Islamic Terrorists Vs. Radical Christians: New Game. New Rules. (Part 6)

An Updated Rerun 2009 Series

Click on the following for earlier articles: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5.

How to be a Radical Christian (i.)

Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. (1 Corinthians 14:1)

Maybe your first thought is, “Yuck! Who wants this Pentecostal/Charismatic phoney-baloney, plastic-banana, spiritual gifts stuff. Not me!”

Relax. Take a deep breath. Now, continue reading, okay?

Let’s say that you and your spouse take your daughter to the shopping mall. She is three years old and dressed up in just the  cutest Bambi t-shirt and jeans outfit. Everyone looks at her and smiles. She’s a doll and you adore her, and would do anything for her.

But because you were in a hurry when you left home, you did not use the restroom, and you need to go – NOW. You tell your spouse, who rolls the eyes, and says, “Oh honey, use the one in Macy’s Department Store. We’ll wait here for you by the kids play area.”

You rush to the restroom, do your duty, wash your hands and leave. As you walk back out of the store, you see a flash and hear an explosion from an Islamic terrorist’s bomb. It knocks you down. Glass particles and debris cover your clothing.

Brushing yourself off, you run to where you spouse and daughter were waiting at the play area. When you get there, you see bodies strewn all over the floor. Somehow, you find your spouse and daughter. Sadly, they’re dead. Their bodies are mangled and shrouded in blood.

Now, what are you going to do?

Are you going to pull out you cell phone and call the police? Or the mayor? Or a doctor? Or your pastor? Or a funeral home? Or are you just going to fall down and weep, bemoaning your fate?

You see, at this disastrous moment, you need the gift of faith, the gift of healing, and the gift of miracles for an attempt to raise your loved ones from the dead. And I guarantee that you would do anything to have these gifts at that precise moment so you could at least give it your best shot, wouldn’t you?

So, what’s stopping you from seeking the spiritual gifts today? Pride. Bad teaching. Laziness. What? Because when bad things happen, it may be too late!

Remember: Radical Christians do not care what others think. They swim upstream against the religious current even if it means going against their own church’s teachings.

(Continued in Part 7)