Commentary: A Need For Strong Leadersip

by Guy LaMar

I’ve been watching a few messages from various church groups splintered from the Church of God.

And, this is just my personal observation.

I am not too keen on what I am seeing from some.

There are a few of the groups within these same organizations that do have some good strong ministers, and also a few with some weak ministers.

The older ministers appear more strong while the younger ministers appear more liberal.

Some appear too spooked in saying anything that may offend.

Now, I’ll let you know something about me – I DO NOT like weakness. In fact, I frankly HATE it!

And, I’m not talking about being mean here. I’m talking about not standing against what is clearly WRONG!

There are too many people walking around with very fragile feelings.

Leaders in the churches are trying to cater to the more spoiled. I DO NOT like this.

I raised my sons with strict sternness. I NEVER gave them a 2nd warning.

And they turned out just fine and dandy. No matter what – they have always shown me respect.

And to this day I still offer my guidance. They may not always agree with it, but they listen and grant that respect.

If they don’t agree then that just proves that they have a lot more growing to do … hahaha! 😆

But seriously, the point is, some of the churches need to tighten up their belts and STOP being so weak!

Brethren, I can clearly see various Church of God groups falling into a trap of liberalism.

And this problem begins at the top – with the church leadership.

Without giving out any names, I can certainly think of FOUR groups where the church leadership is failing terribly by catering to the spoiled. And, I can think of TWO groups who are like a Cult of Idolatry because of their leadership.

One group comes to mind where the church “head honcho” just loves to brag himself up as an important figure to where he is the “main” guy among this world’s population! And then there’s another group in which its leader speaks more about himself than anything else!

And, I can think of another group that has literally wrapped everything around Right-Wing political views. And they actually believe they are God’s Church! It’s truly insane!

There are TWO groups that come to mind who have very grounded leadership guiding them. The elders of these groups stay very close to the “Trunk of the Tree” – the spiritual tree.

Through the years I have spoken to many within various churches of God and it’s actually becoming much harder to find a more balanced group.

There are also some groups that embrace Hebrew names and believe that they are being righteous for doing so.

Brethren, these so-called “sacred name” groups NEED to block me, I am not going to help promote you. They are people who get off on these crazy calendars or make them up each year. They need not be here! The Independent Christian Church of God and our affiliated churches will not agree with them!

Oh my, how there are so many groups out there completely off course!

Brethren, we NEED to get back to the SOUND and STRONG footing of the living Word of God, the Truth of God, and the Plan of God!

We NEED to stay in the living word of God – the Holy Bible – on matters that matter!

Not political junk that comes and goes.

Not the spewing of hatred concerning political leaders.

Not whinny storytellers who only self-glorify.

We NEED strong solid good leadership with common sense and intellectual thinking.

For crying out loud, since the ministry is led by men, the men NEED to be STRONGER and more STERN in making sure that the living truth of God stays solid!

When a person comes into a church and begins to try and get their own agenda going, then that is when the leadership's foot needs to be implemented to that person's derrière!

These fluffy churches which are all dramatic and like to get all showy, they are all based upon taking out intellectual reasoning and replacing it with a bunch of fluffy gobbledygook! □

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Did Jesus Have Long Hair?

by Leonard V. Johnson

“’ YOU SHALL NOT make for yourself a carved image – ANY LIKENESS OF ANYTHING that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath [meaning, of anything or anyone that is buried in the earth], or that is in the water under the earth.’” – Exodus 20:4.

The SECOND COMMANDMENT should be crystal clear to all. NO LIKENESS OF ANY KIND OF THE LORD OUR GOD! And this includes the famous and most popular painting of “Jesus” with long hair and feminine features – “The Head of Christ,” also known as “Sallman Head” painted in 1940 by American artist Warner Sallman (1892–1968).

This early morning I had noticed the issue of Did Jesus Have Long Hair? came up. We receive a great number of “friend” requests from people on Facebook who have pictures of a supposed Jesus with long hair and feminine features. Did our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ have long hair!?

According to art historian Thomas Matthews, it was no accident to depict Him with long hair, it was not random on the part of artists. They chose to portray Him with long hair because the male gods of the Greco-Roman pantheon almost always were depicted with long hair.1

In this Cancel Culture “politically correct” society, a growing number of our peoples are saying, “I just can’t see anything spiritually wrong with a man wearing long hair!” Others reason amongst themselves and say, “1st Corinthians 11:14 is nothing more than apostle Paul’s own personal preference.”

