This was what actually happened last year as we had it filmed http://vimeo.com/28082753

the letter now we have received from the police is that they now believe they are liable for assault and false arrest.

Kala makes a good point, in spite of all this my lawyer is seeking private prosecution against the police to ensure our freedoms and rights are upheld.

This commentary is meant for the ones who read your column who do not yet know Christ or for those who don’t understand why we as Christians are compelled to risk hardship and even arrest for our beliefs.

The world will not understand what we are about as Christians. They misunderstand, for sure, that as Christians we are to only be involved with humanitarian projects, etc. They do not have any concept of what a real Christian is or what they are to do.

They believe we are to love everybody and not judge them. They do not want us to become involved with their personal lives and choices (which whether they want to admit it or not, their choices affect everyone else around them.)

Actually, we as Christians ARE called to judge…but only if we use righteous judgment. (John 7:24 Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.) And we have a stipulation to do this only after we have dealt with our own sin. Matthew 7:3-5, Mark 6:41-42. We must get into God’s word again and make sure our convictions and beliefs line up with God’s view of the situation or sin. Our views and opinions should reflect God’s views and opinions.

Yes, God does tells us we must love people, and yes, we should be doing good works(1 Peter 2:12 Having your conversation(behavior) honest among the Gentiles (people in general): that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. (Luke 16:44…basically this refers to the appointed time God ‘visits’ each person with His grace and mercy and gives them an opportunity to receive Christ.)

However, our main responsibility as Christians is to preach and teach the whole counsel of God – not just do the good deeds (Acts 20:26-27 26 Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. 27 For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.)

The whole point of taking the risk of preaching and teaching God’s word…the end result of our doing this, is to point men to Christ and His redemptive work on Calvary. Romans 3:23, For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Romans 6:23, For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace are ye saved through faith; (in Christ) and that not of yourselves: (not your own good works), it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Romans 10:9-13 9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed(or…’put to shame’…when you stand before the Lord in Heaven and ‘ashamed’ or ‘put to shame’ because you did not allow Christ’s sacrificial death to pay for and atone for your sins..you tried to do it yourself, bringing insult to the grace of God in sacrificing His only Son who died in your place).
12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

With the love that should be shown to our fellow man comes a great responsibility for his spiritual welfare, for all of our days are short and we have yet a little time to convince people their souls are in danger. (James 4:14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.)

We must preach and teach the truth. We must do this in a loving way, yet very persuasively (2 Corinthians 5:11 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men;). Again, we must make sure that we do this prayerfully and have dealt with sin in our own lives first. I’m not talking sinless perfection, but moment by moment confession of known sin in our lives so we will not be ‘preaching’ or as the scripture says ‘holding the truth in unrightousness.’ (Romans 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;)

In regard to the persecution there in the UK, we are glad that you have taken a stand against evil in this day in which we live. God tells us in Isaiah 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; …in other words, we know that in the last days there will come scoffers – and people who do not want to be told they are breaking God’s law, hence the rapid push to get rid of the 10 commandments in public view here in the US. (Galatians 3:23-24 23 But before faith came, we were kept under the law (the 10 commandments), shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. 24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ (to make us aware that we cannot keep all points of the law…and that only by receiving Christ as our Savior and believing that His death and resurrection is payment and proof that only through Him we can be saved), that we might be justified by faith (in Christ, and Christ alone).)

In regard to handing out tracts and preaching publicly…The great Apostle Peter was told to stop preaching and teaching Christ in the book of Acts 5:28-33 28 Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.
29 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
30 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.
31 Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
32 And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
33 When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.

We have let a minority control us in the name of political correctness. Fear of retribution if we speak out and/or sin in our own lives has gripped the hearts of many believers – crippling and drowning out our voices, making us ineffective. Our salt has lost its savor (Matthew 5:13).

Many Christians have become useless because of the very fact that they themselves have been overtaken in various sins which have weakened them to the point that God cannot use them. Like Lot (Genesis 19), sitting in the city gates, many have become so complacent about sin in their own lives that they have lost their effectiveness and inability (and courage I might add) to speak out against sin in all forms. They have been around unrighteousness so long that they have become desensitized to sin. The more you see it, are around it and tolerate it, the more you desensitize your conscience and spirit to it. It becomes acceptable to you and ‘not so bad’.

Many have weakened their lives and testimony, but not all. There is still a remnant left who will speak out – regardless of personal attack or loss, and if need be, even death. We must stand against sin in all forms…stand up, speak up, speak out while there is still time and opportunity. Do not give up and give in. Fight for what is right. God has promised that He would be with us ‘even to the end of the world.’
Matthew 28:19-20
19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations (teach them what?…all the precepts and standards in God’s word), baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

We need to go down on record in these last moments of world history, or our own history, as standing up for the right, speaking out and standing against evil…no matter what the consequence. And expect persecution. All who live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution (2 Timothy 3:2).

Know that we will be misunderstood as is the usual method of the enemy to distort our words and actions purposely doing this. We need to expect this and brace ourselves for the coming of this.

The Lord told us this would be the case in the last of the last days. (Matthew 5:11-12 11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.)

1 Peter 1:3-8 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, 5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
6 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:8 Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

Thanks for listening and may God richly bless, strengthen, defend and keep all those who take a stand for righteousness and holiness. Lord, thank you for counting us worthy to suffer for Your sake (Acts 5:41, 2 Thessalonians 2:5). Amen and Amen.