Ramesh C. Reddy
Publisher
"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking,
correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God
may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." (2 Tim 3:16-17,
NIV)
This is one of my favorite verses amomng many
verses because it tells me 7 things I can be so confident about:
1. All
Scripture is God-breathed.
2. All
Scripture is useful for teaching.
3. All
Scripture is useful for rebuking.
4. All
Scripture is useful for correcting.
5. All
Scripture is useful for training in righteousness.
6. All
Scripture is useful for the servant of God.
7. All
Scripture is useful to help us to be thoroughly equipped for every
good work.
When I think about these verses, what comes to mind is what happened
in Seattle, Washington on June 08, 20 with 'Capitol Hill Autonomous
Zone' (CHAZ) or Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP). What was
supposed to be peaceful protests across the nation to mourn the
death of George Floyd who was knee bludgeoned to death by Officer
Chauvin, turned into a Marxist, communist, fascist take over of the
Seattle Police Department (SPD) East Precinct building and six
blocks of the city. Not only that, but anarchists across the nation
in mostly Democrat run cities started to tear down statues and
vandalize statues including statues of Jesus without any
repurcussions.
Yet, the Seattle Times reported the takeover and the time there as a
peaceful, moment. Hogwash! It is plain hogwash!
If people had followed God's Word, they would have
realized that the CHOP zone was a very bad idea from the beginning
because it violated so many principles of Scripture including the
take over of the SPD.
My former pastor Ed said it best when he
wrote on social media, "Dude, what a
mess! Civilian guns must be outlawed at protests. Protestors must
stop vandalizing. What is this?
Anarchy? Do we just do what we feel is right now?
And law enforcement must be made better to
maintain peace. "In those days, there
was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
(Judges 21:25)" When the government
fails to govern the same chaos follows.
If they followed,
"All Scripture is useful for teaching!",
they would not have attacked the police station and made it a
no-police zone.
They would have known, “For the policeman does not frighten
people who are doing right; but those doing evil will always fear
him. So if you don't want to be afraid, keep the laws and you will
get along well. The policeman is sent by God to help you. But if you
are doing something wrong, of course you should be afraid, for he
will have you punished. He is sent by God for that very purpose.
Obey the laws, then for two reasons: first, to keep from being
punished, and second, just because you know you should. Obey the
government, for God is the one who has put it there. There is no
government anywhere that God has not placed in power. So those who
refuse to obey the laws of the land are refusing to obey God, and
punishment will follow. (Romans 13:3-5, 1-2, TLB)
Instead,
"CHOP violently seized six blocks of downtown Seattle, guarded the
area they stole with semi-automatic rifles and appointed a leader
who called himself a warlord and the media spun it as a fun time
with 'free snacks," Washington Times
columnist Tim Young told Fox News.
The problem with the protestors wanting a cop-free zone is that they
did not take into account their own hellish hearts. They thought
they could run the area on their own with the help of certain media
outlets that were supporting their cause while murders, robbery, and
alleged rape occurred.
Once Black deaths, shootings, robberies, and alleged rape occurred,
their supportive Democratic Mayor Jenny Durkan was forced to
take action and sent in the police 33 days later. Then, 31 arrests
were made like the 31 flavors of Baskin-Robbins. Sadly, even the
hate-spewing Trump demonzing Democratic Gov. Inslee even supported
the CHOP zone.
Because of each members heart condition, none of them were thinking
clearly but lawlessly. They should have known they could not have a
cop-free zone and a peaceful zone with the kind of heart they have.
It was a heart filled with Marxist, communist, and fascist ideas
which is also the identical ideology of the Black Lives Matter (BLM)
movement that is anti-Biblical and anti-Christian. Don't ever
confuse black lives matter with BLM movement. They are not the same
but want you to believe they are.
The Scripture verse below is a warning and description of those who
want to continue to create CHOP zones that will only be chopped by
police.
"If young toughs tell you, "Come and
join us"---turn your back on them! "We'll hide and rob and kill,"
they say. "Good or bad, we'll treat them all alike. And the loot
we'll get! All kinds of stuff! Come on, throw in your lot with us;
we'll split with you in equal shares." Don't do it, son! Stay far
from men like that, for crime is their way of life, and murder is
their speciality. When a bird sees a trap being set, it stays away,
but not these men; they trap themselves! They lay a booby trap for
their own lives. Such is the fate of all who live by violence and
murder. They will die a violent death....For you closed your eyes to
the facts and did not choose to reverence and trust the Lord, and
you turned your back on me, spurning my advice. That is why you must
eat the bitter fruit of having your own way and experience the full
terrors of the pathway you have chosen. For you turned away from
me--to death; your complacency will kill you. Fools! But all
who listen to me shall live in peace and safety unafraid....You will
be given the sense to stay away from evil men who want you to be
their partners in crime--men who turn from God's ways to walk down
dark and evil paths and exult in doing wrong, for they thoroughly
enjoy their sins. Everything they do is crooked and wrong. (Proverbs
1:10-19, 29-33, 2:11-15, TLB)
Seattle CHOP zone is a classic example
which should not have even lasted this long if the Democratic
leadership took the help of Pres. Trump and did what they were
supposed to do.
