When worship leaders provide the background music for Trump’s brand of white supremacy, every Christian needs a ‘come to Jesus moment’. #portland 
Discernment is an essential part of discipleship.
If you cannot discern between forces that dehumanise, demonise, devalue and dominate others, versus the Spirit of God who humanises and delivers us from all-domination, we cannot be a disciple of Jesus of Nazareth.
We will end up calling holy what is horrific.
We will end up blaspheming the precious name of Jesus by blessing injustice.
If the church loses its Christ-likeness it’s good for nothing and to be thrown out will be tramped by the Powers it sold its soul to.
We will end up blaspheming the precious name of Jesus by blessing injustice.
If the church loses its Christ-likeness it’s good for nothing and to be thrown out will be tramped by the Powers it sold its soul to.
Let’s be clear: The devil quoting bible verses is nothing new. The Powers that killed my Lord using Christian symbols is nothing new. Demons posing as angels of light are nothing new.
For 1,700 year since the church got into bed with Empire we’ve had Christian symbols used to promote what Jesus came to confront and was crucified by.
Stop asking, “Is it Christian?”
Hymns hummed while going to war.
Land stolen in the shadows of Crosses.
Weekly tithers working as attendees in gas chambers.
Sunday picnics while watching lynchings.
The blessing of bombs dropped on Hiroshima.
Land stolen in the shadows of Crosses.
Weekly tithers working as attendees in gas chambers.
Sunday picnics while watching lynchings.
The blessing of bombs dropped on Hiroshima.
Sermons preached to destroy another’s personhood.
Speaking at Christian conferences while locking children in indefinite detention.
Attending revival meetings while disregarding the poor.
Prayers prayed before doing the devils work. Nothing new.
Speaking at Christian conferences while locking children in indefinite detention.
Attending revival meetings while disregarding the poor.
Prayers prayed before doing the devils work. Nothing new.
The question is not, “Is it Christian?” The question is, “Is it Christ-like?”
The devil can’t imitate the calvary-like-love that comes as costly solidarity refusing to conform to dehumanising patterns of domination, oppression, evil and injustice.
The Bible says, “The Son of God was revealed for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil.”
If you are not witnessing to the One who destroys the work of all domination including white supremacy, we are not disciples, even if we sing worship songs and call ourselves “Christian”.
Thankful for our mate @d_l_Mayfield for her faithful witness calling out this madness in this moment.
