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For several years now, there has been a massive move to bring to the forefront of our thinking a political theory known as CRT. It stands for Critical Race Theory. And those who believe it insist that all must be FORCED to embrace it. I first began to encounter it, several years ago, among young Pastors who were graduates of seminaries where the concept of CRT was taught. It manifested itself in an animosity that bordered on hatred for this nation. They wanted nothing to do with the truth that America was birthed from Biblical principles; all they could see was the many faults which current America had picked up from the root of the very idea they were proclaiming: Yes, what they didn’t know—because they’d not been taught our true history—they didn’t know that what they now believed about America was what those who wanted to overthrow the liberty of America had taught their teachers. Yes, so-called Critical Race Theory was nothing more than the same old Communist garbage can, painted a different color. The ultimate aim was the same: Divide this nation along racial lines; let hatred produce civil upheaval; which would produce fear. And when people are afraid, they will more readily change their form of government.
In reality, Critical Race Theory is simply the idea that: If you are of European descent, you are the oppressor; if you are of darker skin, you are the oppressed. Can we not please use our minds instead of acting like a flock of sheep?! What does skin tone have to do with political oppression?!!
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On October 8th, 1918, an Army corporal from the mountains of Tennessee did an amazing thing while fighting in World War I. Alvin York, a shy young man, who didn’t even want to go to war, performed so well in the line of duty he would later be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. York, who had been converted to Christ after being known as a “hell-raiser”, struggled with going to war because Jesus had taught that we should be peacemakers. However, he finally reasoned from the Bible that, as he would say,
Jamestown would not have survived without him. Plymouth may not have survived without him. America might not even be in existence had it not been for this one individual. I’m referring to John Smith; soldier, adventurer, and—you might be surprised to know—Christian. One of the most colorful individuals in all of history, this Englishman with the very common name, John Smith, is also one of the most important individuals in all of history. Not that you’ll find much about him in the textbooks of our day. It’s interesting how many great individuals have been completely ignored by modern-day historians. But that’s another subject. Why was John Smith so important to America?
“Jesus’ followers had been together a lot during those ten days after He had returned to heaven. They had opened their hearts to each other in a way they had never done before. Somehow, reflecting on Jesus’ different appearances made it easier to bare one’s thoughts – the hopes and the fears. This opening of the heart began to work a oneness, a unity among them that made them feel as if they were a real part of the others: An actual body of believers, joined together by the same thinking, moving in the same direction.
Except for one thing, the state of our land could be very discouraging. If we look only at the Moslem threat, the homosexual agenda, or the work of socialists inside our governments, we could well be in despair. However, if any person or people set their will to walk in the order of God, they have proven to be invincible under any circumstances. It is my hope, that if we can experience revival, we would need not fear any enemy, internal or external.