Presidential elections years are always a fascinating study in human thought and behavior. Every four years, new “saviors” come on the scene promising if we elect them everything will change. Yet the more things change, the more they stay the same. Our economy is faltering; biblical morality is at an all-time low; and things are headed south in a hurry.
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Today we check in with Doug Wakefield on the economic front, and also look at more disturbing news that points out just how corrupt mankind is becoming. Have we lost the ability to rationally think, and more importantly, are we still trusting in God?
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“For the Left, tolerance does not mean tolerance,” columnist and radio talk-show host Dennis Prager wrote in a 2013 commentary for National Review Online. “It means first, acceptance. And second, celebration. That is totalitarianism: You not only have to live with what you may differ with, dear citizen, you have to celebrate it or pay a steep price.”
The sad truth is, people don't want to know, they don't want to be told. Everyone wants bliss, we live in a "Ship of Fools" society, and that's just speaking from a secular point of view. From a Christian point of view, willful ignorance has led many to follow false doctrine. The wolves of today keep preaching "peace, peace" while there is no peace. Never ever have I seen America so polarized, divided and just down right hateful, the bible points to a time when the love of most will grow cold, well we are here, human life has become cheap, people's thoughts are reprobate, society is obsessed with sex, like in the days of Lot, children hate and disrespect their parents, parents kill their children, what is good is called evil, what is evil is called good. All of this should not surprise anyone who reads their bible. We are living in a time very close to The Lord's return. The apostasy, gathers strength, religion is melding into socio-politics, the worldwide economy is melting…….. The enemies of Christians grow by the day, our "own" turn against Jesus and those that hold to Him. What is there left to point out? To convince the sheep? The time is almos upon us! Wake up!
Manny,
Your zeal is undeniable and appreciated. We are seeing true distinctions being blotted out seemingly daily and replaced with false distinctions. While sheep may be an unflattering representation the Lord knew exactly what He was saying when He made the comparison. So many draw from the wrong well: Post modernism =newspeak. And modernism was no better. Take Muhammad and Darwin and the difference between what they said and what people who read them claim their message to be. There is unquestionably something totalitarian about the mind set of those engaged in propaganda.
Colossians 2:6-10 As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.
Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.
Sheep we be; let us follow the Sheppard and not the flock. As sheep we share a common vulnerability.
"There is unquestionably something totalitarian about the mind set of those engaged in propaganda.". Indeed the unregenerate, sinful man lusts for power and despite the lessons of history, gravitates towards trying to create his kingdom, his utopia on earth, that has always led to dystopia. This they will always do, and the only counter-balance is the Christian mindset which sadly today is compromising with the world.
It's interesting Ron that unscriptural utopian ideas spawn dystopian literature. I guess for many who suppress the truth in unrighteousness— no direction is home. Sinful man, whether born again or dead in sins will gravitate to the lust of flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life. The unregenerate man is a slave to these. The Spirit frees and equips us who are born again. Walking in the Spirit (Christ was our test pilot) is required to avoid living in the flesh. James 1:14-16
Thanks Rascott, good to hear from you! My friend, you know my opinion of politics, but I can't begin to tell you how utterly saddened I am by what's become of our country in the last nine months to a year. I'm sure there were many Christians in Paul's day that saw the decline and utter destruction of Rome, I'm sure they felt as I do. I know and I understand the signs of the times we are living in, but this is my temporary country, I haven't lost sight that my true citizenship is from above, thanks be to Jesus Christ, I'm also not holding out for scraps when it comes to politicians, specially those that call themselves Christian politicians. I know enough of the system, read enough to know what is really going on. We are spectators to the decline of the ideals that this country was founded on, every empire has its day, I truly believe we are seeing this Rome beginning to crumble. My amazement has been at the speed. The corruption, the lies, the utter disregard for the law of the land gives credence to what the bible says………men will be lovers of themselves, insolent, back biters, haters………fits the bill today, doesn't it?
Corruption:
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-04-01/state-de…