I can't think of another person who reflects my own personal views as well as this dear man. I could safely post his articles without reading a line ... of course I cannot :-) This is a follow-up to his previous article posted here 9/18/12. CMR
Come
What May
9/20/2012
by Ron Graham
“I
charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the
quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; Preach the word; be instant
in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and
doctrine.” 2 Timothy 4:1-2. When fellow believers
position themselves in a place in which they are obviously standing against God
there should be some form of rebuke forthcoming from the brethren who can
visibly see their erroneous ways. But when a brother or sister in the Lord is
firmly planted on God’s word, doing everything they can to convince others
concerning God’s will, there should be nothing but exhortation forthcoming.
Clearly in today’s charged political climate we’re watching a no holds barred
arena in which Christians are being pitted against Christians – Come What May.
I’ve been
inundated of late with letters from folks attacking my position on not voting
for the lesser of two evils. What I thought interesting, and thus appropriate to
expound on, was the undeniable lack of godly discernment among many of my
brethren, even among pastors who wrote to chastise me regarding my stance on
God’s precepts. At first I was taken aback, but the Bible does tell us that in
the last days there will be a falling away (apostasy) from the faith. Well my
brethren, without a doubt that apostasy is clearly among us.
We’re told in
the scriptures that just prior to the antichrist being revealed the apostasy
will occur. Many professing Christians today have no grasp of, nor do they have
any desire to understand, the times. The reason for this is many professing
Christians are fully entrenched in apostasy. There is not only a lack of godly
discernment today but there is also a supernatural force moving through the body
of Christ on earth, which is not of God, systematically blinding the saints to
the truth.
Many professing
Christians voted for Obama in the last election thinking him to be the savior of
America. Obviously they forgot who their Saviour was. Now many of these same
professing Christians see Romney fitting that bill. Worldly Christians looking
for a way to prolong their cushy existence will do whatever it takes to
accomplish their goals – even the compromising of their faith means nothing to
them as long as they don’t lose their conveniences.
Some have written to me claiming
Mormons have their own form of righteousness. When I receive a letter like that
clearly biblical discernment has gone out the window. How can anyone who does
not know the One true God, Jesus Christ, have any form of righteousness.
Righteousness means right with God. We are made righteous through our belief and
faith in the One who came to die for us on that cross. In God’s eyes there is no
other righteousness available to mankind. Mormons have no form of righteousness
while they remain in their cult of deception.
Still another
group of people who oppose my stance on our two choices for president, like to
pull out a Bible verse which has absolutely nothing to do with voting or
choosing godly leadership. The verse that’s continually sent my way is “render
to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s.” Actually that verse in context presents
our Lord Jesus speaking to a bunch of hypocritical and wicked Pharisees.
“Shew me the tribute money. And they brought
unto him a penny. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and
superscription? They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render
therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things
that are God’s.” Matthew
22:21. Those who find it fitting to refer to the above underlined
portion of the verse obviously find it exceedingly convenient to leave out the
last part of verse 21 “And unto God the
things that are God’s.” As Christians we belong to God, therefore
what Jesus is telling us in the above verse is to render (give) what belongs to
God to Him. Our hearts and souls belong to Him not to Caesar.
As citizens of
the US it is our duty to pay our taxes and to obey the laws of the land. We have
no other duty, nor does the word of God ever tell us to choose Satan over God.
When we as Christians are presented with two evils as a choice we must never
compromise our faith in God by placing our stamp of approval on one evil over
another form of evil. We stand with God not Satan.
Divided
loyalties are common among Christians these days, and this divisiveness has led
many to embrace a government of secularism which is in direct opposition to our
God. Can a Christian – a follower of Jesus Christ – also be a patriot for the
nation in which he/she lives? A patriot is a person who is devoted, loyal to a
national cause; most people become patriots of their birth nation, and many do
so with pride. On the other hand, a Christian also adheres to a form of
patriotism in that he/she is devoted to God. Yes, we’re still citizens of our
birth nation and loyal, until our loyalty becomes in direct opposition to our
God.
There may well
come a time when being a patriot of a secular nation while attempting to be
loyal to God brings division among the saints, but it should never be so.
Anytime we, as the re-birthed children of God, determine to place our God second
and the nation where we sojourn first we have divided our loyalties and
supplanted God’s authority over our lives. Godly discernment is a trait given to
His re-birthed children – not to secular nations or worldly people. “But the natural man receiveth not the things of the
Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them,
because they are spiritually discerned.” 1 Corinthians 2:14. The natural man is one
who, as he/she remains in rebellion to God, sees the things of God as
foolishness – zero godly discernment. Placing my stamp of approval for the
lesser of two evils would mean I had made a decision to divide my loyalty
between God and Satan. Not going to happen.
