The Westboro Baptist Church

So here I am again readers, I took a little break to get my life in order. I have moved to Fort Benning and am about to embark on the next phase of my life as a soldier, both for Christ and for America. In doing so, I believe that my first plan of action is to shed a little light on a very dark subject. This being the subject of the theology and teachings of the Westboro Baptist Church. Now, for those of you who are unfamiliar with the WBC, they are the "church" that pickets military funerals, Christian colleges and anywhere else they feel like making an appearance saying that God has killed soldiers and doomed America because of our sinful ways. I have been to the website of this "cult" (I refuse to call them a church because they go against everything that Jesus said the church should be (loving, forgiving and light-bringing) and have found that their whole philosophy has more wholes than a block of swiss cheese. Paul, one of the most famous authors, brothers and teachers in the New Testament was an advocate for the church claiming that we were all one body under Christ. However, this WBC has raised itself above all other churches in the world and claiming their "holier than thou" ways.

On their website, titled "God Hates Fags" they site the verse Lev. 20:23, "... therefore I abhorred them". The use of an ellipsis at the beginning shows that they could not use the whole verse and thus taking scripture out of context to go with their thinking. What the WBC should be focusing on is the scriptures found in the New Testament that focus on the new covenant that Jesus brought. The whole verse in Leviticus states, "You must not live according to the customs of the nations I am going to drive out before you. Because they did all these things, I abhorred them." Here, God was talking to the Israelites about giving them the land of Molach and keeping a promise to his people. He was talking about a people who had never followed His laws or been redeemed by His love. God was not specifically saying this about homosexuals. God hates only evil, pure evil.

John MacArthur, a Biblical Scholar has answered the age old question on what God hates. It is listed below:

What does God hate?

Proverbs 6:17-19 lists seven things that God hates. In a Hebrew idiom used for emphasis, Solomon said, "These six things doth the LORD hate; yea, seven are an abomination unto him:"

1. A proud look

Pride is manifested in lofty eyes, which is the literal Hebrew meaning of that phrase. Someone who is prideful has his nose in the air and his eyes uplifted. When pride fills the heart, it is reflected in one's mannerisms. God hates people who disdain everyone and everything. The sin of pride is probably listed first because it is the root of all disobedience and rebellion against God (Rom. 1:22).

2. A lying tongue

God is a God of truth who cannot lie (Heb. 6:18). That He loves truth and hates lying is illustrated in the account of Ananias and Sapphira, who lied to the Holy Spirit (Acts 5:1-11). God took their lives as an example to the early church of His holiness.

3. Murderous hands

Verse 17 says that God hates "hands that shed innocent blood." God hates people with murderous, cruel dispositions who will kill rather than be denied or frustrated of what they want. God hates murder because He created life and established its sanctity. Therefore God ordained that when someone takes a life, he should pay with his own life (Gen. 9:6).

4. A wicked heart

God hates "an heart that deviseth wicked imaginations" (v. 18). It's bad enough for a person to do evil, but it's even worse when he plans at great length on how to do it. A wicked heart is the devil's workshop for devising new ways of sinning.

5. Mischievous feet

God also hates "feet that are swift in running to mischief" (v. 18). The difference between this and normal sinning is that normal sinning is described in the Bible as a falling or a tripping. But the mischievous person purposely runs as fast as he can--he's in a hurry to sin.

6. A false witness

Another thing God hates is "a false witness that speaketh lies" (v. 19). God hates people who put the blame on an innocent party. David, Jesus, and Paul experienced accusations by false witnesses (Ps. 27:12; Matt. 26:59-61; Acts 25:7-8). Bearing false witness obstructs justice, destroys reputations, and even destroys lives in some cases.

7. A devisive spirit

Verse 19 says that God also hates people who "soweth discord among brethren." Troublemakers create divisions where there should be unity.

The things God hates are in direct opposition to the things He loves: truth, goodness, and unity. Because He loves men to worship Him in truth, He hates idolatry and hypocritical religion. His hatred is the antithesis of His love.

Nowhere in these scriptures does is state that God hates fags or that he is killing American soldiers because of God's hate for people. God hates the sin, not the sinner. However, I do see that the WBC has a proud look with picketing, a lying tongue by twisting God's words, a false witness by putting blame on innocent soldiers and a devisive spirit because they have split of from the true canon and doctrines of what Christ designed the church to be.

I think that the Westboro Cult needs to read the Book of Revelation, Book of Isaiah and as they do such, I will do the one thing I do best. I will pray for God to touch their hearts, open their hearts and eyes and that the Holy Spirit will fall upon them to give them wisdom and understnading that instead of condemning the world, they need to look a helping to save it. I was sent here, we all were sent on a mission to futher the Kingdom of God, not destroy it.