Martin Luther King Jr's Spiritual Status

Well, politics in general I think are worldly and fleshly. I mean, just look at Fox news or the media in general, always bickering and fighting. Not owning a t.v. is a start.

I think your post is filled with false accusations. Making statements such as King despised church, and his heart was not for the church, is a judgment you should not make on a fellow brother in Christ unless you know it as truth. You are the one in sin, slandering a persons name with no true evidence.

we are all called to serve God in many ways, to help others receive equal treatment in a country that claims it is a right to its citizens is not breaking any law, but it was those in authority that we're going against the constitution
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The declaration of independence

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. —

http://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/document/
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Seems to me Martin Luther King was the one following the way of God established by this Decloration, and the evil governing forces against African Americans were the ones in great sin.

Ruth said:

I think your post is filled with false accusations. Making statements such as King despised church, and his heart was not for the church, is a judgment you should not make on a fellow brother in Christ unless you know it as truth. You are the one in sin, slandering a persons name with no true evidence.

we are all called to serve God in many ways, to help others receive equal treatment in a country that claims it is a right to its citizens is not breaking any law, but it was those in authority that we're going against the constitution
........
The declaration of independence

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. —

http://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/document/
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Seems to me Martin Luther King was the one following the way of God established by this Decloration, and the evil governing forces against African Americans were the ones in great sin.

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Dear Ruth, as always, you speak in love and truth. I agree with you completely, and think you stated the above beautifully!!

Here are similar words of non-Christian slander that we still hear in almost exactly the same way today by certain leaders or politicians who attempt to portray themselves as being 'Christian' or defending 'liberty' or 'freedom' regarding current attempts to defeat bigotry and hatred, while all the time it is they themselves who are in the way of Truth and Love:

"Never before in the history of this nation have so many human and property rights been destroyed by a single enactment of the Congress. It is an act of tyranny. It is the assassin's knife stuck in the back of liberty. With this assassin's knife and a blackjack in the hand of the Federal force-cult, the left-wing liberals will try to force us back into bondage. Newspapers which are run and operated by left-wing liberals, Communist sympathizers, and members of the Americans for Democratic Action and other Communist front organizations with high sounding names. However, we will not be intimidated by the vultures of the liberal left-wing press. We will not be deceived by their lies and distortions of truth. We will not be swayed by their brutal attacks upon the character and reputation of any honest citizen who dares stand up and fight for liberty."

“In the name of the greatest people that have ever trod this earth, I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny, and I say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.”

-by George C. Wallace, Governor of Alabama...railing against the Civil Right Act of 1964 granting equality to black people.

In direct opposition to such hatred, here are the words of true Christian love and peace that Dr. King so eloquently spoke before he was murdered by the forces of Evil that masqueraded as being 'good' or 'decent'. He was such a great man, and true Christian:

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."

Martin Luther King, Jr.

"I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word."

Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'"

Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend."

Martin Luther King, Jr.

"We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies."

Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase."

Martin Luther King, Jr.

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."

Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals."

Martin Luther King, Jr.

"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."

Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness."

Martin Luther King, Jr.

"The time is always right to do what is right."

Martin Luther King, Jr.

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."

Martin Luther King, Jr.

I can't see anything wrong with teaching that there ought to be peace rather than bigotry.
Was he saying anything that wasn't about doing unto others as you'd have done to yourself?
Blessed are the peacemakers. If they speak too loudly in this world's system, all too often they end up dead.

Here is what Jesus had to say on this: " The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed;
19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD."

I wish there had been more like king.

This was him keeping the second great command.

To say he shouldn't have done so is wickedness.

Webers_Home said:

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That would be tragic. Christian churches need their pastors to stay home
and tend the sheep that Jesus Christ entrusted to their care; the churches
do not need more pastors running off to get involved in things like political
activism.




That was him disobeying Paul the apostle's instructions for Christian
ministers ordained to serve Jesus Christ as per 2Tim 2:4 and 2Tim 4:1-5




To say it's okay to disobey Paul the apostle's instructions for Christian
ministers ordained to serve Jesus Christ is nothing less than satanic because
Paul's instructions are Jesus Christ's instructions.†. 1Cor 14:37 . . If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let
him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the
commandments of The Lord.†. 1Ths 4:1-2 . .We beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord
Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please
God, so ye would abound more and more. For ye know what commandments
we gave you by the Lord Jesus.
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Your teaching disobeys Gods command. Read the replies and learn

Webers_Home said:

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†. 2Tim 2:4 . . As Christ's soldier, do not let yourself become tied up in the
affairs of this life, for then you cannot satisfy the one who has enlisted you
in his army.

The koiné Greek word for "affairs" is pragmateia (prag-mat-i'-ah) which
refers to transactions.

One of Webster's definitions of "transaction" is a communicative action or
activity involving two parties or things that reciprocally affect or influence
each other. That definition can apply to any number of human affairs
including, but not limited to, business and politics.

I sincerely believe that when Martin Luther King Jr got involved in the civil
rights movement, and began using the lectern of his church as a soap box to
express his political views; he committed one of the worst sins that a
minister ordained to serve Jesus Christ can commit: the sin of
insubordination.

Wouldn't it be ironic if the man America extols as a hero and a role model
turns out to be a shameful disgrace in the eyes of God?

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<< I sincerely believe that when Martin Luther King Jr got involved in the civil
rights movement, and began using the lectern of his church as a soap box to
express his political views; he committed one of the worst sins that a
minister ordained to serve Jesus Christ can commit: the sin of
insubordination.>>

The Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. was following absolutely scripture when he embarked on his effort to dismantle in injustice of the American Apartheid. He did not express his political views. God commands us to be just. He confronted the injustice of an allegedly Christian America which had encoded a system of oppression of the Negro race.

Mic 6:8
He has shown you, O man, what is good;
And what does the LORD require of you
But to do justly,
To love mercy,
And to walk humbly with your God?

Isa 58:6 Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke?

Study this verse an see if you can figure out what it means to you:

Rom 14:4 Who are you to judge another's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. Indeed, he will be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand.

<< Wouldn't it be ironic if the man America extols as a hero and a role model turns out to be a shameful disgrace in the eyes of God? >>

You would do well to insure that you do not turn out to be a shameful disgrace in the eyes of the Lord by having slandered his servant and martyr. That might not be an irony in which you would take such delight.