I'm Andy Johnson. This is the Church of Transpersonal
Christianity, and the topic of today's short
sermon is called To Hell With You. Now people
who agree with what I have to say today will
say I speak with passion, and those who disagree
will say I'm ranting, and that's just the way
of it. But today I'm going to speak in terms
that some of you might understand. To hell with
you. John 2, 19 to 21 says, this is the verdict.
Light has come into the world, but people loved
darkness instead of light because their deeds
were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light
and will not come into the light for fear that
their deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives
by the truth comes into the light so that it
may be seen plainly that what they have done
has been done in the sight of God. People loved
the darkness because their deeds were evil. They
love it. They want it to stay hidden. Now, good
is that which nurtures and provides for the self,
for others, and the community. That is good.
We take responsibility. We are responsible for
each other's, as the gospels and epistles tell
us. Evil is that which takes from, harms, or
destroys the self, others, or the community.
That's evil in its basic form. And you can harm
and destroy by what you do and by what you don't
do, meaning that evil can be done by withholding
what's needed. Whoever does evil hates the light.
Evil is done on a personal basis. Luke 16 19
through 31 describes the rich man and Lazarus.
There was a rich man who was dressed in purple
and fine linen and lived in luxury every day.
At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus,
covered with sores and longing to eat what fell
from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came
and licked his soles. Evil is done on a personal
basis, but it's also done on a corporate basis.
And your president is the rich man. Worse, he
has turned our country into the rich man. And
Lazarus is begging us, longing to eat the crumbs
that fall from our tables. Lazarus is millions
upon millions of people crying out, feed us,
clothe us, protect us from evil and violence.
We want to save our children. America first is
me first. We turn our backs to the world. We
withhold aid from other countries because it's
not good for business. The richest country on
the planet sets tariffs because we're not making
enough money. We cut aid that was used to feed
people, to provide medicine for people because
it was not good for us. It's not in our best
interest, they say. So we turn our backs to the
suffering because it's not good for us. We spend
billions on masked agents used to intimidate
and bully and threaten and kill. And we justify
it. You justify it. And we spend cut programs
that spend money for providing food and healthcare.
You did that. They deserve it, you say. They're
lazy, you say. They don't work hard. God bless
America, you say, and to hell with everybody
else. We turn our back to the young girls who
were raped and trafficked. and instead we prosecute
those who upset the rich man, who made him feel
uncomfortable. Well, in the Bible, the rich man
died and went to hell. And he looked up and saw
Lazarus in the bosom of Abraham. And he said
to Abraham, send Lazarus to dip the tip of his
finger in water. and cool my tongue because I
am in the agony of fire." And Abraham said, no.
Jesus says in Matthew 25, then he will say to
those at his left hand, you that are accursed,
depart from me into the eternal fire prepared
for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry
and you gave me no food. I was thirsty and you
gave me nothing to drink. I was a stranger and
you did not welcome me. Naked and you did not
give me clothing. Sick and in prison and you
did not visit me. And they will answer, Lord,
when was it? that we saw you hungry, or thirsty,
or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison?
When did we see this and not take care of you?"
Then he will answer them, truly I tell you, just
as you did this unto the least of these, you
did not do it to one of the least of these, you
did not do it to me. Depart from me. to hell
with you who call yourselves Christians and support
the rich man. You stand for the flag and kneel
for the cross and you turn your back to those
in need, to hell with you. Luke 8, 17 says, for
there is nothing that will not be disclosed.
and nothing concealed that will not be known
or brought into the open. To hell with you who
justify the evil being done by this president.
By your support, you do this by proxy.