I want to thank you for continuing to remind believers of the need to be proactive in having a trained security team. As a member of my church I am active on our security team. Even so I still need reminders that what I’m doing is in line with God’s will as I know not all agree with the responsibility that we carry. It’s nice to be validated by one like yourself that clearly has the safety of the,church as a whole, in mind.
Great article! We should be vigilant physically, mentally and Spiritually! We are commanded to serve (Ex 23:25, Jsh 24:14, Gal 5:13)! With what I am seeing in the news, we should be physically prepared to protect our brothers and sisters in Christ! We should also be prepared to care for those who may be injured! When a crisis occurs are we mentally prepared to assess and react! I’ve been on the medical side of a crisis! Preparing your mind to respond to a situation is critical to the patient!
Ezra, the priest in charge of the second temple journey from Babylon, traveled from Babylon to Jerusalem without military escort. He wanted the people to see it as a faithful journey and mandated by the Good Lord. What they don't tell you is that the people he took with him were the professional class, builders, that included hard working middle class construction workers with tools and no doubt some knives and swords. He figured he didn't need the Babylonian Kings help. Its up to us as the church grows to ensure, like those who carried swords building the walls of Jerusalem, to ensure that growth and her safety as we build. We have to survive separate from the world and stand on our own more and more.
Your reports, Pod cast and writings keep me grounded and informed to equip me to serve in my church, community and to pray for and support our security team and yoy. Our Lord richest blessings to you. In Christ Linda
Well explained as we are responsible to encourage faith thru our actions to protect our sacrament, priest and our congregation. We have a well trained security force in action in our diocese of phoenix. I am amazed there are still churches that do not have an active security presence for protection. Evil roams where weakness is prevalent in congregations.
Typically Christians don’t finish the sentence “trust God…” (for what exactly?)
Can we fill in that blank with anything specific that we know will turn out to be true?
Even when we pray plus do everything, can we really trust God to make up the difference?
The truth is, even then, we know sometimes He will; sometimes He won’t. Agreed?
So then what can we, or the Nigerian Christians do, those who are being slaughtered, kidnapped, or raped?
It might have been in an ACLJ email where I read a quote from an exasperated Nigerian pastor lamenting, “We don’t know what to do or how to pray any more.” As another Nigerian I’ve chatted with on X put it, “God doesn’t show up when needed.”
All the more reason to do all we can, being thankful for the 2nd Amendment.
Christians in long-term care centers, drugged and dying from neglect and abandonment by families and friends (Christian!) are lamenting the same thing.
The "church"/religion has done a real number on us, doping us up into a passive state.
Thank you to Keith et al for your persistence in waking us up to the reality of Biblical truth applied!
“Attempts were now made by the government to disperse the congregations of the Protestants by force, so that the people went armed to their places of worship.” Miller, Andrew, Short Papers on Church History, Vol. III, p. 891, Pickering & Inglis, 1878.
Many of you are aware of my parallel effort mirroring that of CWT in this threat grid square, as it escalates. I'm working on a DRAFT Threat Intelligence Warning after review of the CWT Rejection and Ignore advisory. It's taking me time because I want it to be impactful. This new Misunderstanding piece is a second CWT product which departs from reactive tactical culture into the realm of the insider threat. I have long and intimate experience very painful rejection, being ignored and deliberately misrepresented by the same yet again deliberate misunderstandings. Jesus confronted the adversary directly that they did NOT KNOW scripture. The same culture that has manipulated the Crusades and told me my efforts would make people afraid to come to church, that I had become annoying, pushed too hard, was too intense. This is after Roe v Wade and the Red Green Alliance arsons, bombings of US Churches and the spike into the assassination in Utah. Rampant enemy target intelligence collection (surveillance) of churches. If you are willing to discuss, my company email is inobscurallc@proton.me, encrypted capable.
I want to thank you for continuing to remind believers of the need to be proactive in having a trained security team. As a member of my church I am active on our security team. Even so I still need reminders that what I’m doing is in line with God’s will as I know not all agree with the responsibility that we carry. It’s nice to be validated by one like yourself that clearly has the safety of the,church as a whole, in mind.
Thank you!
