GOD IS NOT FOR SALE

 

GOD IS NOT FOR SALE

Whenever people ask; “Do you have a personal relationship with our Lord, Jesus Christ”, the key words in that statement to me have always been “Personal Relationship”. How I worship, where I worship is my personal business. Because I take my interpretation of the Bible text with critical thinking as what I would accept as a truth, that has given me a moral compass, I take what Jesus said in Matthew 6:5,  “Also, when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to pray [publicly] standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets so that they may be seen by men. I assure you and most solemnly say to you, they [already] have their reward in full” as a truth within the confine of my moral compass. 

Another example of a truth that I accept is Mark 16:15: Jesus instructed His disciples, saying, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” This clear command underscores the significance of sharing the good news of the gospel with everyone, regardless of their background or circumstances. At no time did he say, ”Go forth and sell “God Bless The USA" Bible complete with copies of the nation's founding documents for the low low price of $60.00

Although the words "separation of church and state" do not appear in the U.S. Constitution, but the concept is enshrined in the very first freedom guaranteed by the First Amendment: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." Known as the establishment clause, the opening lines of the First Amendment prohibit the government from creating an official religion or favoring one religion (or nonreligion) over another.

The very idea of combining the Bible and the Constitution within the same text and selling the word of God under the title of “God Bless The USA Bible”  for any price in which a single person receives royalties from said sale, is affront to the ideology of any so-called Christian value and any so-called Christian that would support or buy into the mere thought that any country having the word of God exclusive to and showing favor for any particular country when Christ has said…. “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” This is one clear example why the world hates us, American Evangelicals wake up!!! Trump is not your answer.