In TRUTH what would be considered short hair on men has been with us far longer than most might think. It was the dominant and accepted mode for men in the time of our Lord Jesus. All one needs do is notice the innumerable accurate personified forms of ancient Roman bust sculptures. All the men are wearing their hair short ON EVERY ONE OF THEM! And in a manner that society today would consider “short.” Like the photo to the left – a statue of the first Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus (63 BC-AD 14) who reigned for 45 years and was ruling during the time of the Lord Jesus Christ.

In FACT – from Caesar Augustus to even Romulus Augustus the Roman emperors wore short hair. And, it was Hadrian that first introduced the wearing of a beard for an emperor. The emperor was most often looked at as the trendsetter during these times.

Before the rise of the Roman Empire, it was the Hellenistic Greek culture that was dominating the Eastern Mediterranean. On pages 15 & 146 of the author, historian, and archaeologist Gaalyahu Cornfeld’s book Daniel to Paul it shows illustration photos of a Greek discus thrower and a marble statuette of “an unidentified man of the Hellenistic period — a time of close contacts between the Jewish and Hellenistic civilizations in thought, art, and everyday life. Whether Jewish or Gentile, he evokes his age and environment.” 2 Both with what is considered short hair.

Also, notice this from Andrew Lainis, who prides himself on being a well-read history enthusiast –

“It was widely known in Ancient and Classical Greece, that Spartan Warriors had long hair, …” but “on the contrary, Athenians favored the clean-shaven head for the Military and young children. It was more healthy, you see. … Athenians and later Macedonians favored a short hair approach.” 3

An argument can be made that the Roman busts of emperors were in a “political” likeness only, not an actual likeness. The likeness still set the trend during these times. Sadly, the Left-leaning Cancel Culturist Wikipedia’s opening statement is from the demented Homer – which states, “In the earliest times the Greeks wore their hair long, and thus Homer constantly calls them long-haired.” 4 

Dr. Herman L. Hoeh writes of Homer in  Compendium of World History, Vol. I  –

“It is not generally admitted. But Homer, the famous epic poet of Greece, was mad. … Homer was not merely an insane poet. He was also a mad historian. Through Homer, Greek history was altered.” 5

“Democritus says that no one can be a great poet without being in a state of frenzy, and Plato says the same thing” writes Cicero. 6 He goes on to say, “Let Plato call it ‘frenzy’ if he will, provided he praises it as it was praised in his Phaedrus.” Meaning, Plato’s definition of divination, is “they have derived from furor, a word meaning ‘frenzy.’ A state of excitement or wild behavior. In a sense saying - no one can be a great poet unless he is crazy.

As for Jewish statutes from the time period of our Lord Jesus, historically, Jews were fairly vehement against public or private displays of statues – so there are very few. But the few there are still show a short hairstyle on men of that period. 7

There are a great many people who mistakenly believe and teach that our Lord Jesus Christ was a Nazarite – meaning, a Jew consecrated to the service of God, under vows to abstain from alcohol, cutting their hair, and avoid defilement by contact with corpses. Our Lord Jesus was not a Nazarite.

Notice He drank fermented wine –

“’ The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and winebibber [a drunkard], …’” – Matthew 11:19.

He also, on occasion, touched dead bodies –

“ … He went in and took her by the hand [a ruler’s young dead daughter], and the girl arose.” – Matthew 9:25.

Both of these actions were forbidden under a Nazarite vow – cf. Numbers 6:3-6.

The online Jewish Encyclopedia states, “From the Old Testament it may be gathered that it was customary for the men to have their hair cut from time to time. … the hair was cut often.” 8

1st Corinthians 11 –

“Does not even nature [Greek, physis] itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him? …” – vs. 14.

Physis (pronounced foo-SIS), meaning “Does not even nature itself teach you?” The apostle Paul is saying, “Does not even NATURAL LAW teach this?” The blending of our sexual identity rebels against God’s Way which was created by the CREATOR both “male and female” – cf. Genesis 1:27.

TRULY the key question is, how does NATURE teach us that it’s a dishonor for a man to have long hair?

The apostle Paul is saying that nature – in other words, NATURAL, intrinsic maleness – inclines a man to feel repulsed and shameful for wearing feminine symbols defined by God – not culture. NATURE – the natural, built-in, God-given, intrinsic maleness – inclines a man to feel repulsed and DISHONORED by wearing defined symbols of a woman as defined by God – not popular culture. In similar fashion, there have been several studies on heterosexual men’s physiological stress response to seeing two men kissing is the same as seeing maggots. IT’S UNNATURAL!