Copy PROACTIVE. Let's add state certified armed security officer status.
Well put together
Good word
Keith on the money as usual Sir.
Great article! We should be vigilant physically, mentally and Spiritually! We are commanded to serve (Ex 23:25, Jsh 24:14, Gal 5:13)! With what I am seeing in the news, we should be physically prepared to protect our brothers and sisters in Christ! We should also be prepared to care for those who may be injured! When a crisis occurs are we mentally prepared to assess and react! I’ve been on the medical side of a crisis! Preparing your mind to respond to a situation is critical to the patient!
Amen!
Very Good word Keith. My favorite scripture in this regard is Prov. 21:31 "Prepare the horse for the day of battle, but victory is of the Lord."
Ezra, the priest in charge of the second temple journey from Babylon, traveled from Babylon to Jerusalem without military escort. He wanted the people to see it as a faithful journey and mandated by the Good Lord. What they don't tell you is that the people he took with him were the professional class, builders, that included hard working middle class construction workers with tools and no doubt some knives and swords. He figured he didn't need the Babylonian Kings help. Its up to us as the church grows to ensure, like those who carried swords building the walls of Jerusalem, to ensure that growth and her safety as we build. We have to survive separate from the world and stand on our own more and more.
Your reports, Pod cast and writings keep me grounded and informed to equip me to serve in my church, community and to pray for and support our security team and yoy. Our Lord richest blessings to you. In Christ Linda
Well explained as we are responsible to encourage faith thru our actions to protect our sacrament, priest and our congregation. We have a well trained security force in action in our diocese of phoenix. I am amazed there are still churches that do not have an active security presence for protection. Evil roams where weakness is prevalent in congregations.
Thank you
Great lesson.
Typically Christians don’t finish the sentence “trust God…” (for what exactly?)
Can we fill in that blank with anything specific that we know will turn out to be true?
Even when we pray plus do everything, can we really trust God to make up the difference?
The truth is, even then, we know sometimes He will; sometimes He won’t. Agreed?
So then what can we, or the Nigerian Christians do, those who are being slaughtered, kidnapped, or raped?
It might have been in an ACLJ email where I read a quote from an exasperated Nigerian pastor lamenting, “We don’t know what to do or how to pray any more.” As another Nigerian I’ve chatted with on X put it, “God doesn’t show up when needed.”
All the more reason to do all we can, being thankful for the 2nd Amendment.
Christians in long-term care centers, drugged and dying from neglect and abandonment by families and friends (Christian!) are lamenting the same thing.
The "church"/religion has done a real number on us, doping us up into a passive state.
Thank you to Keith et al for your persistence in waking us up to the reality of Biblical truth applied!
“Attempts were now made by the government to disperse the congregations of the Protestants by force, so that the people went armed to their places of worship.” Miller, Andrew, Short Papers on Church History, Vol. III, p. 891, Pickering & Inglis, 1878.
Thanks Bro. Keith. I shared it at Facebook and I hope my church takes it seriously.
I am a subscriber but, I cannot get into your chat. I just want to say I appreciate your artical on self defense.
Gene
Many of you are aware of my parallel effort mirroring that of CWT in this threat grid square, as it escalates. I'm working on a DRAFT Threat Intelligence Warning after review of the CWT Rejection and Ignore advisory. It's taking me time because I want it to be impactful. This new Misunderstanding piece is a second CWT product which departs from reactive tactical culture into the realm of the insider threat. I have long and intimate experience very painful rejection, being ignored and deliberately misrepresented by the same yet again deliberate misunderstandings. Jesus confronted the adversary directly that they did NOT KNOW scripture. The same culture that has manipulated the Crusades and told me my efforts would make people afraid to come to church, that I had become annoying, pushed too hard, was too intense. This is after Roe v Wade and the Red Green Alliance arsons, bombings of US Churches and the spike into the assassination in Utah. Rampant enemy target intelligence collection (surveillance) of churches. If you are willing to discuss, my company email is inobscurallc@proton.me, encrypted capable.
Amen!
Well said.
Another example: the Israelites taking the Promised Land.
When they obeyed God's instructions: victory.
When they didn't: defeat.
Sometimes it meant battle.