From 1993 to 2002, Bill Maher hosted the late night television show Politically Incorrect. Debuting on Comedy Central, this thirty minute program was designed to be cutting edge, tackling controversial political issues deemed taboo. However, when this show moved to ABC television in 1997, Politically Incorrect became politically correct.
Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked straight at Elymas and said, Acts 13:9.
In this age of instant information, cell phone videos, dashboard cams and you tube videos can get the out-spoken in trouble. However, this hasn’t stopped 2016 republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump. Almost daily Trump is caught saying something outrageous in the eyes of the media, who demand an immediate apology. Despite this weekly criticism, the Donald sticks to his convictions, not afraid to tell America how he really feels.
“You are a child of the devil and an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery. Will you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord?” – Acts 13:10
There was a time in history when there was a clear distinction between truth and lies. During the first century, apostles of Jesus made it their ambition to expose false teaching. While today most people would call this rude, the apostle Paul didn’t mix words. In fact, Paul took Donald Trump’s in your face politics to a new level. When a sorcerer attempted to keep citizens of Paphos from being introduced to the gospel, Paul called Elymas a vessel of the devil. While I tend to be soft spoken, sometimes its important to tell people how you really feel to shine light on individuals living in darkness.
by Jay Mankus
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