Again, many argue – and sadly, even from a supposed Bible authority – “Back in the time of Paul, society (social nature) considered it a shame for men to have long hair and for women to be bald. Modern society does not. Neither God’s nature nor biological nature considers it a shame.”

BLASPHEMOUS! It is a sin for a man to be effeminate.

And on that note: Homosexuality begins in the home – “The mother—either domineering and contemptuous of the father, or feeling rejected by him—makes her son a substitute for her husband, with a close-binding, overprotective relationship. Thus, she unconsciously demasculinizes the child. If at the same time the father is weakly submissive to his wife or aloof and unconsciously competitive with his son, he reinforces the process. To attain normal sexual development, according to current psychoanalytic theory, a boy should be able to identify with his father's masculine role.” 9

“Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, NOR EFFEMINATE, nor ABUSERS OF THEMSELVES WITH MANKIND, … shall inherit the kingdom of God.” – 1st Corinthians 6:9-10, KJV.

And even here, many want to debate God’s living word and use their own reasoning, saying, “Not all homosexuals are effeminate.” Again, IT’S UNNATURAL and an ABOMINATION in the eyes of the LORD our God! – cf. Leviticus 20:13.

But, PRAISE THE ALMIGHTY GOD, one can (and SHOULD) repent of such lifestyles - cf. Acts 2:38; 1st Corinthians 6:11.

Nowhere in God’s living word are we to be concerned with what our Lord Jesus Christ looked like as a human being! God’s word gives no description. All we are told, speaking of our Savior Jesus, “ … He has no form or comeliness; And when we see Him, There is no beauty that we should desire Him.” – Isaiah 53:2.

Our Lord Jesus looked like any other normal Roman citizen or Jew in the streets of Jerusalem. Judas Iscariot had to use a special sign, a kiss, to point out our Lord Jesus to His enemies.

Men wishing to wear long hair are in error when they claim they are following Jesus Christ. The facts of proper history and of God’s living word speak for themselves. □

Bibliography:

1) Matthews, T. The Clash of Gods: A Reinterpretation of Early Christian Art. 1993. pp. 126-127.

2) Cornfeld, G., Daniel to Paul, New York, Macmillian, 1902, pp. 15, 146.

3) How did ancient Greeks view long hair on men? Quora, Lainis, A. - https://www.quora.com/How-did-ancient-Greeks-view-long-hair-on-men. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

4) Greco-Roman hairstyles, Wikipedia, 24 May 2022 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greco-Roman_hairstyle.

5) Hoeh, L.H., Compendium of World History, Vol. I, Chapter XVII, 1962 - http://www.herbert-armstrong.org/Miscellaneous/Compendium%20Vol%201.pdf.

6) Cicero, M.T., De senectute, De amicitra, De divinatione, Harvard University Press; London, Cambridge, Mass., 1964, pg. 313.

7) Ibid, Cornfeld, pg. 287.

8) https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/7061-hair. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

9 Time magazine, Essay: The Homosexual In America, January 21, 1966, Retrieved 14 June 2022.

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An Elder and a Minister

Within the tradition of the Church of God, and by TEACHINGS of our church faith, the difference between an elder and a minister is that the elder is an ordained man who serves a local church or local area of churches.

An elder would be stationed in one area to oversee his group, whereas a minister oftentimes oversees various groups in several areas.

An elder may pastor a church group in one area in the morning on the holy Sabbath, and then later in the afternoon serve another church group in a different area.

A minister is like an evangelist – who may need to travel long distances to preach the gospel message. Yet, a minister also could be like an elder, stationary, pastoring only one area church group. He may serve as a pastor for a time in one area, and then later travel to another area to serve.

Various churches of this world have their traditions and ideas on this matter, but this is the tradition and the teachings concerning this matter in the Church that I serve.

Thus, this is why I firmly stand, without wavering, in this Church of God teaching.

Now, ministers are, traditionally, known to build up churches, to ordain elders, to oversee the churches, and then move on to another area to repeat this process.

Truly, there is very little difference between an elder and a minister.

They are both servants of Jesus Christ – with the very same ministerial (or servitude) instructions.

Now, in God’s living word – the Holy Bible – an elder is typically the pastor or ordained spiritual leader of the congregation.

The apostle Peter, himself, was a fellow elder.

The apostle John writes as an elder.

The apostle Paul told Titus to appoint elders in each town.

John the Baptist, indeed, was a minister. However, he didn’t have one set group to oversee.

