If I—-
— oppose Obama, I’m a racist.
— support Israel, I’m a Zionist.
— declare what the Bible says about the husband/wife relationship, I’m a male- chauvinist pig.
— condemn abortion, I’m a woman hater.
— say able bodied people ought to work for a living rather than depend on welfare, I’m inconsiderate.
— support the Tea Party, I’m a right-wing extremist.
— don’t have a drink with you at Happy Hour, I’m “holier than thou”.
— insist on my constitutional rights to keep and bear arms, I’m a threat to society.
— quote what the Bible says about homosexuality, I’m a bigot.
— call for stricter border control, I’m prejudice.
— state documented facts to prove a point, I’m a conspiracy theorist.
— don’t agree with you, I’m misinformed.
— challenge what you say, do or think, I’m intolerant.
So, where do you draw the line? Or perhaps you think there shouldn’t be any lines– unless, of course, they are the ones you impose on others.
What do you want me to do– curl up in a fetal position, sucking my thumb, watching people like you dictate what happens? Sorry to burst your bubble, but that ain’t gonna happen! As long as I have ounce of strength in my body, or breath in my lungs, I’m going to declare God’s Word as it is to men as they are.
As “Bud” Robinson prayed, “O Lord, give me a backbone as big as a saw log, and ribs like the sleepers under the floor; put iron shoes on me, and galvanized breeches, and hang a wagon load of determination up the gable end of my soul, and help me to sign the contract to fight the devil as long as I have a fist, and bite him as long as I’ve got a tooth, and then gum him till I die!”
If you are on the other side of the issues that’s a choice you made. I’ve also made my choice. If it puts you and I at odds so be it. If standing for what is right means standing against you then that’s the way it must be. Pleasing you is not the primary goal in my life. My only purpose is to glorify God through obedience to His word. Hearing Him say, “Well done” is all that matters. Regardless of what you might think about us as Christians, we love you. And, because we love you, your protest against us, for hating the sin that is destroying soul, will not silence us. Think about it.
