Fired Up Greg Locke Yells “I Will Ask You to Leave!” if Church Members Wear a Mask Again

Controversial pastor Greg Locke of Global Vision Bible Church in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, made his thoughts clear about recent government murmurs of a second lockdown due to the uptick in COVID-19 resulting from the Delta variant.

Preaching a sermon out of Luke 24:13-32 titled “Holy Heartburn,” Locke told his congregation on Sunday: “Here’s what the left has told us every week, ‘If you comply, if you compromise, you’ll get in our good graces.’ ” Locke went on, “No! Because you will never comply enough. You will never compromise enough. You will never get in the good graces of godless people because all they want is compliance!”

Locke rejected the notion of shutting down the church, saying, “My hind leg if they think they gonna shut this church down. I’m gonna go and let you know that right now, in the name of God.”
“They will be serving Frosties in hell before we shut this place down. Just because a buck-wild, demon-possessed government tells us to.”

“If they go through round two and you start showing up with all these masks and all this nonsense, I’ll ask you to leave,” Locke said, as congregants stood and shouted in agreement. Locke repeated: “I will ask you to leave! I am not playing these Democrat games up in this church. If you want to social-distance, go to [another church], but don’t come to this one. I’m done with it! I ain’t playing these stupid games!

Locke then called out other pastors who are already taking precautions because of the Delta variant. “Bunch of pastors talking about how much they want to see people healed,” he said. “They’re afraid to baptize because of a Delta variant. I’m sick of it!”
“My hind leg they gonna shut us down,” Locke repeated, then warned listeners not to believe government officials who closed the nation the first time. “They know who’s going to be a problem and they know who they can control…I’m going to be a ‘problem’ moving forward. I’m not giving into this mess.”

“I’m not going to play their games.”

The pastor extended an invitation for others to join the church’s growing campus, saying, “So when all hell breaks loose and all these cowards start with this round-two business…we’ll take ya.”

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CNN Cancelled Locke
Locke was scheduled to appear on CNN with host Chris Cuomo Tuesday night, but after Locke posted a video on Facebook letting Cuomo know he wasn’t going to back down from what he said about masks, the network cancelled the interview “until further notice.” Locke called the cancellation “bogus,” but said he’d be ready for a future interview.

Known for his fiery rhetoric, Locke had called the Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo, who is Chris Cuomo’s brother, “wicked-evil” and “demon-possessed,” accusing him of killing old people in nursing homes using COVID-19 just hours before his scheduled appearance on Cuomo Prime Time.

Challenging anyone who thinks Locke’s statement about masks was simply a rant or publicity stunt, he said attendants will have banners at the church this Sunday that read: “Our campus is a mask-free church. Either kindly remove them or sit in your car.”

“If you come to our church and try to protest what I said by wearing a mask,” Locke said, “we will escort you to the door. We’re not playing. We’re a place of faith, not a place of fear!”

Locke alleged that since his sermon on Sunday, the church’s voicemail is being maxed out every 20 minutes with death threats and people saying “F- you, F- you, F- you, you wicked, low-down, sorry guy. I can’t believe you would ask people to walk out of church for wearing a mask.”

Greg Locke’s entire message, which has been viewed over 3,000 times on YouTube and Facebook, can be watched below. The segment reported on in this article starts at 1:10:34.

Locke Made Similar Comments During Easter Service
During his Easter sermon this year, Locke told the “sheep” in the congregation to “take them stupid masks off!” He also called out preachers who he says stay silent about the truth of the Bible and don’t utilize the platform God has given them.

Unvaccinated Pastor Fighting for Life Disagrees
Danny Reeves, the senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Corsicana, Texas, had to be admitted to the hospital after he couldn’t breathe due to COVID-19 complications. Reeves was unvaccinated. The pastor tweeted on his seventh day in the hospital, “COVID pneumonia is no joke. I inadvertently underestimated it. Pls don’t do the same. My healthy body has been ravaged.”

