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Gary recaps his recent trip to Moscow, Idaho and all of the various people he met while there.

The modern church that refuses to take a stand against the evils of the day is good for nothing. In the gospels, Jesus explains it this way: “You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has become tasteless, how will it be made salty again? It is good for nothing any more, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men” (Matt. 5:13). Supposed neutrality is a lamp that’s put “under a basket” that leaves the house in perpetual darkness (5:15) and a city’s light that’s hidden so it does not serve as a beacon to weary travellers (5:14).

If a passerby refuses to help an accident victim who is bleeding profusely, he cannot claim neutrality. Even if he decides neither to walk away nor make an effort to help, he is not being neutral. Standing at the scene and watching a person die is not neutrality. The bystander’s inaction has worked to do harm to the accident victim. Consider what Scripture says about an individual’s responsibility in the care of a neighbor’s animal.

You shall not see your countryman’s ox or his sheep straying away, and pay no attention to them; you shall certainly bring them back to your countryman…. You shall not see your countryman’s donkey or his ox fallen down on the way, and pay no attention to them; you shall certainly help him to raise them up (Deut. 22:1, 4).

The passage stipulates that “anything lost by your countryman” is to be returned (22:3). The Bible goes still further: “If you meet your enemy’s ox or his donkey wandering away, you shall surely return it to him. If you see the donkey of one who hates you lying helpless under its load, you shall refrain from leaving it to him, you shall surely release it with him” (Ex. 23:4–5). Now, what’s true for the animals of our neighbors certainly holds true for our neighbors who are created in the image of God.

In addition, as the above passages show, there is no possibility of neutrality even in dealings with our enemies! “It is not unreasonable to assume,” Rousas J. Rushdoony concludes, “that the penalty for the inactive bystander was like that of the false witness (Deut. 19:18, 19); the inactive bystander is also a kind of witness, and one who consents to the crime by his failure to act. The inactive bystander is thus an accomplice, an accessory to the crime, and liable to the penalty of the crime.”

Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths

Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths takes a closer look at God’s Word and applies it to erroneous misinterpretations of the Bible that have resulted in a virtual shut-down of the church’s full-orbed mission in the world (Acts 20:27). Due to these mistaken interpretations and applications of popular Bible texts to contemporary issues, the Christian faith is being thrown out and trampled under foot by men (Matt. 5:13).

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Gary recaps his recent trip to Moscow, Idaho and all of the various people he met while there. Due to the “company he keeps,” Gary has been taken to task by various individuals on social media who are demanding that he answer them. Gary gives his view on the situation and what he really thinks about demands being placed on his time.

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