Chinese man jailed for printing Bibles; Christianity attacked across USA
The reports of a Chinese bookstore owner being jailed for three years for printing Bibles to give to local Christians is a somber reminder of how blessed we Americans are to live in a nation founded on God and His principles. Sadly, the Almighty remains under assault in the United States, with fringe minority groups having full support of the government in attempts to eradicate the name of Jesus from public life.
Consider these headlines from the last two weeks:
- Liberty University’s tax-exempt status challenged
- Pepsi stops donations to disaster relief ministry because it has ‘God’ in its name (Note: Pepsi has since reversed its stance)
- Senate, Supreme Court refuse admission to wearers of “Jesus is the Standard” shirts
- UCLA student told she can’t reference Jesus Christ in her personal graduation statement
- Bishop faces jail for ringing church bells (Note: Muslim prayer horns in Dearborn, MI are “protected,” regardless of the public outcry of noise pollution)
- Christians prohibited from conducting Bible study in public housing projects
- Oklahoma braces for challenge to Ten Commandments law
- Calls for Red Cross symbol to be axed
Thankfully there is some good news from this week. Students at Florida’s Pace High School thumbed their noses at the ACLU by standing in unison and reciting the Lord’s Prayer at their graduation ceremony. Also, a House committee has approved a resolution that, if passed, will fix the egregious removal of references to God from the US Capitol Visitor Center. Some of these “omissions” include leaving the National Motto, In God We Trust, off the replica of the Speaker’s rostrum; the removal of the Pledge of Allegiance; and the striking of references to God from the Northwest Ordinance and the Constitution.
The United States appears to be depicted in Scripture in Isaiah 18, Jeremiah 50-51, and Revelation 18. Among the many descriptions given we find a nation who was founded on God, but has systematically removed Him from society, growing worse and worse as time goes on (Isaiah 18:2, 7). There is even rejoicing that the Godly heritage of the nation is covered up (Jeremiah 50:11).
Because of great sin (Jeremiah 50:14) and the turning away from God (Jeremiah 50:29), monumental judgment is coming (Jeremiah 50:28; 51:24). This will come in the form of missiles (Jeremiah 50:14, 29; 51:3, 11) launched by Russia (Jeremiah 50:9, 41; 51:48) and perhaps even Iran (Jeremiah 51:11, 28). The United States will be completely destroyed (Jeremiah 50:13, 26).
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