WEBVTT 00:00:02.000 --> 00:00:06.879 I'm Andy Johnson. This is the Church of Transpersonal 00:00:06.879 --> 00:00:11.119 Christianity, and the topic of today's short 00:00:11.119 --> 00:00:14.800 sermon is called To Hell With You. Now people 00:00:14.800 --> 00:00:17.839 who agree with what I have to say today will 00:00:17.839 --> 00:00:22.480 say I speak with passion, and those who disagree 00:00:22.480 --> 00:00:26.559 will say I'm ranting, and that's just the way 00:00:26.559 --> 00:00:30.820 of it. But today I'm going to speak in terms 00:00:30.820 --> 00:00:35.200 that some of you might understand. To hell with 00:00:35.200 --> 00:00:41.259 you. John 2, 19 to 21 says, this is the verdict. 00:00:42.340 --> 00:00:45.539 Light has come into the world, but people loved 00:00:45.539 --> 00:00:48.859 darkness instead of light because their deeds 00:00:48.859 --> 00:00:54.420 were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light 00:00:54.420 --> 00:00:57.560 and will not come into the light for fear that 00:00:57.560 --> 00:01:02.759 their deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives 00:01:02.759 --> 00:01:06.079 by the truth comes into the light so that it 00:01:06.079 --> 00:01:09.920 may be seen plainly that what they have done 00:01:09.920 --> 00:01:15.480 has been done in the sight of God. People loved 00:01:15.480 --> 00:01:19.959 the darkness because their deeds were evil. They 00:01:19.959 --> 00:01:25.359 love it. They want it to stay hidden. Now, good 00:01:25.359 --> 00:01:28.680 is that which nurtures and provides for the self, 00:01:29.579 --> 00:01:34.099 for others, and the community. That is good. 00:01:35.260 --> 00:01:39.280 We take responsibility. We are responsible for 00:01:39.280 --> 00:01:43.340 each other's, as the gospels and epistles tell 00:01:43.340 --> 00:01:49.079 us. Evil is that which takes from, harms, or 00:01:49.079 --> 00:01:52.760 destroys the self, others, or the community. 00:01:53.540 --> 00:01:59.359 That's evil in its basic form. And you can harm 00:01:59.359 --> 00:02:03.480 and destroy by what you do and by what you don't 00:02:03.480 --> 00:02:09.020 do, meaning that evil can be done by withholding 00:02:09.020 --> 00:02:14.939 what's needed. Whoever does evil hates the light. 00:02:16.439 --> 00:02:22.319 Evil is done on a personal basis. Luke 16 19 00:02:22.319 --> 00:02:26.580 through 31 describes the rich man and Lazarus. 00:02:27.759 --> 00:02:30.479 There was a rich man who was dressed in purple 00:02:30.479 --> 00:02:35.599 and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. 00:02:37.060 --> 00:02:41.560 At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, 00:02:41.979 --> 00:02:45.740 covered with sores and longing to eat what fell 00:02:45.740 --> 00:02:50.270 from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came 00:02:50.270 --> 00:02:54.750 and licked his soles. Evil is done on a personal 00:02:54.750 --> 00:02:58.930 basis, but it's also done on a corporate basis. 00:02:59.689 --> 00:03:04.550 And your president is the rich man. Worse, he 00:03:04.550 --> 00:03:09.509 has turned our country into the rich man. And 00:03:09.509 --> 00:03:14.210 Lazarus is begging us, longing to eat the crumbs 00:03:14.210 --> 00:03:20.879 that fall from our tables. Lazarus is millions 00:03:20.879 --> 00:03:26.500 upon millions of people crying out, feed us, 00:03:27.020 --> 00:03:30.139 clothe us, protect us from evil and violence. 