| − | Christendom today has a dangerous blight on it. This blight is growing and spreading, eating away at Christian foundations like a cancer, threatening to change the face of [[Christianity]] completely. This blight is the so called "neo-liberalism". [[Liberal|Liberals]], compromise in exchange for "acceptance" by [[society]]. As Christians we are called to participate in this world, but not be a part of it, and as Christians we are failing, trading this essential [[morality]]. the compromise of our morals has been tagged by the liberals as a necessary concession to "[[tolerance]]". Tolerance means that we treat everyone on an equal table, without hatred, it does not mean surrendering core principles, or forming part of an ever dropping common denominator, and this is what is happening. To take someone who is politely standing up for their legitimate beliefs, that are opposite to the liberal framework, and persecute them for bigotry, is intolerance in itself. Keeping the above thoughts in mind, we must realize that we can not trade our morals for acceptance. Failure to take action or stand up for your beliefs is just as bad or worse than the sin itself, it's not you or the religion that the world hates; it's God, [[Jesus Christ]], and his divine message that state we are all guilty and require redemption (John 7:7). | + | Christendom today has a dangerous blight on it. This blight is growing and spreading, eating away at Christian foundations like a cancer, threatening to change the face of [[Christianity]] completely. This blight is the so called "neo-liberalism". [[Liberal]]s, compromise in exchange for "acceptance" by [[society]]. As Christians we are called to participate in this world, but not be a part of it, and as Christians we are failing, trading this essential [[morality]]. the compromise of our morals has been tagged by the liberals as a necessary concession to "[[tolerance]]". Tolerance means that we treat everyone on an equal table, without hatred, it does not mean surrendering core principles, or forming part of an ever dropping common denominator, and this is what is happening. To take someone who is politely standing up for their legitimate beliefs, that are opposite to the liberal framework, and persecute them for bigotry, is intolerance in itself. Keeping the above thoughts in mind, we must realize that we can not trade our morals for acceptance. Failure to take action or stand up for your beliefs is just as bad or worse than the sin itself, it's not you or the religion that the world hates; it's God, [[Jesus Christ]], and his divine message that state we are all guilty and require redemption (John 7:7). |
| − | Synonymous with this blight is the trend of "new age mysticism" becoming ever more "[[pop culture]]", [[horoscope|horoscopes]], [[astrology]], crystals, etc. The spirit of [[creation]], [[nature]], is honored in the materialist theory of [[evolution]], without acknowledging the spirit of God embodied within. Romans 1:21 mentions that "when they knew God they glorified him, not as God, neither were they thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish hearts were darkened." The new-agers make up and invent gods and goddesses to explain their false universal perception of God as nature, the creation, rather than the creator. Additionally, many of these new-agers profess to be wizened philosophers, more intelligent than us woeful Christians. The Bible also accounts for these so-named intellectuals— "professing themselves to be wise, they became fools." (Romans 1:22) The new-agers take the glory of God and bestow it on mankind in an attempt to diminish the foundations of Christianity in society and make man more self-important. They reject the historical truth that our nation was founded with Christian men on Christian principles, and they are enshrined in our constitution. They "changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man." (Romans 1:23) Additionally, as stated above, they take all these things and change the truth in the Bible into a new "tolerance" of opposition to God's will. Romans finishes on this subject with verse 25, "they who changed the truth of God into a lie and worshiped the creature more than the creator who is blessed forever". | + | Synonymous with this blight is the trend of "new age mysticism" becoming ever more "[[pop culture]]", [[horoscope]]s, [[astrology]], crystals, etc. The spirit of [[creation]], [[nature]], is honored in the materialist theory of [[evolution]], without acknowledging the spirit of God embodied within. Romans 1:21 mentions that "when they knew God they glorified him, not as God, neither were they thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish hearts were darkened." The new-agers make up and invent gods and goddesses to explain their false universal perception of God as nature, the creation, rather than the creator. Additionally, many of these new-agers profess to be wizened philosophers, more intelligent than us woeful Christians. The Bible also accounts for these so-named intellectuals— "professing themselves to be wise, they became fools." (Romans 1:22) The new-agers take the glory of God and bestow it on mankind in an attempt to diminish the foundations of Christianity in society and make man more self-important. They reject the historical truth that our nation was founded with Christian men on Christian principles, and they are enshrined in our constitution. They "changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man." (Romans 1:23) Additionally, as stated above, they take all these things and change the truth in the Bible into a new "tolerance" of opposition to God's will. Romans finishes on this subject with verse 25, "they who changed the truth of God into a lie and worshiped the creature more than the creator who is blessed forever". |