Showing posts with label critical race theory. Show all posts
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Monday, May 24, 2021

IS IT TIME TO LEAVE YOUR CHURCH? WHY I LEFT MINE: Christian Blogger Lorilyn Roberts



If you are like me, your church is your family. It’s where you go for help, where you go for prayer, where you share your dreams, where you worship the Lord you love, and where you unite with like-minded individuals who share your commitment to Jesus Christ.

When I divorced in 1986, I stayed in Gainesville, Florida, because I didn’t want to leave my church.

When I arrived home with my first daughter from Nepal on May 8, 1994, which happened to be Mother’s Day, my prayer group greeted me at the airport. One of the church leaders prayed over us.

My church was my primary source of support through my year-long bout with late-stage breast cancer. To this day, some people in the church are still some of my dearest friends.

So, what happened that led me to leave my beloved church in October 2020?

The final betrayal to me was when the church leadership abandoned the preeminence of the unborn baby in the mother’s womb. If you aren’t pro-life in every way, then you have left your first love—Jesus Christ.

I have since learned that some of my closest friends and cohorts are pro-choice. They won’t come out and say it, but the truth speaks louder than words when pressed.

One friend said other issues were as important to her as the abortion issue, and she wasn’t a one-topic voter. In fact, she had become a registered Democrat. She hated Trump. A cohort this last week said she could not talk to me about her position on abortion. She also hated Trump.

After being shocked by what they said, sadness filled my heart. I can understand why someone who isn’t a Christian might think abortion is a viable birth control measure; I can’t understand how a Christian could ever feel that way. 

Is it because the evangelical church has become so compromised, so wishy-washy, so consumed with materialism and losing tithers that, in essence, they are the end-time Laodicean church? Neither hot nor cold, they can neither inspire a generation of soul seekers for Christ nor can they discern the signs of the imminent return of Christ.

I’ve discovered many folks who profess to be evangelicals have an amillennial view of the reign of Christ. That means they don’t believe in a literal thousand-year worldwide rule of our Savior as King of kings. 

We live in a time of “tribal” warfare, and I believe this is intentional by God. It’s easy to believe there is safety in numbers. Surround yourself with liars, and you will become one yourself. I understood the millennium just from reading the Bible. I had to have someone interpret amillennialism for me because I could never find it in the Bible.

My former, long-time church in Gainesville, Florida, is filled with doctors, professors, and intellectuals who are much more learned than I am. How easy it is to be intimidated by “teachers” who are more educated. You believe they know better than you—especially a church that “worships” knowledge and prides itself on its meticulous study of Scripture and rightly dividing the Word.

If you visited my former church, that is what would impress you—the supremacy given to Bible study and becoming a learned disciple of Jesus Christ. Of course, there are other good things about my former church, but it’s the lack of living out that faith in accordance with the Scriptures that shattered me.

What specifically led to my leaving? My former church refused to post a letter from James Dobson that I wanted to be made available to the congregants that focused on the differences between the Republican and Democratic platforms.

During that same general time, one of the pastors led a prayer from the pulpit, encouraging the congregation to bend the knee for our confessed and unconfessed prejudice toward African-Americans.

I sent a blog post to my pastors about the origins of Black Lives Matter and a video by Pastor Brandon Holthaus at Rock Harbor Church, in Bakersfield, California, concerning the dangers of Critical Race Theory. One of the pastors emailed me back, “If I follow this pastor’s thinking to his logical conclusion, he would call me a useful idiot.”

That same pastor said it was wrong to close our southern borders to families with children coming here for freedom. We agreed to disagree. I worked as a court reporter for over twenty years. I believe we must follow all the laws of this great nation as they are written. We can change those laws if they aren’t working. We can’t find all those missing people who have entered our country illegally once they are here. I captioned one of the hearings on C-Span where they talked about this very thing. Most of them never show up for their court hearing. That’s why we have so many illegal aliens in our country.

