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Be Not Be Deceived !!! ” See that no one Leads you Astray !!!
The apostle Paul believed the Colossian church was under attack. The believers there were in danger of being captured and dragged away from their genuine devotion to Jesus Christ by the deceitful philosophies and high-minded ideas of false teachers: “Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ” (Colossians 2:8, KJV 1900).
The meaning of vain deceit, an unfamiliar expression to the modern ear, is conveyed in newer translations as “high-sounding nonsense” (NLT) and “empty deceit” (NIV, ESV, NKJV). The term vain (mataios in Greek) means “empty, vacuous, useless, fruitless, and devoid of significance, point, or benefit.” False teachers were spreading dangerous lies and deceptive philosophies, but, to the Colossian believers, the ideas sounded appealing. Paul’s ruling was that it was all hogwash. Their greatly touted teachings were fruitless, pointless, misleading concepts that lacked any actual content. Without a solid foundation in the truth of God’s Word, Christians can quickly be captivated by the vain deceit (or high-sounding nonsense) of false religions. Those who embrace empty deceptions are in danger of being spiritually kidnapped and carried far away from the absolute supremacy of Jesus Christ.
Paul delivered a similar warning to the church in Ephesus: “Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God’s wrath comes on those who are disobedient” (Ephesians 5:6). The empty, hollow, deceitful words of false teachers blatantly conflict with the truth of Jesus Christ, in whom “lives all the fullness of God in a human body” (Colossians 2:9, NLT; see also Colossians 1:19). With empty deception or vain deceit, false teachers try to undermine the deity of Christ and the truth of God’s Word still today.
Paul identified the roots of empty deception or vain deceit as coming from two sources—“the tradition of men” and “the rudiments of the world” (KJV). According to Scripture, human thinking and earthly wisdom are “foolishness in God’s sight” (1 Corinthians 3:19; see also 1 Corinthians 3:20; James 3:13–15). God’s thoughts are infinitely higher and wiser than the thoughts of humans (Isaiah 55:8–9; Psalm 92:5). False teachers spew ideas spun from their own lowly mortal minds and not from the exalted truth of God’s Word.
The original Greek word translated as “rudiments” (KJV) in Colossians 2:8 means “one in a series or row.” The term could be applied to elementary sounds or letters (as in the ABCs), to the fundamental elements of the earth and universe (as in 2 Peter 3:10–12), or to elementary teachings (as in Hebrews 5:12). One other application of the term in the ancient Greek world related to “the elemental spirits of the world,” such as angels and other unseen spiritual forces (see Colossians 2:20, ESV). The same word was associated with the religious astrology of that time.
Thus, in Colossians 2:8 Paul traced empty deception or vain deceit back to the dark spiritual forces at work in the world. Christians who dabble in horoscopes, astral charts, tarot cards, or experiment with any other occult practices are opening themselves to deception and spiritual captivity. God’s wisdom “doesn’t belong to this world or to the rulers of this world” (1 Corinthians 2:6, GW). On the contrary, these worldly spiritual powers have been disarmed, disgraced, and publicly defeated by Christ (Colossians 2:15). Believers are complete in Jesus, who is “the head over every power and authority” (Colossians 2:10). If any teacher tries to add or take away from the simple truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ, they are teaching empty deception or vain deceit (see Galatians 1:9).
Before the apostle Paul issued his warning against false teachers, Jesus alerted His followers to “false Christs and false prophets” who would rise up, mock the truth, and even attempt to deceive God’s chosen ones (Matthew 24:23–27; see also 2 Peter 3:3 and Jude 1:17–18). Christians must follow the Lord’s instruction and watch out that no one deceives us or leads us astray (Mark 13:5; see also 1 John 3:7). We must “test the spirits” to see if what they are teaching comes from God (1 John 4:1). The most effective defense against empty deception or vain deceit is knowing the truth (2 Timothy 2:15) and holding fast to Scripture (1 Corinthians 15:1–4).
