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Paper Thin Christianity


It is alarming how paper thin Christianity is getting in America. Recently, Evangelicals pledged to support a man who is Pimp and who has open whore houses and who is running for political office. The man isn’t reformed or repentant, having left this former way of life, nay his dens of sin are still open and well documented. When asked why Evangelicals would vote for him their answers were that he is “he is the right man for the job, he has the right policies.” It is interesting how people can divorce their beliefs from politics and other theaters of this world. Being ardent in morality at church but not when it comes to those in political office. 

This paper thin Christianity is a byproduct of the Post Modern Times we live in. People who claim to be Christian take up their banner for tyrants on Monday through Saturday and then on Sunday wave the white flag of Jesus. Hypocrisy stinks and this schizophrenia in Evangelicalism is why many are fleeing to the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orhtodox Churches. Pious souls who have grown weary of split personality Christianity have fled to bastions of genuine faith, hoping their denominations will remain true disciples of Christ. Unfortunately, the same divorced thinking that Evangelicals are using with politics is being applied in the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orhrodox, and High Churches of Protestantism. Whether conservative or liberal, churches are claiming to hold fast to Christ’s teachings while simultaneously bowing to the political mob of their party. Imperial Christianity, the pollutant and toxic mixture of the Kingdom of Heaven and the kingdom of this world is returning. While it behooves us as Christians to be abreast of world events and politics, especially when it pertains to the church and how it will effect our freedoms, we are not permitted to divorce our beliefs from our political choices. We are told by the Apostle, “Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.” (2 Corinthians 5:20). If we are ambassadors, we then represent Christ in all we do and so it behooves is to conduct ourselves in such a manner as befitting the King of Kings. 

The polarizing nature of this paper thin Christianity is already making its mark. From claims that The Bible says a mother and child should be separated during immigration is fallacy, the Lord sent Hagar and Ishmael together across the border and took care of them (Genesis 21:8-21). Politicians and those involved in government are tainting Christianity with their paper thin understanding of Scripture. They make the coming Antichrist’s job easier to humiliate and crush the saints (Revelation 13:7). 


We must not tolerate this bipolar behavior. We cannot waver in our devotion between two masters and opinions, “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money,” (Matthew 6:24) and, “Elijah went before the people and said, "How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him." But the people said nothing.” (1 Kings 18:21). The words of our Lord Jesus Christ are telling, “you cannot serve God and money,” and politics is invariably about money in the end. We need to vote for Christian paragons (as best as we can find them) or vote not at all. It is not about being Republican or Democrat, it is about the Kingdom, “Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.” (Matthew 6:10). Amen. 

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