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IS THEIR NEW CAMPAIGN OF “LOVE AND INCLUSION” TRULY FROM JESUS?

So, let’s weigh their mission statement to see what kind of message they’re actually sending. Is “love and inclusion” the primary message of the gospel? Is Jesus’ definition of love focused solely on including everyone so they feel valued and respected? Or is there more? One only need to go to the Source to find out what Jesus Himself said about love:

LOVE JESUS FIRST – Not just others: “’And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” (Mark 12:30-31 ESV)

These “evangelicals” for Harris avoid the first commandment and hijack the second, interpreting it to their own liking. They fail to see that the prerequisite to loving others is to first love Him. Without loving Jesus first, there is no capacity to love as He intends. HE should be the primary focus of our love and the One we aim to please – not ourselves, or even one another. 

KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS – All of them: “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.” (John 14:15)

The proof of one’s love for God is not merely loving other people and making them feel good about themselves. It is obedience to God’s Word. All of it. We can’t pick and choose which commandments we deem acceptable and deny the others. Though loving others is certainly a chief characteristic of Christ followers, the lasting evidence of one’s love for the Lord is the fruit of obedience and a surrendered life.

LOVE JESUS MOST – It will cost you: “Whoever loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.” (Matthew 10:37)

Jesus was very clear when He said He did not come to bring peace to the earth, but a sword (Matt 10:34). He warned His followers that there would be division – and that it was necessary. The only way to divide the true from the false is to test the heart. If we truly love Him most, we will choose His ways above all others – even at the cost of relationships. Jesus loved all unconditionally, but had clear conditions for those who chose to serve Him. 

SEEK HIS GLORY – Not the praise of men: “But I know that you do not have the love of God within you. I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me… How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?” (John 5:42-44)

True love for God causes us to seek His glory, blessing, and favor above all others. We long to see Him honored and receive the praise, and care little about the praises of men. Jesus never sought to please His followers – only to honor His Father and give the glory back to Him. 

LOVE DOES NOT MURDER – Ever: “Jesus said to them, ‘If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I came from God and I am here…You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.’” (John 8:42-44)

And here lies one of the greatest deceptions among those who claim this message of “love and inclusion.” It is impossible to love God and willingly murder children in the womb. It is incompatible with the love of Jesus (Matt 18:6) and totally counter to the message of the gospel. To crown themselves as champions of love and kill the unborn, is to mock the very essence of who God is.

This version of “evangelicalism” is a lie from the pit. It is a whitewashed message that ignores Scripture, blasphemes the sacred, and presents a counterfeit Jesus. Thus, it requires us to demonstrate the opposite. Now more than ever, the true Body and Bride of Jesus Christ must step up to manifest the authentic love of Christ which is holy, righteous, and altogether true. No, not everyone will be included in the end. But, the Kingdom of God was never meant to be inclusive.

Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of My Father who is in heaven. (Matthew 7:21)

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