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For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
—Philippians 1:21
The ultimate question in each of our lives is simply this: Do we have something to live for that is also worth dying for? As Paul faced possible death in prison, his answer was “Yes!” He could boldly and honestly say, “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.” Christ was his answer, reason for living, and hope beyond death. Our faith should lead us to say something similar or we don’t have a hope that won’t perish, spoil, or fade kept for us in heaven (1 Peter 1:4). Please, dear friend in Jesus, I am praying that you and I can celebrate together in the presence of our Lord Jesus when we are made like him as we see him as he genuinely is in glory (1 John 3:1-3; Colossians 3:1-4).
Prayer
O Lord, please forgive me for the things I have done or said that made the work of Christ in me more difficult for others to see. As many years as you give me on our “tiny blue planet,” I want to be a living testimony to Jesus and his powerful grace. I look forward to the day Christ comes in victory to bring me home to you. Until that day, please use me in your service to bring others to faith in Jesus and share in his future. I am thankful that no matter what you have in store for me. I am confident you have joined my future to your victorious Son and my Savior. I pray in his name, with great expectation and hope. Amen and Amen
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First John 3:8 gives us the overarching reason for Jesus’ coming into the world: “The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil” (ESV). Satan was busily engaged in his work in this world, and when the Son of God appeared he ramped up his activity (see Matthew 4:1–11; Luke 4:41). The good news is that Jesus’ power and presence destroys the devil’s work.
Keeping the “works of the devil” statement in context, we must read what leads up to it: “Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work” (1 John 3:7–8). The apostle John is speaking of personal holiness. The child of God lives in righteousness. Those who live in unrepentant, continued sin show themselves to be children of the devil because they reflect the devil’s nature. The one who has Christ dwelling within him does not continue to sin because Christ came to destroy the works of the devil. Those satanic works no longer have an expression within the believer’s heart. Christ came to destroy the works of the devil, and that guarantees our sanctification.
What exactly are the works of the devil? Several passages in the Bible answer this question, but Jesus gives a clear and concise answer in John 8.44. In confronting the hypocritical religious leaders in Israel, Jesus says, “You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.” According to Jesus, some of the works of the devil are murder and lying. These two sins summarize the character of the devil and his goals. He works to see people destroyed and go to hell (that’s murder), and he desires to deceive them into that destruction (that’s lying).
The works of the devil show up in the Garden of Eden, where Satan deceived Eve and led her into disobedience (Genesis 3:1–6). As a result, Adam also sinned and threw the whole of humanity into the bondage of sin (Romans 5:12). Satan lied to Eve with the goal of murdering her (that is, separating her from God); he wanted humanity to die.
Before we were saved, we were under the full effects of the works of the devil. In fact, we “were dead in [our] transgressions and sins, in which [we] used to live when [we] followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient” (Ephesians 2:1–2). The works of the devil in our lives caused us to be “gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts” (verse 3). It is only through the love, mercy, and grace of God that we were rescued from the works of the devil (verses 4–5).
The works of the devil affect humanity morally, physically, intellectually, and spiritually. Morally, the devil entices people to sin, making evil seem appealing so that people choose evil over obedience to God (James 1:14). Physically, the devil can inflict disease, and he seeks to use physical trials to cause people to curse God (Job 2:4–5; Luke 13:11). Intellectually, the devil seduces people into error, teaching false doctrines (1 Timothy 4:1). He casts doubt and keeps unbelievers intellectually blinded to spiritual truth and the gospel (2 Corinthians 4:3–4). He arranges distractions and promotes confusion that cause people to act hastily, irrationally, and foolishly. Spiritually, he takes every opportunity to snatch away the Word of God sown in a person’s heart (Matthew 13:19).
