Christians need to repent and be sure we are standing on God's side

 The shootings at the Covenant Church School in Nashville, Tennessee have rocked the Christian community hard.  Every one of us understands that the life of a Christian can be difficult because Christ himself predicted that we would be persecuted and killed for his sake.  That doesn't make it any easier.  Indeed, we are to bear these sufferings joyfully, which is even harder.  

I have mentioned it before, but Tucker Carlson often implies, but never says outright what is really going on with these violent acts, such as the Covenant School shootings in Nashville.  He came closest yesterday saying that the transgender movement was diametrically opposed to Christianity.  It is true, as far as it goes, but the obvious question is;  "Why?"  Carlson says that people who believe that they can change their genders believe they are God, whereas Christians know they are not God.  Again, true as far as it goes, but is there something deeper going on here?

Joy Pullman, at The Federalists has an article today entitled The Six Christians Martyred In Nashville Are A Call To Repentence For All Who Will Hear It that is quite explicit about what is going on.

If you weren’t aware that the West’s culture war is also a spiritual battle, let the martyrdom of Christ’s six precious saints in Nashville, Tennessee this week open your eyes. We “wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”

It should be no surprise that worshippers of demons rage against those bought and sealed with Christ’s holy blood, and identify Christians as their worst enemy. They hate us because of Christ. Our Savior, whose torture and triumph we honor next week with Holy Week and Easter, told us to expect their violent, unceasing hatred.

Putting Carlson's observations together with Pullman's essay, one realizes that this is indeed Satanic.  Lucifer was God's highest angel.  But he didn't want to just be an angel, one of God's creations.  He wanted to be God, to sit on His thrown.  It was this pride that caused him to be kicked out of Heaven by the Arcangel Michael.  It was this same pride with which he tempted the first humans and caused our fall.  We also wanted to be as God.

I don't discount that men can be evil on their own. For man is born sin, and sins all the days of his life. But what we are seeing today is a special kind of evil to attack society in this way. Normal people are protective of children. They are repulsed by grooming of children by drag queen story hours, convincing them thay are another gender, engaging in pedophilia. Even more, normal people don't shout their abortions. No, this kind of evil is demonic in origin. Christians can expect more of this demonic attack, so it is important to make sure you are on God's side.