Posted on 01/12/2018 3:39:25 PM PST by GoldenState_Rose
Now, let us begin by answering the question which our sermon topic raises: Can a Christian be a communist? I answer that question with an emphatic no.
These two philosophies are diametrically opposed. The basic philosophy of Christianity is unalterably opposed to the basic philosophy of communism, and all of the dialectics of the logician cannot make them lie down together. They are contrary philosophies.
Now, there are at least three reasons why I feel obligated as a Christian minister to talk to you about communism. The first reason grows out of the fact that communism is having widespread influence in the contemporary world. Like a mighty tidal wave, it has moved through China, Russia, eastern Europe, and now has rolled within ninety miles of the borders of our nation. More than a billion of the peoples of the world believe in communism. And many of these people have accepted it as a new religion, and they are willing to surrender their total being to this system. A force so potent cannot be ignored.
A second reason that I feel compelled to talk about communism this morning is that it is the only serious rival of Christianity. The other historic and great religions of the world such as Judaism, Mohammedanism, Buddhism, and Hinduism may stand as alternatives to Christianity. But for the most formidable competitor that Christianity faces in the world today, we must look to communism..Communism is Christianity's most serious rival.
The third reason that I feel compelled to talk about communism this morning is that it is unfair and certainly unscientific to condemn a system of thought without knowing what that system of thought says and without knowing why it is wrong and why it is evil...
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He gave those a big thumbs up.
But you’re not supposed to know that part of his history and you’re sure not supposed to bring it up.
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Did anyone ever wonder why King was at the Lorraine Hotel instead of the Holiday Inn in Memphis which would be the better place to stay at that time? I met the manager of the Holiday Inn and the reason King and his entourage were at the Lorraine is because the group on a previous stay at the Holiday Inn had left without paying the bill. On another occasion they had to physically remove him from behind the counter because he was afraid someone was after him. This former employee of the Holiday Inn didn’t have anything nice to say about the icon.
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