The devil desires to attack believers, too (Luke 22:31–32). He will try to cause believers to not follow Christ so as to keep them from their primary purpose of bringing glory to God and furthering His purposes and plans. If Satan can cause our love for Christ to cool (Revelation 2:4) or cause us to stop loving each other (John 13:34–35), then we lose our testimony before the world and displease our heavenly Father. If Satan can entice us into addictions such as entertainment, sex, or porn, then he entraps us in bondage to sin so that we cannot commune with God.
In summary, the works of the devil are to counter the work of God. As a murderer, Satan works against God, who is Life. As a liar, Satan works against God, who is Truth. In the lives of unbelievers, the work of the devil is to keep them from coming to saving faith in Christ, with the result that they experience the second death (Revelation 20:14 –15). In the lives of believers, the work of the devil is to tempt them to sin and thus blunt their effectiveness for Christ in this world.
Fortunately for us, Jesus Christ came to destroy the works of the devil. As the time of His arrest and crucifixion drew near, Jesus said, “Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the prince of this world will be driven out” (John 12:31). On the cross Jesus accomplished many amazing things. He took the penalty for our sins and gave us His righteousness. Therefore, the devil has no power over the eternal destiny of believers in Christ. It isn’t that the devil can’t tempt a Christian to sin—and succeed sometimes—it’s that Jesus’ death bore all the wrath of God against that sin, and God doesn’t hold the sin against the Christian (Romans 8:1).
Not only did Jesus’ death destroy the works of the devil in relation to our eternal destiny, but it provided for our personal sanctification. Believers have the gift of the Holy Spirit who indwells them and leads them into Christlikeness. The Spirit seals those who believe in Christ, and the devil cannot remove them from His promises (Ephesians 4:30).
In His goodness, the Lord has also given us spiritual weaponry to do battle with the devil (Ephesians 6:10–18). The devil might bring on us a lot of things, but, if we keep ourselves suited up in God’s armor, the battle will be much easier. We must understand our enemy and recognize when he is approaching: “We are not unaware of his schemes” (2 Corinthians 2:11). More importantly, we must know where our strength and defense lie and trust “the perfecter of faith” (Hebrews 12:2), the only one who can truly destroy the works of the devil.
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In what is often referred to as His Olivet Discourse in Matthew 24, Jesus speaks about events that will take place before His second coming. One of the warnings Christ gives is this: “For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect” (verse 24).
The Greek word translated “elect” is eklektós, which means “chosen ones.” It’s a term used a number of times in the New Testament to refer to true believers in Jesus (e.g., Luke 18:7; Romans 8:33; Colossians 3:12). Will the false miracles performed by the false messiahs and prophets in the end times be so convincing that even born-again believers will be led astray?
There are two reasons why the answer to this question is “no.” First, nearly all Bible commentators agree that the grammatical construction of the verse and its parenthetical statement “if possible” strongly point to such a thing being out of the question. The deception will be strong, the miracles will seem real, and the intent will be to mislead everyone, including the elect. But God’s grace will prevail. His chosen ones will not be drawn away into deception.
Second, the Bible firmly speaks to the fact that the elect are protected by God from deceptions that would result in eternal separation from Christ. Paul tells us that God “chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him” (Ephesians 1:4); Peter says that the chosen “are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time” (1 Peter 1:5); and Jude says that the chosen are “beloved in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ” (Jude 1:1). The elect will persevere in God’s strength.
With respect to following false Christs, Jesus says, “He who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep. To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he puts forth all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. A stranger they simply will not follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers” (John 10:2–5). The sheep know their Shepherd.
Being deceived is a mark of the unregenerate: “At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures” (Titus 3:3). After salvation, we may stray from the truth at times, but the Bible makes it clear that the elect of God cannot be deceived to the extent of being finally lost. If God’s chosen ones could be deceived in such a way, God’s choice of them would be defeated, and that is not possible. All who are in Christ have been predestined, called, justified, and will eventually be glorified (Romans 8:30). They have been given to Christ; and of all those who have been given to Him, He will lose none (John 10:28).
