Should Christians Leave Canada?

What Is Happening in Canada

Two men from Canada recently visited our community. They plainly told us that God said to them to leave Canada or die. With this kind of warning, we have to question what on God's green earth is going on in the great white north.

We're not just going to talk today about what is going on, we're going to talk about what to do about it. First, let's give an overview of recent events.

Bill C 9 codifies a legal definition of hatred based on Supreme Court rulings. It establishes a hate crime offense for any violation based on gender identity or sexual orientation. Furthermore, it removes the good faith religious exemption defense, which had previously been used to allow people to have opinions and express them based on their religious convictions, without being prosecuted, of course.

In other words, publicly upholding Christian doctrine can now qualify as a hate crime if the individual is determined to have vilified or detested another group. Obviously, the language is ambiguous enough for the state to interpret it and enforce it as they see fit.

Suppose a person were to deny the existence of gender identity altogether based on the Bible verse that God created them male and female. Would denying the legitimacy of a protected group qualify as vilification or detestment? I would argue no. Disagreeing with the way that the state classifies gender does not require the vilification nor detestment of anyone. However, how confident are you that a liberal pronoun-stating judge would agree?

If found guilty, the crime is punishable by up to 10 years in prison. And that's only assuming that they don't in the meantime expand the parameters of MAiD to include prejudiced individuals before your time is served.

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Disagreeing with the way that the state classifies gender does not require the vilification nor detestment of anyone.

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Option One: Stay Put and Stay Quiet

The way I see it, there are three options. Option number one: stay put and stay quiet. Much like the perishing plants that wilted under pressure in the parable of the sower, or like a person who hides their light under a bushel, you can become a compromised Christian who goes along with the program. You can fulfill the parable of becoming salt that has lost its saltiness, all the while deluding yourself into thinking your mere physical presence will somehow edify others.

Here are some Bible verses for you to consider carefully. Matthew 13:20 through 21: "But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and with joy receiveth it, yet hath he not root in himself, but endureth for a while, for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended." Or Matthew 10:32 to 33: "Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven."

Keep in mind, I am not saying that there will not be times to hold your peace. There will be, but the Spirit of truth will convict you on the difference between compromising your faith versus choosing your words and your moments wisely.

It is written in Ecclesiastes chapter 3: "To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven, a time to get, and a time to lose, a time to keep, and a time to cast away, a time to rend, and a time to sew, a time to keep silence, and a time to speak." And also we have Matthew 7 verse 6: "Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet and turn again to rend you."

Option Two: Stay Put and Stay Strong

Let's take a look at option number two: stay put and stay strong. Any losses you suffer will be rewarded one hundredfold in the kingdom to come, so long as you endure to the end. The possibility of suffering for the Lord or even being selected as a martyr is one of the highest honors in heaven. Times of great darkness can also bring a great harvest. Are you ready to stand up while others are sitting down? Pray hard about this one.

Everyone imagines that day when the black-cladded Gestapo comes and commands that you deny your faith in Christ or else lose your life. And we all see ourselves standing firm and bravely even unto death. That climatic moment is not the part where most fail. The toughest part comes before that.

You will see others fall away, people who you went to church with for your whole life, people who you looked up to and thought were pillars of Christian faith. They will all fall away. Some will stop showing up, others will adopt the new shackled gospel of worldly love without conviction or power. Loved ones, from family members to friends, neighbors, and coworkers, will betray you. In some cases, those closest to you will become your worst enemy.

Your commitment to the faith will expose their compromise. Their pride will not allow that. In their eyes, you will become the bad guy, the villain, the one who cannot see and progress and live peaceably with others. Your heart will break a thousand times over, just make sure that your faith never breaks.

Here are some verses to consider. Matthew 24:10: "And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. And many false prophets shall arise, and deceive many. Because iniquity shall abound, the love of many will grow cold." And Matthew 10:34: "Think not that I have come to send peace on earth, I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law, and a man's foes shall be they of his own household."

