Vote for the lesser of Evils?

**WARNING***

What you are about to read will offend,

and will upset your "apple cart".

I will get political while remaining biblical (imagine that)

I will call out falsehood

I will not allow "emotionalism" or "fear" to sway me. 

May the Holy spirit convict, and speak through this blog

and that goes for myself too.

***WARNING***

Yes, you will leave him too, 

with your hands on yours heads(in shame).

For Adonai rejects those in whom you trust;

from them you will gain nothing.

Jeremiah 2:37

Good Ol' Jeremiah, my favorite book of the bible. 

The time of Jeremiah and backsliding Israel,

reminds me of western christianity, specifically speaking

it reminds me of America, who considers itself a christian nation but is far from it. a verse that always is in the back of my mind is "They turned their backs to me but not their faces" that's Jeremiah, Jeremiah 2:27 and I think it's found elsewhere in Jeremiah too.

Tell me, have we as a country and culture stood by God and His principles? His commands? are we even seeking to? We've completely snubbed our noses at God, turned our backs to what He commands us to be, and at the same time have our hands out asking for His "blessing". It's abhorrible, we want God on our side but in no way shape or form want to live for Him.

I'm talking about "Christians", those who claim to follow, but have more concern for themselves and their lively hood than they do about God Himself, you know, those who refuse to die to themselves, but still want to claim to be united with Yeshua(Jesus). I'm not calling out unbelievers in America, that's not my job, after all unbelievers are just being what they are suppose to be. I'm calling out those who claim to be of the body of HaMashiach(The Messiah). Thought I'd clarify such before I get into this can of worms..

As we all know In America the elections are coming upon us, It's almost November already, and while some of us have lost hope and have chosen not to even vote, I've noticed an alarming trend amongst those who claim to be followers of Yeshua(Jesus). This trend I am speaking of is "FEAR", now obviously fear is nothing new, it's as old as creation, and political fear or the popular "Vote for the lesser of evils" is as old as politics. My question is, have we even really thought about "Vote for the lesser of evils"? 

(this is where the apple cart upsetting starts)

What do you think God thinks about your choice to "vote for the lesser of evils" do you think He thinks its noble? Let me answer that for you…NO! God looks at evil as…well...EVIL! there is no distinction between "evils", it's like saying you told a "white lie"..God still looks at it as a lie, and it's like saying being a homosexual is wrong and at the same time saying it's ok to heterosexually sleep outside of marriage, to God both are a sin and both are equally wrong.

But wait…wait…wait..this is politics..right? what does God have to do with politics? we are not voting for a rabbi/pastor we are voting for a president..

Woe to those who call evil good

and good evil,

who change darkness into light

and light into darkness,

who change bitter into sweet

and sweet into bitter!

Isaiah 5:20

We may not be voting for a rabbi/pastor but the fact of the matter is God isn't for evil(sin) He is abhorrently against it, the bible makes that crystal clear, The Son was crucified because of sin(our sinfulness), not to tolerate sin but to fundamentally ABOLISH IT! To answer the question of what does God have to do with politics? what doesn't He have to do with it? Is He not in control of all things? He's the one who puts people in positions of power, and we as a "free" country our privileged to be able to vote for the leader of the country.

Now some may say, if God's in control and puts people in power, then why even bother voting?

To me that's like saying "God's the one that heals and feeds the poor, why even bother trying to help?"

The fact is I know whoever wins the election will win because God has a purpose and a plan in it(It could very well be to pour out His wrath), but that doesn't mean that I don't get involved and vote for someone who stands by God and His word. My conscious before God will be clean in who I vote for, because I sought to stand by His word and not compromise with evil out of fear of the other party.

Romney is considered the lesser of evils compared to the democrat runner Obama, I suppose I could see how some people could think that…but the truth is there isn't much difference between the two. Asking me to choose between Romney and Obama is like asking me to drink either cyanide or nuclear waste…

Which is why I find it alarming that Christians in this country are supporting Romney, mainly it is out of fear of having another four years of Obama. First of all, like I just said if you honestly look at Romney and Obama they are not that different, second why don't you go read your bible and see what happens when you put FEAR ahead of God. That's the problem with people now adays, they run around with chickens like their heads cut-off basing their whole life on FEAR and not the good kind of FEAR…like the FEAR OF THE LORD, that's the only FEAR you should have. If Christians aka followers of Yeshua(Jesus) in this country actually had a fear of the LORD then they certainly wouldn't be voting for a mormon, and they would also be seeking to stand by Gods commandments, but thats a whole other story. Or maybe come to think of it it's not another story at all, this country is going to get what it deserves for mocking God, for claiming to follow Him but ignoring His commands.