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Israel At 78: The Growing Call To Rebuild The Third Temple
The banners waving through Jerusalem this year were not only blue-and-white Israeli flags. During the recent Jerusalem Day celebrations, another symbol appeared again and again among crowds marching through the Old City: images of a future Third Temple standing upon the Temple Mount. For some, it was political theater. For others, it was a declaration of destiny.
The timing felt significant to many Israelis. This year marked Israel’s 78th birthday as a modern state — a milestone many religious Jews increasingly connect to what they see as the gradual restoration of biblical Israel after nearly 2,000 years of exile. To them, the rebirth of the nation in 1948 was never the end of the story. Jerusalem’s reunification in 1967 was another step. And now, growing numbers believe the next phase may center around the Temple Mount itself.
What was once considered a fringe religious aspiration inside Israel is steadily moving closer to the mainstream. The idea of rebuilding a Third Temple in Jerusalem — on the very site where the First and Second Temples once stood — is no longer confined to obscure activist circles. It is now openly discussed by rabbis, politicians, members of the military, and growing segments of Israeli society still reeling from the trauma of October 7.
And for Christians who study Bible prophecy, those developments are impossible to ignore.
During Jerusalem Day events, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir made headlines once again after ascending the Temple Mount and declaring that Israel had “restored sovereignty” over the site. He celebrated what he described as increased Israeli control and praised stronger security measures that, in his words, produced one of the quietest Ramadan periods in years.
His words were not accidental.
The Temple Mount remains the single most explosive religious site on earth. Jews regard it as the location of the First and Second Temples. Muslims revere it as the site of the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque. Since Israel captured the Old City during the 1967 Six-Day War, a fragile arrangement has remained in place in which Israel controls security while the Jordanian-backed Islamic Waqf oversees daily administration.
But men like Ben-Gvir increasingly argue that arrangement should end.
His decision to raise the Israeli flag on the mount during Jerusalem Day celebrations sent a message not only to Israelis, but to the entire Middle East: there is a growing movement inside Israel that no longer wishes to merely visit the Temple Mount — it wants to reclaim it.
That movement has been growing for years.
Organizations like the Temple Institute have spent decades preparing for the possibility of a future temple. Temple vessels have been recreated. Priestly garments have been sewn. Training for ritual practices has resumed. Even discussions surrounding red heifers and purification rituals — once dismissed as symbolic religious curiosities — are now taken seriously by many observant Jews.
The preparations go even further. The Temple Institute has also completed a massive golden menorah intended for a future temple and placed it on public display overlooking the Western Wall. The organization has also worked extensively on training men believed to be descendants of the biblical priesthood for future temple service and has even developed architectural plans and educational models envisioning how a Third Temple could function in modern Jerusalem. What once sounded symbolic increasingly appears methodical and deliberate.
The movement no longer feels theoretical.
October 7 changed Israel profoundly. The Hamas massacre shattered assumptions about security, peace, and coexistence. In its aftermath, many secular Israelis have reportedly begun revisiting faith, identity, and biblical history. In moments of national trauma, nations often return to their spiritual roots. Israel appears to be no exception.
That spiritual awakening is becoming visible inside the IDF itself.
Religious expression among soldiers has surged, particularly among younger troops shaped by war and loss. Yet that trend has also sparked conflict with Israel’s secular establishment. Recently, controversy erupted after an Israeli soldier reportedly faced punishment for displaying a “Moshiach” — Messiah — patch on his uniform. Others have been photographed wearing patches depicting the future Temple alongside the words, “Soon in our days.”
The reaction from military leadership exposed a growing tension within Israeli society.
The wording of the reprimand disturbed many religious Israelis. Israel’s founding vision openly referenced the “redemption of Israel,” yet soldiers expressing messianic Jewish hope can reportedly face severe punishment, while Hamas openly frames its war in explicitly religious terms. Hamas even uses the Dome of the Rock — built atop the ruins of the ancient Jewish Temple — as a central emblem of its movement.
