Misconstrued Internet And/Or bumper Sticker Wisdom - Pt 2

 I responded to a meme I saw on Facebook that contained misinformation with a clear political agenda. I would also like to point out the fact that the meme was made not only to forward a political agenda, but anti Judaeo / Christian sentiment as well.

This is not new. The Jews as well as Christians have been persecuted since the beginning of their existence - God promised it and so did Jesus, history has shown it.

After-all, Judaism and Christianity are the same the thing accept for the huge concept of believing that Jesus is the Messiah - accept for that, they are the same. That is why the Romans left the followers of Christ alone for the first sixty-five or so years. They looked at the early Church simply as an extension of Judaism, which they already tolerated. Until Nero, discovered this subtle difference and that allowed him to persecute the Christians and blame them (conveniently) for Rome's decline. The early church clearly grew out of Judaism.

Gates Of Hades at Caesarea Philippi - Pic. courtesy of Generation Word

I point this out, not to claim offense or feign some self-righteous moral outrage, but simply to point out that the Church will not be undermined or otherwise compromised by such attacks. Jesus promised His disciples that the gates of Hades will not prevail over His Church.