealed through Scripture and the teachings of Jesus Christ.

The Bible serves as a guidebook for moral living, presenting narratives, commandments, and parables that inform ethical decision-making. The Christian moral framework offers a comprehensive guide for people seeking to navigate the complexities of life through the lens of faith. Rooted in love, compassion, and integrity, it serves as a moral compass, guiding believers towards virtuous living and righteous action.

The phrase “fear not” or “do not fear” appears 365 times in the Bible, a reminder for each day of the year. This repetition emphasizes the importance of conquering fear and trusting in God’s guidance. Despite this clear instruction many Christians find themselves hesitant to speak the Truth boldly in a world that often rejects it. By embracing the assurance of God’s presence and promises we can overcome our fear and confidently share His Word.

For example a profound source of inspiration lies within the pages of the book of Acts, where the early Church demonstrated extraordinary courage and conviction in the face of tremendous opposition. Their unwavering commitment to spreading the Gospel and standing up for their beliefs serves as a model for Christians today. It is crucial for us to reflect upon the actions of the early church and ask ourselves if we possess the same level of boldness and dedication.

“Live and let live” is a failed cultural maxim that tolerates evil.

The popular cultural maxim of “live and let live” may seem appealing on the surface, but it fails to acknowledge the destructive power of evil. Tolerating and coexisting with evil only serves to erode the very fabric of society, culture, families, and the nation-state. We cannot afford to turn a blind eye to the forces that seek to undermine God’s principles. We must instead take a stand and boldly confront evil.

Evil encompasses a wide range of actions, attitudes, and systems that oppose God’s nature and undermine the well-being of individuals and communities. From acts of violence and injustice to deception and oppression, evil manifests itself in various forms. Christians recognize that evil is not merely an abstract concept but a real force that seeks to destroy, divide, and corrupt.

Throughout the Bible Christians are consistently called to resist evil and darkness. The Scriptures remind believers that God hates evil and commands His people to actively oppose it. Psalm 97:10 states, “Let those who love the Lord hate evil.” Christians are encouraged to be light in the midst of darkness, confronting and exposing evil in all its forms.

We can’t do that if we are afraid to boldly speak the Truth.

Christianity places a high value on Truth. Christians believe that God is the source of ultimate Truth, and Jesus identified Himself as “the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6). Tolerating evil often involves turning a blind eye to falsehood, deceit, and injustice. As ambassadors of Truth Christians are called to expose lies, promote honesty, and stand against deception.

We believe in the transformative power of God’s love and grace. By confronting evil, we aim to bring about redemption and restoration. Tolerating evil prevents the possibility of transformation, perpetuating cycles of sin and brokenness. We must seek to bring light and hope into dark places.

Fear of rejection or conflict often hinders believers from proclaiming the Truth boldly. We should be encouraged to trust in God’s strength and guidance, finding courage in His promises. The apostle Paul, who faced countless challenges while speaking the Truth boldly, wrote in 2 Timothy 1:7, “For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.”

We must not allow ourselves to be paralyzed by fear or swayed by the ever-changing moral relativism of the world. Embracing the moral framework of our Creator God compels us to speak the Truth boldly and unapologetically. By drawing inspiration from the early Church and recognizing the detrimental consequences of tolerating evil we can encourage one another to take bold action. Let us rise above the fear, firmly grounded in the Truth, and impact the world with unwavering faith, love, and conviction as we have been called to do.

Andrew Torba
CEO, Gab
Jesus Christ is King of kings

Thursday, 15 June 2023

Neil Oliver: ‘…there’s a stench coming from them & their dead politics’

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Sunday, 11 June 2023

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Saturday, 10 June 2023

Neil Oliver: Whatever happened to government BY the people OF the people...

