Charisma News is now offering their alleged Christian platform to the political group known as Frontline Doctors...

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Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. - Colossians 4:5 (ESV)

https://www.charismanews.com/culture/82199-why-the-smear-campaign-against-hydroxychloroquine

The primary responsibility for every Christian is the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It is to live for Him. To carry our cross for Him. To exhibit his love, mercy and grace in all areas of our lives. It is to share what He has done for us with those who remain on the outside of salvation looking in. According to Romans, only the Gospel has the power to save someone from the darkness of this world and an eternity of suffering, separated from God. We might be the only chance someone has to hear the life-altering Gospel that saved a wretch such as me.

Yes beloved, we are the wretch the song sings about. I know that is difficult to grasp when all the popular sermons tell us how special we are to God and all of the modern worship is about how God just could not bear to be in heaven without us but nonetheless, we are that wretch. Amidst our wretchedness however we have a glorious opportunity the change the eternal balance of eternity. Many years ago, an old friend of mine once asked for me to find a job for his new wife and so I did. Because we worked together and she was new to NYC, we commuted together. On those long bus rides she would share Jesus and it was because of her faithfulness to what our primary responsibility is, that I am saved today by the grace of almighty God. How else can someone hear unless someone tells them? That is the summation of the command found in the key verse for today. It is a simple declarative command that we fail so easily in adhering to. Walk with wisdom toward the unsaved, making the best use of the time that is left. Another translation says "redeeming the time"; or buying it back.

Yet what do we see in America as the apostate church takes hold of pulpits across this land? What are we wasting the time we have been given on? False gospels and distractions carry no wisdom towards the unsaved. The beginning of wisdom is fear of the Lord. That is why the first words of Jesus' ministry on earth were not love and puppies and rainbows. The first words of His ministry were not about how much He wanted them to be rich and prosperous. His first words were not political in nature at all and had nothing to do with the carnality of this world. His first words were "repent for the kingdom of God is at hand." Wisdom towards the lost, making the best use of the time. Yet what do we continue to see today? A distracted church convinced that one political party is their savior and willing to stand with it no matter what. Even if it makes an ass of itself to those on the outside of salvation. Even if it lies so blatantly that those on the outside realize they cannot trust the church. Even if it is willing to see people die in order to protect their political positioning. This is not hyperbole beloved when it comes to the COVID crisis. We have seen pastors thumb their noses at authority, declare the virus a hoax and then die from the virus they swore to their sheep did not exist. Just this past week we saw once respected John MacArthur throw his sheep into the woodchipper by mangling the bible to defend starting up services again despite orders from his state government. How much blood will be on his hands is now only to be determined. In Ohio it is reported that one man with COVID attended church and infected 91 people, including 18 children. This virus does not care what political party you belong to. It does not care what religion you affiliate with. It only seeks to infect, maim and kill. In the midst of this pandemic, with the backdrop of redeeming the time, we should be doubling our efforts to present the Gospel, not the latest conspiracy theory that populates our Facebook news feed. Despite this Charisma News simply does not care. That is because they have long since sold their soul to their political masters. As a front for Christian news however they continue to wreak havoc in the body of Christ through their lies and pure carnality of human politics. The above link is a short article from this past week providing a platform for consideration of the debunked "frontline doctors" who had a viral video declaring the virus over and hydroxychloroquine as the new savior. Let us reason quickly through this tripe.

'How did a drug known for decades as "safe and effective" suddenly become dangerous?

Hydroxychloroquine is so safe that in several nations it's sold over the counter without a prescription. It's been used for 65 years to treat malaria and then lupus. But the media has begun portraying hydroxychloroquine as if it's a public health menace, and this pharmaceutical smear campaign began around the time President Trump started taking it. "I'm taking it, hydroxychloroquine. Right now, yeah, a couple of weeks ago I started taking it," Trump told reporters on May 18, "Because I think it's good. I've heard a lot of good stories."' - Charisma News

This is what happens when people step out of their lanes. We see millions of people who make their medical decisions based upon Facebook memes created by 13 year olds in their basements. I am certainly not sold out to the medical model at all but I will listen to epidemiologists before I listen to political operatives who have other reasons for their medical opinions. It is true that this medicine has been safe and effective for decades when prescribed for Lupus, Malaria, and Arthritis. Just because it is safe for the treatment of those conditions does not mean it is applicable to any other ailment we may have. It is beyond a juvenile assumption to think so. The media has not portrayed hydroxychloroquine as a public menace - just those stupid enough to claim it is useful in the treatment of COVID, which it is not. It not only has no therapeutic effects on COVID but can cause other medical problems including fatal cardiac issues. Now, I seriously doubt the president was telling the truth about taking it but assuming he did, look at what his decision was based on! I heard a lot of good stories about it? Seriously? Are we so far gone in believing expertise that we make medical decisions by anecdote? The overarching question that should be gnawing at the back of our eyelids as we read this is why is it on a Christian website? How in the world is this wise? How are we redeeming the time to those on the outside of salvation looking in? They need to see Jesus Christ; not this easily debunkable nonsense.

