Today, many Christians think it is their duty to fight the power, not wear a mask, go to church, and almost have a total disregard for any and all COVID rules. What's the real story? Thankfully, the Undercover Adventist is here to dissect this with logic and The Bible.
Let's start with not going to church. The argument here is that we should all demand to go to church! We have the right! We are let in at Walmart and other places, so let's riot and go to church!
First of all, believe it or not, going to church is not a necessity. You can have church in your home, as crazy as that sounds. For you and your immediate family. No law says you can't. You can zoom with others. Your church can do Facebook Live. You can record it, put it on youtube or even livestream it. There is no law that says you can't HAVE church. So go and have church. You do not need to be in some special building to have church.
How many of you live where it snows? Floods? Have you even been getting ready to go to church on a Sabbath (or Sunday) morning...only to hear that the roads are closed? What do some of you people do? Get in your cars and defy death and police directives to go to church? You would be there alone, as thankfully, the others would stay home. And we are sure that the local pastor would tell everyone in the church, STAY HOME! It's dangerous getting to church.
And you would not even think that not going to church in that situation was encroaching on your rights. Too funny. Yes, we will begin to call you people out, so beware. We can just imagine....phoning your friends in a snowstorm.....screaming that they had better get in their cars and drive to church! We can claim protection from God! Psalm 91! God will protect us as we drive in a blizzard or flood....or maybe a nice, hot California wildfire. Oh and by the way, don't evacuate either. Just tell the nice patrol officer that you trust in God. Sure, they cannot force you to do anything...but why are you giving up your human intelligence for a right o go to church when it's not safe?
So why do we not think it dangerous to go to church during COVID...or at least wear a mask?
Speaking of masks.......church members seem to dismiss wearing masks in church. Somehow they claim, again, that The Bible emphatically says that Christians are protected! So they refuse to wear a mask.
Where is the Christian love? The mask does not necessarily protect you only, but it protects others. You can pass along diseases without even knowing it.
But let's go deeper. Many, if not all, of these people speak out of both sides of their mouths. They would not dare refuse to do anything required of them in other instances. They are nothing more than people who give Christianity a bad name. How? Read on if you dare.
Masks required by an employer. These silly people, who refuse a mask at church, fall in line with their employer and wear a mask. Why? Because they would be fired. Even though these same people trust in God fully, they obviously do not trust God at work. We dare them to tell their employer the same thing they tell church folks: I believe in God and He will protect me, so I am NOT wearing one at work. Would they do that? Um....no. They don't fully trust in God or they would be unmasking at work. These people have more respect for their employer than they do their fellow church members. Think about that.
Oh I should be allowed to not wear a mask and just get sick. Besides, a mask does nothing to stop COVID.
Seatbelts. Do you wear a seatbelts? Why? Don't you trust in God to keep you safe while driving? Oh but the law requires me to wear one and I don't want a ticket. TOO FUNNY! Where is your trust in God? You should be first and foremost a person to disregard these rule! Or maybe you don't trust God enough...you only want to demand your rights with a mask and COVID!
So, the leaders of states are making rules and laws to keep you safe from COVID. You fully comply with all other rules....but somehow COVID rules are un-Christian.
You people are acting as un-Christian as you can. The Bible does not, in any way, shape, or form, tell you to throw your intelligence out the window. If the law says wear a seatbelt, you wear one. If the law says wear a helmet, you wear one. Many cities and states make bicycle helmets mandatory for children under a certain age. Would you be so stupid as to send your child out on a bike...no helmet.....because you claim some non-existent promise in The Bible? Of course not.
Stop tossing your intelligence out the window. You don't stop taking normal precautions just because you are a Christian. Wearing a mask and not gathering at church are now just normal precautions.
Wake up and smell the COVID.
