Ironically, people actively use the teachings of Christ to enforce the teachings of secularism-apparently, the most effective false teaching uses biblical language. Now, with Christian dominance in culture waning, our culture is still using the words of Jesus without being bound by the moral authority of his teachings. But we’ve moved from a neutral “judge not” culture to a hostile “love your neighbor” culture. They just wanted to be “left alone.” If I’m not a Christian, I don’t need to submit to God’s laws, so please leave me alone and stop judging me. It was very popular to abuse this phrase when Christianity was more dominant culturally to neutralize the threat of biblical orthodoxy. “Judge not” was very popular within a more libertarian mindset. “Love Thy Neighbor”: How the Bible Is Being Weaponized Against ChristiansĪs the culture has moved from a place of neutrality and ambivalence towards open hostility to the teachings of Christ, and as Christianity is now seen as a negative social mark, a more active weaponization of the Scriptures against Christians is becoming increasingly common. How did we go from “judge not” being the most common verse used to bludgeon others into tolerance to “love your neighbor?” In what follows, I will answer that question. Later this month, Canadian pastor Jacob Reaume will engage this credal statement for the COVID vaccine. Even evangelical leaders, through Biologos, issued a statement with the title “ Love your neighbor, get the shot!” 1. What is the sinister implication behind these statements? Disobedience to the biomedical security state is disobedience to Jesus. On July 11, 2021, Vice President Kamala Harris said “I do believe that the act of getting vaccinated is the very essence-the very essence of what the Bible tells us when it says, ‘Love thy neighbor.’” For many government officials, this biblical teaching was used to provide a spiritual reason for getting the vaccine. While this popular tactic has been employed by non-Christians and also nominal Christians uninterested in walking in obedience, there is a new teaching of Christ which has become a weapon not just of defense but offense: “love your neighbor.” If you were to suggest someone was living sinfully, they could respond with “judge not” and neutralize the threat with stunning effectiveness, even though the original context warned against making judgments with a double standard. For years now, one of the major apologetic verses for Christians has revolved around Jesus’s teaching to “judge not.” This teaching of Jesus, typically ripped out of context from Matthew 7:1 and Luke 6:37, has been used to thwart any attempts to apply God’s law and standards to the lives of people.
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