Alistair Begg was an incredible instrument for the Kingdom of God. I know that many of you have been richly rewarded for his work as a pastor and on the air on Truth for Life Christian Radio. It has also paid off on a personal level, such as an event we both attended in our hometown of Des Moines last July.
But all hell broke loose recently when a video surfaced of Begg counseling a grandmother to attend the “wedding” of her gender-confused grandson.and his subsequent decision protect yourself The self-justification of “sympathy rather than condemnation” will only make an already murky situation even darker.
Does celebrating blasphemy expose blasphemy? Do you do evil so that good may happen?
I don’t believe Begg is simply making a mistake here any more than I believe he is guilty of idolatry.
Follow us: What if a grandmother contacted Begg to say her grandson was inspired by a movie?natural born killers” and instead of just killing each other, do you think Beg would have advised Grandma to attend if he had invited her to a secret location for his own wedding?
Or suppose her grandchild wants to leave his ex-spouse, leave his children, and marry the person with whom he had an affair. Do you think Beg will tell grandma to bring a gift too?
What if a grandfather and grandson want to get married? Will Begg tell Grandma that she will show up and say, “Please be kind and kill them”?
of course not. It all seems insane and frankly ridiculous when you think about it. why? Because you haven’t yet been trained into the culture and zeitgeist that normalizes them. that’s why. The school does not sponsor incest or adultery clubs. There will also be no Serial Killer Pride Month. We have not yet become desensitized to those sins, and neither have Begg.
Truth and grace?
That’s why this is not a mistake, but idolatry. Kindness itself has become God.It’s up to you to decide that more wonderful Rather than God, it is the same God who calls sin as such and demands repentance from sinners to avoid eternal damnation.
So for those who lost business because they didn’t want to provide flowers or bake a cake at a gay wedding, it turns out they weren’t wrong about that sin. Apparently, you weren’t kind enough, at least if you follow Begg’s thoughts to their logical conclusion.
He somehow put truth and grace at odds. why?
Ironically, the only scripture Begg specifically cites in his defense is Ephesians 5. Let’s take a look at some of that chapter.
Do not participate in the dark and dishonest works, but rather expose them. Because it’s shameful to even talk about what they do in secret. But when something is exposed to light, it becomes visible. For all that becomes visible is light. Therefore it is written, “Awake, you who sleep. Arise from the dead, and Christ will enlighten you.” Then, watch carefully how you walk. Make the most of your time, not as a fool, but as a wise man. Because the days are evil.
Does celebrating blasphemy expose blasphemy? Do you do evil so that good may happen?
Now, in Grandma’s case, she doesn’t just go to dinner with her hurt grandson. She not only shows kindness to her relatives, who are steeped in rebellion against her creator. This is no ordinary event or gathering; But the wedding. A sacrament given by God’s own hand. From God’s own heart. Defined and instituted by God Himself. The event where God decided to perform the first miracle among us.
It is this ungrateful attempt by mere mortals to shake their fists at God and redefine God’s institution of marriage that opens the door to all the other rainbow madness like gender worship. Down below we are currently suffering culturally. But Begg forgot all about that and instead decided to slander those who reminded him of the truth as “Pharisees.”
humility over piety
Begg is on a dangerous path. Because even for a pastor as legitimately famous as Begg, there is never a moment when he has built up enough trust that accountability suddenly ends, and from then on, everything that comes out of your mouth is pretty much because it becomes defined by divine nuances that no one can hope to understand. appreciate. These are dangerously self-righteous assumptions to allow in one’s conscience.
Some might even call it Pharisee-like.
God is not a person who respects people. As Martin Luther once pointed out, the Almighty once spoke from the rear end of a fool.he can talk about Anyone. Your title, your tribe, your movement, your denomination, your denomination, your legacy, your heritage, your reputation, your resume, your traditions… none of that matters. We are all one day away from becoming the thing we hate.He is in a very bad situation. That is why, in order to walk on the narrow path, we must “die every day.”
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. And in order to stay firmly connected to the truth, we must constantly remember our level of humility, not piety. Mathematics isn’t difficult. Godliness is self-righteousness. Humility is God’s righteousness.
A pastor’s main focus is to help your relationships stay in the truth of Christ and not in the whims of others or the world. Ms. Beg was so worried that this grandmother would lose her connection with her grandson that she never addressed the issue of her grandson losing his connection to God – and now While publicly seeking affirmation, she encourages others to do the same. A wedding is a public declaration of love, but in this case it’s not “love” at all. It is a sinful and dangerous delusion with eternal consequences.
Finally, there are those who agree that Begg’s “focus on the family” for the sake of truth is idolatry.
Do not think that I have come to bring peace to Earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I came to set men against their fathers, daughters against their mothers, and wives against their mothers-in-law. And a person’s enemies will be people from his own family.
These are the words of Christ and apply to everyone, including grandmothers and grandchildren.
Yes, this is difficult. Yes, this is unfair. Yes, this is heartbreaking. Yes, personal costs can be high. But we are not our own. We were bought back at a higher price. Jesus paid for everything. I owe him everything. Shin left a crimson stain, but he washed it white as snow.
If this grandmother clings to those words, she may lose her grandchild temporarily, but if she does not, she may lose him forever.