"What followed were news stories about how hydroxychloroquine is somehow risky to take or that it doesn't work against COVID-19. And when a group of physicians, calling themselves "America's Frontline Doctors," held a press conference in Washington to educate about COVID-19 and tell the truth about hydroxychloroquine, they got the same treatment that the media has been giving the drug. Breitbart's video of their press conference accumulated over 17 million views during the eight hours it was hosted on Facebook, but when Donald Trump, Jr., tweeted it, his Twitter account was restricted for sharing "content that may pose a risk to people's health." Then all videos of "America's Frontline Doctors" were stripped from Facebook and YouTube, and their website was taken down." - Charisma News

Let's set some facts straight. The medical community had already looked into hydroxychloroquine. They had already determined it was not useful in treating COVID. It was not necessary to broadcast to the world just like they do not run around telling the world all of the other drugs that don't work. Once the President of the United States however, decides to brag about it from the Oval Office? Of course, they had to respond. That is responsive, not nefarious. What is nefarious however is when a press conference is organized by Tea Party Patriots, a political action group, to present a group of doctors that only formed weeks before and whose website was quickly taken down after the viral moment had passed. America's Frontline Doctors were a political group of doctors, not a medical group. One of the doctors has also spoken out about alien DNA and cysts being caused by sex with "spirit husbands." This is who you want to promote as being legitimate on a Christian website? Unreal.

'An avalanche of negative news stories began. These experienced, licensed physicians were called "quacks" and funded by "dark money." USA Today reported the doctors "don't know what they're talking about." The group's spokesperson, Dr. Simone Gold, told us, "You know, I thought I lived in America. You had a bunch of doctors talking literally about science, getting de-platformed. It's outrageous. Gold, with over 31 years of experience in the medical field, says she was then let go by a hospital for what it called the "embarrassing video." "I'm a board-certified emergency room physician. We are pretty hard to come by, and suddenly they don't need me. I mean, it's ridiculous. This is a complete loss of our free speech," Gold said. And all this over a drug many doctors believe is safer than Tylenol, Motrin and aspirin. "It works," Gold says about hydroxychloroquine, "We've shown it works and we're still pouring hatred on this medicine."' - Charisma News

They were funded by dark money! That's the entire point! They pretended they were just concerned Americans until it was revealed that they were created by Tea Party Patriots, branded by them, given a website by them and rushed out into this video by them. They then did what they needed to in order for the video to go viral, knowing full well it would be pulled as being wholly inaccurate. They did not care as it had already garnered millions of views and shares by that point and the president himself had tweeted it. The damage they sought was done. The poison they wanted to interject into the bloodstream of America was flowing. They quickly shut down the bogus website and as for Dr. Gold? She has spent the past few months lobbying to reopen our states and has been heavily involved in the "Save Our Country Coalition" funded by you guessed it - the Tea Party. It is good to hear that her political stunt cost her a job. Her knowledge of the Constitution seems as poor as her knowledge of medicine. Lying with impunity is not covered under free speech, sorry.

The truth is she has not shown this drug works because it does not. At least not for COVID. Once again though we must come back to the key verse. It is sad enough that this conversation about hydroxychloroquine and political operatives disguised as doctors even has to take place. It really is. It is sad that people can no longer properly discern that they must dismiss out of hand everything that does not align with their pre-decided worldview. It is not just willful ignorance. It is preferred ignorance. Many people in this country would prefer to hear they are right even if they are actually wrong. While I am amazed to see this mindset in the world, what is it doing in church? If we understand absolute truth, why do we prefer political lies? The answer beloved, while frightening, reveals who we truly are serving.

Reverend Anthony Wade - August 12, 2020

Authors Bio:
Credentialed Minister of the Gospel for the Assemblies of God. Owner and founder of 828 ministries. Vice President for Goodwill Industries. Always remember that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose.