| Right Wing Born Again Evangelical Christians. Who Are We? |
We are everywhere, your Brothers, your Sisters, Coworkers, neighbors and we look the same as you. We may have sweet pleasant personalities or be rough and not very friendly. You may see us going to church on a regular basis with the religious people, and you may not. We belong to many different churches, minorities in most. We may have bumper stickers, and we may not. But we are very different inside. We usually can recognize fellow brothers in Christ very quickly and we can discern those that are either religious or secular. We know that we are a small group and we know that the world does not like us. We see the world as being separated by three groups of people, Secular, Religious and Christian. We see secular people as those that have no significant belief system. They can be good people, even great people. They can also be bad people, even evil people. They chase wealth and self-indulgence. We appreciate their honesty to themselves on their non-belief. We see religious people as those that have a significant belief system. We see these people as seeking, but not on the right course. These belief systems can be non-denominational, Baptist, Hindu, Muslim, Mormon, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Catholic, Buddhist, or any other religious group. They can be very fervent in their beliefs and resemble us at times. They can be false, and the world thinks they are us. They can also be good or bad. Inevitably both groups are not saved. When the world wants to know about us, because they think we yield power in politics or such, they usually bring in Religious people to talk shows, like local TV and radio programs, 60 minutes, CNN, FOX, etc. This is the view that the world has of us. Let me humbly attempt to explain who we are. We follow Jesus Christ, not just some god. He is first in our lives, above family, above country, above our jobs, above all, even us. Jesus told us that the world hated him and that we are not to be part of the world, that the world will hate us too. We accept this as fact. We do not see ourselves as part of the world, more like a visitor. We view the world and it’s politics in light of what Jesus said. We are pure monarchist, our perfect form of government would have our Lord as King and all others on an equal status below him. We know that politically, it is okay to say and write about God, as long as you don’t give his true name as Jesus. We recognize that there are many false teachers out there on television shows that promise instant healing or prosperity, they are known to us by their lifestyles, the secrecy of their finances and their oh so subtle false teachings. We know that any money donated in the name of Jesus, belongs to Him. All should be able to view how it is spent, it should be above reproach. We know that Jesus never promised us that we would be rich, actually it is the opposite, he said that wealth would be a barrier to Him. We accept that our God is intolerant, intolerant of all sin. We know that Jesus’ message is love. We know that all of us were born sinful and need to be forgiven. Our views on things like abortion, the Iraq conflict, psychology, lifestyles, death, false teachings and religions are purist. We would not dodge paying taxes, we would not hurt anyone except in self-defense, and we recognize that what is happening in the US and abroad has been foretold to us many years ago. We do not waiver on our views. We are a minority, the last that can be attacked and persecuted. We wait for our Lord. |