Conservative media watchdog Bob Knight says the national media virtually ignored Democratic presidential frontrunner Senator Barack Obama's recent use of the Sermon on the Mount to justify homosexual civil unions.
Senator Obama (D-Illinois) boldly declared in a campaign speech recently that states should legalize "same-sex unions" for homosexuals. "If people find that controversial then I would just refer them to the Sermon on the Mount," says Obama. "Which I think is, in my mind, for my faith, more central than an obscure passage in Romans.
Starting in chapter 5 - 'And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you." What's Jesus saying? For those who live according to God's Word, according to the Spirit of God. In doing this, there will be people who will persecute you for His sake, because you live by the word and not of the flesh.
"You are the salt of the earth; how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot b hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven." Meaning: Go and witness to the lost - sinners, be obedient to the Spirit. Christ died once for all, and gave us His redeeming grace; now it is our duty to try to communicate with others this same forgiveness, that they may turn from their sin and be saved.
Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled. Whoever therfore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven." Meaning: We are bound to the Law of God. We are not to distort the Word to justify worldly desires. It means what it says, and anything else will reap Eternal loss of our Soul.
"You have heard that it was said to those of old, You shall not murder,' and whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment. But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, Raca!' shall be in danger of the council, But whoever says, You fool!' shall be in danger of hell fire. Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are on the way with him, lest your adversary deliver you to the judge, the judge hand you over to the officer , and you be thrown into prison. Assuredly, I say to you, you will be no means get out of there till you have paid the last penny. Meaning: Instead of harboring extreme hatred and anger in your heart for those whom you think have wronged you, and trying to get even with them - go to that person immediately and forgive them, and if they don't accept the forgiveness, then you leave it to the Holy Spirit in prayer to deal with that person as He sees fit. The Holy Spirit can work on a persons' conscience and later prove that they were wrong and friendship can be attained once again through the working of the Holy Spirit through conviction. Provided that their conscience hasn't been given over to Satan.
"You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not commit adultery.' But I say to your that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. And if your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell. "And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut if off and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell." Meaning: He's referring to the sins of the flesh; and that we must abstain from them in order to live a clean and Holy life. The illustrations to show that sin is sin, and that God does not contradict, compromise, or show favoritism, or discount one sin over the other, they are all sin. Adultery, homosexuality, fornication, murder, are all sin.
"Furthermore it has been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.' But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery." Meaning: Wives remain faithful to your husbands...husbands remain faithful to your wives. If contraversy should arise, divorce and do not remarry, for it is considered unclean in the eyes of the Lord. It's a life committment.
"Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, you shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord.' But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God's throne; nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black. But let your ;Yes; be "Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No.' For whatever is more than these is from the evil one. Meaning: To live for the Lord, we must show absolute conscieousness to the Word and to the Holy Spirit, there is no justifying one thing that is unjustifiable in the Lord's eyes, no straddling the fence. You are either with the Lord, or without Him.
"You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. If anyone wants to sue you to go one mile, go with him two. Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away. Meaning: He is saying to be patient, and you have to remember here, Jesus is always referring in a Spiritual sense, if you share the Word of God with someone and they want to resent it the first time, then go with him the extra mile to prove that you believe, and it can also be said that this is the way God tests our own faith, is when people question you to find proof. So be patient.
"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so? Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect. Meaning: We are called to mercy, where there is no mercy, lest we be tempted and fall to Satan's wishes. In a hypothetical situation, we can find this to be true when Atheists in a mean spirited way denounce and call us profane names for what we do, and then we are tempted to strike back being critical not showing mercy.
Part two later tonight!
5 comments:
LOVE YOUR ENEMIES...but don't let them post on your blog.
I love how this nut thinks he speaks for God, Jesus, et.al.
He contradicted himself at least twice during his little rant. Don't force your beliefs on anyone else, and then don't give up trying to force your beliefs on them.
WTF? If this guys is a christian, then this christian speaks with forked tongue.
Jerry has religion but then having religion is easy. He doesn't have faith. That's the hard part and it's too hard for Jerry.
Amen Count. Exactly right.
I can't even bear to read his tripe any more, much less engage him. There's no "there" there.
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