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• 2Tim 2:3-7 . . No one serving as a soldier gets involved in civilian affairs-- he
wants to please his commanding officer.
A soldier's primary responsibility is to accomplish the mission assigned by their
commanders. They don't give themselves leave to abandon their posts to go off on
their own personal agenda doing other stuff. Desertion and dereliction of duty are
courts martial offenses.
Christian men, ordained to serve Christ as per the epistles of Titus, 1&2Timothy
and to some extent 1Peter, have no business involving themselves in the world's
affairs and or using their pulpits for any other purpose than what Christ expects.
• 1Tim 4:13 . . Focus on reading the Scriptures to the church, encouraging the
believers, and teaching them.
According to Eph 4:11-15 God gives ministers to the churches for the express
purpose of building them up in the faith, NOT for leading them into secular causes.
I truly believe that if Dr. Martin Luther King Jr had stayed in church and complied
with the Bible's instructions for ordained Christian ministers as per the epistles of
Titus, 1&2Timothy, and to some extent 1Peter instead of getting involved in
political activism, social justice, and/or civil disobedience, he could have served
Christ another thirty-five years instead of getting himself assassinated when he was
only 39 years old.
Was Dr. King a martyr? Well, if he was, it certainly wasn't in a cause for Christ. No,
it was for a worldly cause. Dr. King marginalized his pastoral responsibilities. He put
duty to the color of his skin first, and duty to Christ second. That was a very bad
move for an ordained Christian minister.
Moral of the story is: nobody is twisting anybody's arm to commit to a ministry; but
once the commitment is made: then they'd do well to hold fast, stay the course,
and not get distracted.
• Luke 9:62 . . No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for
service in the kingdom of God.
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wants to please his commanding officer.
A soldier's primary responsibility is to accomplish the mission assigned by their
commanders. They don't give themselves leave to abandon their posts to go off on
their own personal agenda doing other stuff. Desertion and dereliction of duty are
courts martial offenses.
Christian men, ordained to serve Christ as per the epistles of Titus, 1&2Timothy
and to some extent 1Peter, have no business involving themselves in the world's
affairs and or using their pulpits for any other purpose than what Christ expects.
• 1Tim 4:13 . . Focus on reading the Scriptures to the church, encouraging the
believers, and teaching them.
According to Eph 4:11-15 God gives ministers to the churches for the express
purpose of building them up in the faith, NOT for leading them into secular causes.
I truly believe that if Dr. Martin Luther King Jr had stayed in church and complied
with the Bible's instructions for ordained Christian ministers as per the epistles of
Titus, 1&2Timothy, and to some extent 1Peter instead of getting involved in
political activism, social justice, and/or civil disobedience, he could have served
Christ another thirty-five years instead of getting himself assassinated when he was
only 39 years old.
Was Dr. King a martyr? Well, if he was, it certainly wasn't in a cause for Christ. No,
it was for a worldly cause. Dr. King marginalized his pastoral responsibilities. He put
duty to the color of his skin first, and duty to Christ second. That was a very bad
move for an ordained Christian minister.
Moral of the story is: nobody is twisting anybody's arm to commit to a ministry; but
once the commitment is made: then they'd do well to hold fast, stay the course,
and not get distracted.
• Luke 9:62 . . No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for
service in the kingdom of God.
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