Dennis Prager loves to say “The Left ruins everything it touches.”
I disagree.
The Left can touch anything it wants. People can choose to “touch back”, to push back, to fight back.
And right now, we have seen too many people not do that.
Why? Cowardice, lack of boldness. Remember what Edmund Burke said:
And yet, telling people that they are cowardly does not help people. Shaming people does not get them to break free of the bondage of fear. What does?
God’s perfect love:
“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.” (1 John 4:18)
This perfect loves gives a perfected standing of righteousness in Christ Jesus!
“Herein is our love made perfect [lit. love perfected among us], that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.” (1 John 4:17)
What do we believe about Jesus? That He is our RIGHTEOUSNESS:
“But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:” (1 Corinthians 1:30)
and
“For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.” (2 Corinthians 5:21)
This righteousness makes us BOLD:
“The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.” (Proverbs 28:1)
and
“In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.” (Isaiah 54:14)
Righteousness is not something that we do, but something that is done to us! Righteousness frees us fro oppression and fear, because we know that God is with us!
“No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.” (Isaiah 54:17)
When you know that no weapon that people use against you will be successful, then you know that you can speak out, step up, speak up, and not fear what man may do to you (Hebrews 13:6)
That’s the boldness that is needed, and it comes when we receive–and keep receiving–the gift of righteousness (Romans 5:17)
And that is “the faith” that Paul writes about to the Corinthians:
“Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.” (1 Corinthians 16:13)
We need to get back to the Gospel:
“38Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: 39And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.” (Acts 13:38-39)
BAM!
When the revelation of righteousness by faith is restored in the Body of Christ, then the boldness to stand up to evil will be restored fully in the land. The Left is not the problem. The problem is the lack of righteousnesss, particularly the revelation of righteousness by faith in Christ!
YES!