OUT of ORDER
- UnstoppableRevKev
- 16 hours ago
- 4 min read
“But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love.” -Revelation 2:4
In a world clamoring for "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" (DEI), we must confront this toxic ideology not as a social good, but as a counterfeit kingdom and alternative culture erected against the sovereign rule of King Jesus. DEI promises harmony through forced variety, but Scripture exposes it as a lie rooted in human rebellion—prioritizing man's fractured and subjective identities over God's unified design and determination. When we abandon our first love, Christ Jesus (Revelation 2:4), we invert divine order, and chaos ensues. Things go sideways because we've forsaken the foundation: oneness in Him.
Consider Jesus' high priestly prayer in John 17. He doesn't plead for diversity—a scattering of self-defined groups—but for unity: "that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you... so that the world may believe that you have sent me" (John 17:21). This oneness isn't superficial tolerance; it's the supernatural bond of regenerated hearts, aligned under Christ's lordship. DEI, by contrast, elevates ethnic, gender, cultural, and ideological divisions as virtuous, echoing the Tower of Babel's prideful attempt to "make a name for ourselves" (Genesis 11:4). It's a scandalon—a deadly trap—masquerading as light, leading souls to lean on their own understanding rather than trusting the Lord (Proverbs 3:5; 14:12)... which is "...the way of death."
Paul echoes this in Ephesians 4, where the Christ gives gifts to His Church: apostles and prophets (now fulfilled in establishing the foundation of Scripture), evangelists and pastor-teachers (ongoing to equip the saints). Why? "For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ" (Ephesians 4:12). This builds unity in faith and knowledge of the Son, maturing us beyond childish divisions into "the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ" (Ephesians 4:13).
DEI subverts this by demanding equity through human metrics—redistributing based on worldly grievances—ignoring total depravity and the exclusive remedy of the Gospel. All are lost in sin, worthy of wrath, yet offered grace through faith in Christ alone (Ephesians 2:8-9). No amount of inclusion can atone; it only perpetuates the deceit of self-righteousness, filthy rags before a holy God (Isaiah 64:6).
This divine order culminates in the Great Commission: "Go therefore and disciple all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you" (Matthew 28:19-20). Note: King Jesus did not say "make disciples" (a mistranslation; the Greek is simply "disciple"), but rather "disciple all nations..." Discipleship, therefore, is about immersing regenerate saints into a unified identity in the Triune God—baptism signifying death to self and resurrection in Christ and GOSPEL community. Teaching obedience isn't optional; it's the fruit of regeneration. It's not about the counterfeit gospel of DEI.
What does joyful obedience, discipleship, and baptism look like? Reordered priorities:
Gathering with Christ: Not scattering in isolation or counterfeit communities, or gathering under the guise of alternative gospels, but assembling as His Body (Hebrews 10:25; Matthew 12:30), edifying one another in humility under biblical order and authority.
Growing in the Word: Not subjecting God's WORD to our authority and interpretation, but submitting to Scripture's perfection, inerrancy, and sufficiency for correction, conviction, and maturity (2 Timothy 3:16-17; Ephesians 4:15), testing ourselves to expose counterfeits (2 Corinthians 13:5) for the glory of God.
Giving ourselves away: Not approaching Christianity as Annanias and Sapphira did (Acts 5), but as King Jesus revealed in the Lord's Supper—"Do this in remembrance of Me" (Luke 22:19)—not sacramentalism, but cruciform surrender, 100% of our redeemed lives, not a token percentage for something as banal as a tithe, rather in imitation of Christ's TOTAL self-sacrifice even unto death on a cross.
Going in the power and unity of the Gospel: Not to promote programs or to boost church attendance, but as ambassadors and martyrs empowered by the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:8), proclaiming the Serpent-Crusher's (Jesus) victory (Genesis 3:15) for God's glory, not building earthly kingdoms or culture through social reforms that undermine the Church's role.
DEI is out of order because it inverts this: diversity scatters via idolatry, equity accuses without grace, inclusion welcomes rebellion. It's the Devil's playbook—stealing true unity, killing Gospel dependence, destroying under the guise of justice (John 10:10; 2 Corinthians 11:14). Humanity's heart is deceitful above ALL THINGS and beyond cure (Jeremiah 17:9). We suppress God's truth (Romans 1:18-20) in unrighteousness. And we heap heap condemnation upon ourselves by aligning with the Serpent (Satan) as his offspring/seed.
The WORD graciously calls us to repent, returning to our Creator, King, and First Love. Only in Christ's oneness do we find true equity: all depraved sinners, deserving of death and eternal torment, are saved by God's amazing grace. True inclusion means we are regenerated from above and adopted as sons and daughters by grace through faith. True diversity isn't in autonomy, but every member of the Body of Christ doing its part, and every tongue worshiping the Lamb (Revelation 7:9)—not in division, but unified praise. Until He returns, we keep Christ as our First Love... to the glory of God alone!
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Blessings and love,
Kevin M. Kelley
Pastor
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