Cancel Culture!
"When the two witnesses finish their testimony,
the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will
make war against them, overcome them, and kill them."
Revelation 11: 7
The church at Corinth took the drastic step of expelling a member
because of his unrepentant, sinful lifestyle (1 Corinthians 5:). That
was necessary to prevent sin from “[leavening] the whole lump”
(1 Corinthians 5:6; Galatians 5:9).
Today, a form of excommunication called “canceling” takes place
on the basis of opinions, not sin. A canceled person is shunned or
snubbed when he or she offends the sensibilities of some group
for cultural, political, or religious reasons.
When Christians are canceled today for their biblical values
and views, we find ourselves in good company. Jesus Himself
experienced the ultimate form of cancelation by being crucified.
The day is coming when holding biblical views will be canceled,
even killed—pictured by the persecution of those two witnesses
in Revelation 11. The Antichrist will forbid the preaching of the
Gospel during the Tribulation and “cancel” followers of Christ
(Revelation 6:9).
If you experience being “canceled” for your
faith, take heart. It is nothing more than what
Jesus predicted in John 15:20.
"It is better to be persecuted for having
said the truth than to be favored for
having flattered."
Augustine
