Bert Farias take his turn of pimping for the politics of man over the Gospel of Jesus Christ...

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"You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. -- Matthew 5:14-16 (ESV)

https://www.charismanews.com/opinion/the-flaming-herald/76400-this-destructive-mindset-in-the-church-fuels-evil-in-america

The NAR is out in full force now as the 2020 election appears on the horizon. The apostate church has long desired the things in motion now in our government and they want to ensure they do not lose their precious gains back to the perceived evil of the other side. Of course in the same time the cause of the Gospel has been set back. Just as we must decrease for Him to increase, every time we march forward with the carnal political dreams of our flesh, Jesus takes a back seat. We are not charged with saving this world. It was pass on and it will be judged. Do we believe what the bible says or not? As false Christian leaders scramble to rearrange the deck chairs on the Titanic real people die every day apart from Christ and we seemingly do not care. What is worse we delude ourselves into thinking that advocacy for politics is somehow akin to the Great Commission. It is not. Beloved, there is only one source for this America-first dominionism and that is the NAR. It is expressly part of their seven mountains mandate. Let us reason yet again regarding these matters as we review the above article published today from Bert Farias

"There's a destructive mind-set in the church today that has fueled the evil in America. It is simply this: God doesn't care about the Democratic Party or the Republican Party. He doesn't care about politics. For this reason, many Christians don't vote, and many vote for men and women who hold to corrupt values. And I'm sorry, but many are just ignorant of what is going on in our nation and what is at stake." -- Bert Farias

The only ignorance being displayed is by Farias and it is biblical ignorance. Nowhere in the bible does God care one iota about the politics of man. Jesus was completely apathetic politically, despite His followers begging Him to be involved. The political issue of their day was the occupation and abuse from the Roman Empire. But Jesus, and this is the crucial point even until today, did not come to deliver them from worldly oppression. He came to deliver them from their sins and oppression from the enemy and that remains the message of the Gospel to this very day. The church mindset that has sown evil throughout this world is in denying the world the chance to hear the Gospel because the church is too focused on the world. Another evil notion fueling this is displayed here by Farias. The notion that one political party is somehow righteous and the other holds corrupt values is politically moronic and biblically inaccurate. None seek God -- not one. The Republican Party is no more righteous than the Democrat Party and even if you want to make the lesser of two evils argument you keep missing the point that you are still advocating for evil! I remember the men pushing the Clinton Impeachment on such high moral conviction were Newt Gingrich, Denny Hastert, and Bob Livingston. Fast forward a decade and we know that while impeaching Clinton, Gingrich was having an affair with a congressional aide, Livingston had affairs with four women, and Hastert was convicted of being what the judge called, a serial child molester. So save me the nonsense about voting for people who hold corrupt values. They are all corrupt! We are all corrupt! That is what the flesh does! Do you think our current president is not corrupt? Seriously? Enough with the man centered worship of politics! The Gospel is suffering!

"Let's make this really easy to understand. How many care about the type of doctor, surgeon or dentist you have? How many care about the person or people who are teaching your children in school, coaching them in sports or babysitting them? Would you feel confident in a dentist's chair if you knew the dentist working on you was a secret murderer? Would you feel secure having open-heart surgery performed by a married man who has an affair with a new woman every other week? Would you feel warm and cozy if a pervert or a child molester was teaching or coaching your child? Why are we so sensitive when it comes to our family and us personally, but not so much when it comes to corrupt politicians whom we endorse and vote for and will run our country amuck and make horrid decisions that affect us personally for many years to come? It has a great trickle-down effect who we vote for, especially in the 21st century where everything is so blatant and in your face now. We reached a breaking point in the last election, and we are in the time of the greatest political and moral crisis our nation has seen, perhaps in decades. Can you not see and discern that politicians are given power to make decisions that affect us personally and determine our future?" -- Bert Farias

Muddying the waters with irrelevant scenarios does not make anything clear. Once again you fail to see your own error in conferring righteousness to one party or politician where it simply does not belong. The party you are advocating for is led by a man who has had secret affairs on all three wives he has had, including with porn stars! You should not feel warm and fuzzy about any of them! What is the answer for a fallen word Bert? Is it a political party? Is it a specific politician? Is it certain legislation? No! It still is the Gospel of Jesus Christ! Staten Island used to have a representative named Vito Fossella who ran as a Republican on a family values platform. We just didn't realize that family values to him meant having two families in two different states who didn't know about each other. A few years back we had Michael Grimm sent to prison for hiring illegal aliens while railing against illegal immigration and he was elected while under indictment! The Democrats are far from any better and that is the entire point.

"They will not only influence the way our government runs and the state of our economy and our money, but public institutions of learning and church houses are affected, and most importantly, the laws that are legislated that will either exalt righteousness or evil in our nation for many years to come. Somebody will take your hard-earned money and use it for their ungodly agenda. Someone is already spending it and getting richer. Many who will run for office do not care about our national debt and creating another great depression. They want to give free American citizenship, free American health care and free education to everyone who can break through our borders. And they will make sure you pay for it. How can that not stir you to action? Worst of all, politicians are voting on laws that will use your tax money to indoctrinate your children with homosexuality, transgenderism, socialism, God and religion. How can you continue to be indifferent?" -- Bert Farias

While these are carnal issues you bring up it displays a shocking disconnect with reality. Have you paid any attention to the deficit under the leadership of the party you are extolling as righteous? Church houses are only affected because they crawled into bed with Satan by accepting the 501 3C tax free status. I understand that there are forces in the world that do not care about the plight of people trying to escape poverty, starvation and crime but I do not expect the church to be leading the charge against such people. You need to go back and read your bible. As for state indoctrination it has been happening since the beginning of time. I am not saying the concerns are not real, just that your proposed solution is entirely carnal and relies upon wicked men, from one party or the other. The bible says to train your child up right, not elect politicians you think care.