Think about the ramifications—actually, now you don’t need to. Just watch Fox News and see the consequence of open borders—the heartbreak, the misery, and the suffering. We will be paying the price forever. How sad for all those victims—and it was completely avoidable. My former pastor got what he wanted.

Someone who shall remain anonymous told me that every elder of my former church voted for Biden except one. How tragic. Years ago, there was a book for kids titled, What Would Jesus Do? I wonder, would Jesus have voted for Trump? God has allowed Biden to be our president for a time, but I don’t think he was God’s choice.

When my former church implemented the mask mandate, I returned once. After an hour of torture, I realized I could not sit through a church service wearing a covering over my face and worship the God I love.

One of the elders on the board of my former church is an infectious disease doctor, and he went along with the official treatment narrative of the CDC. Because he said Remdesivir was the best treatment available, everybody at church believed him—everybody except me. He also said hydroxychloroquine was an unacceptable alternative. I knew that wasn’t true.


What about the church’s position on Israel? One member told me she did not believe the promises of God to Israel applied today and that she supported the Palestinians. Now I think this perversion of truth permeated the church’s underlying thought. I don’t remember ever praying corporately for Israel. Based on a sermon one of the pastors gave on the Olivet Discourse, I asked him afterward if he believed in Replacement Theology. He asked me what that was. Perhaps he just wanted to make sure he understood my question. I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt. 

I anticipate a rocky road ahead for the Christian church. Many evangelical leaders, because they hate Trump, have lost, in my opinion, the ability to lead. John Piper, Max Lucado, Russell Moore, and Tim Keller are four high-profile Christian leaders whose books I read and pastors/authors I admired. I gave away all of my books that they wrote, and I had dozens.

I know many people will disagree with me, and I’m okay with that. I am accountable to God for everything I write and for what I believe. I fear God—not man. For those who share my deeply-held beliefs, know you aren’t alone. Just because a doctor, a pastor, or an intellectual tells you that abortion is acceptable, be a Berean. Search the Scriptures and ask yourself: How is abortion different from child sacrifice to Baal? We know what God said about that. What you may not know is that there is power in that blood—and the Satanists need that power to carry out their demonic purposes. We are waging a battle for the souls of humankind—people that God sent His Son to die for. 

Satan hates all human life, and babies in the womb are an easy target because they are defenseless. Too many have closed their ears to their helpless cries and hardened their hearts to the truth.  The babies’ organs are harvested—harvested while they are still living. Imagine having your limbs pulled off and your organs removed while you are still alive. And you want to tell me you can’t stand up for the unborn child? Anyone who voted for Biden or who calls himself pro-choice will have to answer to God.

I have now officially joined a Messianic congregation, Kol Simcha, in Gainesville, Florida. I am growing once again in my faith and am thankful to be part of a dynamic pro-family, pro-Israel, pro-freedom church that loves the Jewish Messiah, Yeshua Hamashiach. I feel a soul connection and find peace and serenity with other believers who are waiting expectantly for our Savior’s return.

Amid a world turned upside-down, where evil is called good and good is called evil, I’m thankful to unite with others who share my heart for God. I believe no matter what comes, I am safe. I am where I need to be.

If you are unhappy with your church, ask God to lead you somewhere else. Don’t stay in a compromised church. While I believe revival is coming, I also think persecution is coming. 

If the government can mandate a young child to wear a mask, shut down churches, and lie to you, it will have no qualms asking YOU to take the “mark of the beast.” It’s only a matter of time.

Get ready now to fight the greatest battle you’ve ever fought. If you aren’t willing to live for Jesus Christ, you will never be willing to die for Him.

 

 

Friday, September 25, 2020

WORLD RESET IN PREPARATION FOR THE RISE OF THE ANTICHRIST: Christian Blogger Lorilyn Roberts





As I wrote in my book, Seventh Dimension – The Howling, “He who controls the past determines the future. We [antiChrist speaking] must control all truth, and then rewrite history to where the earth-dwellers believe my version of what happened.”