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Friday, 9 June 2023

Repentance Required - Irreverend Episode 127

Church of England vicars with a difference Thomas Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to give a spiritual perspective on the big events of the day. This week, after an absence on the show, Tom gives his own inimitable take on the coronation of King Charles III, we review a Daily Telegraph headline article that tells us that the lockdowns were an enormous, disastrous mistake (about three years too late), and we talk about Laura Dodsworth's recent Substack article in which she shares her desire to go back to church but finds difficulty with the wokeness and lack of spirituality on display in local CofE outlets. We ask why the Church of England hierarchy continues to promote the alternative green religion of Net Zero and engages so little with traditional Christian themes of sin, repentance, forgiveness and eternal life. Maybe it's time for us to try a different approach? Question the Rev asks us to consider the significance of a pride flag on the set of The Chosen and a fourteen year-old convert sends us an email to ask for advice about growing in the faith in the midst of a hostile world. That and much more as always! Please Support! Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/irreverend) or Buy Me a Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend). Subscribe to Jamie's Blog here: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com For your merchandise needs: https://irreverendmerch.bss.design Links: Daily Telegraph on Lockdown Study - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023... Peter Hitchens, 'Lockdown like burning down your home to destroy a wasp's nest' - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti... Laura Dodsworth, “CofE’s Road to Davos Moment” - https://lauradodsworth.substack.com/p... Pride flag on The Chosen - https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-ch... https://twitter.com/JonnyRoot_/status... Notices: Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpod Find links to our episodes, social media accounts and ways to support us at https://www.irreverendpod.com! Thursday Circles: http://thursdaycircle.com Jamie's Good Things Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzspr...

Thursday, 8 June 2023

The Escalating Persecution of Those Telling the Truth

 

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The Escalating Persecution of Truth Tellers

Paul Craig Roberts

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I have in a number of articles explained the fate of truth tellers.  They live a high risk, low reward life. Chris Hedges explains in his article below what is happening to Matt Taibbi, formerly Rolling Stone magazine’s top attraction.  Taibbi, is a leftwinger who told the truth and was punished for doing so.  Today he is being persecuted by the IRS for reporting the Twitter files released by Elon Musk which show that the FBI pressured Twitter to censor truth tellers on every subject.

The suppression of truth is occurring everywhere in the Western “democratic” world.  Julian Assange has been in prison for a decade without due process of law simply because he reported leaked documents that revealed US war crimes and US deception of its allies.

Fox News  removed Tucker Carlson from his large audience but instead of firing him kept him under contract, paying him $20 million yearly in order to silence him.

I could go on with example after example.

Keep in mind that liberty is a modern creation dating from the Glorious Revolution in England which established the principle that the King and his government were accountable to law and the people.

The enforcement of government accountability requires free speech, so America’s Founding Fathers made free speech the First Amendment to the US Constitution which defines how we are to be governed.

Without free speech there is no justice and no liberty.  The Biden Regime is being successful in  stamping out free speech.  The media doesn’t notice. The universities don’t notice.  The law schools and bar associations don’t notice, the courts don’t notice.  Indeed, free speech, a Constitutionally protected right, is being actively suppressed as “harmful,” “offensive,” “misinformation.”

The Democrat Party, the law schools, the media, the universities and public school boards are determined to revolutionize American society.  They are achieving their goal by redefining truth as what serves their agenda.  In other words, a blatant lie can be true if it serves an elite purpose.  Expression of the real truth undermines their agenda and is demonized as “misinformation,” “Russian interference,” “domestic terrorism,” “white supremacy,” and is on the verge of being designated as a crime, as many are experiencing, including medical doctors who saved lives with Ivermectin and HCQ for the reward of having their medical licenses pulled for exposing Fauci and Big Pharma’s lie that there was no cure for Covid.

When a country’s institutions become as corrupted, as hostile to truth, as America’s–and indeed the entirety of the Western World’s–the civilization is lost.

I don’t think that I can save Western Civilization, which has already been destroyed.  But I can make readers aware that the sky is about to fall on them. If they can escape insouciance, they can be prepared.

 

The Escalating Persecution of Truth Tellers

Chris Hedges explains what is happening to Matt Taibbi for publishing an analysis of the Twitter Files given to him by Elon Musk.