You need to ask yourself, why did Democratic Mayor Durkan and
Democratic Gov. Inslee not take the help President Trump offered?
Everything they did was crooked and wrong putting police lives,
black lives, and other lives in danger. After it was too late once
Blacks were murdered, robbery occured, and alleged rape occurred
with businesses losing tons of money did they intervene to chop down
CHOP. This too, they must have done it with gritted teeth
because of their hatred towards Pres. Trump and not wanting him to
have his way. This is not about Trump but about the safety of the
citizens who expect to live with law and order, not lawlessness and
disorder.
For all the talk about black lives matter, the blood of black lives
that died during CHOP is on their hands. Sadly, presumptive
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden did not even call Horace
Lorenzo Anderson Sr, the father of slain teen Horace Lorenzo
Anderson Jr, when his life was abruptly taken in the CHOP zone! Only
President Trump called to give his condolences for 7 minutes.
Where were all the protests for this Black teen who died?
There were none because it is not about all black lives matter. It
is about a hellish Marxist, communist, fascist ideology BLM wants to
promote. This is proposterous. I want justice for Anderson Jr.
This is how Democrats treat their Black slaves. I say slaves because
from the beginning they have taken the Black vote for granted and
treated them as slaves promising them things but not delivering.
They don't deliver because they want to be their cruel deceptive
masters.
Otherwise, why would Biden say to a Black talk show host, 'If you
vote for Trump, you ain't Black!'. This is the most racist thing, I
have heard. In essence, Biden was saying, "Boy, know your place. If
you know what is good for you, you will give me your vote. I am your
Master."
Biden was afraid of Blacks and that is why he wrote 'Violent Crime
Control and Law Enforcement Act' signed into law by former president
Bill Clinton whose wife Hillary Clinton called Blacks,
'superpredators'. Biden even wanted segregation to remain because he
did not want his children growing up in jungle as he saw it with
Blacks in it.
You think he can make that up by choosing a Black VP nominee. It
won't be with me. He will always be a user to get votes just like
all the 20 cities run by Democrats where crime is running wild
without help for my Black brothers and sisters. My Black brothers
and sisters in Christ, rise up in love and cast your vote without
fear for Trump. He won't disappoint you! He has already accomplished
so much for you. While Biden is responsible for the crime bill,
Trump is responsible to sign the First Act that helps so many
Blacks.
Sadly, Blacks are falling into line and supporting this racist
ideological nominee. This should not be! If he really cared for
Black people, he would have called the family of the Black man that
died and would not have done the things he did and said.
The Scriptures above remind us of the rebuke that occurs, when we go
our own way and do our own thing.
When we are wrong, we need to be corrected without pride regardless
of who it is.
The most exciting part is that Scripture is useful for training us
in righteousness that the man of God maybe equipped for every good
work.
If those who lawlessly took over Seattle and other places commiting
vandalism, took time to read Biblical Scripture, they would know
training in righteousness occurs when we use the Word of God because
it describes our heart condition so well.
"The heart is the most deceitful thing there is and desperately
wicked. No one can really know how bad it is! Only the Lord knows!
He searches all hearts and examines deepest motives so he can give
each person his right reward, according to his deeds--how he has
lived." (Jeremiah 17:9-10, TLB)
"The only thing they can 'conceive' is sin, and their hearts give
birth only to wickedness." (Job 15:35, TLB)
"Their hearts are filled to the brim of wickedness. Their
suggestions are full of the stench of sin and death. Their tongues
are filled with flatteries to gain wicked ends. O God, hold them
responsible. Catch them in their own traps; let them fall beneath
the weight of their own transgressions, for they rebel against you."
(Psalm 5:9, TLB)
"Sin lurks deep in the hearts of the wicked, forever urging them on
to evil deeds. They have no fear of God to hold them back. Instead,
in their conceit, they think they can hide their evil deeds and not
get caught. Everything they say is crooked and deceitful; they are
no longer wise and good. They lie awake at night to hatch their evil
plots instead of planning how to keep away from wrong." (Psalm
36:1-4, TLB)
"Though they patrol their walls night and day against invaders,
their real problem is internal--wickedness and dishonesty are
entrenched in the heart of the city. There is murder and robbery
there, and cheating in the markets and wherever you look. Let death
seize them and cut them down in their prime, for there is sin their
homes, and they are polluted to the depths of their souls."
(Psalm 55:10-11, 16 TLB)
"Deceit fills hearts that are plotting for evil." (Prov 12:20a, TLB)
"The Lord says: "Cursed is the man who puts his trust in mortal man
and turns his heart away from God." (Jeremiah 17:5, TLB)
"An evil-hearted man is filled with venom, and his speech reveals
it." (Matthew 12:35b, TLB)
"But evil words come from an evil heart and defile the man who says
them. For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery,
fornication, theft, lying, and slander. These are what
defile."(Matthew 15:18-20a, TLB)
With a heart that is described like
that, how did the protestors even think they could have a peaceful
zone?
