The Deception of Hate Speech

“Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?” -Galatians 4:16.

By this time in history, we Christians ought to know that truly Satan does come as an angel of light, and his ministers will appear to be ministers of righteousness (2 Corinthians 11:13-15). We believe the teachings of the Bible by faith, but we get many examples of this one.

The devil is the great deceiver, so he promotes his agenda as plans that have been conceived for our good-that is how he gets us to accept them. Yet there is falsehood and compromise woven into these plans, and what we readily accept as good ultimately works to undermine the spread of the gospel.

And so it is with the laws opposing so-called “hate speech;” it sounds good to prevent one person from berating another, but the boundaries for what kind of talk is actually hateful are subjective to individual opinion. Laws such as these can be used to take away the freedom of speech many people now enjoy, all in the name of “protecting” individuals from a hateful, verbal assault.

You see, the devil hates it when we witness for the Lord, and he wants to silence us. Many trapped in sin are typically offended when a Christian starts talking to them; warning them of Hell, telling them they are separated from God by their sins, sharing that they need to repent. And so the devil convinces the sinner that they are a victim of hate speech. Laws are now in place supposedly to “protect” the poor sinner from such advances! The “victim” can file charges, law suites, etc., which can result in fines or imprisonment. Worst of all, such actions can intimidate other Christians and discourage witnessing. The hate speech laws are a cunning device of Satan, meant to muzzle the gospel, and all free speech.

As you can see, the definition of what exactly is hate speech is not very definite, due to varying tolerances from person to person. These laws can be greatly abused, for even if you wished not to offend another person, HOW could you know in advance what they would find hateful?

“Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.” -Acts 5:29.

This is an obvious challenge for the Christian, and Satan means to intimidate by it. Yet we must not yield to such regulations which clearly undermine the Great Commission given by Jesus. Souls are at stake, brethren. And Jesus declared that those who truly love Him will keep His Words.

“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.” -Mark 16:15,16.

It is a sad state that the world is in today, when laws are made against the very instructions that can save us. As Christians, God has given us His Spirit for strength & comfort to meet this challenge. But the REAL work, the saving work, belongs to God alone.

We must also remember that throughout history, God's people have suffered physically hurtful rejection. Jeremiah was one such prophet. He had spoken to the people that they might repent, and so God would turn His wrath from them-but they would not listen! Please read Jeremiah 26 to get an idea of what he went through for about 40 years.

Christians will not be sharing the gospel with others out of hatred, but from a concern for their souls, and a love for their Savior. The laws about hate speech, seemingly so noble to protect, were actually developed by Satan to vent hatred toward dissenting opinions and stymie them; Biblical Christianity being the #1 target.

So what do we do? We must share the TRUTH while there is still time. Life here is but a vapor, and will soon end. Eternal life with Christ is a pearl of great price, and our Savior has already paid the debt. The cost is worth it, brethren! We are following in the footsteps of the saints who have gone before us, enduring affliction for our sakes. We are never alone. See Hebrews11.

“If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.” -John 15:18,19.

“Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.” -Hebrews 13:5,6