Romney puts on a front that he's pro-life but he's far from it, he's also for homosexual marriage and the very "god" he worships isn't the one true God of Abraham,Isaac, and Jacob. But yet, you'll vote for him because he's not Obama? because he's white and maybe a little less socialistic? What is with Christians who just vote Republican  and think they are doing God's will? they don't do their research…they don't check the fruit…they just vote R and think they are good christian Americans for doing so. I respect someone who chooses not to vote more so then one who just votes for one party because they put the party before the standards of God. Not that my respect means a thing, but seriously when are those who claim to be of  Meshiach(Christ) going to start living like it? When are you going to wake up from your westernized entertainment driven selfish mind-set….and….

DIE TO YOUR SELF!(Matthew 16:24,Mark 8:34, Galatians 2:20)

For my people have committed two evils:

they have abandoned me,

the fountain of living water,

and dug themselves cisterns, broken cisterns,

that can hold no water!

Jeremiah 2:13

Just like Israel at the time, I'm sure you will ask;

"How have we abandoned God?"

We are in a moral decline, God and His word is being mocked by those you support. Murder of babies has become just another "issue" same with gay marriage.

You sacrifice TRUTH for the sake of tolerance, because you think tolerance is love, wake up you have been infiltrated and you don't even realize it! 

You may claim politics is a useless issue, but sitting

back and doing nothing is condoning the evil you are suppose to abhor. You let the world shape your biblical view when it is suppose to be your biblical view shaping your world view! I expect such from those without GOD but if you proclaim to be apart of the body... then where is the biblical shaping!? where is the change?! where is the love for God and His word?! the love of His TORAH!

You want this country to be better, you cry about the economy, and your wealth & prosperity, and you will seek anyone and everything to better that for you, except GOD. Because God has standards, because GOD sent the Son Yeshua(Jesus) to die for sin and make us Holy, not out of pity, but to make us HOLY… but you westernized American Christian just want His death for forgiveness and prosperity! not for Holiness, because your god isn't the GOD of the bible! your god is success and wealth…your god is money…

So you ignore what He abhors, and live contrary to His word making for yourself broken cisterns, like in Jeremiah's time. you live like the whore that Ezekiel 16 talks about and yet... still claim to be on God's side,

you walk on the proverbial fence/line when God says choose a side!

Woe to you who settle for less then God's standards!

Woe to you who don't FEAR the LORD GOD!

God wont be mocked!

 I am voting independent. Tom Hoefling to be exact…I suggest you do your own research, instead of blindly following the media and wolves in sheep's clothing christian leaders.

Oh, and for the record…I don't HATE Obama or Romney, I abhor their policies yes, and the fact that people can't see through the bull, but I understand they don't have GOD so their actions don't surprise me, and all I can do is pray for GOD to open their eyes, before it's to late. God will have His way, His will… it will be done, all I can do is seek to stand by His word.

The Gospel of Tolerance

Before I get into just how unbiblical this worldly gospel of tolerance is, I'm going to hammer home the real gospel first.

How are we saved? Is it by our goodness and our good works? no…we have only sinfulness apart from Christ, anyone who claims to be without sin is a liar and the truth is not in him(1 John 1:8) and it is by God's grace that we are saved not by works (Ephesians 2:12)

Are we saved for OUR glory? think about that for a moment, "saved for our glory"…what possibly could we offer God? God creator of the universe and EVERYTHING in it, who is all righteous and glorious! does He need us? like He is bound by some kind of law that's above Him where He has to forgive us of all our wickedness, does he seriously need us? need our approval, need our glory? of course He doesn't, it's not for our glory that we are saved BUT for HIS..

Everyone who is called by My name, Whom I have created for My glory; I have formed him, yes, I have made him.

Isaiah 43:7

Paul said:

"God forbid if I should glory in anything except

the cross of Christ."-Galatians 6:14

"For My name's sake I will defer My anger, And for My praise I will restrain it from you, So that I do not cut you off. Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction. For My own sake, for My own sake, I will do it; For how should My name be profaned? And I will not give My glory to another.

Isaiah 48:9-11

That makes it pretty clear God doesn't share His glory.

