In The World, Not Of It

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We live in a time where the world bemoans divisiveness and denounces “us versus them mentality” as evil. This begs the question, if all peoples are to be unified, under which umbrella would this delusional utopia take place? For those who are demanding such an existence, the only acceptable answer is secularism. If the goal is to eliminate exclusion of any kind, then the solution must be universal inclusion. This goes against everything God commands of His followers. We are to be in the world but not of the world; distinct. Scripture is filled with instances of this separation.  Circumcision is a bodily sign commanded of Abraham, Jacob removes choice animals from Laban’s flock for his own when he returns to his homeland, and Matthew 25 speaks clearly of lambs and goats being placed on either side of Christ on the Day of Judgement.

Be Not Afraid

Unfortunately, many modern “churches” preach the gospel of being nice, forsaking the need for salvation. Christians have long followed the principle of “Love the sinner, hate the sin.” This is a good rule to live by. Sadly, the deviant and malicious forces of the world have adopted the saying and turned it against the same Christians who espouse the philosophy. The strategy is to guilt trip the believer into using his love of his fellow man to tolerate sinful behavior. “Because you love the sinner, you must accept the sin.” We are constantly being told to be accepting and any refusal is met with swift and violent retaliation. Perhaps the most common example of this is found in the LGBTQ+ groups and their advocates. If anyone refuses to praise and worship them then, of course, he must be – insert phobia here. Supposing this is true, then the only logical premise that can exist is that disagreement is equal to hatred. And hatred is the greatest sin a non-minority can commit in the eyes of the modern world. “Anyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him. (1 John 3:15 NIV)” However this does not allow for righteous anger as exhibited by Moses upon seeing the idolatry after receiving the Ten Commandments, or when Jesus destroyed the market in the Temple (John 2:13-20). There must be a true hatred for sin and evil. Without an appropriate distain for sin, the need for salvation is diminished. Mankind’s fallen nature is the bedrock of Christianity, and the non-believer will hate and rebuke the believer for pointing it out. Evangelists cannot preach the Gospel without ruffling a few feathers. Many a missionary has been killed for this very reason, but lest we forget, they hated Christ first. Was He not crucified?

Stand Apart

Jesus and the Bible are and have always been incredibly divisive, and it is important that they be so. Christ is distinct from the world, as truth is distinct from falsehood, and righteousness from rebellion. Make no mistake, bridges will be burned. “Still another said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first let me bid farewell to my family.” Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”” (Luke 9:61-62 NIV) To be steadfast means to accept that you will be hated. Can it be otherwise? Pulling punches is not kind. Just as sparing the rod rejects growth, sparing peace of mind rejects the infinite soul. Is leaving a fellow man to torture and eternal damnation, for fear of not being liked, kind? People pleasers and yes-men are weak and unprincipled. Planting your feet is saying “I will not waver.” Such a statement angers those who stand elsewhere and demand that you stand, or more likely kneel, beneath them. The only way to please everyone is to stand for nothing.
Modern “Christianity” is about being nice and not hated by anyone. There are countless sermons about Love, a very noble virtue, but I have found that many fall flat and are empty. For, what good is love unless it is in spite of sin? Love your neighbor and your enemy are said so often they have lost their potency. It is easy to love when there is no reason not to love. Unless there is a genuine abhorrence for what they do, say, or believe, then the love you show them is nothing special. In our society and its obsession with “identity”, the evil doers have identified with their evil deeds. To chastise their sin, then, is to chastise the person. We are left with two choices: “Love the sinner, love the sin,” or “Hate the sin, hate the sinner.” A true believer will refuse to love the sin and is left to be reviled by the world as a bigot. Jesus was clear that we would be hated and persecuted. Revel in their hatred. It is a small price to pay to follow our Savior and hear the glorious words “Well done, my good and faithful servant.” Therefore, I urge you, fellow believer, to remain distinct, resist the sin of tolerance, and love the sinner, hate the sin.


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    Sydney Carton — Yet another Christian Nationalist and a Right Wing Dissident. He is a member at a Reformed church, willing to share his interest in history and philosophy.
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