WHO IS A CHRISTIAN?

Jesus warned us repeatedly that using His name is not the same as following Him.

Matthew 7 (KJV) 22Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

The people running the US government, and the people who put them there, call themselves Christians. But Jesus said that He will reject those who work iniquity. Is it not iniquity to tamper with voter registration and voting machines, as the "Christian" Republicans have done so blatantly?

Is it not iniquity to invade another country under false pretenses, throw it into chaos and slaughter its inhabitants, and then steal its oil? Is it not iniquity to plot against internationally respected statesmen such as Kofi Annan and El-Baradi?

Is it not iniquity to alter the US tax structure so as to transfer wealth from the middle class to the ruling class? How about destroying Medicare and Social Security? How about saddling our children with unbearable debt and with the hatred of the rest of the world?

Will not Jesus reject people who plan and implement these policies, even if the self-styled Christians do hate abortionists, homosexuals, and towelheads?

The apostle John gives a further test. The great commandment of Jesus was to love our neighbors as ourselves. We are all neighbors on this small planet, and the only way to solve our common global problems is to follow this commandment. The Bush administration is built on fear and hatred, not on love.

It's time to call a spade a spade. These people are satanic, not Christian.

Beloved: The way we may be sure that we know Jesus is to keep his commandments. Whoever says, "I know him," but does not keep his commandmentsis a liar, and the truth is not in him.

Whoever hates his brother is in darkness;he walks in darknessand does not know where he is goingbecause the darkness has blinded his eyes.
1 John 2: 3-4, 11
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In the name of the Prince of Peace, whose weapon is the Word,

Carol Wolman