In an interesting and happy confluence of events that really makes the point well that Doug Wilson, Crosspolitic podcast, and the CREC in general are out to lunch when it comes to the ability to properly analyzing our cultural moment we find a happening in Ohio recently sticking out its tongue at Doug’s insistence that Jew malice (left undefined) will not be tolerated as combined with Crosspolitic’s recent podcast starring Nate Wilson, Chocolate Knox, and Aaron Wrench where we hear that the Jewish question (JQ) must not even be discussed because it is so uncivilized, nekulturny and frankly, “not pleasing to Jesus.”
Then in God’s wonderful providence what should happen but a Republican Congressman in Ohio decides to denounce a fellow Ohio Republican for being “bigoted,” because a fellow Republican tweeted on Tuesday that there is;
“no hope for any of us outside of having faith in Jesus Christ alone.”
Congressman Miller’s exact words to his fellow Republican Marbach were;
“This is one of the most bigoted tweets I have ever seen. Delete it, Lizzie,” “Religious freedom in the United States applies to every religion. You have gone too far.”
Miller, having not yet clearly communicated his position also posted on social media;
“God says that Jewish people are the chosen ones, but yet you say we have no hope.” “Thanks for your pearl of wisdom today.”
Now the kicker for the CREC types out there is that Ohio Republican Congressman Miller who condemned the above statement is Jewish. So we find someone with political power condemning Christianity 101 as being bigoted. Now, Congressman Miller finally did say “I’m sorry” and mumbled some words about his statement not being what he intended to say (Yeah, Right) but clearly all of this should be driving at least some conversation about the JQ. I mean if a Muslim Congress critter had said what Miller said can you imagine the response? Indeed Muslim Congress critters have said scurrilous things against Jewish people lately and there were all kinds of hue and cry to officially censor them in Congress. Why isn’t Dougie and the Crosspolitics guys and the CREC Doug wannabees declaring that we should not talk about the Muslim Question (MQ)?
But don’t quit reading because this JQ story gets even better. Sometime in the last 36 hours or so the Ohio Right to Life dismissed communications director Elizabeth Marbach from her position. Do keep in mind that it was Marbach who made the “disgustingly bigoted tweed about how being saved by Christ alone is our only hope,” to which Jewish Congressman Miller had so strenuously objected.
Did we mention that Jewish Congressman Max Miller’s possibly Jewish wife sits on the board of the Ohio Right to Life’s organization?
Here is as parable that slays both contemporary Christians and Jews.
33Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country: 34And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it. 35And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. 36Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise. 37But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. 38But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance. 39And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him. 40When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen? 41They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
42Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?43Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. 44And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. 45And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them. 46But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.
This clearly reveals the fact that Jews know Jesus is the Messiah and that they put him to death intentionally to “seize the inheritance” which we learn from Heb 1:2 is the whole earth [creation]. They think they are entitled to run the entire show and everything in it
But how does this “slay contemporary Christians”? Well, the Jews back then “feared the crowd because they thought Jesus was a prophet”. How much more after His ascension to the right hand of God as Prophet of prophets, Priest of priests, King of Kings, should we be feared by blasphemers and antichrist swine? To our shame we are no impediment to their schemes, not do they restrain their wagging tongues but rather they blaspheme all the more. But this is as much due to their reprobation as it is to our present stature so we shouldn’t be too hard on ourselves. Here we see their spirit of defiance on full display…
10And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, 11And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.
Nevertheless, we should feel shame for their lack of reluctance and open blasphemy.
Good words Graham!