It will never exist without the heart being changed by the
Lord. People can look to defund police, but wickedness will
continue. People can look to create cop-free zones, but wickedness
will continue. People can look to remove Trump from office with a
vengeance but wickedness will continue.
Why does that happen?
"Only a fool would say to himself,
"There is no God." And why does he say it? Because of his wicked
heart, his dark and evil deeds. His life is corroded with sin. God
looks down from heaven, searching among all mankind to see if there
is a single one who does right and really seeks for God. But all
have turned their backs on him; they are filthy with sin--corrupt
and rotten through and through. Not one is good, not one!" (Psalm
53:1-3, TLB)
"Beware then of your own hearts, dear brothers, lest you find that
they, too, are evil and unbelieving and are leading you away from
the living God." (Hebrews 3:12, TLB)
Where is the hope then?
It is not in re-electing Pres. Trump, it is not in BLM Marxist,
communist, and fascist movement, and it is not in electing Biden for
president. None of these will change the a person's heart.
Only the Word of God sought after and meditated upon with the help
of the Lord Jesus can make a difference in people's lives.
"Keep
this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and
night, so that you may be careful to do everything in it. Then, you
will be prosperous and successful. Have I not commanded you? Be
strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for
the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." (Joshua 1:8-9,
TLB)
Only when the Lord touches our hearts can our
wicked hearts of stone be melted and tranformed His way. When He
works in us, we will realize there is
"no one good, not one and all have sinned and fallen short of the
glory of God." (Romans 3:23, TLB)
We will realize we need the Lord Jesus in our lives. As an
Evangelical Indian Christian who is a registered Independent, for
me, the more I look into God's Word, the more I am inclined to vote
for President Trump over any other nominee because of his
unconditional support for the unborn, his unconditional support at
the March for Life 2020, his unconditional support for Israel and
relocation of it's embassy to Jerusalem, for his unconditional
support for religious freedom here and abroad, for his unconditional
support to put constitutional jurists on the Supreme Ct instead of
legislators, his unconditional support for law & order, his
unconditional support for the flag, for his unconditional support of
our military, for his unconditional support for U.S. Citizens to get
jobs first with the America first plan during this pandemic, for his
unconditional support to ensure Black lives are taken care of in
unemployment, school choice, school zones for their betterment, and
finally to esnure America will be great again holding on to it's
Judeo-Christian principles welcoming all legal immigrants to the
land of the free and the home of the brave.
If you have been for Trump or love his polices especially
regarding the unborn, Blacks, and religious people, join me in
giving him four more years remembering, Trump only stays in power if
the Lord chooses to use Him for His purposes. It is the Lord that
promotes and demotes. So, ask the Lord if he wants to use you to
vote for Trump.
"For promotion and power come for nowhere on
earth, but only from God. He promotes one and deposes another."
(Psalm 75:6-7, TLB)
Will you join me in voting for Trump knowing he is the only
president that has done what he set out to do for Blacks, for the
unborn, for the Supreme Court, for Israel, for U.S. Citizens putting
Americans first, for the economy, for law & order, etc?
He is the only candidate that my conscience does not bother me to
vote for while Biden supports BLM movement based on Marxist,
communist, and fascist ideas, supports Planned Parenthood Federation
of America founded by a Ku Klux Klan loving racist woman who wanted
Blacks to be eradicated, and supports abortion on demand.
If you are an Evangelical Christian whether White, Black, Yellow,
Brown, etc don't let people guilt shame you against voting for Trump
or just staying home. Seek the Lord and ask Him searching Scripture
to find out who you should vote for. For the Lord will reveal it to
you using His Word when you honestly seek Him. It will have to be
done with a heart of love and not a heart of hatred.
We will not be voting for a saint but a sinner who is the lesser of
the two evils. We will be voting for someone who is not afraid to
speak his mind and call for law & order as opposed to Biden who let
lawlessness continue without even opposing it because he was afraid
of losing votes.
Biden should have spoken out against CHOP but he did not! He wanted
to appease his base and ensure he does not lose their vote.
Do we want a president who is willing to let lawlessness continue
just because injustices happened?
If Biden wins, we can say bye to the ways of the Bible and welcome
the Marxist, communist, and fascist revolution! I kid you not! He
has not lifted a finger in words against the BLM movement,
anarchists, Antifa, or any other group that has vandalized statues,
killed people, etc.
We need a president that law enforcement can believe in and at the
same time who will hold law enforcement accountable. Biden is not
that guy.
Reddy's Right Rhetoric takes you
into the darkness of the heart examining CHOP, BLM, Biden, Trump,
and exhorting us to adhere by 2 Timothy 3:16-17 even in our politics
so we do not suppress Scripture when we vote.
Sources:
'Brian Flood', "Media narrative of peaceful Seattle
CHOP zone turned upside down as mayor sends in police to stop
violence.", FOX News
'Louis Casiano', "Seattle father
mourning loss of son killed in 'CHOP' zone gets calls of support
from Trump, Mayor Durkan."