Charisma News still trying to make a martyr our of fraud pastor Pawlowski

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Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. - Romans 13:1-2 (ESV)

Imprisoned Pastor Turned Down Offer to Remain in US, Still Fighting the Good Fight in Canada Charisma News

Let's try again to boil this down to its core elements. There has been a worldwide pandemic for the past two years that has killed over six million people. In your infinite wisdom based upon no knowledge, you may conclude that it was not a big deal. Perhaps no one close to you died from it. Perhaps you are so sociopathic that you cannot be bothered with the sufferings of others. It maters not because the truth still remains - plague, killed over six million people. One of the long-cited weapons against the spread of such viral agents is to not allow large, crowded gatherings, especially indoors. This should not be controversial. Quite frankly it should be obvious. So, many states and countries enacted bans on large gatherings. Not a permanent ban. Just while the bodies are still piling up. One of the more obvious large gatherings that needed to pause was church. Why? Because hundreds or thousands of people should not jam in together for two hours singing and hugging each other as Christians are known to do. Early on, you had some pastors make bold political statements about the reality of the virus, only to catch it and die from it.

Nevertheless, the NAR apostate church had a problem. Raised on Purpose Driven Church theology, most churches today rely upon their ability to collect tithes every week. Those tithes are sparse enough without removing the in-person factor. Doing the math, many pastors realized they could not continue to pay the bills if they could not gather. You see the real problem with the purpose driven church teachings is that it reduced church to that hour and a half on Sunday. Pastors had become CEOs instead of shepherds. That large gathering to them WAS the church. They never fathomed trying to create virtual church programs while the virus was dealt with. They never contemplated calling their sheep individually and providing much needed triage, both materially and spiritually. They never imagined BEING the church and helping their communities instead of thumbing their nose at authority and stomping their feet like a petulant child.

So, what to do? Well, the apostate NAR church is also dominionist at heart, so it knew exactly what to do. They took a seemingly benign matter of public health and pretended it was an attack up Christianity itself. Suddenly church was really about freedom and if they were not allowed to disobey the government then the government must be painted as tyrannical. This was nothing short of the complete victimization of the church. By portraying themselves as persecuted, they weaken the church for the very real impending persecution to come. Being asked to wear a mask is not persecution. Asking to not gather in large groups is not persecution. Being expected to obey the law is not persecution. Neither is forcing the government to arrest you. That last note takes us back to Canada and the ongoing self-perpetuated drama of Pastor Artur Pawlowski. Pastor Pawlowski has been carrying out a vendetta against the Canadian government for over a year now. When the police first arrived at his church concerned about why he was holding services in violation of the law, Pawlowski proudly screamed and derided the officers as "Nazis" and kicked them out of his church. Praise Jesus? Since then, the government has tried to enforce the ordinances they passed but at every turn the pastor violated the law and the bible and said no. Even after being arrested, which Pawlowski forced, all the judge asked was that he comply and he refused. He can get out of jail any time he wants but he refuses. He is not a victim. This brings us to the above linked article from Charisma News, who embraces this lawbreaker as a hero and victim. Let us reason once more together:

'Artur Pawlowski, who has been jailed in Alberta, Canada since his return to that country in early February, refused an opportunity to stay free in the United States about six weeks ago, his son, Nathaniel, told Flashpoint recently. Nathaniel Pawlowski says when Artur Pawlowski visited the U.S. in late January and early February, he was offered not only a church in which to preach but also for his family to move to America and for individuals to pay for their housing. His father turned down the offer and chose instead to return to Canada, where he was immediately arrested on three charges, including a violation from a previous arrest. He has been languishing in an Alberta prison in solitary confinement since Feb. 8. Pawlowski's son says his father is courageous and not one to run from a fight, much like the apostle Paul, whoas the Bible chronicleswas frequently imprisoned after surrendering his life to Christ. "He said if he took them up on that offer that he would be a hypocrite, and he wouldn't be able to live with himself," Nathaniel says. "His whole message is to stand up, fight, resist and have faith. He says if he ran away, it would be very hypocritical of him, and his whole life would be meaningless. He would never do something like that. It's not in his character. He's a fighter, not a coward, and he would not run away."' - Charisma News

First of all, I love the message the American church sends to the Canadian sheep - screw you we are stealing your pastor! More importantly, why is this Canadian pastor touring the United States, and this was not the first tour! As the latest cause celebre, Pawlowski was doing speaking tours at local churches, decrying the evil government that was persecuting him. Please. The reason why he is "languishing" in a Canadian prison is because he gave them no other choice. He violated at least three laws and a term from a previous charge. He is being compared with the Apostle Paul? Seriously? Paul was imprisoned because he preached the Gospel. No one is stopping Pastor Pawlowski from preaching. Just not to large gatherings. Instead of working with the government to find ways and methods of preaching the gospel without breaking the law, Pawlowski simply decided he would break the law. We have mechanisms in this country and so does Canada if we do not like what our elected officials do. It's called the vote. It is truly sad that a pastor thinks his whole message is to stand up and fight. Where is the paramount importance of the gospel? How has elevating himself to international prominence furthered the cause of the gospel? It hasn't. It is not brave to stick your thumb in the eye of authority. The key verses are often used by political Christians when it suits their needs but how quickly they discard it when they do not like what the government has to say. Pastor Pawlowski is not like the Apostle Paul. Not even remotely.

