QAnon RESPONSES

 

QAnon RESPONSES

  I received several responses of one sort or another. I’ve selected 2 to share with DT readers for their consideration and edification. The avowed aggressively challenging atheist has been actively retorting on his regular schedule for years. The other is also someone that also stirs my thoughts, a Christian young man with a research engineer’s talented mind. Please take time to carefully consider what each has to say.

EBB4

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“The alternative religion that’s coming to your church.”

  It's ironic, isn't it?  An even crazier crazy than Christian-crazy is finding a ready-made audience in Christian congregations.  Who could have prophesied that?!

  The irony is that it makes perfect sense.  Why be just 85% loony when you could go all in for total wack-a-doodle?  

  Thanks, Ed!  I needed a good laugh this morning!

  (I dare you to forward my perspective (unedited) to your mailing list!)

  Okay, all mockery aside, thanks for sending this article, Ed.  It is an excellent encapsulation of the extent and effect of QAnon.  All Christians should read it.

  But, in all seriousness, it can't really come as a surprise that people who are already predisposed to magical thinking (all theists) that defies logic and reason would readily embrace a new kink of insanity.

  When you draw your line in the sand that says this level (the historical Christian level) of absurd is acceptable, but that level (the QAnon level) of absurd is a bridge too far ... doesn't that make you just the tiniest bit self-aware?

Hal T.

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  Thanks Ed for sending this.  This topic has some gray areas for me that I try to discern through with a sharp sword as they take some precision.

  Do I think QAnon is completely reliable 100% of the time?  Not even close.  Should it/he/they/whatever replace Jesus?  Absolutely not.  No way, no how.

  I have some friends who previously read a lot in everything Q said and still spend lots of time researching videos, blogs, etc to search out the latest "hidden" truth.  I can't help but see the spirit of fear influencing them and it tends to manifest itself with an overly controlling personality, lack of trust and rest, and a critical mindset that tends to tear others down instead of building others up.

  With that said, do I think there's some truth to some of the things mentioned on there, and should Christians at least be aware of them?  I would say yes to both of those questions.

  We must balance being wise as serpents but innocent as doves (Matthew 10:16) with not calling conspiracy everything this people calls a conspiracy (Isaiah 8:12).

  There are a few things that have happened relatively recently that have made me wonder what exactly is going on behind the scenes in the US and the world.  The below is not meant to be exhaustive and is in no particular order:

1) Epstein somehow being murdered in a maximum security prison when he supposedly had damning evidence against many international power brokers

2) Mainstream and social media's obvious and severe slant towards one specific party

3) Some of the images, artwork, and documents that came out as a result of the "pizzagate" situation

4) The most recent election having enough of a smoking gun about it being stolen to support reasonable doubt

  I don't claim to know how all the pieces fit and I'm skeptical of just about anybody who does claim that but there is too much there for me to brush it all away as nothing.

  Now, the main question that Christians should focus on is "how should I/we respond?", and the reference as always for that question should be God's inspired Word.

  Is our hope and salvation in our elected officials?  No, only in Jesus (Romans 10:9-10)

  Does God sometimes allow wicked people to come to power?  Yes, since he appoints all leadership (Romans 13:1) and some have obviously been wicked (Hitler, Saddam, etc) Can those people further His purposes, even if unknowingly?  Yes (e.g. Nebuchadnezzar)

  Can we say for certain that economic collapse/civil war will happen?  No  (James 4:14)

  Could one or both of those things happen?  Yes  (Matthew 24:6-8)

  Should we panic or change how we live because of it?  No.  God does not change (Mal 3:6, Heb 13:8) and we should live every day as if it is the day of His coming no matter the current social, political, etc. climate is. (Matthew 25:1-13).

  So, to summarize my opinion, we should be aware of what's happening around us as part of not losing our saltiness but it really shouldn't change anything from a big picture perspective.

David R.

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