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"If scholars rewrite American history and portray Critical Race Theory as the reason for America’s success, American history will be altered in one generation. Racism will be the dominant theme, dividing our country into whites versus blacks. To think that a false narrative would serve as the basis for diminishing the greatness of what God has done for America, through the toil, sweat, and bravery of our men and women for the last 250 years, is an abomination to any thinking, reflective American." ~ Lorilyn Roberts



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Excerpt from Seventh Dimension – The Howling: A Young Adult Fantasy, Book 6 in the Seventh Dimension Series 

“I [Daniel] didn’t say anything but glanced at the ceiling that bore a likeness to the Sistine Chapel. Colorful, hand-painted scenes from the creation story rivaled it in intensity, except this display was disturbing. The garden scene showed Adan reaching out to touch the hand of the serpent—if you could call it a hand.

“The prince’s voice was smooth like silk. ‘It’s a spectacular painting, isn’t it? I brought in the finest artists from Italy. I think scenes from history when correctly interpreted add a lot, don’t you?’”

“I remained equivocal. Who was Prince Adonikam? I wished I could be sure, but as he stood in front of me, I could read his mind. If he were supernatural, I wouldn’t be able to. I always thought the Antichrist would not be human—perhaps a Nephilim, perhaps Satan himself, but it was hard to comprehend the Antichrist would be fully human.

“A golden tree covered the front of his white thobe, matching the gold in his outer robe, and a wide, red-belted sash accented his waistline. I also noticed the gold bracelet on his right wrist. His hair was rather long underneath the keffiyeh. He was clean-shaven with olive tone skin. His most disturbing feature was his eyes—deep, penetrating, and reptilian. Everything about him seemed…perfect, a specimen of enviable looks, intelligence, and persona.

“He moved sleekly across the floor to his throne, made himself comfortable, and took a sip from his glass. After setting down his drink, his eyes drifted. A beautiful sunset hypnotized him. His words broke the silence. ‘I didn’t have to accept this position, but the enlightened one asked me to be the leader of the New World Order.’”

“He lifted his drink and gulped the rest of it down. Crossing his legs, he asked me again, ‘Do you know who I am?’

“Was he testing me? I shook my head. ‘No.’

“His eyes focused on the red waters. ‘I have brought peace to most of the world—Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and many smaller countries. A few have sunk into chaos. They aren’t worth remembering. However, we’re on the precipice of our biggest accomplishment. The time has come to invade Israel.’ His eyes bore into mine. ‘As a Jew, what do you have to say about that?’

“‘God will prevail.’

“His eyes narrowed. ‘The ships of Chittim won’t succeed this time. The United States and its allies are weaker, and my strength is growing.’

“‘What about the United States?’

“‘Since the purge, their place on the world stage has—how should I say it—diminished. After Hillary Clinton won the election…’ he shrugged. ‘The U.S. still hasn’t recovered from the EMP attack.’

“My ears perked up. ‘Trump won the election, not Hillary.’

“He replied flippantly. ‘I changed history. Do your research. Everyone knows Hillary Clinton won, not Trump, just like the United States lost the War of Independence from England.’

“‘You can’t rewrite history.’

‘The lines of his mouth twisted unnaturally. ‘He who controls the past determines the future. We must control all truth, and then rewrite history to where the earth-dwellers believe my version of what happened.’

“I sat numb, not sure how to respond. Then I replied, ‘So the United States was never a free country?’

“Prince Adonikam laughed. ‘England gave the United States their freedom. They didn’t win it. That was simple. No big deal, the Mandela effect on steroids. I control the truth, the World-Wide Web, and update it to where people believe what they’re told.’

“‘Why are you telling me this?’

“His reptilian eyes narrowed even more. ‘Because you have something I want.’”


 

Recently a good friend of mine asked me to do some editing of five pamphlets he wrote on Black Lives Matter and race relations. I spent a couple of hours going through and marking them up—basically “rewriting” them because I disagreed with his premise. If you start with a false assumption, you come to incorrect conclusions.

