Genesis 2:18-25

“And the Lord God said, ‘It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.’ Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name. So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him. And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man. And Adam said:

“This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.” Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.”

As we spiral toward the end, the attacks on the fundamental foundations of our societies and churches continue with great fervor. Here in Southern Ontario, Canada, where I live, one of our school boards in the Waterloo region of Ontario has stated that staff is being trained that the word ‘family’ is a harmful concept and is rooted in white supremacy. The word ‘family’ is harmful to racialized students, and part of dismantling the ‘whiteness’ is walking away from the word ‘family.’ The word family implies ‘value’ positions and male authority and hierarchy; one is asked as well to prioritize the family’s needs over one’s personal wants and boundaries. This is a level of evil that most people will not understand and get.

God – The first institution that God established was the family. God made a man and a woman, united them in sexual union, and built the very foundation of all mankind for every creed, color, and conviction. There is no society in the world, even among what we would call ‘uncivilized’ persons, where this structure is not recognized. One cannot build a successful anything without the foundation of the family. There has been and continues to be a fundamental attack on the family as we spiral toward the end. This is an affront to God’s way, God’s plan, and what we all know to be true.

Men – We know that the family is the foundation of the whole world. Even in a society that promotes single motherhood and actually incentivizes it, we know that single father households and households where dad is present are the best for children. There is a significant reduction in teenage pregnancies, incarceration, suicide, dropouts from school, drug use, and the list goes on when dad is there. Thus, to weaken the family and attack our kids, there had to be and is a targeted attack on men.

Men are demonized and made out to be the bad guys, the source of all that is evil and bad. But the truth is that men are the source of a lot of goodness and stability in our homes, and by extension, our society. Men still take on and do exceptionally well in the vast majority of ‘dangerous’ jobs in the world. Men are responsible for maintaining the intricate infrastructure that keeps our societies running, and we understand that, in the end, it will be men who have to die in combat to defend our freedoms.

By the way, the attack on fathers extends to God as well. I recently saw and heard a sermon where a ‘pastor’ said that addressing God as ‘Our Father’ could cause a lot of issues for people who had bad fathers; it could bring to mind bad things about God, and as such, we should be free to address God as ‘our grandmother’ or some other title other than Father. What heresy and what evil we hear and see in pulpits around North America each Sunday!

Women – This attack on the family is an attack on women. The family provides a sound and safe environment for women and girls most of the time. Let us not live with blinders on; there are bad families. But the vast number of families are safe places for girls and women. Girls and women need strong men and strong families to thrive. In homes that are headed by women, there are significantly more suicides, more interaction with law enforcement, more teen pregnancies, more dropouts, and just more of all the bad stuff. The family, and in particular, a godly family with all of its problems at times, is still one of the best and safest places to be for women and girls.

Children – Fathers are only a danger to those who wish to do harm to our kids. There is a reason that these people want dads out of the home, and they want the dads in the home to be demonized; it is so that they can take advantage of the kids. Make no mistake, our kids are simply prey for these persons. Just take an honest look at the amount of sexual misconduct between minors and adults in North America, not just men and girls, but women and boys.

Be reminded as well that we have allowed a large immigration of persons into Canada and North America who believe in grown men marrying very young girls who are not even in puberty as yet. Your girls are their prey, and these men are the predators. The family makes these young girls and teenagers less likely to be easy prey. The family must go if they are to steal and destroy our kids.

What can we do? First, take ALL of your kids out of the public system. They are not getting an education; they are being indoctrinated, and you are the enemy. Then, truly examine the people that we elect to our school boards and as trustees. These people, for the most part, have to fall in line with the common evil to even get to the place or power. YOU run for office and make good changes. Realize that we still outnumber them for a period of time, maybe not forever, but for now, we do. If we speak up, speak out, and speak often in numbers, we can stem the tide for a bit.

Hold on, Jesus is coming to deal with these evil men and women who hurt children. His judgment will be swift and hot!! Don’t be defeated; fight with all you have. If not, the family will be extinct like the dinosaurs, and they will kill us or imprison us to get at our kids.

