Christopher Taylor

Treasured light in a clay jar, to show the excellent power is from God and not us.

[Christopher Taylor @Jesus_arose]

Acts of the Apostles 17:27 NLT
His purpose was for the nations to seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him—though he is not far from any one of us.

[Christopher Taylor @Jesus_arose]

@TheBabylonBee There's no way this is real. Batman would never go without a belt.

[Christopher Taylor @Jesus_arose]

@Not_the_Bee Our sins are piled up to heaven. Lord, have mercy!

[Christopher Taylor @Jesus_arose]

@Not_the_Bee It can't be the MOST Florida thing if there were no alligators.

[Christopher Taylor @Jesus_arose]

@TrevorSheatz Amen! Rather than treating the sin as "something I keep struggling with" we must firmly resolve to be free and plead with our Savior for complete deliverance. Lust will drag your soul to hell! Truly turn away before it takes hold. Jesus will set you free!

[Pastor Rich Bitterman @w_bitterman]

A few days ago, I published a devotional about Dave Chappelle’s jokes concerning Charlie Kirk’s murder. I used Romans 12 to talk about grieving with those who grieve and overcoming evil with good. I expected disagreement. Goodness, I write on the internet...not a problem for me!

What surprised me was the force of the response. The comments turned quickly to race. Some people addressed me as a white man before addressing anything I had written. Private messages grew uglier, including threats. I read accusations about whose death I cared about and whose I supposedly didn't. How had a call to mercy become another line drawn between people?

Several readers pointed to an earlier joke about George Floyd, and asked whether I would condemn that one too. The circumstances of Floyd's death and Kirk's murder were different. Still, it is fair to ask whether I apply my standard consistently. Threatening someone because of his skin color is something else entirely.

Here is part of our problem. Many Christians get their convictions about God and salvation from the Bible, while quite unconsciously drinking in the attitudes of the people around them on other matters. We assume those attitudes are all right for Christians to hold.

Race is an exceptionally emotive subject. Mention it in almost any gathering and somebody's corns are liable to get stepped on. That is no reason for avoiding it. Every attitude we hold must be brought into submission to Scripture.

Scripture says something wonderfully plain. God “hath made of one blood all nations of men” (Acts 17:26). Paul is speaking of the unity of humanity. Wherever you meet a man, it is a man you have met. A human being made in the image of God.

He has dignity. So does the person standing opposite him. Each has responsibilities before God and should have equal standing before the law and in the Christian church. Any discrimination which favors or despises someone merely because of the color of his skin is a sin against a person made in God's image and therefore a sin against God.

Scripture gives us no permission to soften that statement when prejudice cuts close to home. The same Bible tells us that all men are sinners. God does not measure sin by pigmentation. He looks at the heart. One of the saddest things about racial bitterness is the ease with which we turn other people into a 'them' while reserving the word 'us' for ourselves. We imagine we know someone because we recognize his face or his politics.

And even the Lord's people are not free from the spirit of the world in this area. Isn't that true?

Think of Peter. He sat and ate with Gentile believers until men arrived whose opinion frightened him. Then he got up and moved away. Paul confronted him to his face. The gospel had already broken down the wall and Peter was rebuilding it at the dinner table. Right remains right, whatever the prejudices of other people.

In Christ, believers from every background are bought with the same blood, indwelt by the same Spirit and bound for the same destination. They are brothers and sisters together. We may find one another culturally irritating at times. We are still commanded to love the brethren. That love ought to show up in the church and even in the way we speak to strangers on Facebook.

I am still troubled by what appeared in my inbox. I won't make excuses for threats or racial insults. The people who sent them answer for their words. I must guard against allowing those messages to harden my heart toward people I've never met. I cannot preach that Christ unites His people and then assume a stranger’s skin color tells me what is in his heart.

You cannot reform an entire society by writing one devotional. You can do your little bit. One grain of salt cannot do too much, but it can do a little to stop the meat becoming corrupt.