"Political commentator Lance Wallnau says Artur Pawlowski's situation is similar to that of California Pastor Che' Ahn's during the height of the pandemic when they tried to shut down his church and levy heavy fines against him and his congregation. Ahn, the lead pastor of Harvest Rock Church in Pasadena, fought against Gov. Gavin Newsom's oppressive lockdowns all the way to the Supreme Court and won the case. "What is happening to Pastor Art would be happening in the United States right now if we didn't have Christians in the legal system," Wallnau says. "We have just enough vitality. They were trying to do that to Pastor Che' Ahn and charge him $1,000 a day for every parishioner that attends the church. "This ought to wake up the church," Wallnau adds. "I was with Nathaniel's father on his last trip to the United States. He was encouraging me about prison ministry. I told him it looks like you are on a collision course with a totalitarian spirit. He said, 'Hey, with my background, I'm a fighter. I'm not intimidated by conflict. If God wants me to do prison ministry, then I'm going to do prison ministry.' I was so inspired by his courage. This is the kind of guy that I'd be willing to be in a battle with. He's willing to take a stand. "I think we need to get behind this story and start to create a very loud noise that produces pressure and embarrassment on Canada," Wallnau says. "The only thing they will respond to is negative press."

Lance Wallnau is one of the most rabid dominionists in the world today. He is nothing more than a political operative thinly disguised as a Christian leader. Che Ahn is a notorious false teacher. His lawsuit was again to force the government to not be able to mandate against large gatherings. The notion that they tried to shut down his church is nonsense. They tried to get them to comply with the law but they refused. The notion that Canada has a totalitarian spirit is asinine but more importantly it skews us away from what true totalitarianism is doing across this world to our brothers and sisters in Christ. Playing the persecuted victim makes the church less prepared for when the real persecution comes. Pastor Pawlowski is not the victim here. He is the perpetrator. He should be an embarrassment to the church and the cause of Christ.

"While Artur has been in solitary confinement, he has been allowed out for one hour a day to "shower and make phone calls." Nathaniel says his father makes the most of it by talking to other inmates about Christ, and prisoners are "getting saved." Those interested in supporting Artur are encouraged to visit freepastorart.com. While there, Nathaniel says you can mobilize people to put pressure on the Canadian government to release his father. Nathaniel says several peaceful protests have taken place outside Canadian embassies and consulates on behalf of his father. "We need to put pressure on the Canadian government and shame them for how they are treating Christians and persecuting pastors," he says. "People in the state of Ohio have a very large petition to put Canada on a religious watch list for persecuting Christians." Nathaniel says people who want to help the Pawlowski family directly may visit streetchurch.ca. In his father's absence, Nathaniel says his family continues to hit the streets three times a week, feeding the poor and preaching the gospel." - Charisma News

Put Canada on a religious watchlist? Let that sink in for a minute. This is how bat-poop crazy the politicized church in America has become. It is wonderful that you feed the poor and claim to preach the gospel but can't that be done while obeying the law? You don't get a cookie for doing some of the things you're supposed to do while ignoring others. Never lose sight of what this is about. The government said to not hold large gatherings to help prevent the spread of a fatal plague and the church refused! Recently, Pastor Loren Sandford was bragging about how he had held in person church services throughout the pandemic and that no one in his church had COVID. Then everyone in his church caught COVID. I mean everyone like they had to shut the church down. Then Pastor Loren Sandford caught COVID. Then Pastor Loren Sandford died from the very plague he had mocked and defied. It is time for the church to stop being the stupid people. The anti-science people. The anti-logic people. Freedom in Christ is about freedom from sin, not warped perceived governmental overreach. When you stand before Christ you will be held to account for why you did not care about your sheep enough to protect them from a deadly pandemic. Your NAR bizarro talking points will not mean anything then. Mercifully, this article concludes:

'Tony Suarez, the founder of Revivalmakers and the chief operating officer of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, the largest Hispanic Christian organization in the U.S., serving more than 40,000 congregations as well as thousands of churches abroad, offered this prayer for Pawlowski and his family: Father, I thank You for this wonderful family and this hero of the faith. I pray for a book of Acts Chapter 16 miracle for our brother. Father, I ask that You would visit that jail cell, that You would send the angels, that there would be a shaking not only in that jail cell but also in all of Canada. [I pray] that there would be visible miracles and wonders that would awaken the prime minister and the members of Parliament of the government of Canada, that they would have such a real encounter with Jesus Christ that they would have the fear of God placed in them and that we would see even a miracle this week and this month. Canada belongs to Jesus. We decree revival over the nation, and we decree that it's done in Jesus' mighty name."' - Charisma News

Acts 16 miracle. Wow. The delusion runs deep in the apostate church beloved. God will not be sending angels to free a man who purposefully put himself in prison. The notion that God wants His sheep to be exposed to a deadly pandemic is quite frankly, stupid. God has made this abundantly clear through the death of Pastor Sandford and countless other prominent pastors who insisted there was no there, there, only to die from the virus they denied. Story after story about entire churches becoming viral super-spreader events. These are the end times and real persecution is coming to the church but being asked to stand six feet apart is not it. Christian persecution in China means believers have to hide underground because if caught with a bible they go to prison or worse. Christian persecution in the Middle East often means denounce Christ or be sentenced to beheading. The Sudan persecutes Christians, not Canada. Facing death for your faith is persecution not asking truck drivers to be vaccinated. The victimization of the church causes irreparable harm in how it devalues true persecution. If you think that you are the victim for being asked to not gather in large groups, what will your reaction be when you are given the choice of renouncing Christ or die. Wake up. If you are in or around any church like this or that celebrates this nonsense you need to mark them and avoid them.

Reverend Anthony Wade - March 23, 2022

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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.