Paul was more of a traveling evangelist – or a traveling minister.

A minister is known in many locations for serving in the churches.

An elder and a minister have authority over the church group that they oversee. They make sure that the church group is in the correct order. Both are teachers and preachers – speakers – of the glorious gospel message.

To be ordained as a “minister” means that the man may travel more than would the “elder” in teaching and preaching the gospel.

Ministers may also oversee various church groups in various areas. As was the case with the minister Paul the apostle.

Now, an ORDAINED “minister” has the potential of having more responsibility because he generally serves more of a diversified group – because he may travel to various areas more than an elder.

Truly, to break down in simplest terms – “minister,” “preacher,” “elder,” “evangelist,” “pastor,” and “bishop” – basically all means the same.

So, even a deacon is to be of the same quality. A deacon is a next step to being an elder. However, a deacon serves only his own church group as a helper to the elder or minister and the flock.

As is the case with a deaconess. She also may serve in helping her own church group. 

However, NO WOMAN is allowed to preach. Yet, they certainly may council other women within the church group.

a deacon

Becoming a deacon is a test to see if the man qualifies to become an elder.

If he is helpful to the elder/minister and shows himself humble in his servile duties, then the minister may ordain him as an elder to help build the church group.

Now, if a deacon lacks in his duties given by the minister and shows himself unworthy by doing things which a deacon should not do – then he needs to be relieved from his duties.

When a deacon does such things – like not being on time for church services (which truly is one of the WORST things he can do, as it shows disrespect for Almighty God), or not being helpful at church or he becomes prideful – believing that he can somehow undermine the minister and take over, as many deacons have been known to do - he disqualifies himself from being a deacon.

He shows himself not qualified for service in the church.

In some cases, a minister may just simply have to walk away from a church group. And, this has happened many times throughout the Church of God history among many of the churches around the world.

I, personally, knew a Pentecostal preacher that had to walk away from his church group because he discovered something in God’s living word which didn’t go along with the church organization's teachings. And, the exact same thing happened with a Church of Christ preacher I knew.

There was a minister who left the Seventh-day Adventist conference in the early ‘30s. He had been their pastor for several years, and he just simply had to walk away from them because they were a “stiff-necked people.” He would go on to have church with his family each Sabbath and later did a radio program until he could build a more united group.

He would become one of the most successful and influential ministers of the 20th century!

In fact, his son also had to walk away from pastoring a church group which he had started – because of a rebellious spirit towards him. He found himself being undermined by his own church group which he had founded. Thus he, like his father before him, had to WALK AWAY and start another church group elsewhere.

Now, one of my own spiritual mentors was exceedingly frustrated with his own church group who began to disrespect his position as minister. The disrespect became so bad, he just simply had to walk away and start an independent church.

Another spiritual mentor walked away after having his fill of political garbage being brought into the church group week after week! He was unable to preach and teach enough against it to get through to the hard-headed people. So, he threw his arms up into the air – and walked away.

Also, another one of my spiritual mentors – a true minister of God – was railroaded by a church group (led by a super jealous yahoo, a deacon nonetheless) that greedily desired to be in the position of minister. So, he started a coup d'état against the minister of God.

This man of God was viciously attacked by nasty assaults upon his reputation – of ugly LIES brought about by this deacon, servant of Satan the devil!

This man of God taught me valuable lessons on just what a true servant of God is to do when gravely attacked by servants of Satan the devil. He maintained his cool, and just simply WALKED AWAY and went on to preach elsewhere.

Another one of my spiritual mentors was also railroaded because he preached more JESUS and less Moses! It was truly more than that Old Testament/Old Covenant following church organization could take!

Friends, these are but just a few cases where ministers were forced to WALK AWAY from their own church group and start over elsewhere.

Sadly, I myself WALKED AWAY from a church group that I had started.

Lessons learned.

When you truly have the HOLY SPIRIT leading you, then you can see through the muck of a bad spirit trying to disguise itself as a righteous spirit. □

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'Women Rule Over Them' - Isaiah 3:12

British activist Emmeline Pankhurst traveled constantly, giving speeches throughout Britain and the United States. One of her most famous speeches, Freedom or death, was delivered in Connecticut in 1913.

by Leonard V. Johnson

I was 10-years old when Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Since that time I have always felt that it would be highly likely that the United States of America would at some point have a female president. Of the four remaining – and predominantly – Ephraim-descended nations (the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand) all have had not only a queen – but they have had the same queen. And all have already had a woman as prime minister.

