You may say, “We get a license only because the government is trying to protect society from cults and charlatans. It isn’t a bad thing. The fact that we can get a license shows we are legitimate.” Really? Are you not aware of the blatant false churches formed in the name of religion, licensed by the governments in Canada, the U.S. and around the world? Even Satan worshippers can be licensed in the name of religious freedom. I tell you, getting a license from the government is not a mark of legitimacy before God, but the very opposite. If the world is willing to grant a license, the world accepts the licensee. But Jesus said that His true followers would be hated and persecuted by the world. Are not Buddhists, Muslims, Baha’i, and many others registered by the government as legitimate religious organizations, yet you would say they are deceived and deceiving people? But in some ways, are you not as them, if you are a member of a religious organization registered with the government? Have not governments throughout history, religious and otherwise, persecuted the saints of God, the true Church, unto death, sometimes slaughtering whole cities to destroy perceived threats to their dominion and authority? I tell you, the piper will demand payment, and you will not be spared; neither will your children nor your children’s children. Do you believe me?
Posted on: Mon, 05 Aug 2013 22:31:21 +0000