Saints Bring the Gospel of Christ to Atlanta Pride Parade

Scott Heldreth, Jason Dellinger, and several friends from FIRE School of Ministry made their way to Atlanta, Georgia this past weekend, while many of us were with the saints in St. Louis. They passed out thousands of brochures bringing hope to those enslaved in homosexual bondage. Here is the report of their adventures in storming the gates of hell in Atlanta.

Saints Bring the Gospel of Christ to Atlanta Pride Parade

By Flip Benham

Christians brought the theology of the church house to the very gates of hell in Atlanta, Georgia Sunday, June 26, 2005. Yes, theology became biography in downtown Atlanta, when gentle Christian warriors brought the Gospel of Christ to the "Pride Parade” held in beautiful Piedmont Park. This parade marked the 35th consecutive year that sodomites have paraded their perversity and sin through the streets of this great city and spilled into its parks. God help us.

It didn't take very long for these Christians to realize that that their presence was an unwanted commodity in this lust fest. Any person or behavior, no matter how perverse, was tolerated and allowed into the park unless, of course, said person looked like or acted like a Christian. Real Christianity would not be tolerated under any circumstance!

Armed with Exodus International tracts and a tract from OSA, “Michael Jackson – The Tragic Truth about Homosexuality,” this little band of saints followed the Holy Spirit's leading and stormed the gates of hell. Their purpose – to bring the truth of God's Word into the streets, and to proclaim that Jesus Christ can set the captive free!

The Lie of Homosexuality is Winning the Day in America

The argument for homosexuality is rapidly winning the day here in America as the Church of Jesus Christ shrinks from her sworn duty to confront sin in all of it's ugly manifestations. If we are looking for the President, the Congress, or the Supreme Court to fight this sin that is inundating us and our children with its perversity, we have got our eyes on the wrong place. It is only as the sharp, double-edged Sword of the Spirit - the Word of God - is unsheathed and wielded that this lie will be cut down. This is the one offensive weapon God has placed in the hands of his people to cut off the lies of the devil. But we have been very reluctant to use it. It seems so judgmental, mean, and bigoted.

Because of this, lies from the very pit of hell – lies that destroy lives - are portrayed as good and true. What utter deception! Major corporations (Delta Airlines, Coca-Cola, Starbucks, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Wachovia, ad nauseam) are all sponsors of these wicked “Gay Pride” events. Our Supreme Court has sanctioned homosexual behavior (Lawrence v. Texas). Our President and Congress have given in to the constant pressure to allow evil to become even more so. Should we then be surprised that our schools are bringing homosexual curricula into the minds of our kids?

The devil is having his way and he doesn't even have to try, because Christians will not wield the Word of God. Abortion, homosexuality, Islam, euthanasia – all fit under this banner. As these lies become legal, and they have, then Christianity becomes illegal, and it has. That's right! Christians are going to jail, while perversity is parading it's sin like Sodom in the streets of America.

A Dynamic Christian and Father of Three Goes to Jail

Jason Dellinger, a father of three and a dynamic Christian witness was one of the gentle Christians passing out Gospel tracts to the well-over 100,000 folks celebrating this sinful and murderous lifestyle in Atlanta. A Lieutenant from the Atlanta Police Department interrupted him and asked him if he was littering. Jason responded, “No Ma'am, I am not.” She then pointed to some of the literature he had passed out that had been torn-up and thrown to the ground and asked again, “Is that your literature?” “Yes Ma'am.” he said. She told him to pick it up, which Jason was more than happy to do.

She then made it very clear to Jason that she was going to arrest him – it was just a matter of time. She did not like his bold Christ-like behavior. Sure enough, about ten minutes later, she saw Jason throw the torn-up brochures into our sound equipment baggage, which we would pick-up later, and had him handcuffed and arrested. This startled everyone, including her fellow police officers who pleaded with the lady Lieutenant to let Jason go. They thought it was ridiculous, but he was arrested nevertheless.

While Jason was in jail, the police weren't quite sure what to do with him for no one had ever been arrested for littering. Littering requires a citation and nothing more. It became very clear to even those who were booking Jason that he was there because he stood for Christ!

A Nation Cannot Legalize One Worldview Without Criminalizing the Other

A nation cannot legalize one behavior (homosexuality) without criminalizing a behavior that stands diametrically opposed to it (Christianity). What we are seeing in the streets of America is a very slow yet steady criminalization of Christianity. The Law of God is being pushed into a closet, while the law of “…every man did that which was right in his own eyes.” Judges 21:25, is having its way.

That's right! The seed of the serpent (my rights, my body, my choice) is being applauded in our nation, while the seed of the woman (not my will, but Thine be done) is being tossed in jail. Just remember, when you legalize gay marriage, you are at the same time criminalizing Christianity.

Right now, we Christians are not suffering a great deal under the awful effect of this battle between the two seeds, but our children most certainly will. We are in the throes of a paradigm shift. Neither Christianity nor homosexuality will tolerate the other. The reason? One brings life – the other brings death. One comes from heaven – the other comes from hell. One is the truth – the other is a lie. There is no common ground, no compromise, no “reaching across the aisle” that will assuage the animus between these two seeds. One will live and the other must die.

Christians Chose to Stand for Jesus and Were Persecuted and Prosecuted

As the Christians continued proclaiming the Gospel over a great sound system, several of the sweet folks at the parade took their knives and cut the speaker cords. Not happy with that, they pushed the speakers over, threw water and beer on the amplifier, and vilified everything the gentle Christian warriors stood for. All of this under the watchful eye of the Atlanta Police Department.

But the little band of Christians remained unfazed, and continued lifting up the wonderful Name of Jesus. They were not detoured, delayed, or distracted, from their mission. The speaker cords were cut on four separate occasions. It became very obvious that if the participants in the parade felt that they could get away with it, they would have slit the throats of the truthful witnesses who brought the Gospel of Christ to the park that day. What is it that elicits such visceral hatred in the hearts and actions of so many that are enslaved to homosexual sin? The Word of God (John 17:14).

If the Word of God becomes flesh in us, and we live it out in the streets, we should expect that the world will hate us. It hated Jesus first (John 7:7; John 15:18 -21). When our Lord's Holy Spirit comes and resides in us, He will convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment (John 16:8). Those in the world have never taken too kindly to being confronted in their sin, yet to all who received him, to them he gave the power to become children of God.

Jesus has always been a friend to sinners. He will never be a friend to those who seek to justify their every evil behavior. He gives grace to the humble and His Law to the proud.

Thank you brothers and sisters for bringing Jesus to those who so desperately need Him. You indeed were truthful witnesses: “A truthful witness saves lives, but a false witness is deceitful.” Proverbs 14:25.