I don’t want this to come across as overly simplistic and without compassion, so please pardon my straightforward communication regarding some volatile current events.First, we as believers are different and distinct as “aliens and strangers” (1 Pet 2:11). We are to “never pay back evil for evil” (Rom. 12:17), “bless those who persecute you; bless and not curse.” (Rom. 12:14), “overcome evil with good” (Rom. 12:21), “love your enemies” (Luke 6:35), “do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit” (Phil. 2:3), and other counter-cultural attitudes and actions.Two things we need to understand and practice during times like these:

Pastor Jeff gives a biblical warning about guarding our hearts of idols. Often our idols are good things that possess us, rather than us possessing them.