Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.

Christian spiritual warfare is indeed a reality for many believers who feel they are often in conflict with societal and political forces that challenge their faith.

 

I will mention an example of students in Wisconsin who felt targeted after Vice President Kamala Harris told them they were at the "wrong rally. "This highlights the tension that some Christians experience in today's political landscape.

 

In spiritual terms, many see these kinds of incidents as part of the broader battle between their faith's values and opposing worldviews.

 

Ephesians 6:12 speaks to this struggle, reminding Christians that their battle is not just against 'flesh and blood' but against 'principalities, powers, and rulers of darkness.' Our continuing to stand firm in the face of such challenges is a testament to the resilience of our faith.

 

For Christians, spiritual warfare involves prayer, standing firm in their beliefs, and relying on God's word to navigate these challenges.

 

How can Christians best equip themselves to respond to such situations?

Additionally, it saddens me to see leaders act disrespectfully towards the ones who help put them in office.

 

Yes, we are to support our leaders; however, The Bible speaks very clearly about the relationship between the believer and the government. We are to obey governmental authorities, and the government is to treat us justly and fairly.

 

Even when the government does not live up to its role, we are still to live up to ours. Finally, when the government asks us to do something that directly disobeys God's Word, we are to disobey the government in faithful confidence in the Lord's power to protect us.

• Concern about leaders acting disrespectfully toward those who supported them.
• It is essential to support leaders within the biblical framework.
• The Bible calls for obedience to government and disobedience when government commands go against God's Word.
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It saddens me, too, when leaders, like Kamala Harris in this case, act in ways that seem disrespectful toward the very people who helped put them in office.

 

While we are called as Christians to support and respect our leaders, the Bible sets a clear standard for the relationship between believers and the government. Romans 13:1-7 teaches that we are to obey governmental authorities, and the government, in turn, is to treat us justly and fairly.

 

However, even if the government does not live up to its role, we are still called to live up to ours.

 

But when the government requires something that directly contradicts God's Word, we must stand firm in disobedience, trusting in the Lord's protection. Acts 5:29 reminds us, "We must obey God rather than men." This balance of respecting authority while remaining faithful to God is central to Christian spiritual warfare.

 

How do you think Christians today can navigate this tension effectively?

 

Yes, there had been individuals who mocked God and passed away.

 

Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. (Galatians 6:7)

 

1. John Lennon (Singer):

 

Some years before, during his interview with an American Magazine, he said: 'Christianity will end, it will disappear. I do not have to argue about that.. I am certain. Jesus was ok, but his subjects were too simple, today we are more famous than Him' (1966). Lennon, after saying that the Beatles were more famous than Jesus Christ, was shot six times.

 

2. Tancredo Neves (President of Brazil ):

 

During the Presidential campaign, he said if he got 500,000 votes from his party, not even God would remove him from the Presidency. Sure, he got the votes, but he got sick a day before being made President, and then he died.

 

3. Cazuza (Bi-sexual Brazilian composer, singer, and poet):

 

During A show in Canecio ( Rio de Janeiro ), while smoking his cigarette, he puffed some smoke into the air and said:’God, that's for you.' He died at the age of 32 of LUNG CANCER horribly.

 

4. The man who built the Titanic

 

After the construction of the Titanic, a reporter asked him how safe it would be. With an ironic tone, he said, 'Not even God can sink it.' The result: I think you all know what happened to the Titanic.

 

5. Marilyn Monroe (Actress)

 

Billy Graham visited her during a show presentation. He said the Spirit of God had sent him to preach to her. After hearing what the Preacher had to say, she said: 'I don't need your Jesus.' A week later, she was found dead in her apartment.

 

6. Bon Scott (Singer)

 

The ex-vocalist of the AC/DC. On one of his 1979 songs, he sang: 'Don't stop me; I'm going down all the way, down the highway to hell.' On the 19th of February 1980, Bon Scott was found dead; his vomit had choked him.

 

7. Campinas (IN 2005)

 

In Campinas, Brazil, a group of drunk friends went to pick up a friend…..The mother accompanied her to the car and was so worried about the drunkenness of her friends, and she said to the daughter holding her hand, who was already seated in the car: 'My Daughter, Go With God And May He Protect You.' She responded: 'Only If He (God) Travels In The Trunk, Cause Inside Here….. It's Already Full 'Hours later, news came by that they had been involved in a fatal accident, everyone had died, the car could not be recognized what type of car it had been, but surprisingly, the trunk was intact. The police said there was no way the trunk could have remained intact. To their surprise, inside the trunk was a crate of eggs; none was broken.

 

8. Christine Hewitt (Jamaican Journalist and entertainer) said the Bible (Word of God) was the worst book ever written. In June 2006, she was found burnt beyond recognition in her motor vehicle.

 

 

Only do say in their hearts, "There is no God." They are corrupt, and their actions are evil; not one of them does good! (Psalm 14:1)

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