Now, a prime minister is a chief executive officer in a parliamentary governmental system. As far as the USA goes, back in June 2008 when Hillary Rodham Clinton was running for president against Barack Hussein Obama, they both went out of their way to hold a long-awaited private meeting in a very specific location – not at Hillary’s getaway mansion in Washington, D.C. – but in Northern Virginia, which also just happened to be the location of the ’08 Bilderberg meeting. And I remember seeing for myself on the television, Hillary coming out of the meeting, putting her hands up, and quits her run as a presidential hopeful. 1 So, because of that meeting and the huge influence that the Bilderberg Group has on this world, it was a real possibility that Hillary Clinton would be president after four years. However, she was made U.S. secretary of state in the Obama Administration from 2009-2013. In 2016 Clinton made another run towards the presidency but Almighty God (in my opinion) wasn’t having it – and surely Satan the devil’s head was spun around!

As most of my fellow Americans are aware, Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic Party candidate for the office of United States President, has announced his choice for a vice president – Kamala Harris. And this brings to mind the following Scripture from God’s living word – the Holy Bible:

“’ As for My people, children are their oppressors, And women rule over them. O My people! Those who lead you cause you to err, And destroy the way of your paths’” – Isaiah 3:12; NKJV throughout, unless otherwise noted.

Friends, the above passage is pointing towards utter disaster. Now, it’s not that male leaders cannot lead a nation to disaster – because they certainly can. But also notice the following – which does not mention a gender:

“For the people DO NOT turn to Him [Almighty God the Father] who strikes them, Nor do they seek the Lord of hosts [Jesus Christ]. … 16) For the leaders of this people cause them to err, And those who are led by them are destroyed” – Isaiah 9:13, 16.

Now, in the United States of America, since April 30th, 1789 there has always been a male president. In fact, the USA had a president which chose NOT to enforce the federal Defense of Marriage Act, and then later publicly supported homosexual "marriage" along with other aspects of the LGBTQ agenda.

But, what of this Kamala Harris!? Well, apparently, the greatest criteria were that the candidate be female and a “person of color,” along with being pro-abortion (or rather pro-death) and opposing all biblical views of sexual immorality.

Here is some information on Kamala Harris:

WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris, a first-term senator and former California attorney general known for her rigorous questioning of President Donald Trump’s nominees, entered the Democratic presidential race on Monday. Vowing to “bring our voices together,” Harris would be the first woman to hold the presidency and the second African-American if she succeeds.

Harris, a daughter of immigrant parents who grew up in Oakland, California, is one of the earliest high-profile Democrats to join what is expected to be a crowded field. She made her long-anticipated announcement on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”

“I am running for president of the United States,” she said. “And I’m very excited about it.”

The 54-year old portrayed herself as a fighter for justice, decency, and equality in a video distributed by her campaign as she announced her bid. “They’re the values we as Americans cherish, and they’re all on the line now,” Harris says in the video. “The future of our country depends on you and millions of others lifting our voices to fight for our American values.”

Harris launched her presidential bid as the nation observes what would have been the 90th birthday of the slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. The timing was a clear signal that the California senator – who has joked that she had a “stroller’s-eye view” of the civil rights movement because her parents wheeled her and her sister Maya to protests – sees herself as another leader in that fight.

She abandoned the formality of launching an exploratory committee, instead of going all-in on a presidential bid.

She plans a formal campaign launch in Oakland on Jan. 27. The campaign will be based in Baltimore, with a second office in Oakland.

Harris joins what is expected to be a wide-open race for the Democratic presidential nomination. There’s no apparent front-runner at this early stage and Harris will face off against several Senate colleagues.

Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York have both launched exploratory committees.

(Read More: https://www.voanews.com/usa/us-politics/senator-kamala-harris-jumps-presidential-race).

So, notice that she wants to fight for “American values.” Our nation's American values used to include decent biblical moral values. But now American values have shifted more towards liberal attitudes on a huge number of social and moral issues all across the age spectrum – not just among young people. The largest moral shift has been the cultural attitudes towards the LBGTQ agenda. And, 72% of Americans say the state of moral values is getting worse in this country rather than better. 2 As the article states, “All cultural shifts have consequences.” So, is Kamala Harris talking about her moral stances when she says “fight for our American values”!? Because these moral values are not mine:

Pro-Death

Since her election to the Senate, Harris has maintained a 100% rating by the pro-choice Planned Parenthood Action Fund and a 0% rating by the pro-life National Right to Life Committee. She has laid out a broad platform to protect abortion rights. 3

