Hey brother, this is excellent stuff. I plan to send this along to some of my fellow leaders in the church and is precisely what I got deeply frustrated about this very week.
We’ve been doing an evangelism series and the strategy seems to be (roughly) be as nice as possible and avoid confrontation so that people will spontaneously see you as a safe and pleasant person to have spiritual conversations with.
I don’t like it. I’m not sure about my theological principles on this right now but something about it rubs me the wrong way. This seems more up my alley and fits better with my understanding of what we ought to be doing.
That said, the final word is always the Bible so I’m trying to humble myself and understand what is the truth of God. I am not content to pick the most appealing option if scripture doesn’t back it up.
Anyway, if you’ve got time, please also check out my substack as well:
Jesus did not say lay down your life as a martyr. He said sell your cloak, buy a sword and gird it on. The hymn is NOT onward Christian soldiers marching as to martyrdom; but marching as to war.
Why has the West become so faint-hearted as to even have this discussion? Because the churches of the West chose suicide by martyrdom and turning cheeks when we should have been unsheathing the swords Jesus told us to buy and use as soldiers of the Cross. And making martyrs of Christ’s - and our - enemies.
Excellent. As I preached last week, Jesus was assassinated. When you use the True semantic, you understand the True Jesus. The 21st Century Crusade begins www.pastorpowellforcongress.webs.com
"The pagans he converted were my ancestors. They were not nice people. They were tribal, pagan savages."
Woke atheists today would use similar language to describe their Christian ancestors.
You should have more respect for those who became for you. Maybe read Tacitus. There were many honorable and noble Germanic people whose legends, culture, and values contributed to Europe before and after after Christianization.
I thought you were going to say let is all go to ruin, and rebuild it later.
I recall the scene at a powerplant in the movie "Close Encounter of the Third Kind," in which engineers were discussing what to do about a failing power grid. One was insisting, "Let it go down. Let it all go down," that only after its collapse could the grid be brought back up.
This was an excellent and articulate article that truly gets the times we're in and why. I appreciate this reminder, as a homeschool Mom of five boys I needed to be reminded that what I am doing matters and by God's grace my husband and I will raise these kinds of me, for the kingdom, no matter the cost.
I think we need both the Benedict and the Boniface option. So glad we can look back to learn how to look forward. Sadly, the church doesn't know it's history and therefore can't learn from the good and the mistakes. Keep up the good work! Sola Deo Gloria!
Hey brother, this is excellent stuff. I plan to send this along to some of my fellow leaders in the church and is precisely what I got deeply frustrated about this very week.
We’ve been doing an evangelism series and the strategy seems to be (roughly) be as nice as possible and avoid confrontation so that people will spontaneously see you as a safe and pleasant person to have spiritual conversations with.
I don’t like it. I’m not sure about my theological principles on this right now but something about it rubs me the wrong way. This seems more up my alley and fits better with my understanding of what we ought to be doing.
That said, the final word is always the Bible so I’m trying to humble myself and understand what is the truth of God. I am not content to pick the most appealing option if scripture doesn’t back it up.
Anyway, if you’ve got time, please also check out my substack as well:
http://worldtocome.substack.com
I’ve subscribed and I look forward to reading more of your stuff.
Jesus did not say lay down your life as a martyr. He said sell your cloak, buy a sword and gird it on. The hymn is NOT onward Christian soldiers marching as to martyrdom; but marching as to war.
Why has the West become so faint-hearted as to even have this discussion? Because the churches of the West chose suicide by martyrdom and turning cheeks when we should have been unsheathing the swords Jesus told us to buy and use as soldiers of the Cross. And making martyrs of Christ’s - and our - enemies.
FUCK THE KIKES AND FUCK KRISTFAGS. PUSSY ASS BITCH LIARS. KRISTCUCKS COMMIT HUMAN SACRIFICE EVERY DAY. THEY ALLOW ORCS TO KILL THIER OWN KIND
Excellent. As I preached last week, Jesus was assassinated. When you use the True semantic, you understand the True Jesus. The 21st Century Crusade begins www.pastorpowellforcongress.webs.com
"The pagans he converted were my ancestors. They were not nice people. They were tribal, pagan savages."
Woke atheists today would use similar language to describe their Christian ancestors.
You should have more respect for those who became for you. Maybe read Tacitus. There were many honorable and noble Germanic people whose legends, culture, and values contributed to Europe before and after after Christianization.
The Boniface Option
I thought you were going to say let is all go to ruin, and rebuild it later.
I recall the scene at a powerplant in the movie "Close Encounter of the Third Kind," in which engineers were discussing what to do about a failing power grid. One was insisting, "Let it go down. Let it all go down," that only after its collapse could the grid be brought back up.
I think we may be in a similar position now.
This was an excellent and articulate article that truly gets the times we're in and why. I appreciate this reminder, as a homeschool Mom of five boys I needed to be reminded that what I am doing matters and by God's grace my husband and I will raise these kinds of me, for the kingdom, no matter the cost.
I think we need both the Benedict and the Boniface option. So glad we can look back to learn how to look forward. Sadly, the church doesn't know it's history and therefore can't learn from the good and the mistakes. Keep up the good work! Sola Deo Gloria!
You are totally making this up.
If you tell stories of the past, start reading history.
Bonifatius was killed because he tried to force the people into christianity.
He hacked down an oak tree (near Dokkum, Fryslân in the Netherlands)
The Oak-tree was an religieus tree (Wodan) for those people. It was like burning down a church.
These were my forfathers. Why call them tatooth rapers, killers?
You have prove of that!
The frisians had their own law and religion.
You should respect that !!
(Expecially if you are a real christian)
Since when is force a legal way and not surpression.