No, its not. But we are naive to think that man in his selfishness and willful ignorance is not willing to return to the supposed "comforts" of a wicked authoritarian in order to maintain the illusion of the "blessings" of a former life.
When God delivered the Israelites out of Egypt, in the wilderness they always complained that God forsaken them and that it was better to go back to slavery in Egypt than to go to the promised land. “We remember the fish we used to eat for free in Egypt. And we had all the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic we wanted. But now our strength is dried up, and there is nothing at all but this manna to look at.” Numbers 11: 5-6. Then they plotted among themselves, “Let’s choose a new leader and go back to Egypt!” Numbers 14: 4
Bro, these people enslaved you and killed your firstborn males. Why would you want to go back to that? Have you forgotten what the Lord has done for you?
The supposed nostalgia for better days "in Egypt, the land of slavery, oppression and death" shows up time and time again in Israelites history, even Jeremiah had to deal with this attitude after the sack of Jerusalem by the Babylonians.
The longing for the Antebellum America, especially in areas that formed the Confederacy has never gone away. To say can we make space in our churches for people who either are nostalgic or adamant for a way of life that may have a thin veneer of Christianity but in reality was something entirely different, is akin to letting the fox guard the chicken coop. The fox will eventually show its true nature.
Are all Trump supporters foxes? No. You actually have a group that is concerned about the economy, crime and a group that are true foxes. They thought the risk of putting in a political strongman or "punisher" type figure into power was worth the reward. Now, they are finding out that they had more to lose than what they originally thought. On Twitter, moderate Trump voters are posting about family shunning's, are scared about the tariffs, and are really concerned that legal immigrants and citizens will be deported because they are Latino.
You don't see those people running to liberal churches for comfort. They are on social media begging for Trump not to be extreme, for him to unite the country, for people to be properly vetted before being deported. The extremists in the group are gleefully celebrating rape culture, the destruction of democratic institutions and are just being downright vulgar. We reap what we sow.
So...it is right for us to offer spaces to mourn, at least for the time being. Only time will tell how much freedom will be truly lost because we the people were deceived by a politician using Jesus as a political mascot to surrender our political birthright for Esau's stew. Our bellies are full right now....maybe....but we have surrendered our future and when that reality dawns on us....it will be too late to cry out in lament.
This is not Germany in 1933....
No, its not. But we are naive to think that man in his selfishness and willful ignorance is not willing to return to the supposed "comforts" of a wicked authoritarian in order to maintain the illusion of the "blessings" of a former life.
When God delivered the Israelites out of Egypt, in the wilderness they always complained that God forsaken them and that it was better to go back to slavery in Egypt than to go to the promised land. “We remember the fish we used to eat for free in Egypt. And we had all the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic we wanted. But now our strength is dried up, and there is nothing at all but this manna to look at.” Numbers 11: 5-6. Then they plotted among themselves, “Let’s choose a new leader and go back to Egypt!” Numbers 14: 4
Bro, these people enslaved you and killed your firstborn males. Why would you want to go back to that? Have you forgotten what the Lord has done for you?
The supposed nostalgia for better days "in Egypt, the land of slavery, oppression and death" shows up time and time again in Israelites history, even Jeremiah had to deal with this attitude after the sack of Jerusalem by the Babylonians.
The longing for the Antebellum America, especially in areas that formed the Confederacy has never gone away. To say can we make space in our churches for people who either are nostalgic or adamant for a way of life that may have a thin veneer of Christianity but in reality was something entirely different, is akin to letting the fox guard the chicken coop. The fox will eventually show its true nature.
Are all Trump supporters foxes? No. You actually have a group that is concerned about the economy, crime and a group that are true foxes. They thought the risk of putting in a political strongman or "punisher" type figure into power was worth the reward. Now, they are finding out that they had more to lose than what they originally thought. On Twitter, moderate Trump voters are posting about family shunning's, are scared about the tariffs, and are really concerned that legal immigrants and citizens will be deported because they are Latino.
You don't see those people running to liberal churches for comfort. They are on social media begging for Trump not to be extreme, for him to unite the country, for people to be properly vetted before being deported. The extremists in the group are gleefully celebrating rape culture, the destruction of democratic institutions and are just being downright vulgar. We reap what we sow.
So...it is right for us to offer spaces to mourn, at least for the time being. Only time will tell how much freedom will be truly lost because we the people were deceived by a politician using Jesus as a political mascot to surrender our political birthright for Esau's stew. Our bellies are full right now....maybe....but we have surrendered our future and when that reality dawns on us....it will be too late to cry out in lament.