It is by His grace, and for His glory that we are saved.

We should rejoice in this fact and present our bodies as a living sacrifice Holy and acceptable to God, as it says in Romans 12:1.

The question becomes are we living out this testament? are we living for His glory or are we living for ours? Does the word transform us to recognize its not about us or do we transform the word to be about our glory?

Romans 12:1 says by the mercies of GOD..present your bodies as a living sacrifice. So because of what God did to save you, I.E sending His son, God himself coming in the form of man and living a Holy un-sinful life, the perfect man/unspotted lamb and then being the sacrifice for our sinfulness! He took the wrath that we deserve! Because of all this, and because of who God is we surrender ourselves fully to Him, to give Him the honor and glory that is due to Him.

This is why fruit should be produced if we claim we know Him, to know Him means we know all glory is His and His alone and we seek only His will. This is why sin was and is dangerous! 
This is why the word of God says;

"The wages of sin is death"-Romans 6:23

Sin takes all focus off God and puts it on us, it becomes about what we want and desire in our fleshly nature,

OUR Desires

OUR Needs

OUR Will

Sin chokes us and intangibles us consuming our every action and purpose robbing us of the Holiness that cost Christ everything and making it all about OUR glory.

This is why daily we are called to mortify our nature, to put to death our flesh and put our focus on Christ who has overcome death, He has taken sin and overcome it for us once and for all. ALL GLORY TO HIM!

Now remember what I said the question is…

The question becomes are we living out this testament? are we living for His glory or are we living for ours? Does the word transform us to recognize its not about us or do we transform the word to be about our glory?

The gospel of tolerance isn't about God's glory period.

You see the world wants you to believe that tolerance=love, that Jesus was tolerant of sin..and if you are a Christian then you are suppose to just show tolerance and not open your mouth about what is wrong or right, for there is no right or wrong.. per say, the only wrong there is is to tell someone else they are doing something wrong and that's very "unchristian".

This is the world we live in people. You know the funny thing about tolerance is that it's not very tolerant to those who hold to the bible being absolute truth, Ironic is it not? Lets tackle issue number one

"Tolerance=Love" and well Christians are suppose to love..right? so hence we are suppose to be tolerant of wrong doing.

First of all, lets say I am married and my wife who I love is sleeping around, if I love her I should just tolerate her wrong doing right? I mean, it's just her life style she chooses to live…if I truly love her I would tolerate it right?

Or 


how about if I have a child, and he is you know living his chosen life style of being a terror by breaking things and stealing other kids toys and what not, you know normal kid stuff…if I love him I should just tolerate his choice to do so..right? I have no right to say what he is doing is wrong do I? I mean I "love him" so tolerance must be shown..

The fact is tolerance doesn't equal love like the world wants you to think, what is love? well 1 corinthians sums it up pretty nicely;

Love suffers long [and] is kind; love does not envy; 

love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 

does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, 

is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 

bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Oh look at that, none of that looks like "Tolerance" to me. We as Christians are called to love, yes absolutely..but love doesn't mean no correction, no standing firm on solid truth and no warning of wrong doing. We should correct, we should stand on biblical truth and we should warn of wrong doing and all of this we are called to do in a loving way. 

Drugs lead to a broken life and death, so if I had a friend or a son who was doing drugs would it be loving for me to just ignore their destruction and just act like what they are doing is their prerogative and it doesn't matter? or would it be loving to warn them that what they are doing isn't healthy and what they are doing leads only to death..

The answer is obviously the latter, that is actual love, which is why in a loving manner we warn that the wages of sin is death(Romans 6:23)

The gospel and Christ's message isn't a gospel/message of tolerance, if Christ was tolerant of sin then why did he say things like "Repent"(Luke 13:3) and go and sin no more (John 8:11). The fact is if Christ was so tolerant of sin then why did He come to die because of it?(Romans 6:10) and don't even say the typical liberal answer of;

"Well Christ died and it is by grace I am saved so I can continue living in sin"

That's complete garbage, Matthew 16:24-25,Romans 2:4,Romans 6:15,Galatians 2:20, the whole bible debunks such thinking. It took a cross and the wrath of God on His Son to forgive us of sin…how is that tolerance of sin?

My whole point is this…the gospel is about surrendering to Christ, it's about His glory and not ours…the bible doesn't allow for personal opinion and tolerance it's plain and simple…. believe and follow or don't.