So I'll keep asking God to reform my thinking by His Word. Who is the gospel for? The world. Jesus Christ commanded us to make disciples of all nations.

That includes the people who threatened me. May the Lord save them. And may He guard me from forgetting how much mercy I needed myself.

[Christopher Taylor @Jesus_arose]

@w_bitterman Thank you! The idea of races comes from Marxist evolutionism. We're not animals, nor different species or classes, but this is how the evil one has corrupted society. Many must realize the framework of their thinking is rotten. We must renew our minds in God's word!

[Christopher Taylor @Jesus_arose]

@MikeWingerii

[Christopher Taylor @Jesus_arose]

@howertonjosh @CarlosErazoGTG Even the word mystery in scripture refers to something that was once hidden but is now revealed to us in Christ. Oh, if we would only open our Bibles and know God!

[Christopher Taylor @Jesus_arose]

@howertonjosh @CarlosErazoGTG The entire Bible does this! Explore the scriptures and you will find the words of Jesus throughout the Old Testament along with symbols and themes of the Revelation. Imagine how many mysteries are revealed by studying your Bible!

[Christopher Taylor @Jesus_arose]

@StotheOB @Mark4Libertas @Todd_Hudnall You say weird things.

[Christopher Taylor @Jesus_arose]

@StotheOB @Mark4Libertas @Todd_Hudnall I'm not a fatalist so I don't say "everything that happens is God's will." Government wields authority to deliver justice and ensure that the rights of the people are not infringed upon. We play a role by electing representatives. It's a corporate form of loving our neighbors.

[Not the Bee @Not_the_Bee]

Leftist wizard tears down American flag, attacks TPUSA volunteers on Texas campus
https://t.co/7zAuG66VZ0

[Christopher Taylor @Jesus_arose]

@mikepratt @Todd_Hudnall Unless you're speaking about human nature being in rebellion to God, I don't believe that all politicians openly oppose God or support blatantly unbiblical policies.

My criteria is "How can I vote in a way that most loves my neighbor with the love of Christ?"

[Christopher Taylor @Jesus_arose]

@mikepratt @Todd_Hudnall Are you voting for people who openly oppose God's design or for unbiblical policies?

[Christopher Taylor @Jesus_arose]

@Mark4Libertas @Todd_Hudnall Jesus didn't vote because voting didn't exist.

He paid taxes and informed Pontious Pilate that his authority was given by God -who instituted government from the beginning.

You are mistaken.

[Christopher Taylor @Jesus_arose]

@ChasChampion00 @Todd_Hudnall What's your source?

[Todd Hudnall @Todd_Hudnall]

Evangelicals dropped to 17% of the electorate in 2026
While CAIR says 93% of the Muslim electorate voted.

When those with a Biblical worldview get involved in politics, we're told they are scary Christian Nationalists. While when woke heretical Christians and Sharia-practicing Muslims are involved, it is seen as healthy diversity and democratic engagement.

Quit believing the propaganda. If you believe Biblical values are best for society and you don't vote, you're either a hypocrite or you don't take Jesus' words seriously about being salt and light and loving your neighbor.

[Patriot @_Patriot1776Q_]

🚨 ELECTION ISSUES: Colorado has more registered voters than Census adult citizens.

53 of 64 counties are over 100%.👀

San Juan County is at 150.4%.
Mineral County is at 147.4%.
Elbert County is at 126.3%.
Douglas County is at 117.8%.
El Paso County is 50,161 over.

Why are so many of these rolls over the adult-citizen count?

[Christopher Taylor @Jesus_arose]

@Not_the_Bee Imagine having thick skin instead of being a wimp.

[Christopher Taylor @Jesus_arose]

@howertonjosh After being let down by many heroes, I realize that we're all sinners and all desperately need the Savior. When you see someone fail or embrace twisted ideas, lean into Jesus and pray for them.