Upsetting the World

 

 

Is it a bad or a good thing

To upset the world?

Well, depending on who you are,

It could be normal or absurd.

 

Absurd if you are a Christian,

Normal if you are not

And I dare say that in many cases

Christianity is considered rot.

 

If the world is getting upset

At what you say and do,

Chances are my brother, my sister,

To the Bible you’ve been true.

 

For not only here of late

But for as long as I can remember

Christians have upset the world

And those of Satan’s chamber.

 

Any friend of the world

Is seen as “at enmity of God”

Basically because, my friend,

Righteousness is God’s call.

 

Believers are to imitate Christ

And conformed to his image

And not to be squeezed by others

Into this worldly heritage.

 

There is so little in common

Re the Christian and the world,

And that’s why the Christian believer

Is often viewed as absurd. 

 

 

God created one race,

The world has founded many:

The whites, the blacks and coloured,

The intelligent and the dummy.

 

God created two genders

But now there is a daily increase

And given the brilliance of today

This is not likely to cease.

 

To the ‘L’ there was added a ‘G’

To the ‘G’ was added a ‘B’

And since some needed a change

To the ‘B’ was added a ‘T’.

 

And on this trajectory, of course,

It would very soon appear

The coming of yet another gender:

The advent of the Queer.

 

And so, to the ‘T’ was added ‘Q’

And to the ‘Q’ was added ‘I’;

The arranging of a new alphabet

And one difficult to describe…

 

Other than truthfully to say,

It smacks of the very insane

But of course, as you and I know,

That would be upsetting again.

 

The world finds it very upsetting

When believers take a stand

On Biblically defined standards

And what this means for man.

 

 

The fact of the first two humans

And their catastrophic fall

And the process of man’s redemption

Beginning with Abraham’s call.

 

The ministry of Jesus Christ

And his rejection by the Jews

And his now being the only way

Seen as a most outlandish view.

 

It is upsetting, to say the least,

To a world that is steep in sin

And that has gone against the grade

Of who Christians believe in.

 

How can Christians not support

The vices of a deprived world?

Why, that is not only mind-boggling

But it is absolutely absurd.

 

How can Christians not equate

The struggles of these two:

The acceptance of blacks and coloured

And the approval of the LGBTQ?

 

Add to these the other minorities

Under the guise of equal rights

That militantly advance their cause

Every day and every night.

 

 

It’s the Christians against the world

From the advent of the Church

And the disciples of Jesus Christ

Whom the world went out to hurt.

 

Starting with the Jews themselves

That comingled with the Romans

To eradicate every single Christian

They perceived to be a problem.

 

For it was the then perception

They had turned the world upside down

And it was not to be a compliment

Even though it was profound.

 

Yes, those early Church pioneers

Had really upset the world,

Living a life of danger for Jesus Christ

Was what they all preferred.

 

Would you prefer, they asked,

That we obey men rather than God?

For them, that was unthinkable

When Christ had given his all.

 

 

How could they do such a thing

Having witnessed his ascension?

He had upset the world

And such would be their mission.

 

This too is our mandate

Meaning those who are “the called”,

We become public enemy No. 1

Just like Peter, James and Paul.

 

Stewart Russell © November 22, 2022

Not Every Reverend

 

 

Not every Reverend

Is a man of God

Because not every Reverend

Is of the called.

 

Such are imposters

If never called

And a simple word for these

Would be fraud.

 

I am not very good

At telling the difference

Since I am inclined to relate

To biblical content.

 

This allows for me

To map out my course

And not be misled by their power

Or rules they enforce.

 

 

A title is just that

And not anything more

If the wearer just has plasters

For a spiritual sore.

 

I expect much more

From a man of God

That has been made aware

He has been called.

 

Called to a purpose

And given a plan

Straight out of God’s Holy Word

For every man.

 

Man being generic

Meaning women too

And since they are two genders,

That means me or you.

 

Male and female

With no in between

That is now so common place

On today’s scene.

 

Not every Reverend,

I must reiterate,

Has been called of the Lord

At any rate.

 

Whether they are many

Or there is a dearth

A Reverend that was not called

Has little worth.

 

Be wise to their tricks

In the light of the Word

And whenever you are in doubt

To the Bible defer.

 

 

Fall not for titles

And they are quite a few,

Reverend is surely one of them

And Apostle too.

 

Stewart Russell © November 14, 2024

 

It’s Agenda

Everyone has agenda

It is the basis for what we do,

And that very same agenda

Also shapes our worldview.

Sometimes it is hidden

Sometimes it’s in the open,

Sometimes we work it out in silence

Sometimes it is outspoken.

It evolves from stage to stage

And progresses through each level,

It could be something elaborate

And for others, very simple.

Yes, agenda is self-defining

Especially the stereotypes,

And even some in the minority

Put up a determined fight.

Orientation and inclination

Is a part of every soul

To the extent that even weirdos

Are becoming very bold.

At the premise of their agenda

Are orientation and inclination

And however weird they maybe

Acceptance is the expectation.

Like the agenda of the genders:

Your gender, their gender, and mine

Are evolving by leaps and bounds

Where once there were only two kinds.

There is a gender you are feeling

And there is a gender that you like,

There is a gender you can switch to

A different gender for the day or night.

There is a gender for

When I am not feeling that gender anymore,

And we could go on and on

Showing you genders galore.

You can choose your own gender

From the assortment that we carry

Or, you can develop one of your choice

Once that gender makes you happy.

Or you may choose

To not have any gender at all,

It does not matter your agenda

Any gender can be your call.

No need to panic or rush it

Of genders, we will never run out,

There is a gender for every inclination

Or any orientation that you spout.

It doesn’t matter how ludicrous

Or how ridiculous it may be,

It is our aim to meet every demand

And to make everyone happy.

Agenda or gender

There needs be no confusing of the two,

One fits into the other

Like a sock fits into a shoe.

It does not even matter

Which of the two comes to the fore,

One will invariably promote the other

No less and no more.

So your gender, their gender

And also mine,

Whatever the perceived gender,

Some agenda will define.

Be reminded, God has an agenda

It is stated in His Holy Word,

There you will find only two genders

All other agendas are absurd.

It is absolutely nonsensical

To add to the genders that brought you,

All others subtract from procreation

That is my considered view.

For the purpose of procreation

There can be only two

But man will give up the tried and tested

To experiment with the new.

The devil’s agenda is often hidden

In the emotions of the human mind

But in God’s divine agenda,

He and his affiliates are only for a time.

Now I have reached verse twenty-one

The maturation of a woman or man,

Regarding your agenda and gender

Please stick with the Master’s plan.

The apostrophe and s on Master

 Refers to God’s original plan,

No crossover, in between or obscene

Just the two genders originating in Adam.

It would be remiss of me

If I did not repeat the theme,

For now, it’s agenda that’s shaping gender

Hence a world that is about to careen.

The question is whose agenda:

Your agenda, their agenda or mine,

Let’s get back to the two genders

Which produce offspring of their kind.

Stewart Russell (c) September 2019