A lot of duality in your statement it must be difficult to be you? Do not confront the world, yet called to love people, distancing yourself from Christian culture, yet a citizen of the Kingdom of God, aspen a tree, asp a snake, sanctifying yet not over throwing.
Do not confront the world: Yet we are called to make disciples of all nations.
Matthew:
…18Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. 19
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”…
This even in the smallest sense. And to bring Christ to people is to love people.
Distancing yourself from Christian Culture?:
Do Not Be Unequally Yoked
13As a fair exchange, I ask you as my children: Open wide your hearts also. 14
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? 15What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?…
Citizenship in Heaven Philippians 3:19-21
…19Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things. 20
But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.…
Can not be a citizen and not do the above.
AS FOR TOPPLING OR OVERTHROWING GOVERNMENTS:
Isaiah 9:5-7
Unto Us a Child is Born
…5For every boot of the booted warrior in the battle tumult, And cloak rolled in blood, will be for burning, fuel for the fire. 6
For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. 7There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace, On the throne of David and over his kingdom, To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness From then on and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will accomplish this.…
Psalm 2:1-3New King James Version (NKJV)
The Messiah’s Triumph and Kingdom
2 Why do the nations rage,
And the people plot a vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
And the rulers take counsel together,
Against the Lord and against His Anointed,
saying,
3 “Let us break Their bonds in pieces
And cast away Their cords from us.”
If a Citizen of heaven , can not avoid this.
Matthew 5:37
37
Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one
Either you are for or you are against. Either you are a child of light or darkness. Either you are at the left or the right, cold or hot!
Rev.3:15-17
To the Church in Laodicea
…15I know your deeds; you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were one or the other. 16
So because you are lukewarm — neither hot nor cold — I am about to spit you out of My mouth! 17You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.…
WE CANNOT HAVE IT BOTH WAYS!
So I am not really sure what your purpose here is? Not that I say you should not be here. But what is your purpose is to build or be a "tare" down?
tare1
ter/
noun
noun:
tare; plural noun:
tares
- 1.
a vetch, especially the common vetch.
- 2.
(in biblical use) an injurious weed resembling wheat when young (Matt. 13:24–30).
Did you resemble wheat when young? And now that you are old you are what?
"ASPEN" said:I follow Christ.
Do you?
"Aspen" said:If you believe i am worldly and leading you into temptation, you better run away.
No I will not run away, I am called to confront, when lead by the Spirit that is what we are to do. Hence, confronting you?
Since you do not comply with the prerequisit:
pre·req·ui·site
prēˈrekwəzət/
noun
noun:
prerequisite; plural noun:
prerequisites; noun:
pre-requisite; plural noun:
pre-requisites
- 1.
a thing that is required as a prior condition for something else to happen or exist.
"sponsorship is not a prerequisite for any of our courses"
synonyms: (necessary) condition, precondition, essential, requirement, requisite, necessity, sine qua non;
informalmust
"a prerequisite for the course"
adjective
adjective:
prerequisite; adjective:
pre-requisite
1.
required as a prior condition.
"the student must have the prerequisite skills"
synonyms: necessary, required, called for, essential, requisite, obligatory, compulsory
"the prerequisite qualifications"
YOU CAN NOT BE A FOLLOWER OF CHRIST! "LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION"= to believe such doctrines and precepts of men.
"But deliver us from evil"= people who lie and deceive like The POPE and YOU! You have the stamp of "RED STEW". The Wise will not eat it.
