Pastor Loran Livingston, from the Central Church of God in Charlotte, North Carolina, delivered a passionate sermon condemning the intrusion of politics into the sacred space of the church. He did not hold back in his criticism, particularly targeting the association of Donald Trump’s promotion of bibles alongside the Constitution and the Bill of Rights as “blasphemous.”
In his fiery address, Pastor Livingston exclaimed, “Some of you have you bring politics into the church. You think that politics is spiritual stuff. Politics is of this world.”
He vehemently opposed the idea that political engagement should be considered a spiritual obligation, asserting, “You think it’s your duty to be political about this, that and the other. No, Your duty is to serve the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul, body and strength and love your neighbor as yourself.”
He continued: “Don’t be talking to me about my spiritual responsibility to vote. I don’t have a spiritual responsibility to vote. I have a civic privilege. Don’t be telling me that voting is spiritual.”
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Pastor Livingston expressed his dismay at the merging of the Bible with political documents, stating, “The gospel is not an American gospel; it is the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.” He rebuked those who found solace in such amalgamation, proclaiming it as a sign of spiritual ignorance.
“See that’s what happens when you don’t read and pray,” he said. “When you don’t read and pray you should you say, wow, there’s a Bible out now. That includes the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Isn’t that wonderful? …No, no, it’s disgusting. It’s blasphemous. It’s a ploy.” he exclaimed.
“Are you kidding me? Some of you are so encouraged by that. Let me tell you something. The gospel is not an American gospel. It is the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ,” he added.
“You’re telling me that you’re encouraged because someone took a government US Constitution a document that says we are of the people by the people and for the people, the people, the people, the people. And you have put it right beside the Word of God, which is eternal unchanging, which says of Him, by him through him, to him from Him are all things and you’re going to put those together and be happy about it.”
“God forbid. Now you can get mad if you want to. But I’m going to tell you something. If you glory on that kind of thing. You don’t have a prayer life. If you glory in that kind of mess, political mess. You do not know what the word of God said.”
Livingston then reminded his congregation of their transient nature in this world, declaring, “This is not my home. This world is not my home. I’ve been sent out just like the 70 were sent out. You’ve been put here and sent out just like the 70 were sent out. We’ve been been put here as strangers and pilgrims and we are passing through. I am just walking through. I’m just renting an apartment for a little while in this strange and foreign land. No, sorry. My real citizenship is in heaven. From which we look for the Lord. Jesus. ”
Watch the fiery sermon below:
Pastor Loran Livingston tore the church up with this one. pic.twitter.com/jwG9A0fkFL
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