In the 1980s (and probably before), some people accused me of being an "issues" preacher, which supposedly meant that I focused about "issues" rather than Biblical essentials.
I actually did focus on Theology (the doctrines about God, His nature, His works), Hamartiology (the doctrines about sin), Soteriology (the doctrines about salvation), Eschatology (the doctrines about end times [last things]), Ecclesiology (the doctrines about the Church and ministry), Angelology and Demonology (the doctrines about angels and demons), Missiology (the doctrines about evangelism and foreign missions).
I also preached about the Biblical teaching concerning the issues of life; PRACTICAL THEOLOGY (the doctrines of Christian behavior and godly living, and family life and Church/State relationship and functions, and morality and Christian allegiances, and Biblical authority in a Hedonistic, Materialistic, Humanistic, Communistic, Socialist, Naturalist, Statist world system, and how to live godly in an ever changing political, sexual, moral, religious society and culture. We figured our children were worth the cost and we knew that Jesus was worthy of the sacrifices.
I not only preached and taught about the enemies of God, but as a pastor I also led my people into new and radical steps of Biblical discipleship, to experience and preserve victory over sin, personal holiness, family life, sexual integrity, and to honor the authority of Scripture and the Lordship of Christ over His Church.
My preaching, teaching and leading was not simply rhetorical, it was confrontational in a rapidly disintegrating culture, which resulted in opposition and oppression from the State, society, academia, friends, family, the legal system, "Christian" leaders and organizations. We did not just talk the talk, we walked the walk, even if it meant losing jobs, cars, homes, family members or personal safety and freedom.
It was not always easy to follow Jesus as the enemies of the cross rose-up in a "Post Christian" world, which was not only embracing immorality, sexual perversion, State sanctioned baby murder, anti-Christian and violent religions, rejection of true science and common sense, persecuting Christ followers, but they were also forcing the insanity, infidelity and immorality of hatred, scientism, sexual deviance, Socialism, Humanistic and Secularistic Scholasticism onto Christians.
The Church, family, traditional morality was being oppressed and dismantled, while aberrant beliefs and behavior were replacing the moral principles on which our country was built. Our nation was becoming more actively anti-American, anti-Family, anti-Faith, anti-Freedom, and the American Church was following close behind.
The changes that took place from 2000 until today have been epoch and insane and demonic. Drugs, crime, deviant behavior, violence have become the accepted norm and those who even speak truth are subject to social ostracism, financial ruin, legal punishment. If you could have transferred a person from 1990s to today they would think that they had been dropped onto a movie lot during the making of a bad futuristic movie.
Yes, I preached about issues. I promoted Biblical truth, godliness and Christian values, while warning people about the coming tsunami of Statist idiocracy, academic lunacy, moral degeneracy, spiritual infidelity, scientific insanity.
I am still an ISSUES PREACHER. I am preaching (warning) about the rapid escalation and acceptance of prurient behavior, legalized lawlessness, deception flowing from "Christian" teachers and leaders, media outlets, pop-culture icons, the rise and spread of Artificial Intelligence taking the position of Holy Spirit, the intensifying of Biblically foretold events and atrocities. The modern Church has not only lost its way, but its soul and its mind.
Just as most American "Christians" sat back while our children were being stolen and defiled by godless schooling and perverted social engineers from the 1950s onward, so too are we seeing a society that not only is falling for the lies of darkness, but it is also supporting the sacrificing of children on the altar of sacrifice to eternal destruction.
The deceived don't realize how dangerous the deception is. They may mouth the right words, but at the same time they practice and endorse and enable the destruction of the children and betrayal against God and His word.
If your Christian faith does not address the issues of Biblical truth and the need for believers to radically stand firmly against the powers of darkness, then your faith is a sham, and you are a servant of sin rather than a warrior of the cross.
The need is not for the Church to come back to Biblical faith, but for the Church to go forward into battle, at all costs.
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