Dealing Biblically with False Accusations

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This past week, former President Jimmy Carter exemplified where America has come in its level of discourse by saying, “I think an overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Barack Obama is based on the fact that he is a black man, that he’s African American,”

So, according to Jimmy Carter’s worldview, the majority of people who oppose President Obama’s policies are racists.

The accusations don’t stop at racism.  If you oppose same-sex marriage, you are a “bigot” and a “hater” and want to return America to its pre-civil rights days.

If you believe that God created the heavens and the earth, you are a “wacko, religious extremist” and your dangerous views need to be kept away from school kids.

The discourse has reached a point where Matthew 5:11-12 is more relevant than ever where Christ said: “Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.  Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”

How should Christians process and prepare themselves to be falsely accused and characterized in modern-day America?  We’ll discuss that in Hour 2 of The Christian Worldview this Saturday.