00:03:30.840 --> 00:03:37.900 We want to save our children. America first is 00:03:37.900 --> 00:03:43.939 me first. We turn our backs to the world. We 00:03:43.939 --> 00:03:47.620 withhold aid from other countries because it's 00:03:47.620 --> 00:03:52.120 not good for business. The richest country on 00:03:52.120 --> 00:03:55.939 the planet sets tariffs because we're not making 00:03:55.939 --> 00:04:01.840 enough money. We cut aid that was used to feed 00:04:01.840 --> 00:04:05.039 people, to provide medicine for people because 00:04:05.039 --> 00:04:09.240 it was not good for us. It's not in our best 00:04:09.240 --> 00:04:13.960 interest, they say. So we turn our backs to the 00:04:13.960 --> 00:04:21.050 suffering because it's not good for us. We spend 00:04:21.050 --> 00:04:26.670 billions on masked agents used to intimidate 00:04:26.670 --> 00:04:33.569 and bully and threaten and kill. And we justify 00:04:33.569 --> 00:04:41.389 it. You justify it. And we spend cut programs 00:04:41.389 --> 00:04:46.399 that spend money for providing food and healthcare. 00:04:47.040 --> 00:04:51.540 You did that. They deserve it, you say. They're 00:04:51.540 --> 00:04:56.379 lazy, you say. They don't work hard. God bless 00:04:56.379 --> 00:05:00.100 America, you say, and to hell with everybody 00:05:00.100 --> 00:05:06.920 else. We turn our back to the young girls who 00:05:06.920 --> 00:05:12.709 were raped and trafficked. and instead we prosecute 00:05:12.709 --> 00:05:17.230 those who upset the rich man, who made him feel 00:05:17.230 --> 00:05:22.750 uncomfortable. Well, in the Bible, the rich man 00:05:22.750 --> 00:05:28.230 died and went to hell. And he looked up and saw 00:05:28.230 --> 00:05:32.370 Lazarus in the bosom of Abraham. And he said 00:05:32.370 --> 00:05:37.290 to Abraham, send Lazarus to dip the tip of his 00:05:37.290 --> 00:05:41.430 finger in water. and cool my tongue because I 00:05:41.430 --> 00:05:48.209 am in the agony of fire." And Abraham said, no. 00:05:50.170 --> 00:05:54.889 Jesus says in Matthew 25, then he will say to 00:05:54.889 --> 00:05:58.990 those at his left hand, you that are accursed, 00:05:59.529 --> 00:06:03.730 depart from me into the eternal fire prepared 00:06:03.730 --> 00:06:08.860 for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry 00:06:08.860 --> 00:06:12.639 and you gave me no food. I was thirsty and you 00:06:12.639 --> 00:06:17.699 gave me nothing to drink. I was a stranger and 00:06:17.699 --> 00:06:22.360 you did not welcome me. Naked and you did not 00:06:22.360 --> 00:06:26.139 give me clothing. Sick and in prison and you 00:06:26.139 --> 00:06:31.600 did not visit me. And they will answer, Lord, 00:06:32.740 --> 00:06:36.100 when was it? that we saw you hungry, or thirsty, 00:06:36.420 --> 00:06:39.639 or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison? 00:06:40.920 --> 00:06:45.000 When did we see this and not take care of you?" 00:06:45.000 --> 00:06:50.819 Then he will answer them, truly I tell you, just 00:06:50.819 --> 00:06:55.779 as you did this unto the least of these, you 00:06:55.779 --> 00:06:58.839 did not do it to one of the least of these, you 00:06:58.839 --> 00:07:06.009 did not do it to me. Depart from me. to hell 00:07:06.009 --> 00:07:10.550 with you who call yourselves Christians and support 00:07:10.550 --> 00:07:15.649 the rich man. You stand for the flag and kneel 00:07:15.649 --> 00:07:20.430 for the cross and you turn your back to those 00:07:20.430 --> 00:07:27.069 in need, to hell with you. Luke 8, 17 says, for 00:07:27.069 --> 00:07:30.889 there is nothing that will not be disclosed. 00:07:31.100 --> 00:07:34.420 and nothing concealed that will not be known 00:07:34.420 --> 00:07:41.180 or brought into the open. To hell with you who 00:07:41.180 --> 00:07:45.019 justify the evil being done by this president. 00:07:45.939 --> 00:07:49.720 By your support, you do this by proxy.