What would God say to Ted Cruz and company. Many people ask me why I am on dailyKos? That this is a liberal page and I have progressive politics, why not post on Christian sites. I will do that as well. But so many liberals hate Christians. They hate Christianity. I hate that. The religious right has taken something good and perverted it.
That is why I have created this blog. You know conservatives use the words “spiritual warrior”. They may be. But they are fighting on the wrong side even if their general has told them otherwise. I am a spiritual warrior. I am at war with the religious right. But my weapons are Truth, love, and the Bible. Against these no evil can stand.
So this is for non believers, progressive believers, and even those few conservatives who might be trolling. This is one of my favorite chapter of the Bible. But the words are written for 2000 years ago. So I thought that I would update it for today.
Conservatives may call this blasphemous. But what they do, what they say. That is blasphemous. So If Jesus was here on the earth and in the flesh what would he say. I think this is what he would say. Verses 17- are not here because I really can't think of modern day equilivents.
Scripture: Matthew 23:1-12
1 Then said Jesus to those who were viewing his Skypevast , 2 "The pundits and the Politicians claim to follow me. 3 so pray, go to church, and pursue morality But they talk the talk but they don't walk the walk but do not . They put strict and hard rules for their followers. But they won’t follow what they say. They do some good things. 5 But they do them to look good to other people. They may wear crosses and carry a Bible. 7 they love to go to big religious functions and they sit in the front row of some of the biggest churches. 8 But none of you knows everything. You should not claim to know everything. You are all brothers and sisters helping each other 8There is only one teacher who knows everything spiritually and otherwise. 9 no man on earth is better than you.10 no one can say he is right and you are wrong with certainty. Because there is only one who does is me, your teacher, your savior, the Son of Man 11. He who is rich and powerful now will be made to serve you. 12 whoever makes himself bigger than you shall be made small. And those who are humble, I will make big.
13 "But how sad for you pundits and politicians hypocrites! You don't allow others to enter my New world. 14 you have never lived in my new world and you won't let others go eat the. 15 How sad for you pundits and politicians hypocrites. You go on Fox News, Facebook, Twitter to make people like you. But when they do, they become even more a servant of evil than you are. 16 “How sad for you who say, `If any one swears by the temple, it is nothing; but if any one swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.'
23 “ How sad for you pundits and politicians hypocrites! for you speak up about abortion and this age that has sepperated sex from love and commitment but you don't do anything about economic morality, you don't seek justice for the oppressed, you don't take care of this beautiful planet my father has given you. You have to fight against immorality in every form, not just ones that don't involve your pocketbook and your stock portfolio 24 can't you see how blind you are and how blind you are making others. You swat and kill a fly but you ignore the wild elephant going amuck in your house. ! 25 “How sad for you pundits and politicians, hypocrites! You excise all sinful media from your life bit inside your heart is sinful greed and hate. 26 You blind Pharisee! first get rid of the sin that is in your heart, and then those things will follow. 27 "Woe to you, Politicians and pundits, hypocrites! for you are like Mausoleums with new paint jobs , outside they appear beautiful, but inside there is dead bodies and decay. within they are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness. 28 So you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside there is nothing but injustice, cruelty, and hate.
29 “How sad for you hypocrites! for you build Ten Commandments monuments and put them in front of your courthouses. and you make tv shows and write books honoring those who died in my name like Dietrich Bonhoeffer and William Tyndale, 30. You say If we had lived back then , we would have had nothing to do with those that persecuted them' 31 but when you attack those who are doing my work like Jim Wallis and call him Marxistor putting forth a false social Gospel You testify against yourselves, 3that you would have attacked those that were killed doing my work. You are their children. 32 enjoy the fruits of your fathers. They will not last long. 33 You bunch of snakes. How will you escape my punishment? 34 Throughout the years I have sent prophets. I have sent people to do my work on the earth. But you attacked them, some you have kicked out of your churches, some you persecuted and killed like you did to me. and killed them like you attacked and killed me. 35 those who came before you spilled the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of innocent Abel to the Oscar Romero was murdered while giving a sermon by a government that you supported 36
37 "Oh America America, you started as a noble experiment. Those who wanted to follow me in a world without persecution. Oh America, America. How far you have fallen from Winthrop’s shining city on the hill. How often have I wanted to gather you in my arms with my love and truth but you would not. 38. Your nation is forsaken and desolate.
the prophets and stoning those who are sent to you! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not! 38 Behold, your house is forsaken and desolate. 39. You will see me again when I come back and create a world where love reigns supreme. Where those that you treat so bad will rejoice and find happiness that you can not even imagine. But when I do, don't expect me to know you.
Think about it. Jesus only got really angry with those that misrepresented Him. Jesus loves the things that you love. He wants the things that you want. He hates the things that you hate. We who love and follow Him already know a taste of that peace, that joy, that hope.
These things give us strength to live and love in this wicked world. I love the religious right. I hate what they do. I want them to repent and stop doing what they are doing.
thank you