You Strain Out A Gnat But Swallow A Camel
In order to become a better person, we first have to acknowledge our faults and short-comings. The same is true when we want to go from being negative, to being positive. Continue reading “You Strain Out A Gnat But Swallow A Camel”
A worrying trend continues to build, as politics increasingly hijacks the Christian faith. And we must make no mistake — the faith is under direct attack from nefarious people who are far from being true Christians.
Have you heard the expression “a mouth full of scripture, but a heart full of hate?” Its been making the rounds lately and more and more people are giving serious thought as to what that means.
Over exposure to negativity takes a serious toll on our physical and mental health. The first step in correcting this growing problem, is to admit that these days, we’re inundated with negativity.
You may have noticed more Christians speaking up about what many feel is a creeping hypocrisy amongst our faith. To be blunt, the hypocrisy is so blatant that its almost impossible to miss.
Our readers know that one of the things that is of increasing concern, is the disturbing habit of people mixing their personal politics with religion. I should of course say “faith,” because faith and religion are sometimes two different things.
There are a great many people who can quote Bible scripture, but sadly, many of those people can’t really say what the passages mean, or why they’re important. In fact, a lot of people try to weaponize the Bible for their own purposes.
There are a great deal of concerning words and attitudes lately about the tenets of the Christian faith. Alarmingly, there are a lot of people who are twisting and manipulating the faith to mold to their personal earthly views.
Anyone who’s ever had a conversation with pretty much anyone, knows that gaslighting is something we’re all guilty of at some point and to some degree — but, some folk are just more guilty of it more of the time. Manipulation isn’t pleasant.
Christians all across the world are being called upon to take a stand — to set aside their biases and political beliefs and to put their faith first and foremost. To declare that our faith is far more important than worldly politics.