Marginalization….coming to a life near you?

One of the areas of preparation for persecution is having a keen understanding of MARGINALIZATION.

Wanting to be accepted and "part of the crowd" is part of the human physique, or human nature. Whenever you choose to "go against the grain" or "against the flow" you run the risk of being marginalized. As you can see by the definition below, it's not a comfortable place to be.

mar·gin·al·ize

–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz·ing.

to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power: the government's attempts to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.

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Also, especially British , mar·gin·al·ise .

 

 

Origin:
1825–35 for an earlier sense; marginal + -ize

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mar·gin·al·i·za·tion, noun

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I truly believe that is the real problem with modern day Christianity……we seek comfort, or being comfortable, at all costs. Holding firmly to an "uncomfortable" message of "you must be born again", or "you must come the way of the cross", or, "the blood of Jesus", Etc. is way too much for the average "PC earthwalker". So, as a result, when "PC earthwalkers" get together as a group……they will MARGINALIZE people who hold to that narrow way to be with God, FULFILL His mandate here on earth, and go to heaven. You are "placed in a position of marginal importance, influence or power", as stated above.

To prepare yourself for this type of persecution is really as simple as looking back at people like the apostle Paul…..fully examining who he was trying to please……and then emulating his "BC earthwalk". Jesus was crystal clear in how a truly born again believer was supposed to "BC earthwalk" (Acts 1:8)…… HE also was crystal clear in letting us know what that type of "BC earthwalk" would produce (John 15:20, 2 Timothy 3:12).

So, MARGINALIZATION is really a badge of honor in God's eyes, and is something to wear proudly in front of your everyday, run of the mill "PC earthwalkers"…………maybe in doing so you will be persecuted…….but just maybe you will help turn a "PC earthwalker" into a "BC earthwalker".

I am taking for granted that all of the readers of the post will know what "PC" and "BC" stand for………….if you have to ask you are probably a "PC earthwalker" and in need of a BIBLICAL REALITY CHECK.

The 2nd Spiritual Warfare Webinar starting April 19th

I am going to be starting another 12-13 week webinar series on SPIRITUAL WARFARE FOR THE 21^ST CENTURY. If you would like to check out the testimonials from some of the current students go to the following website to see what they have to say. You can then register if you like and join in on the study starting APRIL 19^TH. All you will need is a headset or microphone & speakers hooked into your computer. This training is free of charge and you will receive a CD with all of the power point slide on it for the entire course of study……..this crucial information needs to be spread to as much of the body of Christ as possible as preparation for the difficult times ahead (2 TIMOTHY 3 & 4)

http://www.theundergrounded.org/webinars.htm

R U Ready?

One of the areas in being "prepared", in a practical sense, is having a proper biblical understanding of "immanency". What does it really mean to the true believer? How is it being portrayed in today's Christian culture?

In the following article I believe you will find some good, solid biblical answers to some of the questions you may have had over the years. Could Jesus really be "right at the door"?

http://www.prewrathrapture.com/2011/04/a_biblical_response_to_eric_douma_-_part_1.php

This is going to be in several parts so I will attempt to add each part as it is made available.

Stimulate one another!

In these days of great delusion and deception it is always good to reflect on some of the wisdom of great men of God from the past. Let the following quote from A.W. Tozer sink deep into your heart and pray that it will "do its work".

There are areas of Christian thought—and because of thought then also of life, where likenesses and differences are so difficult to distinguish that we are often hard put to escape complete deception!

Throughout the whole world error and truth travel the same highways, work in the same fields and factories, attend the same churches, fly in the same planes & shop in the same stores.

So skilled is error at imitating truth that the two are constantly being mistaken for each other. It takes a sharp eye these days to know which brother is Cain & which is Abel!

We must never take for granted anything that touches our soul's welfare. Issac felt Jacob's arms and thought they were the arms of Esau.

Even the disciples failed to spot the traitor among them; the only one of them who knew who he was was Judas himself.

That soft-spoken companion with whom we walk so comfortably and in whose company we take such delight may be an angel of Satan, whereas that rough, plain-spoken man whom we shun may be God's very prophet sent to warn us against danger and eternal loss.