I realize the world and the way it's going , and I know the world is going to say I am a bigot and even say I am un-christian because I am not "tolerant of sin"…but I am not accountable to the world, I'm accountable before God.

The world will rip Kirk Cameron for saying being gay is unnatural, and isn't what God wants for us on Piers Morgan. and the world, and people like Piers, will confuse "Love" with "tolerance" and ironically be intolerant of gospel truth. We were warned in the bible about  people who call evil good and good evil(Isaiah 5:20)…and warned in revelations about the Lukewarm so this is all just a sign of the times.

I'll continue to stand by God's word un apologetically, and because I do that doesn't mean I hate gay people. They have the same opportunity of eternal life as I do and it is ONLY through surrendering to Jesus Christ. 

A homosexual might say "well it's easy for you to be saved and stand by the bible because it is heterosexual and doesn't say what you do is wrong"

Actually, it isn't "easy" specially in this oversexed generation to live a surrendering life to Christ. Just because I'm straight doesn't mean it is "easy" for me, I struggle all the time with lust, after all I am not married and if I were to have sex outside of marriage with a woman I would be just as wrong as a homosexual,

sin is sin…sexual immorality is sexual immorality it doesn't matter if I'm straight or gay. 

Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.- 1 Corinthians 6:9-10

Only by the grace of God can we be saved, Only by what was done for us on that cross are we saved. We have to put to death our self-interests,our will. our flesh and fully rely on and surrender to Christ because ONLY He saves us.

Oh America...how far you have fallen...the world replaces love with tolerance and it's only a sign of the end...

with that being said....

BEWARE THE MARK OF THE BEAST!

Lord SAVE us from your Followers..

What is Love?

Far to many have there own opinion on what Love is,

more specifically what God says Love is..

What am I talking about?

I watched "Lord Save us from your Followers"

it's a documentary about Christians and why

we are hated and how judgmental we come off

to non-believers

I've watched it twice, and after watching it

the first time I was thinking, well I can understand

what he is saying, and as Christians we should be

about love. At the same time though

it confused me, it seemed to embrace the non-

believers...

Don't get me wrong, I understand Jesus hung around

the downcast...the sinners...the non believers,

prostitutes,the sick, the thief, the lovers of "the world"

there's no denying that whatsoever.

The movie however seems to come across as if

we are just suppose to "Shut up" as Christians

about what the bible says and just embrace

the sinner(and yes I know we all are sinners)

We are suppose to just Love? show kindness,

don't say anything about what the bible says,

and just embrace gays?

Again, I'm all for showing love and not hate,

but isn't love about being honest and truthful?

we don't have to be hateful...we don't have to spew hate

out of our mouth, I'm not saying that at all...

but we should be honest and truthful.

I'm not sorry at all to state that Jesus is the way the truth

and the life and NOBODY gets to the father except through HIM!

I'm not ASHAMED of the Gospel of Christ,

and I don't care if the world hates me for it,

by the way thats another thing...

The world is going to hate us(The followers of Christ)

Jesus said it himself!

"If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before [it hated] you.

If you were of the world, the world would love its own.

Yet because you are not of the world,

but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.

Remember the word that I said to you,

'A servant is not greater than his master.'

If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you.

If they kept My word, they will keep yours also.

But all these things they will do to you for My name's sake,

because they do not know Him who sent Me.

If I had not come and spoken to them,

they would have no sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.

He who hates Me hates My Father also.

John 15:18-23

It doesn't matter what you do, the world is going to hate you,

if you are a true follower of Christ, the fact is you will offend

even when you are not trying to offend.

This movie "Lord safe us from your followers"

try's to somehow find common ground,

it tries to find the reason Christians are hated,

when the fact is... the world hates Jesus, so the

world will hate us.

Now don't get me wrong, I know there are plenty

of Christian hypocrites, and Christians who point their

fingers at anything and everything, Christians who sit

in their little church's and condemn everyone who

doesn't go to their church or don't dress like them

and blah blah blah.."Legalistic" comes to mind..

I myself lean more towards not being "religious"

not being "legalistic" "non denominational"..

if you believe in Jesus Christ that he is

Lord and savior redeemer who died for our sins

and rose again, that he is returning a second time

and that there is only one GOD...Jesus and the holy spirit

as one...then we shouldn't have a problem.

If I believe in Jesus and you believe in Jesus(sorry mormons

you don't count)

then what are we arguing about? stop being so

freakin legalistic..

However now I'm getting off subject somewhat.

