"About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way." (Acts 19:23, NIV)
Is the reason there is really no, "....disturbance about the Way", in the United States of America due to the fact that those of us who are of, "....the Way", are not disturbing anyone? One cannot preach or witness to, or live totally committed to Jesus Christ without creating a, "....great disturbance...."
"The Way", has done a lot of disturbing in the nations over the centuries. "The Way", was a term used describing those who follow Jesus because they held to the claim of Jesus that, "I am the Way, the truth, and the life", which means there are no other ways, no other truth, no other life apart from Jesus Christ.
Much of modern Christendom, however, has cleverly adopted a, "We all worship the same god," or, "Don't let politics come into this," or, "seeker friendly," which is just code for, "Can't we all just get along?" Jesus answers, "And you will be hated by all for My Name's sake." If one regularly reads the Gospels, one will discover that there are many today who, "preach[] another Jesus whom we have not preached".
Is the reason there is really no, "....disturbance about the Way", in the United States of America due to the fact that those of us who are of, "....the Way", are not disturbing anyone? One cannot preach or witness to, or live totally committed to Jesus Christ without creating a, "....great disturbance...."
"The Way", has done a lot of disturbing in the nations over the centuries. "The Way", was a term used describing those who follow Jesus because they held to the claim of Jesus that, "I am the Way, the truth, and the life", which means there are no other ways, no other truth, no other life apart from Jesus Christ.
Much of modern Christendom, however, has cleverly adopted a, "We all worship the same god," or, "Don't let politics come into this," or, "seeker friendly," which is just code for, "Can't we all just get along?" Jesus answers, "And you will be hated by all for My Name's sake." If one regularly reads the Gospels, one will discover that there are many today who, "preach[] another Jesus whom we have not preached".
The key answer to this is for us to be very familiar with the very Words of Jesus. Reading one chapter in the Gospels will take you through the Gospels every 3 months. Our "victorious living," our "overcoming power" is found only in Jesus' Words. Jesus told the Jews, "....Search the Scriptures....They testify of Me." This will keep you and me from the great deception which is coming on the whole earth. This will keep you and me in the most intimate fellowship in our Lord Jesus. This will, "deliver us from the Evil One."
Father, in Jesus' Name, Give us a, "disturbance." Amen.
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Please pray for my time with First Nations People in DC tomorrow, 12:00 - 20:00 hrs.
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
Hebrews 12:2
Hebrews 12:2