In my church, I’ve had some different thoughts about race relations. I sent a YouTube video to my pastors and asked them to watch it.  I have embedded it into this blog post and hope you will watch “Critical Race Theory and Its Attack on Christianity (Prophecy Update),” presented by Pastor Brandon Holthaus with Rock Harbor Church in Bakersfield, California,

One of my church pastors replied. He said that while he had no patience for Critical Race Theory, he felt like Pastor Holthaus allowed no room for nuance in his presentation. Therefore, if followed through, he would end up labeling him a “useless idiot.”

The assault on our country from demonic forces is happening on every front: Our history, our culture, our freedom, our political system, our educational system, and our churches. The most disturbing aspect in all of this is that many leaders and people are uninformed or deceived.

Critical Race Theory states that Western civilization is a racist culture where white people have become powerful at the expense of people of color. The 1619 Project has been introduced into schools to indoctrinate our young people into this “invented philosophy” from The 1980s. The postmodern philosophy has Marxism underpinnings with the intent of dividing people into white oppressors and non-white victims.

Several months ago, I approached my pastor about the notion of “victimhood” when he stood up in front of the church and made a proclamation that he was sorry for his white privilege and his history of racial injustice. He encouraged us to join him in prayer over our inherited privilege and whatever social injustices we had committed concerning people of color. 




I felt uncomfortable as I sat in the church pew listening to his prayer. I believed it needlessly drew attention to a supposed systemic division among white people and African-Americans. I don’t think—and I know some will disagree—that systemic racism exists in America in 2020.

Galatians 3:28 (NKJV) says: “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”

I think it’s unhealthy and dangerous to force people to view everything through the lens of skin color—particularly the church. The idea that Western civilization became powerful at the expense of blacks, and therefore, we live in a racist culture is not valid. Historically, the church did more to help the slaves than any other people group at that time. William Wilberforce from England, for example, spent a significant portion of his life trying to end the slave trade.

I had no concept of Critical Race Theory when I spoke to my pastor about his confession of racism to the church and the corporate prayer that followed. I had never even heard of it, but deep in my heart, the whole exercise bothered me. It seemed contrived. While I agree there is individual racism in this country, to equate that to a systemic issue is very condemning and, in opinion, demonic. 

How do you convince white people in America that they are racist?

First, you reach the youth through indoctrination. You rewrite Western civilization’s history books to reflect a systemic record of whites oppressing non-whites. Labeled the 1619 Project, schools have introduced textbooks that proclaim the first slaves arrived in America in 1619. Therefore, our country began on the backs of African slaves, without which America would not have risen to its dominance as a world power. Second, you infiltrate the churches with a dogma that we need to apologize for our white supremacy over African-Americans dating back to our nation’s beginnings.

More to this ideology exists, but I want to focus on these two components of Critical Race Theory, a 1980s made-up philosophy coming out of liberal universities.

As I wrote in my book, Seventh Dimension – The Howling, “He who controls the past determines the future. We must control all truth, and then rewrite history to where the earth-dwellers believe my version of what happened.”

If scholars rewrite American history and portray Critical Race Theory as the reason for America’s success, American history will be altered in one generation. Racism will be the dominant theme, dividing our country into whites versus blacks. To think that a false narrative would serve as the basis for diminishing the greatness of what God has done for America, through the toil, sweat, and bravery of our men and women for the last 250 years, is an abomination to any thinking, reflective American.

I lamented my concerns in a recent exchange with a friend. Why is it before President Obama’s eight years in office, there were very few issues with social injustice? I grew up in Atlanta during the Civil Rights Movement, and racial relations were a centerpiece of righting injustices spearheaded by gifted leaders who used the Bible as their framework. However, if one goes to the BLM website, you will see that the Black Lives Matter agenda has nothing to do with what Martin Luther King preached or advocated.

Black Lives Matter and Critical Race Theory is part of a Marxist movement to cause division in our country. We know the riots and protests are being paid for and funded by globalist elitists (like George Soros) and linked to Antifa (a terrorist organization). Their goal is to seize America, take away our identity as a sovereign nation, and coerce us into a global mindset. If the globalists have their way, they will destroy our Judeo-Christian foundation, ripping the Bible to shreds.