To many religious Israelis, the contradiction feels glaring.
And now some rabbis are pushing for tangible action.
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu recently called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli leadership to establish a synagogue directly on the Temple Mount as a first step toward expanded Jewish worship there. Speaking opposite the mount during Jerusalem Day events, Eliyahu declared that the Islamic structures currently standing there are tied to Israel’s exile and insisted that a future Jewish Temple will one day rise again.
“In the meantime, until the Temple is built, there needs to be a synagogue here,” he said. “Now the Muslims already understand that it is not theirs; we need to take hold.”
The Taiwan Countdown Is Ticking – And America May Not Be Ready
After the latest Trump-Xi summit in Beijing, one warning is becoming harder to dismiss: Taiwan may no longer be a distant crisis. It may be the next great test of American power.
According to Axios, some advisers close to President Donald Trump now fear China could move against Taiwan within the next five years, after Xi Jinping used the summit to project China not as a rising power, but as America’s equal — and Taiwan as something Beijing ultimately intends to take. One adviser reportedly summarized Xi’s posture bluntly: “Taiwan is mine.”
That matters because Taiwan is not just another island on the map. It is the center of one of the most dangerous military, economic, and technological flashpoints in the world.
China has long claimed Taiwan as its own, while Taiwan has operated as a self-governing democracy for decades. But the language coming from Beijing has grown sharper, the military exercises more aggressive, and the timeline more alarming.
Former CIA Director William Burns said in 2023 that U.S. intelligence believed Xi had ordered the People’s Liberation Army to be ready by 2027 to conduct a successful invasion of Taiwan — while stressing that readiness does not mean a final decision has been made.
That is the key distinction. China may not have decided to invade. But it is preparing for the option.
And preparation is exactly what should concern Washington.
China’s navy is already the largest in the world by number of ships, and that matters enormously in any Taiwan scenario. A fight over Taiwan would not begin as a conventional land war. It would likely begin with control of the sea and air: blockades, missile strikes, cyberattacks, drone swarms, satellite targeting, and attempts to isolate the island before America and its allies could respond.
The Pentagon’s latest China military report describes how Chinese forces have already practiced encircling Taiwan, including simulated blockade operations. In 2024, China’s Joint Sword exercises involved aircraft, naval vessels, and Coast Guard ships surrounding Taiwan and its outer islands. The report notes that China’s Coast Guard became more integrated with PLA operations and, during one exercise, encircled Taiwan for the first time.
That is not symbolism. That is rehearsal.
China’s military strategy around Taiwan is increasingly built around overwhelming pressure from multiple directions. Its missiles could target airfields, ports, command centers, and U.S. bases in the region. Its cyberwarfare units could attempt to blind Taiwan’s communications and disrupt American logistics. Its satellites could help track U.S. ships and aircraft. Its drones could be used for surveillance, targeting, electronic warfare, and attacks against both military and civilian infrastructure.
This is the danger of looking at Taiwan through yesterday’s lens. A future conflict may not begin with landing craft rolling onto beaches. It may begin with Taiwan’s internet failing, ports being mined, power grids disrupted, drones filling the skies, and Chinese naval forces cutting off the island’s lifelines.
That is why the size and reach of China’s navy is so critical. Taiwan is an island. Its survival depends on access to the sea. If China can blockade Taiwan, it may not need to conquer every inch immediately. It could strangle the island economically, test America’s willingness to break the blockade, and force the world into a brutal choice: risk a major-power war or watch Taiwan be slowly coerced into submission.
Then there is the semiconductor nightmare.
Taiwan is home to TSMC, the company that dominates production of the world’s most advanced chips. These chips power smartphones, cars, weapons systems, artificial intelligence, data centers, and nearly every major sector of the modern economy.