"If politicians and their political parties, the media, Hollywood and academia can convince people on these issues, then they can convince them on anything else, including the rejection of the gospel. This is the reason many youth abandon Jesus and the church after they leave home and go to college." -- Bert Farias

No, now you sound like heretic Andy Stanley. The reason why kids go off to college and come back in revolt of religion is they were never saved to begin with. How could they be when they attend a church that does not preach the Gospel and feeds them pizza parties and veggie tales? The world is powerless regarding the efficacy of the Gospel. The bible says they love the darkness and sin, which is why they reject the light but kids of the apostate church have probably never heard the actual Gospel to begin with. Local church teachings on the love of God along with youth targeted heresies such as IHOP, Bethel, Jesus Culture and Hillsong combine to produce kids who we swear are saved but Jesus does not know them. The problem is not with the world behaving like the world Bert. It is with the church behaving like the world. It is a spiritual problem fought in the heavenlies and on our knees -- not resolved by another carnal politician who assures you he has your back.

"Did you know, based on the politics of Twitter, Facebook, Google and other liberal and Democrat-run organizations and companies, that it's "hate speech" if you say Islam is not a peaceful religion or homosexuality is a sin or transgenderism is wrong? But they are perfectly fine with banning Chick- Fil-A at airports or removing a monument cross or a nativity scene at a public place or just harassing Christians. Can you not see that voting for politicians with strong core moral values and truth and righteousness affects you personally, your family, children and grandchildren? But the change is gradual and so subtle, like the proverbial frog in boiling water. What one generation tolerates, the next generation celebrates. We are seeing it all around us. Politics and politicians continually make decisions that affect these issues. If you love God and you love people, you will be passionately interested in what values and principles are being legislated by our governmental leaders. This is politics, my friends. How can you say God does not care about politics?" -- Bert Farias

If I was to respond carnally I would state how much of a snowflake Farias sounds like at this point. Christians are not persecuted in this country Bert and it is an insult to those in the world that actually are to even infer it. Do you think Christ cares if a nativity scene is in the town square? He wasn't even born in December! Do you think he cares if a memorial cross is removed? What bible do you read? What politicians do you see with strong core moral values and truth and righteousness because the standard-bearer of the party you endorse is the guy that has lied over 10,000 times already in office and once bragged about grabbing women by the genitals. How can I say God does not care about politics? Because I have read the bible! Nowhere does He care about the carnal politics of man -- nowhere.

"As I examine things in the political realm since Donald Trump has become president, here is something I see. In recent attempts from the Democratic Party to unseat president Trump and run him out of office, I have noticed the dominant influence of the dirtiest politics I've ever witnessed in my lifetime and how the FBI, the attorney general and FISA court judges all fell under the sway of this extreme avarice for political power. We have sunk to new levels of "low" evil and the slimiest kind of wickedness and corruption when you add media power to magnify and propagate political power in order to destroy a sitting president. We have moved further and further away from the position of a party that offers to provide the best leadership to truly benefit the people into a political party that is willing to overthrow its own freedom to be in power. God help us!" -- Bert Farias

Bert, now you are just lying or woefully deceived. You need to turn off state sponsored television and think for yourself. You are making a pitch here for the Republican Party. Yet all of the FISA judges that approved the warrants in the case you are referencing were GOP appointed. The FBI leaders you are slandering were all Republicans. The Special Counsel is a Republican. These are not the points however. What is missing here of course is anything remotely biblical. These arguments are entirely carnal in nature. If you think Donald Trump is a great president you have that right. You do not however have the right or biblical backing, to claim he is the second coming of King Cyrus with an Elijah anointing, and a Deborah mantle. You do not have the right to use your standing as a minister to advocate for evil.

"We need to be praying and looking to the Lord for the best leadership for this country and stop thinking we can do this without Him. This is an early reminder to get engaged in the political process and let the Lord guide you in your vote in 2020. Look carefully at your candidate and make sure that what they stand for politically and personally is what best represents your values and the direction you want for the country." -- Bert Farias

You are advocating doing it without Him by pretending you know the right candidate or party! Why does God now need our help with anything? Does He not allow everything through His permissive will? Does He not use all for His plan and His Glory? If you were letting the Lord guide your vote you would not have written this article designed to prop up one party over the other! You would not have regurgitated untruths on behalf of that party!

"This is not about domesticating or politicizing Jesus into our perceived "cause." I am well aware that His kingdom is not of this world, and it is not an either-or polarity. It is a third way. But He loves righteousness and hates iniquity, and we should live the same way. As a preacher stated recently, don't fall into the trap of making an artificial divide between spirituality and politics. The devil is intensely spiritual, and he loves to infiltrate and possess media, entertainment, institutions of learning and politics to promote his evil cause and make the broad road to destruction even broader for our nation's people. Let's move toward where he is and let our salt and light be evident in this most critical midnight hour for our nation." -- Bert Farias

That nagging feeling you got Bert that led you to this mea culpa? It's called conviction. You most certainly are politicizing Jesus and you need to stop. You are presenting an either or polarity and you need to stop. We do not need an artificial divide between the things of heaven and the things of earth because the bible is our divide. You need to stop trying to mix them. The devil is far more interested with infecting Christians and the church and making them focus on the things of this world than he is with your seven cultural mountains. Being salt and light is critical only to bring people to Christ not your political goals. The key verses today speak about being light and it is so the lost can see your good works and give glory to God. Taking a polarized side politically automatically alienates over half the people from your message. Pretending however that your side is righteous when it is not? That destroys your witness for Christ and makes it obvious that you are a hypocrite.

Reverend Anthony Wade -- May 17, 2019

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.