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When Christians Mistake Evil For Righteousness
Even God can’t stand it
My parents are hooked on WhatsApp like something awful, and while some of the videos are mildly entertaining, and shared images seamlessly link family members across the universe — there’s also the darker side of engagement that’s delivered from long-time friends — who are driven by the urgent need to send reminders that begin with the nonsensical need to “Pray for Trump.”
These so-called Christians are dipped in the stench of performative elitism even as they profess to love God, and are still willing to hate anyone and anything that doesn’t align with their crippling narrow-minded views — that only expose deeper wounds in a spirit that’s infected with the disease of emotional displacement.
Growing up in Lagos, Nigeria, I was privy to this suffocating climate of bedazzled falsehood, that was carefully trimmed into shapes that were meant to match the pages of the Holy Bible — as the ancient words would systematically undergo periodic renovations to accommodate the broader judgments being unleashed as the proper response to an evolving world.
It’s amazing how the name of the Lord is assaulted in the singed name of the devil’s work, and that might explain why Lucifer’s agenda wasn’t all that demonic.
