“GUN CONTROL”

 

For, though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does.  The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.  We demolish arguments and every pretention that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.  2 Cor. 10:3-5

For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.  Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account. Heb. 4:12

THE WHOLE BIBLE FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION IS THE GREAT WEAPON OF TRUTH WITH WHICH THE SPIRIT OF GOD BOMBARDS THE GATES OF HELL THAT DOMINATE OUR CULTURE.

We followers of King Jesus are the warriors that wield the spiritual weapon of the written Word of God. Alas, it appears that the most powerful weapon that we possess in our arsenal, the words of the Old and New Testament, has been, for decades, sheathed and silent to the extent that the powers of darkness have taken the high ground of what passes for love, truth and justice in our culture. What is patently evil is called good, and what is patently righteous is called evil.

The enemies of Christ have succeeded in removing the words of God from the:

Boardroom

Schoolroom

Bedroom

Court room

Secularism’s victorious occupation of Wall Street, Academia, Social and Sexual Mores and the Political, Legislative and Judicial Arenas has been possible only because the ministers of the Word of God within the visible Church of Jesus Christ in the USA have for decades voluntarily practiced “GUN CONTROL”! We have registered with the State for tax purposes limiting our “free speech” in the pulpit (501-C3), holstered our weapon in the Public Square and censored ourselves to using the words of Scripture only within the four walls of our churches for less than 20 minutes, one day a week. And even then the Pulpiteers have submitted to the Political Correctness and Effeminacy Agendas of our Culture in hopes of “winning the lost”! These "clouds without rain" purposely ignore the words of the apostle Paul: “Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction; for the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths, i.e. social justice by government mandate, same-sex marriage as the expression of love, abortion on demand as a woman’s “right” and separation of Church and State in matters of public policy, to name only a few.

That time  of voluntary "spiritual deafness" is NOW!  

So, what’s to be done?

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the WORD OF GOD. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.

The gospel of the Kingdom and of its King, stand or fall on the reliability of the words of the testimony of the Old Testament Prophets as well as the Gospels and the Epistles of the New Testament.

Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care, trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when he predicted the sufferings of the Messiah and the glories that would follow. It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven.  1 Pet. 1:10-12

We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.  Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things.  For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. 2 Pet 1:19-21

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Tim. 3:16

Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.  Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates, so that your days and the days of your children may be many in the land the Lord swore to give your ancestors, as many as the days that the heavens are above the earth. Deut. 11:18-21

Sadly the Israelites paid little heed to the directives of Moses! The days of their children DID NOT enjoy the Promised Land, “as many as the days that the heavens are above the earth.”  History records that through their neglect of the Word of God  the Israelites lost their inheritance in the Promised Land, were made captive by their enemies and became the “tail and not the head”.

 We must fire salvos from THE WHOLE COUNSEL OF GOD if we are to demolish the gates of hell for our King and Christ, and truly set the people free!