Why is this of such concern to me? This distorted version of history and focus on the racial divide has gone beyond the educational system to an elevated role in society, sports, entertainment, and even seeped into the churches. My church has bought into the current social justice movement, and unfortunately, my church is not the only one. The pervasiveness of churches across America looking at this as the Gospel Truth is startling.

When put it into the context of an election season where so much is at stake, I also found this comment at the end of a sermon unsettling: “Please go vote but just understand that the Kingdom doesn’t move forward in the ballot box. The Kingdom moves forward when the followers of Jesus follow his example and pick up the basin and the towel…” referencing when Jesus washed the feet of his disciples in the Upper Room the night of his betrayal by Judas.

How could God’s Kingdom on earth not move forward in the ballot box? The ballot box will determine the future course of our country—what happens as far as Supreme Court Justices, our policies concerning Israel, our presence or absence in the Middle East, our freedom to worship regardless of our religious affiliation, the abortion monstrosity (the deaths of 61 million babies), capitalism versus socialism, globalism versus nationalism, and issues of morality that are at the core of our Judeo-Christian heritage. The Bible has already been thrown out of schools and courthouses. These issues and many more are determined by how people vote and who they elect to lead our country.

The liberal-leaning Democrats have already shut down churches in states that they control, like California and Hawaii. They want to suppress our right of free speech and the right to worship. To denigrate voting and say that how we vote does not move the Kingdom forward is troubling. As Christians, we have a voice in a democratic process foundational to our country’s greatness.

The Democrats have made race relations a central issue in this election. The left-wing socialists/communists want to destroy our country’s framework to give them more power. I doubt many Democrats know what is happening behind the scenes.

As long as blacks believe what the Democrats tell them, that they are victims of systemic social injustice, they will never believe in themselves or in God’s provision to help them become great individuals. Nowhere in the world does anyone have as much opportunity as in America to overcome hardship and adversity. It’s called the Protestant Work Ethic, and it’s rooted in the Bible. Also, nowhere else in the world do people of all ethnicities have as much freedom to pursue their dreams as they do in America. That’s why everybody wants to come here—in pursuit of freedom, liberty, and justice.

As I said, I broached the subject of victimhood with my pastors concerning race issues because they have “bought into” systemic racial injustice. I even used as an example my two daughters who are from Third World countries. I raised them in a single-family household without a father. I made it clear to my daughters when they were still young that while they had much to overcome, including not having an earthly father, God had a great future and plan for them. However, if they wanted to succeed, they had to get beyond seeing themselves as victims and trust God. Only through God’s grace would they be able to become the person “in Christ” God created them to be.

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In the same way, if Democrats can keep the blacks falsely believing they are powerless victims, the Democrats can control them, and that’s what the liberal Democrats want—power.

However, it’s even more than that. Driven by a Marxist agenda, the liberals are a small but influential group who want to destroy our Constitution and take away our freedoms. They are so good at what they do that their convincing arguments are hoodwinking even some conservatives.

2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 states: “The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie, and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.”

Revelation 3:20 (NKJV) says:  “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come into him and dine with him, and he with Me.”

That means someone or something has padlocked the church—either earthly powers or people’s hearts. This verse shows a spectacular, almost incomprehensible removal of true Christianity from the world in the future.

Socialism is a genuine possibility in this election, and the sad thing is socialism does not allow for upward mobility. Most people don’t realize it creates more greed and envy than capitalism. The truth is capitalism, tempered with Christianity is the best form of government until Jesus reigns from Jerusalem. If the left has their way, we may not even have Christian churches to attend. They may be padlocked as highlighted in the Revelation verse above, or be permanently locked down as thousands of churches were during the worst of the coronavirus pandemic.