Death Penalty

As a Democratic presidential candidate, Ms. Harris released plans outlining her vision for criminal justice reform and how to “stand up for Black America.” And ending the death penalty. 4

Also, notice the following from a 2017 article from the Los Angeles Blade:

Harris has a staunchly pro-LGBT record. As California attorney general, she declined to defend California’s ban on same-sex marriage Proposition 8 in court. When the U.S. Supreme Court restored marriage equality to California, she officiated at the wedding of Kris Perry and Sandy Stier, the first same-sex wedding after the ruling, and instructed clerks to marry same-sex couples seeking a license with “no exceptions.”

(Read More: https://www.losangelesblade.com/2017/10/26/kamala-harris-emerges-lgbt-favorite-2020-theres-just-one-thing/).

But – tisk tisk – back in 2015 on behalf of her state she withheld gender reassignment surgery for two transgender inmates! Oh mercy me, I do declare, I have the vapors!

So, it appears that in order to even think about running as a Democrat for president or vice president of the United States of America – one must condone (under any circumstance) the murdering of unborn babies as well as the gauntlet of sexual immoralities that God Almighty condemns (cf. Romans 1:18-32). His living word points to grave problems with immoral leaders – irrespective of gender.

The prophet Isaiah wrote also – under the divine inspiration of God’s Spirit –

“The look on their countenance witnesses against them, And they declare their sin as Sodom; They DO NOT HIDE IT. Woe to their soul! For they have brought evil upon themselves” – Isaiah 3:9.

And, it made me think of a passage in Isaiah 59.

“Behold, the LORD’s hand is not shortened, That it cannot save; Nor His ear heavy, That it cannot hear. 2) But your iniquities [your sins] have separated you from your God; And your sins have hidden His face from you, So that He will not hear. 3) For your hands are defiled with blood, And your fingers with iniquity; Your lips have spoken lies, Your tongue has muttered perversity. 4)No one calls for justice, Nor does any plead for truth. They trust in [vanity] and speak lies; They conceive evil and bring forth iniquity. … 6) Their webs will not become garments, Nor will they cover themselves with their works; Their works are works of iniquity, And the act of violence is in their hands. 7) Their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed innocent blood; Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; Wasting and destruction are in their paths. 8) The way of peace they have not known, And there is no [judgment] in their ways; They have made themselves crooked paths; Whoever takes that way shall not know peace. 9) Therefore justice [or judgment] far from us, Nor does righteousness overtake us; We look for light, but there is darkness! For brightness, but we walk in blackness! 10) We grope for the wall like the blind, And we grope as if we had no eyes; We stumble at noonday as at twilight; We are as dead men in desolate places. 11) We all growl like bears, And moan sadly like doves; We look for justice [or judgment], but there is none; For salvation, but it is far from us. 12) For our transgressions are multiplied before You, And our sins testify against us; For our transgressions are with us, And as for our iniquities, we know them: 13) In transgressing and lying against the LORD, And departing from our God, Speaking oppression and revolt, Conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood. 14) [Judgment] is turned back, And righteousness stands afar off; For truth is fallen in the street, And equity [fairness] cannot enter. 15) So truth fails, …”

And just as a way of reminder, he says in verse 17 – GOD’S VENGEANCE!

Verse 18 – “According to their deeds, accordingly He will repay, Fury to His adversaries, Recompense to His enemies; …”

Now, to all the people who are waiting on the human government to solve the problems of mankind, you have a very frustrating pursuit ahead of you! Because as long as mankind is in charge of passing judgment, that judgment and that justice will be highly flawed, highly disruptive, highly ineffective. And in the end, the only place – the only source – from which judgment and justice will flow will be from the throne of God and the throne of Jesus Christ – in the Kingdom of God! In this day and age, you’re not going to get it! And I don’t care of what side of what issue you are on or not on – or what sentiment you had (or still have) in which you want revenge - in which your heart was and is in that homegrown terror Black Lives Matter group – you’re never going to find the peace that you want! And for those of you who thought – all of those other people were wrong and evil – you’re never going to be satisfied. If you’re looking to human beings, and if you’re looking to humankind, you will NEVER have your sense of peace be given to you. Your sense of justice will never arrive. Because mankind is incapable – in his present form – of rendering justice and truth. It just will never happen.

Instead, let’s rely on God and always seek His kingdom and righteousness.

Let us pray – 1st Timothy 2:1-3. □

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