Posted on 10/01/2024 12:12:51 AM PDT by Morgana
Ray Ortlund, the pastor of Immanuel Church in Nashville and a well-known contributor to The Gospel Coalition, has pulled off quite the act for years. He’s been quietly cultivating his “conservative” persona, preaching from a pulpit of orthodoxy while, in reality, cozying up to the left.
Well, the cat’s out of the bag now. He has now openly endorsed Kamala Harris for president. Image
Not that we didn’t already know he was a closet leftist, but his recent tweet—“Never Trump. This time Harris. Always Jesus”—is all we need to prove it.
Let’s break it down, when he says, “Never Trump,” he’s signaling his alignment with the far-left policies. “This time Harris?” Oh, so now he’s backing a platform that includes unrestricted abortion, leaving babies to die on the table if they survive a botched abortion, pushing LGBTQ indoctrination into schools, and hacking away at children’s innocence in the name of “progress.” It’s like Ortlund’s trying to sell us poison, wrapped up in a “Jesus loves you” gift basket.
But let’s not stop there. Ortlund didn’t just come up with this on his own. He’s got his good friend Russell Moore working right there at Immanuel Church. Moore, who, as the former ERLC head, has mastered the art of soft-peddling progressive politics under a veil of “Christian kindness.” What a coincidence, right? Birds of a feather flock together. And then, we see David French, ever the predictable cheerleader for this leftist parade, chiming in with a smug, “This is the way.” Oh, it’s “the way,” alright—the way to a cultural and spiritual freefall.
Ortlund wants to paint this as some kind of grand moral stance. “Always Jesus,” he says, as if invoking Christ gives him carte blanche to throw his support behind the most radical elements of leftist policy. Slap the name of Jesus on it, and suddenly, you’re immune to critique.
Sorry, but we’re not buying what you’re selling. Is he standing against child mutilation in the name of “gender affirmation”? Nope. Is he defending the unborn from the slaughter of abortion mills? Not a peep. Instead, he hides behind the hollow cry of “Always Jesus” while promoting an agenda that runs directly against everything the gospel stands for.
If you don’t like Trump, fine. I don’t really “like” him either. But throwing your support behind the most radical leftist in presidential history—one who couldn’t even win a Democratic primary as though she has some kind of moral high ground? What does this reveal about Ortlund’s “ministry”? It’s a facade, a smokescreen. These clowns have infiltrated the Church for a reason, and don’t think there isn’t big money behind it.
And of course, this little charade wouldn’t be complete without his partnership with The Gospel Coalition, that fortress of evangelical doublespeak. They praise “gospel-centered” living while turning a blind eye to the radical destruction of culture happening all around us. If you’re still questioning whether Ortlund’s tweet is just “one little statement,” you’re missing the forest for the trees. They’re all like this, they’re all compromised.
So, what’s Ortlund’s next move? Will he keep parading around in his “pastor to pastors” role while advocating for a political system that dismantles the family and erodes the church’s moral authority? He can wave his “Always Jesus” banner all he wants, but let’s not kid ourselves about what it really means. He’s not just dipping a toe into progressive waters, he’s plunging headfirst and dragging everyone down with him.
I WILL VOTE FOR TRUMP!
I watch news on YouTube. Every night, here in Arizona, I’m seeing 50-60 ads about abortion. One claims that under Arizona law - which actually allows abortion for any reason until 15 weeks - requires doctors to let women die on operating tables for fear of being put in prison for giving them “medical care”!
They LOVE KILLING BABIES!
And Russell Moore and Ray Ortlund love them killing babies.
I wouldn’t want to explain that on Judgment Day!
“You are also God’s building. 10 Using the gift that God gave me, I did the work of an expert builder and laid the foundation, and someone else is building on it....
12 Some will use gold or silver or precious stones in building on the foundation; others will use wood or grass or straw. 13 And the quality of each person’s work will be seen when the Day of Christ exposes it. For on that Day fire will reveal everyone’s work; the fire will test it and show its real quality.
14 If what was built on the foundation survives the fire, the builder will receive a reward. 15 But if your work is burnt up, then you will lose it; but you yourself will be saved, as if you had escaped through the fire.” - 1 Corinthians 3
Every night, here in Arizona, I’m seeing 50-60 ads about Abortion.
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I am in AZ too and I got the same treatment.
The adds are lies, every one word of them.
It is totally disguising.
It really sounds Satanic to me.
I just hope that people will get disgusted with them and stop this killing proposition.
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