The United States is trying to rebuild domestic chip manufacturing through the CHIPS Act and new facilities, including TSMC’s Arizona investment, but experts warn the supply chain remains deeply dependent on Asia and still has major weak points. Harvard Business Review recently noted that even as advanced fabs rise in the U.S., America still lacks enough back-end chip packaging capacity.
That means America is trying to bring the industry home — but slowly. China may be moving on a faster clock.
This is the central problem: Washington is trying to rebuild industrial strength on a timeline measured in years and decades. Beijing may be preparing military options on a timeline measured in months and a few short years.
If China moved against Taiwan before America had secured enough domestic chip capacity, the economic shock would be staggering. It would not simply be a military crisis. It could become a supply-chain crisis, an inflation crisis, an AI crisis, a defense-industrial crisis, and a global recession trigger all at once.
The uncomfortable question is whether America is ready.
Is the U.S. Navy large enough and positioned well enough to break a blockade? Are American missile stockpiles deep enough for a prolonged Pacific conflict? Are U.S. bases hardened against Chinese missile strikes? Is the defense industry capable of replacing weapons quickly? Are American companies prepared for a sudden loss of Taiwanese chips? Are voters prepared for what a Taiwan war would actually mean?
These are not theoretical questions anymore.
Xi’s 2027 military readiness goal is approaching fast. China’s navy is expanding. Its missile forces are growing. Its cyber and space capabilities are becoming central to its war planning. Its military exercises around Taiwan increasingly look like practice for the real thing.
The Beijing summit may have ended with diplomacy and ceremony. But beneath the handshakes was a colder reality: China is no longer merely talking about Taiwan as a future ambition. It is building the tools to take it.
And the clock is ticking.
TOTALY UNFAIR !!! The Shared Podium That Left Many Female Athletes Feeling Humiliated
The scene at the California state track and field finals this week was about far more than medals, podiums, or records. It became yet another flashpoint in a national debate that refuses to go away because, for many parents and female athletes, the issue cuts to something fundamental: fairness.
Transgender athlete AB Hernandez dominated multiple girls’ events at the state finals, winning first place in the high jump, long jump, and triple jump, triggering visible frustration from competitors, parents, and spectators alike. The controversy surrounding transgender participation in girls’ sports has simmered for years, but what unfolded in California showed just how emotionally charged the issue has become.
The reaction in the stadium told the story more clearly than any political talking point could.
Some female athletes reportedly avoided Hernandez entirely during medal ceremonies. Malia Strange of Shadow Hills High School, who finished behind Hernandez in the triple jump, declined to appear on the podium. Parents wore “Protect Girls Sports” shirts in protest. Tournament officials, evidently aware of the optics and backlash surrounding the competition, handed out additional gold medals to biological female athletes who finished second behind Hernandez.
But the controversy went even further than that.
Under a pilot program enacted by the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), any biological female athlete who finished behind a transgender athlete was elevated one placement higher. The policy also allowed girls who narrowly missed qualifying for state finals due to competing against a transgender athlete to still advance.
The result was one of the most surreal images in modern high school sports: female athletes being required to share podium spots with the very athlete many believed held an unfair biological advantage over them.
Photos and videos of Hernandez standing atop shared podiums alongside female runners-up spread rapidly across social media, igniting outrage nationwide. For many critics, the shared podium arrangement spoke volumes. Officials appeared to be attempting to symbolically preserve fairness without actually addressing the underlying issue itself.
If the competition were truly viewed as fair and equal, critics asked, why was there any need to redesign the ceremony at all?
That question became central to the backlash.
Many online commenters described the scene as deeply uncomfortable, arguing that female athletes were effectively being asked to publicly celebrate circumstances they privately believed were unjust. Others argued the split-podium system unintentionally revealed that even officials understood the competitive imbalance but lacked the willingness to directly confront it.
And that is the central issue driving the outrage.
The question is whether biological differences matter in competitive athletics.
