The trojan horse of inclusion
Part 17 of the Harlot of Babylon Series
Many churches are falling for what is called the trojan horse of inclusion. Inclusion says Jesus loves and accepts everyone just as they are. God is love and we should love one another. If we could just be like Jesus and love one another and accept one another and take care of one another, then the world would be a better place. If we could just love and accept people, all people, even those who are different from us, then hate would disappear. Injustice, unforgiveness, prejudice, and poverty would disappear. All the hate in the world would be replaced by love. We must strive for this. Isn’t this what Jesus taught? Isn’t this what Jesus wants?
What could possibly be wrong with this? What I just described above sounds great on the surface. It looks lovely and appears biblical on the outside. However, under the surface, inclusion is teaching a false messiah and a false gospel. That is why it is called a trojan horse. Godly on the outside. Evil on the inside. Once the horse is brought inside the church, the secret door opens, and the evil comes out and defiles the church. Inclusion presents a woke social Jesus and a woke social gospel. Some call it Wokeism, the new state religion of the world.
Here is what is wrong with the false gospel of inclusion:
Inclusion has no cross. There is no cross in the inclusion gospel. There is no blood of the Lamb. There is no blood atonement. Since Jesus loves and accepts everyone as they are, the cross is simply not required.
Inclusion has no repentance. There is no repentance in the inclusion gospel. Repenting of our sin is not required. Again, since Jesus loves and accepts everyone as they are, repentance is not required.
Inclusion does not allow for conviction of sin. Inclusion doesn’t even acknowledge that sin exists. Conviction of sin has been replaced by love, acceptance, and tolerance.
Inclusion has no worship. The only thing that matters is love and acceptance of others. Worship is replaced by pride. Pride in ourselves that we have finally risen above our intolerance of others.
Inclusion has no love of God. Inclusion requires love and acceptance of other people, especially those who are different from us. It does not require love of God. The greatest commandment, love God and love others, is replaced with love others. Love God is no longer required or wanted.
Inclusion has no sanctification. There is no need for the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit. Since we love and tolerate one another, it is simply not required.
Inclusion has no death to self. Self is not the problem. Hate and intolerance of others is the only problem. As we love and tolerate others, our fallen, sinful self-life is glorified. This new tolerant self is doing just as God intended. See how righteous we are? There is no need for death to self.
Inclusion has no discipleship. The root word of discipleship is discipline. Hebrews says if we are without discipline then we are illegitimate children. Discipline is required for righteousness. Since inclusion does not acknowledged sin there is simply no need for discipleship.
Inclusion has no morality. If we love one another, we can live in sexual immorality. Immoral living and homosexuality are acceptable lifestyles. Jesus loves and accepts everyone. So should we.
Inclusion has no Bible. The only verses we need are those that speak of loving and accepting others. Verses on taking care of the poor. Verses on social justice. References to the cross, repentance, sin, holiness, sanctification, death to self, and discipline are no longer required or wanted.
With inclusion, sin is not the problem, hate is the only problem. If we address someone’s sin, then we are not operating in love. We are operating in hate and intolerance. You see this everywhere today in the woke world. There is no mention of sin. Just hate and intolerance.
The church members who stand for the truth are criticized and rejected as hate filled legalistic Christians. You are old fashioned. We must change with the times or become irrelevant. The Holy Spirit eventually leaves, and He takes His true followers with Him. The church continues to descend into apostasy. Revelation calls this church Laodicea, the last day apostate church. Jesus is standing outside this church knocking on the door.
We must make a stand for the truth. When we are accused of being intolerant and haters, we must declare the Word of God. Tell those who accuse us that what we think doesn’t matter. Only what God thinks matters. They do not answer to us at the judgment. They answer to God. Their problem is not with us, it is with God.
Of course, we must never get into anger and hate. This is easy until we are persecuted. We must remember the words of Jesus to His disciples.
Matt 5:10 “Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 “Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Matt 5:44 But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven.
We must bring the LGBT people into our churches. Where else are they going to get help? We must bring them in just like we bring in the alcoholics and drug addicts. However, we must never tell them that their lifestyle is acceptable to God. We must make it clear that they are living in sin, and they must repent. This will allow the Holy Spirit to do what He does best. Fix people!
We are all sinners. We must remove the log from our own eye so we can help others with their problems. Otherwise, we will just heap condemnation on them. Condemnation will drive them farther away from God. We must bring them closer to God. Only the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit can help any of us with our fallen nature. Romans chapter seven says that if we are putting to death the deeds of the flesh, by the Spirit, we will live. Again, only the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit can change any of us. The Holy Spirit works through love. True love. Not the fleshly love of inclusiveness which comes from the harlot herself.
Christian counseling of LGBT people to reject their sin is called conversion therapy. It is already illegal in many places. I just read recently about a gay man in Europe who became a Christian. He never knew that homosexuality was a sin until he got saved. He promptly rejected his former lifestyle and talked to others about it. He was arrested for violating an ordinance about speaking against homosexuality! This is the harlot. She will fight against anyone who speaks the truth.
The church must maintain the presence of God. When sinners (all of us) are brought into the presence of God, everything changes. His presence is everything. Without Him, all we have to offer is dead religion. The living church, full of His presence, complete with the Word of God, and overflowing with the Holy Spirit, is the only hope for us and the lost and dying world that we live in today.