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Your heart will break a thousand times over, just make sure that your faith never breaks.

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Option Three: Come Out of Her

Option number three: come out of her, my people. There are many biblical examples of God calling people out of their home countries—Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Ruth, Elijah, Daniel, and the apostles—and it's often followed by the Lord doing a big, glorious work through their lives.

He is calling a remnant out of the West today, the Holy Spirit bears me witness of this. Now, I cannot guarantee that the darkness will not eventually come to the rest of the world, in fact, I guarantee that it will. God sets the place and the timing. He still has work for us to do in other places of the world where malleable hearts remain. When it's time for us to exit this life, let's do so with a big, glorious Holy Spirit fire. Understand I speak of spiritual glory, we neither expect nor seek the glory or even approval of this wicked world.

Here are some relevant Bible verses. Genesis 12:1: "Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will show you." Revelation 18:4: "And I heard a voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities." And Genesis 19:17: "And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life, look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain, escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed."

The Hybrid Option: Preparing a Parallel Path

Understand as well that there is a hybrid option for staying or leaving. The following is what a dear brother in Christ from Canada wrote to me about what his family did, I will read it to you.

In 2022, our family, with three young boys under the age of five, began exploring this hybrid alternative. We weren't ready to fully leave Canada, nor were we willing to ignore the growing need for a contingency plan. Countries like Panama offer an attractive residency program for foreigners, even those who spend most of their time living abroad.

We initiated our Panamanian residency in 2022 and, while continuing to live primarily in Canada, we secured our permanent residencies and cedulas in less than three years. During this time, we also purchased land, built strong and trustworthy local relationships, and launched a real estate business focused on providing affordable, high-quality Western style homes, primarily catering to middle-class Canadians seeking an exit strategy.

We're still in Canada and we haven't given up on our home here, but we've also created a parallel path forward. Our approach is simple: just because the ship is sinking doesn't mean it's time for you to start bailing, but you should also make sure you've secured a spot on the life raft for when the time is right.

So this option my brother discussed here would allow you to get settled in two places, allowing you to make an informed decision in the future as events unfold. It is time for you to pray to God with levels of faith that you have never mustered before. He will direct your path.

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It is time for you to pray to God with levels of faith that you have never mustered before.

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Taking Action and Avoiding Complacency

Are you already feeling an urge in your spirit to leave or to at least explore the hybrid approach, but you're not sure where to go? Reach out to me, I will help you. Are you considering going, but the enemy is whispering in your ear that you are a coward who should stay and fight for your country? Understand that God is not impressed by people who fight for a nation that hates Him, and the nation today is unrecognizable from the one that you grew up in. It is all about fighting for His kingdom. Whether we live, we live for Christ, if we die, we die for Christ, and if we suffer, we suffer for Christ.

There are many things to consider. There are many people impacted. There are a thousand reasons not to go. Most people will return back to what is familiar. Most will go with the flow of this world. These words are not intended for them. These words are intended for the remnant who will take action, whether it is abroad or at home.

Six years ago, I left my home country not yet knowing the Lord, although I realize now He was already in the process of drawing me to Him. We had many ups and downs, trials and tribulations, but that first year abroad, I can tell you the Lord blessed us above and beyond our wildest expectations.

In Mark 29:31, Jesus said, "Verily I say unto you, there is no man that has left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, a wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, he shall receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions, and in the world to come, eternal life. But many that are first shall be last, and many who are last shall be first."

I know many Christians claim that they don't pay attention to these events, nor do anything to prepare, because they are trusting in God. But look, if you are living your best life now, going on vacation, playing sports, playing church, and enjoying the perishable things of this life instead of studying diligently to understand the season that we are in, so that you can embrace your God given responsibility to protect your family, then that is not great faith, that is great complacency.

The time to take action is now. I pray the Lord will bless your path. Whether you stay or you go, I pray that you stay covered in the blood of Christ and that you go be a light to the world.