The point I'm trying to make is this,

"Lord save us from your followers"

I totally have no problem with the title, in fact

I looked at that and thought "Right on.."

but the movie itself is flawed, or maybe I should say

could be flawed depending on how you take it.

For we are called to be Christ-like for sure...

and we are called to LOVE..

Love suffers long [and] is kind;

love does not envy; love does not parade itself,

is not puffed up;

does not behave rudely,

does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil;

does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;

bears all things, believes all things,

hopes all things, endures all things.

Love never fails.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Love rejoices in Truth? and what is truth?

what I think? no... Truth is in the word of God,

do I rejoice in someone elses faults?

do I rejoice that gay people are going to hell?

No..absolutely not

Do I think it's ok to laugh and make fun of gay people?

Do I think it's ok to attack them and yell at them and

curse them.. no not at all, I feel guilty for

making fun of them with gay jokes and what not,

and I can totally understand him apologizing

to the gay people like he did in the movie.

However, the fact still remains that they are

slapping God in the face, the fact still remains

that they will go to hell if they continue

living like they do, and it's not because I said so...

it's because GOD SAID SO! I feel sorry for them..

I want them to know the TRUTH, and I would remain honest

about what God says. That my friends would be TRUE LOVE,

because I don't want to see them burn! that should always

be the reason for speaking out, not because you want to be

right or because you want to force your opinion on someone,

you should speak up for Gods word out of LOVE, because you

want that person to be overwhelmed with Christ, and

to realize there is so much more to this world...to life,

then what we see with our eyes.

How is it love to embrace their sin to tolerate it as if God would?

how is it love to ignore the fact that they can't

have a relationship with God if they don't

ask for forgiveness of their sin and turn from their sins?

TELL ME, How is it love not to warn them?

I'm not saying to shun away from them...I'm not saying

to hate them, I'm not saying don't help them...

but you must stand by the word of GOD...

You must stand for what's RIGHT and what's WRONG..

or what is the point of calling yourself a Christian?

If you won't stand up for Christ, don't expect

him to stand up for you when you are in the judgment seat.

You can't be afraid of telling the truth,

you can't be afraid of standing up for Christ.

You can't keep your mouth shut in hopes that the world

wont hate you, that's not of Christ at all!

Did Jesus hang around sinners? once again YES he did!

what did he say to the adulterous woman?

Did he help her? did he condemn her?

Jesus saved her from being stoned but at the same time

he said "Go and SIN NO MORE!"

SIN NO MORE! did he say it's ok that you did what you did,

I still love you and you may go and continue what you are

doing? NO! he essentially said

"Listen...I love you, and I forgive you for what you have done,

now go and turn from your ways"

From my perspective, to be honest, I can appreciate

the movie. There is a lot to like about the movie

and the overall premise of it... is pretty much right on,

all I'm saying is I think people can become confused.

I want to make it perfectly clear also, that I'm not

for going up to gays or anyone else for that matter and

just out of nowhere be like "Your a sinner and your going to hell"

or "God hates fags"..because we are called to show LOVE.

I absolutely think we should be there

for someone who hates us and Christ,

that we should be kind and speak up for those that

are kicked around. The thing is I can love you,

and disagree with your life style at the same time,

and again I'm not talking about keeping quiet about what's

right and wrong. Because if a gay person were to ask me

"what do I think about my life style" or "Am I going to hell"

guess what? I'm going to tell them exactly what God and the bible

says.

Am I going to say "Gay marriage" is right? no..its wrong..

Am I going to say abortion is right? no...it''s wrong..

I'll stand by that till I stop breathing. BUT am I

going to look down on someone who is gay or someone

who had an abortion and say "I'm better then you"

absolutely not...sin is sin either way you look at it,

and again we all are nothing but wretched people...

and I'm going to stand for what's right but I won't

condemn you, I refuse to hate you..

and just like Christ, i'll protect you

from the mud slinging and judgmental rock throwing

and the abuse and the hate and I'll tell you

you are walking into a place of self indulgence

into shame guilt and unhappiness. Overall though

I'll just show love, not because I want something from you,

not because I'm afraid of confrontation, but because I'm

called to be like Christ...who told it like it is and didn't

dance around the truth but at the same time he LOVED.

As long as you take "Save us from your followers" the right way,

and not the wrong way in the sense that it means "We

keep our mouths shut" then I think it's a pretty good movie,

and worth a watch.