Is therefore critically important that the Christian take full advantage of every provision God has made to save him from delusion.

The most important of these combine as a protective shield—faith, prayer, constant meditation on the Scripture, obedience, humility, much serious thought and the illumination of the Holy Spirit.

A. W. Tozer

I have said many times in the past that the greatest persecutor of a true, born again believer will be the person sitting next to you in the pew that was not able to stand firm and fell for the deception of the enemy. We are commanded in scripture to "edify & build each other up"……that is crucial in these dangerous and difficult days.

Hebrews 10:23-25 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near.

The “backlash” from LOVE WINS!

I have just posted a commentary on the UNDERGROUNDED APOSTASY BLOG on the dangers of apostate Rob Bell's latest heresy "Love Wins". It tells the story of a UMC pastor that fell for this deception and was removed from the church because of it (among some other un-biblical things).

The commentary for this "preparation" BLOG has got to do with what will be happening to this congregation who removed him from the church. There really was only one winner in this whole thing, Satan. He influenced this pastor to believe a lie propagated by Rob Bell. He is also going to be the winner in watching the persecution that will come upon this congregation from the world(liness) of the "church-going earth walkers" across the world as they marginalize the ones who dare take a "Biblical" stand for true salvation. This is something that "True Born Again Believers" will have to come to grips with as this apostate church comes into its fullness as told in 2 Thessalonians 2;

2Th 2:3-4 Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God. (Emphasis added)

 

Again, a reminder, the time to prepare for this "marginalization" is ahead of time…..to realize that as you take your "Biblical" stand for anything , you will be attacked by the enemy of our souls through those who refuse God's authoritative TRUTH. His goal is to silence you any way he can…..so be bold……and proclaim TRUTH……even if it costs you everything!

There is another winner here………..Jesus wins as He proclaims to His true followers……."well done, good and faithful servants"!

One crucial area of PREPARATION

The devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan that happened yesterday was a very good example of having a plan in case of an unexpected emergency, not that anyone could have foreseen a catastrophe of that magnitude and made any kind of preparations.

However, if you know that something is eventually coming that will have a negative impact on your daily life it is only wise to ponder it and see if there is something you can do ahead of time to lessen the impact of the negative thing.

If you know something will have a negative impact in a spiritual sense then you look in scripture for principles that will lessen that impact. One of the biggest areas that I personally see is the intense study of spiritual warfare……a very neglected area in most modern day churches. That is the main reason I have decided to start an on-going Internet based study on Spiritual Warfare for the 21^st Century, click on the following link to learn about this and register if you like;

http://www.theundergrounded.org/webinars.htm

Another area of preparation that we can look at does come from the earthquake in Japan, that is, being totally dependent on an outside source for ELECTRICITY. When you look at the number of people that really weren't in the major part of the earthquake but are still effected by not having electricity……it is staggering. Just things like 1.keeping food edible, 2. Being able to communicate with loved ones, 3. Everything in your home that uses electricity that won't work. This is overwhelming for most people who have never had to deal with this kind of thing.

In looking at this one thing personally, and pondering it a bit, we have decided to consider having to live as if we were camping somewhere where there is no electrical hookups. We have purchased items that work off of 12 volts, have bought an extra deep cycle battery with a solar panel for charging them when we don't have electricity, we bought a 12 volt ice chest to keep food cold after you cook it on a butane gas stove, we purchased a 12 volt to 110 volt AC inverter so we can charge our computers and cell phones………just a few things like this will help tremendously in times of crisis.

Now for Christian persecution preparation, you need to add in the whole idea of making sure your neighbors are truly born again as you so you can work together during a crisis instead of having to defend what you have from your neighbor……who could be your worst nightmare depending on his or her spiritual condition.

This is just one area of preparation to consider. In the days ahead I will try to highlight several others so we can honestly say that we have done all…….and then stand firm in the Truth.

New things to come....shortly

Sorry for the delay on posting on this BLOG but there have been some major changes to our website www.theundergrounded.org where several things of HELP are inplace now and would be very benificial for anyone "preparing" to STAND FIRM. I will be updating this BLOG usually weekly now so keep tabs.