For decades, women fought to create protected spaces in sports precisely because those biological differences were recognized as real and consequential. Title IX was not created because male and female athletic performance is identical. It was created because it is not.
Elite-level competition is often decided by fractions of inches, split seconds, or tiny advantages in explosiveness, muscle density, wingspan, bone structure, lung capacity, and recovery. Even after hormone treatment, many sports scientists and female athletes argue that biological males retain advantages that cannot simply be erased. Many parents and athletes pointed to the results in California as evidence of those concerns, noting that Hernandez beat the field in the girls’ long jump by over a foot — an enormous margin in elite high school competition where events are often decided by mere inches.
That is why so many female athletes increasingly feel they are being forced into an impossible position: stay silent or risk being labeled hateful.
Olivia Viola’s mother, Tracy Howton, captured the frustration many parents now feel when she said her daughter was simply “fighting for the rights of female athletes.”
“She thinks it’s a fundamental issue of fairness for women,” Howton said. “It shouldn’t be that controversial.”
Yet in many progressive political circles, it has become controversial to even say biological sex exists in meaningful athletic terms. Critics of transgender participation policies are frequently branded as bullies, extremists, or bigots regardless of how respectfully they raise concerns.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has faced growing criticism from parents who believe state leaders have ignored the concerns of female athletes altogether. Howton accused Newsom of trying to silence dissent by portraying girls who object as aggressors rather than victims of an unfair system.
Across the country, this issue has become increasingly toxic for Democrats, particularly among suburban parents and women who traditionally supported progressive causes but now feel uncomfortable with the direction of the debate. Polling consistently shows that a majority of Americans oppose biological males competing in women’s sports, especially in high school and collegiate competition.
What happened in California may only deepen that divide.
The images coming out of the event were striking precisely because they did not look celebratory. They looked tense, awkward, and emotionally divided. Athletes standing apart from one another. Officials improvising ceremonies to soften public backlash. Parents protesting from the stands. Young women appearing afraid to openly express frustration.
That is not unity. That is managed conflict.
And perhaps the most revealing part of all is that officials themselves appear to understand the public relations problem. If they truly believed there was no fairness issue whatsoever, why alter the ceremony? Why create duplicate honors? Why attempt to symbolically compensate biological female athletes afterward?
Because deep down, even many supporters of these policies recognize the discomfort Americans feel when watching biological males dominate girls’ competition.
The tragedy is that young athletes on all sides are now being placed in the center of a political and cultural battle adults refuse to resolve honestly. Female athletes should not have to choose between silence and social backlash. Transgender athletes should not be turned into political weapons by activist groups seeking to force cultural change through sports.
But pretending there are no legitimate fairness concerns is only making the conflict worse.
Sports depend on trust in the integrity of competition. Once athletes and parents begin believing the rules themselves are unfair, the entire foundation starts to crack. And judging by the outrage erupting in California, many Americans believe that crack is growing wider by the day.
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James 3:1 says, “Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.” This verse is sandwiched between James’ instruction about the kind of faith that produces good works and his warnings about our words, so we should view it within that context. Those who aspire to leadership within the church are held to a higher standard than other believers because of the great influence teachers wield. Their works and their words carry a greater weight than those who are not teaching. If teachers fall, they can take many people with them; therefore, God will judge teachers of the Word according to the kind of impact they had on those they aspired to lead.
First Timothy 3:2–10 sheds more light on God’s expectations for those who would lead by teaching. That passage gives a list of qualifications that elders must possess before being entrusted with the care of God’s church. One of those qualifications is that he is “able to teach” (verse 2). Elders are teachers, and God says that they will be judged more strictly due to the seriousness of their responsibility.
