{"id":11036,"date":"2013-11-01T09:28:45","date_gmt":"2013-11-01T14:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theamericanjesus.net\/?p=11036"},"modified":"2013-11-01T09:28:45","modified_gmt":"2013-11-01T14:28:45","slug":"its-not-global-warming-its-gods-judgment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zackhunt\/2013\/11\/its-not-global-warming-its-gods-judgment\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s Not Global Warming, It’s God’s Judgment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

So, here\u2019s televangelist Kenneth Copeland and historical revisionist David Barton talking about how every problem in America is actually God\u2019s judgment.<\/p>\n

Because obviously it\u2019s ridiculous to think that anything bad that happens to us could simply be the result of our own bad decision making.<\/p>\n

<\/iframe>\n<\/p>Anyway, the thing that really bothers me about this \u201cAmerica is the new Israel\u201d theology, other than its complete absurdity, is how utterly self-centered it is.<\/p>\nThe language is always \u201cwe need to stop doing X\u201d or \u201cwe need to start doing Y\u201d so we can reap more blessings. In other words, the motivation to be, at least what they perceive to be, a godly people isn\u2019t love for God or love for neighbor, it\u2019s love for what they think God will give them if they perform (or don\u2019t perform) the right actions.<\/p>\nWhich, ironically, is the exact same mentality behind ancient pagan religions \u2013 do this and the gods will reward you, don\u2019t do this and the gods will curse you.<\/p>\nI\u2019m not saying God doesn\u2019t dole out blessings or that God doesn\u2019t pass judgment.<\/p>\nThe Bible is pretty clear that God does both.<\/p>\nBut if the central focus of our faith is doing things or not doing things so God will be happy and bless with us wealth, prosperity, success, etc., then we\u2019ve jettisoned Christianity and replaced it with paganism because the heart of the Christian faith is not a self-centered blessing and curse system. The heart of the Christian faith is undeserved grace and a call to self-sacrifice for the good of others.<\/p>\nI think my friend <a href=\"http:\/\/inamirrordimly.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ed Cyzewski<\/a> put it best in his book <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/161958011X\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=161958011X&linkCode=as2&tag=amerjesu-20\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Hazardous<\/a><\/em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important;margin: 0px !important\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=amerjesu-20&l=as2&o=1&a=161958011X\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\">.\u00a0It all comes down to this simple question: Do we want God or do we just want what God can do for us?<\/p>\nIn the case of Copeland and Barton and the rest of their we\u2019re the new Israel\/prosperity gospel\u00a0friends, I think the answer is pretty clear.<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nGrace and peace,<\/p>\nZack Hunt<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"So, here\u2019s televangelist Kenneth Copeland and historical revisionist David Barton talking about how every problem in America is actually God\u2019s judgment. 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