“Modern medicine is the creation & blessing from God. I have always trusted it. We all take meds & go to the doctor when we’re sick,” Reeves added. He posted an update on July 26, 2021, urging others to get vaccinated. “Praise be 2 God! Thanks for all who have shared this journey! A HUGE thanks to the team @ Baylor hospital! Pls go get the vaccine! Pls recognize that U can use your freedom to get vaxxed. There’s no freedom on a vent! If you’ve never been open to Jesus, it will be joy to share how Christ has changed my life! And just in case you want to know what the scene looks like…here it is!”

Franklin Graham Pushes Vaccination
During an interview with Axios on HBO, Reverend Franklin Graham encouraged pastors to inform their congregations where they could get the vaccine. “We are leaders in a community, and we have a responsibility to inform of the truth.”

Calling modern-day medicine “pro-life,” Graham told host Mike Allen, “I want people to know that COVID-19 can kill you, but we have a vaccine out there that could possibly save your life. If you wait, it can be too late.”

Earlier this year Graham was questioned about previously saying, “I think if there were vaccines available in the time of Christ, Jesus would have made reference to them and used them.” A few days later Graham clarified his statement, referencing the parable of the Good Samaritan. “Jesus Christ would advocate for people using vaccines and medicines to treat suffering and save lives.”

“We also know that Jesus went from town to town healing ‘every disease and sickness.’ He came to save life—to offer us eternal life,” Graham said. “Did Jesus need a vaccine Himself? Of course not. He is God.”

Hillsong’s Brian Houston Talks About Death of Unvaccinated Member
Hillsong recently experienced the loss of one of its members, Stephen Harmon, after he died from the COVID-19 virus.

Harmon chose not to get vaccinated and posted comments on social media such as: “When you can’t trust the Bible cause it was written by man, but you trust the CDC/Fauci guidelines cause they were written by man. Makes total sense.”

Even after Harmon was hospitalized, he said getting the vaccine was not an option for him.

In a statement Brian Houston said: “The death of Stephen Harmon was a sad day for those who knew him and called him a friend…While many of our staff, leadership and congregation have already received the COVID-19 vaccine, we recognize this is a personal decision for each individual to make with the counsel of medical professionals.”



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I think Locke stepped in it with this message. While I don't agree with mask mandates, mask wearing should be a personal choice and people should not be shamed or pressured to wear or not wear a mask. I don't wear a mask, but Locke's stance is as bad as the pro mask Nazis.

Crusader wrote:I think Locke stepped in it with this message.  While I don't agree with mask mandates, mask wearing should be a personal choice and people should not be shamed or pressured to wear or not wear a mask.  I don't wear a mask, but Locke's stance is as bad as the pro mask Nazis.

Yeah...I get where you're coming from, but I sorta' agree with him. I mean...its kinda' like if you wear a mask, you have doubts about God protecting you.

Elizabeth Theus wrote:

Crusader wrote:I think Locke stepped in it with this message.  While I don't agree with mask mandates, mask wearing should be a personal choice and people should not be shamed or pressured to wear or not wear a mask.  I don't wear a mask, but Locke's stance is as bad as the pro mask Nazis.

Yeah...I get where you're coming from, but I sorta' agree with him.  I mean...its kinda' like if you wear a mask, you have doubts about God protecting you.

I go to the doctor.  I exercise.  I buy insurance.  God gave us brains and doesn't expect us to test him constantly with our carelessness.  Just because I don't trust a government who mandates away our personal freedom doesn't mean that I think they are always wrong and should always be ignored.  I'm for personal freedom.  Locke is acting as badly as the government by claiming to represent God with no scripture to back up his viewpoint. I bet Locke wears a seatbelt.

Today, you can go to Walmart and see more people wearing a mask than one used to see at the hospital. Since antiquity, masks have been available for protection, so there is nothing wrong with using one for that reason. People are wearing masks for their safety and the safety of others. With all the hype about wearing a mask, I decided to go to the Bible and see what it says about mask wearing.