The “judgment” spoken of in James 3:1 refers to the various levels of rewards teachers will receive. While a believer’s salvation is guaranteed through the grace of God, future rewards are earned through faithful service (Luke 12:33). All Christians will stand before Christ to have our works tested with fire (1 Corinthians 3:11–15). Christ will reward us according to what we’ve done for Him (Matthew 10:41; 16:27; Ephesians 6:8). Teachers who have been faithful to proclaim truth and demonstrate godly living will receive rewards accordingly. They will hear their Master say, “Well done, good and faithful servant” (Luke 19:17). But those who desired to become teachers because of selfish motives or those who used their positions as a source of manipulation will realize they’ve already received their reward on earth—fleshly gratification (see Matthew 6:2–4). Such teachers will be judged more strictly and will stand empty-handed before their King.
On the judgment day, every secret thing will be brought to light (Luke 8:17–18). The motives of our hearts will be exposed, and there will be no more pretense or spiritual deception. Teachers of the Word will be judged more strictly. Those who have not been faithful in their calling and have led others astray will be exposed. Sadly, many of those teachers will be found to be lost themselves. Their desire for influence and power motivated them to pose as pastors and Bible teachers while denying the very Christ of whom they spoke (see Romans 1:21–22). Paul speaks of false teachers who view “godliness as a means of gain” (1 Timothy 6:5). Their judgment will be harsher because of the people they led astray. Many of these false teachers populate the airwaves, spreading lies and flaunting ungodly, selfish lifestyles. They would do well to look closely at James 3:1.
God has blessed the church with many teachers, and He expects those teachers to develop and use their gift to advance His kingdom (1 Corinthians 14:3; 2 Timothy 4:2). Teachers should voluntarily hold themselves to a higher standard, knowing that they will be judged more strictly. Teachers should follow the counsel of Galatians 5:13, which says, “Through love serve one another.” Faithful teachers willingly give up personal rights in the “gray areas” in order to set themselves apart from anything questionable. If we are unwilling to limit our own freedoms out of love for those we teach, we may not be ready to assume the role of teacher (see 1 Corinthians 8:9–13).
Given that teachers will be judged more strictly, there are probably many who have assumed a teaching role within a church who have no business doing so. They are neither gifted to teach nor morally qualified. It is those teachers to whom James 3:1 is addressed: “Not many of you should become teachers.” Before anyone aspires to the role of teacher, he or she should ask themselves the following questions:
- Am I continuing to learn? Good teachers are good learners. Those with the gift of teaching also love to continue learning. The best teaching arises from the heart of someone who is passionate about what God is teaching him or her (2 Timothy 2:15).
- Has God called me to teach? Many churches, desperate for volunteers, will place anyone who doesn’t say no in a teaching position. While everyone should pitch in at times in a variety of serving positions, such as the nursery, serving meals, or collecting the offering, no one who is not gifted and called by God to do so should accept the role of a Bible teacher. We can recognize His calling by an incessant nudging in our hearts toward a particular ministry. That calling will be confirmed by leaders who recognize that gifting.
- Is my personal life free from besetting sins? While none of us will be completely free from sin while in these bodies, we should have victory over besetting sins— those faults that stem from overt, overwhelming, and ongoing temptations. Alcohol or drug abuse, sexual immorality, and anger problems are examples of besetting sins that need to be dealt with before a teacher assumes the role. Besetting sins are those that can easily cause another to stumble (Luke 17:1). A teacher with ongoing, besetting sins will be judged more strictly because of the influence of those sins.
- “We must all stand before Christ to be judged” (2 Corinthians 5:10, NLT), and our rewards will be based upon how faithfully we persevered in this life to the glory of God. The Lord knows what He has entrusted to each of us and expects a return on that investment (Matthew 25:14–46). Teachers will face a stricter judgment on that day of reckoning. Those who abused their position or distorted the gospel message will be judged accordingly. Those teachers who persevered in truth and love and served where God placed them will receive His blessing, reward, and the joy of hearing from Jesus Himself, “Well done, good and faithful servant. . . . Come and share your master’s happiness!” (Matthew 25:21).
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