Neither of the two men running for the office
of president is even “close” to holding Christian biblical beliefs. Both men are
Satanists. They are followers of their father the devil. They must be seen for
whom they are, not for whom we want them to be. We, as Christians, prefer to
have a godly man leading our nation. Neither of these men is godly. They both
stand diametrically opposed to our God and Saviour Jesus Christ. You desperately
want Obama replaced. So do I. Many of you are willing to give your rubber stamp
of approval to a man (Romney) who is fully entrenched in the satanically created
religion of “Mormonism”. I am not.
Some have stated that “We are not voting for
the head of our faith or the ‘church’. We are voting for the President of the
United States.” Basically what this mentality promotes is that we are to keep
our faith in Christ separate from our secular worldview and our choices. In so
doing we can participate in the secular world without burdening our conscience.
Again, a foolish attempt at supplanting God for Satan.
I believe that voting is a privilege;
certainly the body of Christ should be involved. Here’s the rub, as Christians
we have a higher duty and a higher calling which is to our God, this is what the
world doesn’t understand and can’t grasp because the world has no spiritual
discernment. When we are able to cast our vote for a godly individual then we
should do so without hesitation, but when there is no godly choice afforded us,
as children of God, we are to stand with a firm conviction and always side with
God. We must have faith in God that He is in control, not
us.
Some of my readers have stated the following
“We’ve never had a godly Christian man in the office of president.” To which I
must respond “And whose fault is that?” If this is such a Christian nation why
have we never had a godly Christian in the office of president? Where have all
those professing Christians been on voting days?
This nation of
ours didn’t just fall off the cliff yesterday; we’ve been on this course for
decades. In many cases Christians who have lost their first love are clearly to
blame. Many professing Christians have gone secular. Divisiveness runs amok
among the ranks of the saved, but it doesn’t need to be that way. We are all one
body in Christ and as such we should all have the same mindset. There is only
one Holy Spirit and God is not going about teaching His children, who He loves,
varying interpretations of His inerrant word.
Something is
amiss among many of our Christian congregations today. It is obvious there’s a
fox in the henhouse. Satan is aggressively moving in for the kill, and as such
has masterfully manipulated his followers into positions within the body of
Christ to teach what is clearly unbiblical. Everyone can’t be right. Therefore
godly discernment is imperative if we intend to stand firm on our faith. If not,
simply choose the interpretation of Scriptures that best suits your fancy.
“For the time will come when they will not
endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves
teachers, having itching ears;” 2
Timothy 4:3. Pull scriptures out of context if you will to drive home
your point. But remember this; you’re not fooling anyone but
yourself.
Christians in
this nation will be confronted with un-pleasurable consequences as we reject
worldly direction. But the reality is this, nothing else matters but our
faithfulness to God. Our reality is our spirit. If you are born again, your
spirit is already alive forever and destined for an awesome eternity in Heaven.
There is no reason to conform to this secular world. The world or the worldly
can’t do anything to your spirit to change your destination.
“Henceforth
there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous
judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also
that love his appearing.” 2 Timothy 4:8. Personally, I’ve chosen to
vote for my God and Saviour, Jesus Christ. I will write in His name on my
ballot. Then, when the time comes and I stand before Him in eternity, I won’t
need to be ashamed about choosing any evil, even the lesser of two evils, over
my God and Saviour. When I stand before my Lord, all I want to hear are the
words “You have fought a good fight my son, you have finished the course, you
have kept the faith.”
Here’s a
few questions; Does God see you as a
faithful son or daughter, or as a child with divided loyalties? Does God
Almighty need the help of Christians in determining the leadership and course of
this nation? Or has our course been predetermined and set before the foundation
of this world? Could it be that God is testing His children to see just how
faithful they are to Him? To see who, if any of His children, through all the
adversities and blatant attacks from our own brethren, will take a stand against
evil while we firmly and faithfully stand with our God and Saviour, Jesus
Christ?
The next life is
what we yearn for, and that is what we cleave to while we sojourn in this
immoral, corrupt, satanically burdened world. As born again children of the most
High God, we live our lives for Christ – Come
What May.
God bless you
all,
Ron
Graham
All
original scripture is “theopneustos” God breathed
I’m
greatly encouraged by all the response to my prayer request. Please continue
your prayers for my health. The MG continues to destroy the skeletal muscles in
my body, thus the fatigue and eye problems are becoming more of a daily
hindrance.
I’m
very grateful to those of you who have been lead by God to send a gift of
support. God, the giver of all good gifts, is great and greatly to be praised.
If God is leading you to send a gift, please send it to Ron Graham – 96 County
Road 5480, Salem, MO, 65560. Thank you my dear brethren, God bless you
all.
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May the Lord extend His richest blessings to His servant, Ron Graham, who is already shining like the stars in the heavens, as far as I'm concerned. How can a Christian hope to make the ultimate sacrifice for our Savior if need be, when he can't even pass the smallest of tests? We all need to read Revelation, chapters 1-3 (especially 3:14-21), and apply it to ourselves. CMR
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