Apologies to any who didn't come to 'Meaning in History' for and evangelical-newsletter, of course it's not. There is a very real connection of our world and what many of Faith have come to recognize as the Battle of Good and Evil. The battle is in the spirit and principalities: not to go all Bible on you all-it is an age-old known fact.
Faith/Belief aside, there are actual coordinated attacks on Christianity and, I'd remind all, that Anti-Semitism you hear about (think colleges and Universities coverage lately) is an assault on the Judea-leg of what our founding fathers termed Judea-Christian morals and values on which our country's gov't was created. There's a lot of effort spent here in a world in heavy denial.
A great term comes to mind -from WWII Fliers lexicon- 'If you're taking Flack you're over the target'. Being attacked doesn't prove one's belief or faith; that is proven in Love. Being attacked does show that the battle rages.
Remember, Marxism mandates Gov't replace God to succeed. It's allowed in that ideology only as the societal opiate so must fall under gov't control/regulation. Do you think maybe, as part of the Covid freedom intrusion, the closing of Church services was coincidence? Our freedom to worship is part of the foundation that allowed for the USA to have been great. So many capitulated during Covid, it feels like evil has scored big in our having allowed our gov't to get away with their violations of our Liberties.
Dang, S'21, I wanted to just offer a thanks for the encouraging note and got all preachy (again, I fear). I do appreciate your insight; if folks who don't walk in faith aren't told the truth they won't have the Light to head towards. Thanks for providing some! (WRH of Weiser...)
In the days of yore, religion and good morals were taught in school, in church and at home with the consequence that society itself acted as a break on degeneracy. Our complacency back then led us to forget that we live in a world that is in a constant struggle between the powers of light and dark. This together with the nature of man, made us vulnerable to that state of relative morality where one persons values are matched against another's. As with children, who need a parent figure to define boundaries for their own safety, so with those of us who are of age. The absence of an authority to define right and wrong, outside of ourselves, leaves us extremely vulnerable to bad judgement. That's the whole back story to the tree of the knowledge of good and evil - we now get to choose what is right.
The Garden condition, of living under God's authority does not, when removed result in an authority figure vacuum. There is always a substitute. IMO, the powers of darkness have now assumed that role. Hence, whilst most people do not profess to be Satanists, the mantra "do what thou wilt" is actually the moral code by which so many of us choose to live. It is increasingly facilitated (the lifting of negative consequences for bad behavior e.g. >20% children living in single parent homes in US and UK) by a captured State (Social Security, the New Deal, Great Society, etc.) and incentivized by seeing others get away with/be rewarded by whatever they want.
But it's all a big lie. You can see it everywhere, that the darkness actually results in imprisonment. A perfect example is this new concept of 15 minute cities. Another was the lockdown. But with the darkness showing it's hand more and more - I vividly recall getting the feeling during lockdown of evil spreading like a cloud over us - there is hope that more and more are waking up. Now here is the critical point for me. Whilst we can choose what is right because we see the picture more fully, how do we explain to others, so that they follow suit? I like the film, the Time Changer for it's take on this. It's a bit dated, but here is the gist from Wikipedia. "Bible professor Russell Carlisle (D. David Morin) confronts and lectures a boy who has stolen marbles from his neighbors, calling his action unjust. The year is 1890 and Carlisle has written a new manuscript entitled The Changing Times, which promotes good morals without discussing Christ. The book is on track to receive a unanimous endorsement from the board of the Grace Bible Seminary. That is, until colleague Dr. Norris Anderson (Gavin MacLeod) objects. Without unanimous endorsement, his book might not do so well. Carlisle and another professor seek a unanimity rule change, but the dean insists that Carlisle discuss the disagreement with Anderson privately.
Dr. Anderson fears that Carlisle's book could harm coming generations, arguing that teaching good moral values without mentioning Christ is wrong."
Hey and G'day S'21,
Apologies to any who didn't come to 'Meaning in History' for and evangelical-newsletter, of course it's not. There is a very real connection of our world and what many of Faith have come to recognize as the Battle of Good and Evil. The battle is in the spirit and principalities: not to go all Bible on you all-it is an age-old known fact.
Faith/Belief aside, there are actual coordinated attacks on Christianity and, I'd remind all, that Anti-Semitism you hear about (think colleges and Universities coverage lately) is an assault on the Judea-leg of what our founding fathers termed Judea-Christian morals and values on which our country's gov't was created. There's a lot of effort spent here in a world in heavy denial.
A great term comes to mind -from WWII Fliers lexicon- 'If you're taking Flack you're over the target'. Being attacked doesn't prove one's belief or faith; that is proven in Love. Being attacked does show that the battle rages.
Remember, Marxism mandates Gov't replace God to succeed. It's allowed in that ideology only as the societal opiate so must fall under gov't control/regulation. Do you think maybe, as part of the Covid freedom intrusion, the closing of Church services was coincidence? Our freedom to worship is part of the foundation that allowed for the USA to have been great. So many capitulated during Covid, it feels like evil has scored big in our having allowed our gov't to get away with their violations of our Liberties.
Dang, S'21, I wanted to just offer a thanks for the encouraging note and got all preachy (again, I fear). I do appreciate your insight; if folks who don't walk in faith aren't told the truth they won't have the Light to head towards. Thanks for providing some! (WRH of Weiser...)
In the days of yore, religion and good morals were taught in school, in church and at home with the consequence that society itself acted as a break on degeneracy. Our complacency back then led us to forget that we live in a world that is in a constant struggle between the powers of light and dark. This together with the nature of man, made us vulnerable to that state of relative morality where one persons values are matched against another's. As with children, who need a parent figure to define boundaries for their own safety, so with those of us who are of age. The absence of an authority to define right and wrong, outside of ourselves, leaves us extremely vulnerable to bad judgement. That's the whole back story to the tree of the knowledge of good and evil - we now get to choose what is right.
The Garden condition, of living under God's authority does not, when removed result in an authority figure vacuum. There is always a substitute. IMO, the powers of darkness have now assumed that role. Hence, whilst most people do not profess to be Satanists, the mantra "do what thou wilt" is actually the moral code by which so many of us choose to live. It is increasingly facilitated (the lifting of negative consequences for bad behavior e.g. >20% children living in single parent homes in US and UK) by a captured State (Social Security, the New Deal, Great Society, etc.) and incentivized by seeing others get away with/be rewarded by whatever they want.
But it's all a big lie. You can see it everywhere, that the darkness actually results in imprisonment. A perfect example is this new concept of 15 minute cities. Another was the lockdown. But with the darkness showing it's hand more and more - I vividly recall getting the feeling during lockdown of evil spreading like a cloud over us - there is hope that more and more are waking up. Now here is the critical point for me. Whilst we can choose what is right because we see the picture more fully, how do we explain to others, so that they follow suit? I like the film, the Time Changer for it's take on this. It's a bit dated, but here is the gist from Wikipedia. "Bible professor Russell Carlisle (D. David Morin) confronts and lectures a boy who has stolen marbles from his neighbors, calling his action unjust. The year is 1890 and Carlisle has written a new manuscript entitled The Changing Times, which promotes good morals without discussing Christ. The book is on track to receive a unanimous endorsement from the board of the Grace Bible Seminary. That is, until colleague Dr. Norris Anderson (Gavin MacLeod) objects. Without unanimous endorsement, his book might not do so well. Carlisle and another professor seek a unanimity rule change, but the dean insists that Carlisle discuss the disagreement with Anderson privately.
Dr. Anderson fears that Carlisle's book could harm coming generations, arguing that teaching good moral values without mentioning Christ is wrong."
It's on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYCqZOEpPxE