Common ground is NOT Holy Ground! (Watch "Common Ground?")
Within hours of the public, brutal assassination of Charlie Kirk, Leftists began crying out, “With all the escalating hostilities and violence, now is the time to come together! Now is the time to find common ground!” Over and over again, politicians, news outlets, social media, and even ungodly progressive Churches made faux appeals for “common ground.” Every time I heard these disingenuous pleas, my spirit-man cringed because I know that “common ground” is code for compromise! Concede! Settle! Diversity! Inclusion! Tolerance! “Common ground” asks you to ignore the differences between right and wrong, and good and evil. “Common ground” insists that you leave holiness for holyless. “Common ground” wants to draw you from godliness and into godlessness.
Accept it or reject it! God is anything but common! And, He is the exclusive measuring-stick for determining right and wrong is God. This common ground that Leftists continuously call for intentionally clouds issues and creates confusion by hijacking definitions of words, morals, and conservative values. Observe:
1) Their common ground redefines and twists DEFINITIONS of things like gender, biology, traditional marriage, a woman, toxic masculinity, obesity is normal and acceptable – don’t body-shame me, racism, privilege, welfare is now called benefits, universal healthcare, tolerance, immigration and open borders, climate change, good and evil, etc.
2) Their common ground invented CANCEL CULTURE with acts like kneeling during our National Anthem, imposing a fake national black anthem, rebranding sports mascots (Redskins, Indians, etc.), changing Columbus Day and Thanksgiving, pressuring businesses to be more social and progressive (Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben, Land-O-Lakes, Bakeries, Restaurants, Professional Sports), defund the police, i.e., slave patrols, etc.
3) Their common ground SUPPORTS, ENDORSES, LEGALIZES pornography, lowering the age of consent, abortion, same-sxx marriage (SSM), LGBTQ rights, drag queen story-hour, gender fluidity/spectrum/transition surgery, hate speech laws, personal pronouns, Only Fans, sxxual promiscuity (body-count doesn’t matter), redefining a woman and mother (child-bearing person), chest-feeding (men who breastfeed), men competing in women’s sports, men in women’s bathrooms, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), Critical Race Theory (CRT), big-tech censorship, education vs. indoctrination in our schools and campuses, open borders, banning Voter ID, immigrant voting, marijuana, redistribution of wealth, higher taxes, BLM and Juneteenth (definitely not a thing), tearing down historic statues and monuments, wokeness, their community standards over Biblical standards, digital currency, no God or prayer in schools, Liberal/Progressive/Activist positions (Educators, Judges, Politicians, Celebrities, Athletes, Companies, Progressive Churches, etc.), Socialism, Marxism, and Communism, climate change baloney, inclusive language, use of personal pronouns, transition surgery, transgenders in the military, bans on conversion therapy, guns, Christmas, manger scenes, Crosses, Bibles, and free speech, etc.
4) Their common ground is primarily found in the Left, i.e., DEMOCRATS! They exclusively owned slaves, birthed the KKK, instituted every single Jim Crow law, fight for abortion, created every abortion clinic (disguised as Planned Parenthood), overwhelmingly support marijuana legalization, gambling, SSM, rainbow-colored the White House in honor of SSM, booed God at their national convention, sued Christian bakers for not baking a cake for a homosxxual couple, sued nuns and orphanages for refusing to allow homosxxual couples to adopt, targeted and banned Christian speech and High School Christian clubs, banned prayer in schools, and still fight to ban the Pledge of Allegiance, etc.
In every one of these issues, where is God? He’s not! Christians need to realize and remember there is NOTHING common about God. So, why would the Believer accept common? While the Left vehemently fights for common ground, the Christian should strive for Uncommon Ground by fighting the good fight (1Tim 6:12) and be holy, even as God is holy! (1Pe 1:16) Honestly, ask yourself the following questions. Is there a difference between:
– Common ground and good?
– Common ground and truth?
– Common ground and Uncommon ground?
– Common ground and God?
Would an all-powerful and perfect God ever agree to compromise His holiness and meet anyone on common ground? In Exodus 33:5, God told Moses, “Do not come near here; remove your sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” At that point, Moses hid face because he was afraid to look at God. God calls us into “Uncommon Ground,” because the foundation of common ground is fleshly, worldly things. Common ground is saturated in compromise, darkness, death, curses, sin, and evil. And, the Word of God warns us about conceding and yielding to anything less than holiness.
– 2Cor 6:14 Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? (15) Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever? (16) Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said, "I WILL DWELL IN THEM AND WALK AMONG THEM; AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE. (17) "Therefore, COME OUT FROM THEIR MIDST AND BE SEPARATE," says the Lord. "AND DO NOT TOUCH WHAT IS UNCLEAN; And I will welcome you. (18) "And I will be a father to you, And you shall be sons and daughters to Me," Says the Lord Almighty.
– 1Jn 2:15 Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. (16) For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world. (17) The world is passing away, and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God lives forever.
– Isa 5:20 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
– Rom 12:9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
Today, masses of people are so far removed from God (to include Christians) and His Word that they are unable to discern good from evil. Read Hebrews 5:11-14 closely:
– Heb 5:11-14 There is much more we would like to say about this, but it is difficult to explain, especially since you are spiritually dull and don’t seem to listen. (vs.12) You have been believers so long now that you ought to be teaching others. Instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic things about God’s word. You are like babies who need milk and cannot eat solid food. (vs.13) For someone who lives on milk is still an infant and doesn’t know how to do what is right. (vs.14) Solid food is for those who are mature, who through training have the skill to recognize the difference between right and wrong.
A scene in the movie Nefarious greatly illustrates this immaturity and its consequent blindness today. Having been convicted of multiple murders, Edward Wayne Brady is scheduled to be executed in just a few hours. A psychiatrist (James, who also happens to be an atheist) is performing a last-minute psychological evaluation to determine if Edward is unfit for execution. Edward is also possessed by a demon named Nefarious. In this scene, Nefarious finds himself explaining to the atheist Doctor that demons and God are real.
NEFARIOUS: (SNIGGERING) My name is Legion, for we are many. See, James, it’s not just about you or Edward, for that matter. It’s about everyone. The entire human race. All of us against all of you.
JAMES: Hmm. Well, you know, if that’s the case, your side’s not doing too well.
NEFARIOUS: Do you really believe that, James?
JAMES: Yeah. We’ve never been freer. Literacy is at an all-time high. We’re working to eliminate racism. (NEFARIOUS CHUCKLING) Intolerance. Gender inequality. People can… People can love who they want. Be who they want, do what they want. Diversity is no longer a dream. Hate speech is no longer tolerated, and politically, we’re reclaiming the moral high ground.
NEFARIOUS: (SOFTLY) James. (IN NORMAL VOICE) I think I love you. Literacy, James. James, the average high school graduate reads at a sixth-grade level. You have basketball players making $30 million a year decrying racism. All while wearing sneakers made from slave labor. Now, here’s something for you. Right now, your world currently has 40 million slaves. More than the Romans had at the height of their empire. And you want to know the best part, though? Half of those, half are sex slaves, James. As for hate speech, well, you want to hear some irony? We didn’t even come up with that one. You did it all by yourself. (CHUCKLING) Sometimes you amaze even us.
JAMES: I fail to see the humor.
NEFARIOUS: (LAUGHING) Bottom line is you’re done. It’s over. That’s it. And we did it all right to your face, James. And now there’s evil everywhere. And no one even cares.
JAMES: Yeah, I don’t agree.
NEFARIOUS: Proving that we achieved our goal. Slowly with your movies, and your TV, and your media, we desensitized you, redirected your worldview to the point that you can’t even recognize evil when it’s right in front of your face. More to the point, James, you can’t even feel it when you’re doing it. And as for winners and losers… Whoa, whoa, whoa. Like, it’s decided at the time of death. The exact numbers are a closely guarded secret, but there are more of you ending up in my master’s house than with the enemy. (WHISPERS) A lot more, Jimmy. (LOUD WHIRRING) They’re testing out the generator.
Nefarious told the Doctor to his face, “You can’t even recognize evil when it’s right in front of your face,” and worse, “You can’t even feel it when you’re doing it.” This educated, worldly accomplished man is sitting face-to-face with evil and he cannot recognize it. This is the fruit of common ground.
Could right ever find common ground with wrong? Could good ever find common ground with evil? Could godliness ever find common ground with godlessness? We have little in common with the ungodly, which is why it bears repeating, “People who do not believe in God cannot be trusted.” Stated plainly, good and evil will never mix, and the dividing line between the two grows daily. Choose God! Choose “Uncommon Ground!”
My declaration over you! (Pray this aloud and over someone else!)
I declare that (Lu 12:56) ____ knows how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, and how to interpret the present time. ____ knows evil exists! (1Jn 5:19) ____ is from God and realizes the whole world lies in the power of the evil one. (Jn 3:19) ____ understands the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. (vs.20) ____ understands that everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest their evil works be exposed. (Isa 5:20) ____ knows God has said, “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!” (Heb 5:13) ____ understands that everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child. (vs.14) But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil. (2Cor 10:3) ____ realizes we are human, but we do not wage war as humans do. (vs.4) ____ uses God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments. (vs.5) ____ destroys every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. ____ captures their rebellious thoughts and teaches them to obey Christ. (Eph 6:12) ____ understands he/she is not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places. (1Cor 13:6) ____ knows love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth. (Rom 12:9) So, ____’s love is sincere. ____ hates what is evil, and ____ clings to what is good. (Rom 12:21) I declare that ____ will not be overcome by evil, but he/she overcomes evil with good. In Jesus’ name, amen!
We make disciples! This is my burden. (Watch "As go men!")
Because I have a genuine fathering-spirit, I love you enough to share with you some hard truths. A good father also demands and expects maturity.
Read "’Seek my Face,’ says the Lord!"
Responding to the Lord’s invitation to partake and remember His sacrifice and love.
"By one offering" is based upon Heb 10:14.
Within four months, Andrew and Tabitha will be joining us as full-time missionaries. They have sought God and will join us in co-laboring here. With so much transition, please keep them in your prayers. What a blessing they are already to the Zebulun Family!
As we worshipped the Lord, I invited the Fam to their knees before God. Read "But Christ!"
Watch "But have you been with Jesus?"
With all the pollution and confusion in the world today, my burden is to teach Christians how to be Christians today.
Watch "The Transformation — The Work!"
Week in and week out, these men and women eagerly search the Scriptures and receive the Word of God. Their godly transformation is quite apparent.
What does "fight the good fight" really mean? It literally reads "agonize the good agony." Wait, wuh?
Ever been bored as a Christian? (Psst… it’s because you’re boring.) God is not boring! Your faith and journey may be boring.
Watch: "God says, ‘It’s the men I’m after!’"
Billy is at a point in his life where he is eager to surrender his life to the Lord.
Read "I am God, and you are not!"
As Nick and his wife (Marina) are surrendering the lives and marriage to the Lord, they wanted to be baptized together.
Watch "Keepin’ it real" or "Just fake?"
It’s been said that, "A man with the word of God in his heart is never at the mercy a man with foolishness on his lips."
Watch "Should your faith be private or public?"
The Forge Team equips themselves with the Spirit of God and the Word of God. Then they go into the darkness claiming souls for the glory of God.
Read "They did not need to die!"
Many of you are acutely aware that the world is nose-diving into great confusion, pain, and death. What are you doing about it???
Read "Oh, I see! You’re a hypocrite!"
The Forge Team engages people with the Love of God and strong apologetics!
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Every week, Sandy share her talents for the Zebulun Family!
So much bonding and conversation happen here in our small lounge area.
a. For the prisoners in the Camp Hansen Brig, that Christ is being preached, souls are being saved and baptized, deliverance and restoration is happening, and disciples are being made.
b. For 66 Books! our Monday night Book Club @1900 at the Camp Schwab Food Court. These men and women are eager "fishers of men." Pray that the Holy Spirit would protect us and guides us. Continue to bind up and cast out religious spirits of fear, pride, control, manipulation, competition, inferiority, and jealousy.
c. For anointed and gifted people to come and assist with my social media challenges.
d. For more Mature, Qualified Families and Permanent Personnel to co-labor with us in this northernmost area of Okinawa. Because of the remote nature of Camp Schwab, ministry here is like "leaving the ninety-nine for the one." The high turnover rate and demanding operational tempo of the military requires constant rebuilding and gathering about every four months. Not many ministries are willing or anointed to labor here. To a large degree, we rebuild our congregation every four months. Pray for the discipling and releasing of more laborers into the harvest here. Pray for our strength, wisdom, and resources as weekly we gather sheep and convert goats.
e. For our current schedule, i.e. finances, resources, wisdom, strategies, and strength:
– Sun: Share/Report Timothy International
– Mon: "66 Books!" @1900 at the Schwab Food Court
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– Thu: Publish "Think On These Things" newsletters
– Sat: Zebulun Christian Discipleship Center (ZCDC) @1800
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In closing…
Last Friday, Sandy and I celebrated our 39th Wedding Anniversary! My love and attraction for Sandy grows every day. (Sigh) I’m still madly in love. (Read "Mine! Mine! Mine!")
Beloved, we continue to covet your prayers. Too often it feels like I’m juggling too much and I’m gonna drop something. Yikes! Anxiety, much?
Over the last few months, quite a few first-timers have popped in. Only a small percentage understand and appreciate my candor. A true father speaking into their lives is quite foreign to most, but I feel deeply that this is what’s missing today – strong fathering spirits. With the absence of fathers, immense loss spreads throughout all society. Pray for hearts of wax for all who come to Zebulun.
Also, I’ve resigned myself to rebuilding, practically from scratch, all the contacts that have been lost over the years. This is going to require meticulous and timely effort, but it’s gonna be worth it. Besides, God is already sending us qualified help through Andrew and Tabitha. (Get acquainted with them, here.)
Nevertheless, Sandy and I keep our hands to the plow and press forward in faith. Please consider co-laboring with us through your financial gifts and contributions. Your support helps us to focus on making disciples. Donations can be sent to Timothy International. Or, they can also be mailed to the address listed below.
I declare that you are bold for Christ and people are keenly aware you’ve been with Jesus! (Ac 4:13)
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