Talk about a preacher butchering the Bible.Īs for Locke's reference to Matthew 11:12 ("the Bible says they will take it by force"), this has nothing to do with Christians taking up arms against the government in a violent insurrection. This is the exact opposite of what Locke was saying. He was saying, "You can persecute us and crush us and even kill us, but the gospel will still prevail." And these words could lead to bloodshed.Īs for Locke's citation of Scripture, when Jesus said that the gates of hell shall not prevail against the church (Matt.16:18), He meant that not even death itself could stop the advance of God's kingdom. In the plainest of terms, I denounce these words, calling them out for what they are: absolute, unadulterated garbage. And the Bible says they will take it by force." My Bible says that the church of the living God is an institution that the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. "You God-hating communists, you'll find out what an insurrection is because we ain't playing your garbage. "You keep on pushing our buttons, you low-down, sorry compromisers," he continued. What is much more concerning to me is that Locke also said in his message that he was sick of hearing about Jan. So, the unhealthy, unhinged and irresponsible rhetoric goes both ways. And I have met pastors who said in no uncertain terms that for a Christian to vote Republican was to deny their faith. And as a follower of Jesus, I do not put my trust in a political party, let alone one specific candidate.Īlso, for the record, I have heard preachers railing on Christians who voted for Trump, saying that you cannot vote for him and be a true follower of Jesus. (See here and here and here.)Īt the same time, I recognize that not every Democratic candidate is radically pro-abortion and that there are Christian reasons not to vote for some Republican candidates. That's why I so strongly challenged "pro-life evangelicals for Biden." The term was a flat-out oxymoron. In that regard, I can understand some of Locke's sentiments, without in any way justifying his extreme rhetoric. The Democratic Party is the party of late-term abortion, the party of the most inhumane abortion laws, some of them even opening the door to infanticide.Īnd the Democratic Party also supports radical LGBTQ activism to the point of favoring gay and trans rights at the expense of fundamental religious liberties. Joe Manchin could not vote for it, even though he would have voted for the codification of Roe. To be sure, the Democratic Party is the party of abortion, to the point that 49 out of 50 Democratic Senators voted in favor an abortion bill that was so extreme that Sen. They are God-denying demons that butcher babies and hate this nation." You cannot be a Christian and vote Democrat in this nation. You can get out, you baby-butchering election thief. He said, "If you vote Democrat, I don't even want you around this church. This past Sunday, in a clip that has now received lots of media attention, Locke made clear that you could not possibly vote Democrat and be a Christian. Sadly, rather than confess his error and ask for forgiveness, Locke railed on his critics. The issue is that Locke guaranteed that Biden would not serve as president for a single day. Of course, the real issue here is not whether the election was stolen, which is certainly a weighty subject. He's a liar, and a robber and a thief and a crook." I don't give two flips and a wooden nickel what anybody thinks about it. He also said (of Biden), "He stole the election. But after Biden's inauguration, rather than recognize his error, Locke simply doubled down, saying he was not a "fake prophet." It was Biden who was a "fake president." Every God-fearing Christian should denounce his inflammatory rhetoric, rhetoric which could easily lead to bloodshed.Īfter the 2020 elections, Pastor Locke "guaranteed" that Joe Biden would not serve a single day in the White House as president, since Trump was the real winner of the elections. And in a recent message, he has crossed a very dangerous line. When a Misguided Pastor Makes Threats About a Violent 'Christian' Insurrectionġ:00PM EDT Michael Brown Pastor Greg Locke ( Facebook/Pastor Greg Locke)Īccording to his website, Greg Locke is the "Founding and Lead Pastor of Global Vision Bible Church in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, just outside Nashville." But he is much better known as a controversial internet preacher with a large social media following.
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