As I said, I didn’t know for a few months that my gut reaction to what is happening in America had a philosophical definition. The Holy Spirit spoke to me, “Don’t believe this lie. It is a deception designed to cause condemnation of Christians and mislead them into believing a false doctrine.”

I encourage readers to watch the video until it’s removed, and I guarantee, YouTube will take it down. I’ve had many videos I’ve posted through the years from YouTube removed because of censorship. Christians and conservatives are being censored all over the web, including me.

Lastly, I want to make one final point. We all have favorite pastors we look up to and admire. One of mine is Max Lucado. I have more books on my bookshelf by this author than any others. I’ve given away most of my hard-back print books and now buy and store my books on Kindle, but I’ve kept his print books on my bookshelf because I love his writings. When I read some recent blog posts by him, I was disappointed.

And this is where I want to end—by focusing on the upcoming election. While President Trump may not meet Max Lucado’s definition of good husband material, i.e., endued with the social etiquette you would want in your daughter’s future husband, I’m glad we don’t have a Mr. Rogers in the Whitehouse. 

While Lucado and other Christian leaders are quick to point out Trump’s failures and shortcomings as Christian apologists, I prefer to look at Trump’s accomplishments in his four years in office. What other human being could have accomplished all that he has done for America, for the unborn child, for religious freedom, for Black colleges, for Israel, and for stopping the erosion of our Biblical principles in public schools, in the workforce, on college campuses, and elsewhere?

I could list dozens of examples. If you want to read them, please go to Amazon by clicking on this link and purchase Trump’s Pro-Christian Accomplishments by Pastor Steve Cioccolanti. I helped with the research, and every claim is footnoted for those who doubt the veracity of Trump’s accomplishments. 

For God to bless America, the truth is, the Kingdom does move forward in the ballot box. How Christians vote in this election will be critical. Will we continue to be a democracy, or are we going to allow the Marxists to have their way and embrace socialism? Are we going to overturn Roe v. Wade by giving Trump four more years to appoint pro-life Supreme Court Justices? We already have an opening as I write this.

The truth is, we need two things: We need to repent as a nation—not for our racism but our hardened hearts, and that is different for each person. While we have systemic sin, we don’t all commit wrongs in the same way. 

I believe the coronavirus pandemic is a setup to see how far the government can go to suppress our rights as Americans and our “soul freedom” found in Jesus Christ. As long as Trump is in the Whitehouse, we will be the freest country on earth. Trump is not a globalist, and he will do everything in his power to protect the American way of life.

Trump stands in the way of those who hate God, who are power-hungry, socialist-driven gluttons, and who want to “use” the uninformed and unaware to fulfill their ultimate goal of a one-world government. That future government, predicted in the Bible, will be led by a man who comes out of nowhere—referred to as the lawless one in the Bible—and he will ultimately become the Antichrist. 

Four more years of Trump will help us reach more people for Jesus Christ because Trump strongly believes in religious freedom and has proven it by what he’s already accomplished.




In my Seventh Dimension Series, I embedded in the background God’s redemptive love from the Cross to the middle of the coming Tribulation. In Trump’s Pro-Christian Accomplishments, Pastor Steve Cioccolanti highlights Trump’s prophetic role as God’s latter-day King Cyrus who helped the Jews to return to Israel and rebuild their temple. Both books are linked here and below. Please check them out.

Secondly, I urge Christians to vote for Trump. Why would any Christian vote for a platform (Democratic) that promotes the killing of the unborn child? There is power in that innocent blood, and the occultists are using that power to embolden the Marxist uprising that seeks to destroy our nation (Constitution), its foundation (statues and buildings), and assembly (Christian worship). Unfortunately, I believe many Democrats would make a pact with the devil if it meant getting Trump out of office.

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We need a Christian revival, and I believe the most qualified Americans to lead it are the African Americans and their spirit-filled churches. Please, don’t be deceived. Anyone who wants to divide our great nation through violence and racial tension is promoting an anti-American agenda. Through our Democratic process, God has given voters the power to elect a pro-Christian, pro-American president. Donald Trump is God’s man.

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