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Letter to the Editor: Be a proud, Woke Christian Like Jesus
Bakersfield.com ^ | 6/4 | Howard Acista

Posted on 06/04/2023 3:29:04 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Is Jesus woke? Since Christ is usually the lapel worn on the sleeves of those who oppose being woke, it begs the question, right? Would Jesus Christ be in denial or “aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues especially of racial and social justice” as Merriam-Webster’s defines the adjective?

First, did Christ behave in a woke way? A nostalgic recall of biblical stories throughout the ages says yes. One only need to recollect the parable of the Good Samaritan, the Woman at the Well or the Healing of the Roman Centurion’s Pais to support that Jesus’ actions were woke — not to forget, Him being too inclusive was one of the many reasons, among several, for why He was murdered.

Second, how about what He said? Verse after verse in the Gospels support that Jesus and His message were for all who believe, not all who believe but are not gay, Black, female, etc. The hallmark verse plastered at NFL end-zones where Christ said, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life” is pretty inclusive — we’re all a whosoever.

So for the persons who oppose being woke, in the name of Jesus, it seems like a careful study of the person you say you believe in is in order. Simply stated: It’s more synchronous with Jesus’ actions and words to be a proud woke Christian than a denying, sleepwalking one.

— Howard Acosta, Bakersfield


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1 posted on 06/04/2023 3:29:04 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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Jesus healed the sick, but never performed a single abortion or sex change so....I don’t think he was “woke” at all....


2 posted on 06/04/2023 3:31:16 PM PDT by Tzimisce ( )
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To: nickcarraway

So now instead of them burning the bible they want to induce us to burn it..... and the horse he road in on.


3 posted on 06/04/2023 3:31:38 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: Tzimisce

If one is woke, aren’t they supposed to know Christians are bad?


4 posted on 06/04/2023 3:32:42 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

“First, did Christ behave in a woke way?”
No.


5 posted on 06/04/2023 3:33:34 PM PDT by cdcdawg (Our empire of sodomy is failing as it should. How else could it go? )
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To: Tzimisce

and he was the antithesis of proud


6 posted on 06/04/2023 3:34:27 PM PDT by xp38
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“but never performed a single abortion or sex change”

Plus, he never told anyone else that it’s ok to do so.


7 posted on 06/04/2023 3:40:35 PM PDT by ScottfromNJ
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To: nickcarraway

We can’t even keep straight male and female in the biblical sense and we expect Putin to cower in terror at our military might. He must be laughing hysterically. Maybe that’s our secret, like Monte Python’s Deadly Joke


8 posted on 06/04/2023 3:41:15 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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He also had a sense of humor and liked a good joke now and then. Ever seen a wokester with that going for ‘em? NOPE! Humorless bunch, that lot.


9 posted on 06/04/2023 3:41:33 PM PDT by Retrofitted
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10 posted on 06/04/2023 3:47:54 PM PDT by windsorknot
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Jesus did not glorify sexual depravity like the way sodomites do.

He called for the protection of children, not the grooming and exploitation of them the way homosexuals do.

Woke Christians = Worshipers of Satan


11 posted on 06/04/2023 3:48:06 PM PDT by Flavious_Maximus (Tony Fauci will be put on death row and die of COVID!)
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To: nickcarraway

“believeth in Him”


12 posted on 06/04/2023 3:50:56 PM PDT by linMcHlp
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Salvation is free and available to all—but it comes with a caveat, that Christ intends to make the saved into disciples, requiring a level of holiness that, as He put it, exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, the holiest people of their day.

A homosexual can become a Christian, but if he expects to be allowed by Christ to remain a homosexual, he has a lot to learn about his newly-installed Lord. And that goes for anyone who is into any type of unGodly behavior, including and especially me. (Paul proclaimed himself the chief of sinners, but he never met me.)


13 posted on 06/04/2023 3:51:23 PM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: nickcarraway

Jesus was/is not Woke. Never been, never will be.


14 posted on 06/04/2023 3:56:24 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: ScottfromNJ

He also told people to stop doing things that almost got them killed. Like being a whore for example.


15 posted on 06/04/2023 3:57:42 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: AndyJackson
we expect Putin to cower in terror at our military might.

When did expect that? When Obama told him he'd give him anything he wanted, and Biden follows through. He must be laughing hysterically.

He doesn't have much to laugh at, since he is the leader of an equally perverted country.

16 posted on 06/04/2023 4:06:57 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Jesus knew a sinner whenever he met one. He knew who the fakerd were,too.


17 posted on 06/04/2023 4:07:31 PM PDT by Leep (What skill or service did the biden family have that netted them tens of millions of dollars?)
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To: nickcarraway

Any sane reading of Scripture is that acceptance and obedience to God (and Jesus) is voluntary. It is never forced. We cannot mandate others by government or any other force to accept and believe and practice Christianity.

Those who force others are false prophets, false Christians.


18 posted on 06/04/2023 4:07:49 PM PDT by spintreebob (ki .h g)
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To: nickcarraway

Next up: “Jesusx, the non-binary drag queen”


19 posted on 06/04/2023 4:11:06 PM PDT by dynachrome (“We cannot save Ukraine by dooming the US economy.” Rand Paul)
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To: Tzimisce
I don’t think he was “woke” at all....

Not even a little bit.

20 posted on 06/04/2023 4:12:01 PM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. USAF aviation runs in the family )
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