Persecuted for Quoting Scripture
Bereans:
On the heels of my post last week about the current U.S. government pressuring other sovereign nations to accept and promote the sexual anarchy agenda, there is updated news this week about a story that's been developing over the past few years. This one involves Finland, the newest country to join NATO, which is America's most important military alliance. A woman in the Finnish legislature is being prosecuted for hate crimes. And what was her alleged crime? She quoted the Bible verbatim. And why is that hate speech? The passages she quoted involved calling homosexuality a sin. The article below explains her situation.
If she loses this case, it will have massive implications across the western world. In essence, the Bible itself will be declared as something "hateful" that needs to be banned from public discourse. Throughout our nation's history, all the way up until this administration, the U.S. has put diplomatic pressure on countries that did not protect the religious freedoms of its citizens. Now, under the Biden administration, countries that prosecute and persecute Christians for simply quoting the Bible are rewarded by being welcomed into our closest military alliance. No pressure or punishment for violating the rights of Christians for quoting the Bible. And all this is in a country that was one of the earliest to adapt the truths of the Reformation!
But this should come as no surprise to us. Jesus said, "“Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A slave is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they kept My word, they will keep yours also. But all these things they will do to you for My name’s sake, because they do not know the One who sent Me. If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin. He who hates Me hates My Father also" (John 15:20-23). Further, in the Sermon on the Mount, He said, “Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you" (Matthew 5:10-12).
https://thefederalist.com/2023/09/01/newest-nato-country-escalates-prosecution-of-christians-for-quoting-the-bible/
Grace and peace to you,
J.W.
On the heels of my post last week about the current U.S. government pressuring other sovereign nations to accept and promote the sexual anarchy agenda, there is updated news this week about a story that's been developing over the past few years. This one involves Finland, the newest country to join NATO, which is America's most important military alliance. A woman in the Finnish legislature is being prosecuted for hate crimes. And what was her alleged crime? She quoted the Bible verbatim. And why is that hate speech? The passages she quoted involved calling homosexuality a sin. The article below explains her situation.
If she loses this case, it will have massive implications across the western world. In essence, the Bible itself will be declared as something "hateful" that needs to be banned from public discourse. Throughout our nation's history, all the way up until this administration, the U.S. has put diplomatic pressure on countries that did not protect the religious freedoms of its citizens. Now, under the Biden administration, countries that prosecute and persecute Christians for simply quoting the Bible are rewarded by being welcomed into our closest military alliance. No pressure or punishment for violating the rights of Christians for quoting the Bible. And all this is in a country that was one of the earliest to adapt the truths of the Reformation!
But this should come as no surprise to us. Jesus said, "“Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A slave is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they kept My word, they will keep yours also. But all these things they will do to you for My name’s sake, because they do not know the One who sent Me. If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin. He who hates Me hates My Father also" (John 15:20-23). Further, in the Sermon on the Mount, He said, “Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you" (Matthew 5:10-12).
https://thefederalist.com/2023/09/01/newest-nato-country-escalates-prosecution-of-christians-for-quoting-the-bible/
Grace and peace to you,
J.W.
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