There were a large number of pastors in the room when I asked the audience, “Raise your hand if your child was suspended from school for witnessing or wearing a Christian T-shirt.”
Hands went up.
Then I asked, “Raise your hand if you were fired from your job for witnessing or because of something Christian you posted on social media.”
Again, hands went up.
The pastors looked stunned.
Many of them had no idea what their congregations have been going through because of persecution from the Left.
I gently prodded the pastors.
“This is what your congregation is facing.
Are you training them to face this?
Better yet, what are you doing to stop this?”
It has been estimated that 75% of the pastors in America have not taken a stand in their pulpits against the Democrat agenda.
Think about that.
Even after all we have learned about Planned Parenthood selling body parts from aborted babies.
Even after Democrats openly promised to give healthcare, a college education, and financial aid to illegal aliens, things not available to American citizens or even military veterans.
Think about that:
With the highest stakes ever—and the Christian vote being essential for the survival of America—3/4s of American pastors have not even spoken to their congregations about getting out and exercising their rights as United States citizens.
Still doubt it?
Ask yourself: Have you heard anything from the pulpit of your church about registering to vote?
My guess is that you have not and that 75% may actually be a low estimate
Despite all the warnings, 15 million Christians did not vote in the 2018 Midterm Elections.
I remember warning pastors again and again to register their people to vote.
Here is an actual quote from a blog I wrote in October, just before the disastrous midterms:
“If Nancy Pelosi returns, as they predict she will, the Democrats will instantly take over the Russia investigation.
They will move to impeach Trump and will go after Kavanaugh again.
Expect a torrent of subpoenas and gridlock.”
Every word came true.
I am an advocate for pastors.
They have a daunting task today that is nearly impossible.
There are many great men and women of God in America.
That is what makes this virtual blackout, this deadly silence on the subject of voting so bewildering.
What does the Bible say? Isn’t a pastor, above all, a watchman?
7 And you, son of man, I have set you as a watchman to the house of Israel. And you shall hear the word from My mouth and warn them from Me. 8 When I say to the wicked, O wicked one, surely you shall die. And you do not speak to warn a wicked man from his ways that wicked one shall die in his iniquity, but I will require his blood at your hand. 9 But you, if you warn the wicked to turn from his way, and he does not turn from his way, he shall die in his own iniquity, but you have delivered your soul.” −Ezekiel 33:7-9
The silence of every pastor who does not cry out as a watchman is helping bring a world of hurt on the very flock they are called to protect.
Do they understand how the sheep will suffer in a world of anti-God laws, hateful leaders, a devastated economy, and a nation that will be far more divided that it is now?
No matter how high-sounding their words, if they fail to protect the Bride of Christ, they have failed in their most basic duty.
One of these pastors said to me,
“I will not allow divisive politics to enter the Kingdom of God.”
That sounds right, doesn’t it?
However, keeping silent does exactly what these pastors condemn:
IT BRINGS POLITICS INTO THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
Let me show exactly how this is:
A preacher once blurted out to me:
“Mario, you are political!”
So I asked him
“Okay then, why aren’t you warning the church to vote against the evil of the Left?
My guess is that you are afraid of losing people and losing tithes.
It’s the same as saying it would cost you votes, and campaign funds.
You are the politician not me.”
Not speaking out brings the Kingdom of God into evil.
This evil has hidden in the past behind politics, but now that it is exposed as a force that hates God, the church, Israel, and America, this evil must be opposed.
What we are trying to stop is not politics, but a satanic agenda.
Ever since the Obama administration, it has stopped being about politics, and it has became spiritual warfare.
The decision to seek self-preservation above the good of the people and the nation is the curse of modern church life.
But there is another villain in this situation that I am calling out.
It is the lukewarm Christian who threatens their Pastor if he dares to preach the truth.
If you have in any way threatened your pastor—by removing your money or your influence—because they preach against abortion or declare that marriage is only valid when it is between one man and one woman…God help you!
I don’t care how much you think you are right to be a Never-Trumper or a pro-Democrat Christian, boycotting your church and intimidating your pastor is dead wrong.
Remember: if you are still voting Democrat, you are voting the pro-death ticket.
If you are still a registered Democrat, is it because your parents and your family have “always voted Democrat”?
Stop right there.
Why would you continue to follow leaders who have taken their Party so far left that JFK would not even recognize it?
They are so far left as to openly advocate godless Socialism.
Your party has left YOU.
Read the platform.
They are all-in, and have embraced: Abortion and infanticide, the LGBTQ agenda, gay marriage, and terrorist groups such as Antifa.
The Left has declared that they are the party of Atheism.
They do not support Israel.
They consider Christianity to be in need of “evolving”—and are prepared to make that happen, by force if necessary.
I am sorry to say this, but if you don’t know what is at stake—if you don’t know why voting against the leftist agenda is a natural extension of your faith in Christ—if you don’t know why sitting out the 2020 election would be a disaster…blame the pulpit.
Tens of millions of Christians had the power to vote these evildoers out of office.
And, God help us, right now 15 million of them are not even registered to vote.
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