The cost of telling the truth is rapidly rising, and the rewards have disappeared. If the Democrats are “reelected,” truth will be criminalized.

https://www.globalresearch.ca/democratic-party-crucifixion-matt-taibbi-no-journalist-safe-anymore/5821484 

WHO and EU Announce Global System of Vaccine Passports for Future Pandemics.


 The World Health Organisation and the European Union yesterday announced their collaboration on global digital vaccine passports at a joint press conference in Geneva.

According to the press release posted on the WHO website:

In June 2023, WHO will take up the European Union system of digital COVID-19 certification to establish a global system that will help facilitate global mobility and protect citizens across the world from on-going and future health threats, including pandemics. This is the first building block of the WHO Global Digital Health Certification Network (GDHCN) that will develop a wide range of digital products to deliver better health for all.

WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said:

Building on the EU’s highly successful digital certification network, WHO aims to offer all WHO Member States access to an open-source digital health tool, which is based on the principles of equity, innovation, transparency and data protection and privacy. New digital health products in development aim to help people everywhere receive quality health services quickly and more effectively.

Based on the EU Global Health Strategy and WHO Global strategy on digital health, the initiative follows the November 30th 2022 agreement between the EU and WHO to enhance strategic cooperation on global health issues.

“This further bolsters a robust multilateral system with WHO at its core, powered by a strong EU,” the press release states.

Thierry Breton, EU Commissioner for Internal Market, said:

With 80 countries and territories connected to the EU Digital COVID-19 Certificate, the EU has set a global standard. The EU certificate has not only been an important tool in our fight against the pandemic, but has also facilitated international travel and tourism. I am pleased that the WHO will build on the privacy-preserving principles and cutting-edge technology of the EU certificate to create a global tool against future pandemics.

According to the WHO press release, “one of the key elements in the European Union’s work against the COVID-19 pandemic has been digital COVID-19 certificates”, and now the WHO will “allow the world to benefit from convergence of digital certificates”.

The scheme is set to be expanded to include all the vaccinations covered by the ‘yellow card’ International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis.

WHO will not have access to any underlying personal data, which would continue to be the exclusive domain of governments, the press release claims.

The WHO and the European Commission will “work together to encourage maximum global uptake and participation”, it adds.

Vaccine passports are controversial, even in the United Nations, of which the WHO is an agency. On June 30th 2021, as the movement for Covid vaccine passports gained momentum, the UNESCO World Commission for the Ethics of Science and Technology and the UNESCO International Bioethics Committee released a joint statement warning that “any COVID-19 certificate should be introduced and implemented with great caution” and “should account for scientific uncertainty regarding the degree of protection that specific vaccines, past infections and negative COVID-19 test results provide”. Vaccine passports should also “not work against sustainable development”.

In light of these concerns, the UN agencies proposed that “a research programme should be developed to assess their impact on society and public health, and the risks they might bring”.

The new press release from the WHO and EU makes no mention of the progress of this research programme, or whether it has been established at all. Is it not necessary to ascertain the effectiveness and cost-benefit profile of an intervention before rolling it out globally and making it permanent?

Given how leaky Covid vaccines are, and how short-lived any protection offered by them might be – some studies even show the vaccinated suffering higher infection rates than the unvaccinated – it’s hard to imagine that vaccine passports delivered any real limitation of disease transmission. But the WHO and EU don’t appear to regard this as a relevant question to ask. Is that because they blindly assume they are beneficial, or because they have other reasons for wanting to roll out this restrictive technology globally?


Wednesday, 7 June 2023

The Pride assault on us all - Templar Report

 

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Neil Oliver: ‘…diets, food & the 'Grocery tax’ that’s coming down the line


…it’s an ever intensifying war on us, our health, food and particularly on farmers….John Kerry has said, US government confiscation off farmland is not off the table…ultra-processed foods are killing people…’ To help support this vodcast & get extra, exclusive content every week sign up to ‘Neil Oliver’ on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Audio Podcasts, Neil Oliver's Love Letter To The World &, Neil Oliver's Love Letter To The British Isles Available on all the usual providers https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... Check out the Instagram account: Neil Oliver Love Letter https://www.instagram.com/neiloliverl...