19/11/2015
Now, why did these acts of terrorism suddenly begin to happen? Just a few weeks ago no one was even thinking about terrorism. Why are we very quickly and unexpectedly traumatized by terrorism? I believe there are several roots of terrorism, several reasons that these acts of terror have occurred. And I will speak tonight on THE ROOTS OF TERRORISM.
The Root of Terrorism is in the nature of God..
The Bible teaches that God loves us. But the Bible also teaches that God will not condone sin. God will only put up with sin for so long - and then judgement falls.
God has a special love for Israel and the Jewish people - even today. But God said that He would judge His beloved nation if they "forsook God which made [them]" (Deuteronomy 32:15). There is a principle here that applies to us - because the Bible says, "Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people" (Proverbs 14:34). And us, as a nation, has forsaken the God that made us. We have stopped attending church. We have stopped reading the Bible. And the same judgements that fell on ancient Israel are now falling on us!
God said:
“I will heap calamities on them and spend my arrows against them. I will send wasting famine against them, consuming pestilence and deadly plague; I will send against them the fangs of wild beasts, the venom of vipers that glide in the dust. In the street the sword will make them childless; in their homes terror will reign. The young men and young women will perish, the infants and those with gray hair." (Deuteronomy 32:23-25)
And that's what's happening to us right now! It doesn't matter what some liberal minister, or some weak-kneed evangelical or neo-fundamentalist says - that is what's happening to us right now! And for the same reason - our people have forsaken God. You may say you believe in God, but you miss church to serve and worship your real god. You work on Sunday because money is your true god. You miss church to go to a party or a family affair - because your true god is pleasure. When any little thing comes up, you miss church - because "any little thing" is your true god - and you do not make the God of the Bible your Lord.
Jesus said:
"Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment" (Matthew 22:37-38).
And every time you miss church you break the greatest commandment that God ever gave!
Preachers are afraid to say that. This is the part of my sermon they will leave out, if they preach it from the Internet. They will blame the drug addicts or the homosexuals for God's judgement. But they are afraid to tell the truth - that the main reason for God's judgement is because so-called Christians are not faithful to their local church.
And the only way to escape the judgement of God is to flee to Christ, the Son of God. Run to Christ as quickly as you can! "Escape for thy life; look not behind thee" (Genesis 19:17). Get into this church every single Sunday morning and evening. There is nothing important enough to make you miss. And then make sure you are converted. Jesus said, "Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God" (John 3:5). Make certain that you are converted, that you have literally come to Jesus Christ, Himself. Make certain beyond the shadow of a doubt that your sin has been cleansed by the Blood of Christ.
So, the first root of terrorism is in the very nature of God. "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap" (Galatians 6:7). God will not let us get away with sin without sending punishment - this time, the punishment of terrorism. But God has provided a way to escape judgement - and that way is through Jesus Christ. Amen! God Bless You...