It proved an interesting study. The first Bible mention of a face covering is in Genesis 24:65: “For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.” If you have ever been to the Middle East or attended a wedding, you understand what Rebekah was doing here.

In Exodus 34:33, Moses had been in the presence of the Lord, and his face was shining so bright it was terrifying the people. He had to use a face covering so that they would not run from him. Some have suggested that this writer do the same because my face scares them! In Isaiah 6:2 it tells us about a vision of heaven: “Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.” These angels are covering their faces with wings. In the New Testament, it speaks of those that put a mask on their hearts (I Corinthians 3:15).

Again, I am not against wearing masks, but there are some things the Bible tells us not to put a mask on. We should not put a mask on the Scriptures. Spread the Bible far and wide and never “sheltered-in” the Truth where no one can hear. We should never put a mask on our salvation.

Hiding salvation is worse than hiding the cure to Covid-19! The Devil hides salvation because he is evil, but a believer should share salvation. In a world using masks to extend and save their physical live, do not mask salvation that can save their spiritual life! Our Christianity must spiritually unmask even if we mask our natural body. God left us here to shine, and if we do not, who will?

https://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/religion/what-the-bible-says-about-wearing-masks/article_25c49a82-8bf9-11ea-8542-a7cccc045339.html

Elizabeth Theus wrote:

Crusader wrote:I think Locke stepped in it with this message.  While I don't agree with mask mandates, mask wearing should be a personal choice and people should not be shamed or pressured to wear or not wear a mask.  I don't wear a mask, but Locke's stance is as bad as the pro mask Nazis.

Yeah...I get where you're coming from, but I sorta' agree with him.  I mean...its kinda' like if you wear a mask, you have doubts about God protecting you.

If you do not wear a mask during an airborne pandemic, God will have doubts concerning your common sense.

I'd like to know how COVID is affecting Christian Science, if there is a litmus test then they would be it.

Sprintcyclist wrote:

Elizabeth Theus wrote:

Crusader wrote:I think Locke stepped in it with this message.  While I don't agree with mask mandates, mask wearing should be a personal choice and people should not be shamed or pressured to wear or not wear a mask.  I don't wear a mask, but Locke's stance is as bad as the pro mask Nazis.

Yeah...I get where you're coming from, but I sorta' agree with him.  I mean...its kinda' like if you wear a mask, you have doubts about God protecting you.

If you do not wear a mask during an airborne pandemic, God will have doubts concerning your common sense.

There ISN'T a pandemic.

We have to look how 'COVID' has progressed over time, 1st it was coronavirus then covid-19 now its covid delta.
A virus that came from someone eating bats in China that suddenly enveloped the world in an instant. It started as a physical 'virus' that somehow reworked itself to be a mental illness virus and now it is supposed to reduce your IQ.
This has scam written all over it, hopefully the Taliban will take over the world with Joes left over guns.
This is the AIDS panic repeated, though really just the Bolshevik revolution part 2.

Crusader wrote:I think Locke stepped in it with this message.  While I don't agree with mask mandates, mask wearing should be a personal choice and people should not be shamed or pressured to wear or not wear a mask.  I don't wear a mask, but Locke's stance is as bad as the pro mask Nazis.

I absolutely agree with you! There is nothing whatsoever in the Bible that would tell Christians to shame or pressure people for it, one way or the other. Personally, I think the masks are nonsense and I refuse to live in fear but, there are people who are terrified. It does no good to coerce those folks nor shame them for being afraid. That does nothing to further the gospel nor introduce people to the Savior.

Pastors and clergy should be especially gracious and kind to those people. But, Christians are cautioned in scripture NOT to make those folks stumble. Instead we should love them, support them and do all we can to help them.

It is their choice, not ours! I would agree that this "Pastor" is acting as badly as the "mask Nazis".