Dr. Sean Gooding
Pastor of Bethany Baptist Church
70 Victoria Street, Elora, Ontario

2 Timothy 4:2-3

“Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction. For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.”

John 3: 19-21

“And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.”

This week, a man named Floyd Brown was fired from the Kennedy Center because of his Christian beliefs. These beliefs had nothing to do with his work. According to Brown, he posted this on his ‘X” account:

My firing came approximately two hours after CNN sent an email asking me to comment on my past writings and statements about traditional marriage and homosexual influence in the GOP…. The only explanation is the one given to me at the time of my firing: ‘Floyd, you must recant your belief in traditional marriage and your past statements on the topic, or you will be fired.’ Needless to say, I refused to recant.”

CNN had interviewed him and asked about his Christian beliefs, and Brown had stated what all true Bible believing Christians know and understand the Bible to teach about marriage; it is for a man and woman exclusively. Jesus reiterated this in the gospel of Mark, chapter 10:7-9,

“For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’; so then they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.”

As many are beginning to see, there is an open hatred for things Christian. In Seattle, there was a recent outdoor meeting that was interrupted by Antifa persons, and the Christians were blamed for the problems:

In Seattle, a peaceful outdoor worship event was disrupted by Antifa activists. Instead of defending the rights of the worshippers, the city’s mayor sided with the protestors, prompting concerns about governmental hostility toward public expressions of Christian faith.

The hatred is becoming more and more animated, and the rhetoric that is used about Christians, like calling us ‘homophobic’, ‘transphobic’, ‘white nationalists’, and the like, only adds fuel to the fire. True Christians are none of these things. We may disagree with the homosexual lifestyle and the trans movement, but we are called to love these our neighbors as we exemplify Jesus to them. But loving them does not mean that we condone their lifestyles.

I am overweight. I was a lot bigger at one time, and those that loved me kept encouraging me to lose weight, eat better, move more, and choose better. This is what love is. Those that make it seem okay to be overweight and obese, knowing it will kill you, do NOT love you. But the world system has taught an entire generation of people, and especially kids, that if you love them, you will condone evil and detrimental behavior. This is NOT love. God is love; as such, He has to at times call us out for doing evil and point out that we are in need of repentance and forgiveness.

As we get closer and closer to the return of our Savior, these kinds of incidents will become more and more regular. We will be called to account for our beliefs in the Bible and the Word of God. We will be held accountable for the belief in its inerrancy and that it does not allow us to pick and choose.

Now, just to show that real evil is behind this, the Quran does not promote homosexuality at all, and today, in Muslim countries, homosexual and lesbian persons are killed. I recently saw an interview in Ottawa, the capital of Canada, between a conservative reporter and a Muslim man. The man noted the very high birth rate of the Muslims as compared to Canadians, and he estimated that by 2060, they will be able to take over the government of Canada, and then they will bring in Sharia law. Make no mistake; they will kill the homosexuals, the trans, and all the other sexual deviations first. But no one attacks the Muslims; no one calls for them to be expelled. Thus, we can see that the issue is not the beliefs; it is that we serve the one true God. And the god of Islam, Satan himself, cannot stand by and allow Christianity to go unchecked.

I pray that when the time comes, I will be able to humbly stand and affirm my trust and belief in Jesus and His ways. I pray that you will be able to stand too. Brown sees that God is in charge and does not regret standing for the Lord and speaking the truth.

Brown, who has written multiple books and frequently speaks at churches and Christian conferences, says he remains committed to his faith and will not back down. “I am at peace,” Brown stated. “My beliefs are much more common to biblical Christianity than the cultural elites would like to admit. I was hired to serve, and I did. I was fired for standing.”

I pray we will all have the same trusting faith and that we will stand for our Savior. May the Lord keep us in the troublesome times and help us to stand for Him and His ways.

Dr. Sean Gooding
Pastor of Bethany Baptist Church
70 Victoria Street, Elora, Ontario