Absolutely There are Absolutes!

Although the title didn’t originate with me I did think it appropriate for this article. We are facing an election of primary importance.  I don’t recall our country ever fearing such dangers that are upon us today.  We as Christians must be prepared for a way of thinking that is being forced upon us.  Our moral and ethical standards are being threatened as never before. The millennial generation has become indoctrinated with socialist ideals…..although they call themselves the new “progressives”.  So why am I writing a blog on politics?   I fear that politics is impacting the church as well as our world.

I am centering my thinking on the agenda of the acceptance of homosexuals as an alternate life style. The social progressives are pushing their agenda across our country. If we Christians have a problem with their thinking……then we are called bigots. We are smeared in both the press and the social media.  But we can take that. We shouldn’t be surprised at the public “persecutions” that will follow.  Those of us who are called “Bible Bangers” are targeted.  After all God….loves us all and takes us just as we are…right?  No problem with that except, He also set up certain restrictions.  He abhors fornicators, adulterers, homosexuals, drunkenness, etc etc.  You can read the list for yourself. (1 Cor. 6:9)

Those who profess God’s love only, over and above his commandants… are doing great harm to those who regard their aberrant and immoral behavior as just part of who they are! However, when God has stated that a certain behavior is listed in his “don’ts” then we need to listen.  That’s part of repentance is it not? It is all part of our being sinful humans.  We make mistakes, we disobey the commandments and then we repent.  God’s Spirit within nudges us… We ask forgiveness…..first to those we have wronged and then pray for God’s help with our problem.

A world without the Judeo/Christian value system becomes a humanistic society. Progressivism is a worldview fundamentally based on the philosophy of humanism.  Humanism is based on atheism or agnosticism. This means either there is no God or else He has no concern for human affairs.  Therefore it is up to humans to make their own rules for life.  And we make these rules up as we go along.

Also this philosophy believes that mutually exclusive claims of truth can all be true at the same time!  “What’s true for you may not be true for me.” In other words, there are many roads that lead to God…….Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Voodoo etc. all lead us down the same path. If there is a God then Christianity is not the only road. However, 1st Timothy 2:3-6 says: “For there is one God and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, gave himself as a ransom for all…..” Jesus came to save mankind as the perfect sacrifice for our sins.

Since the progressive mindset is now invading our society how does it impact our Churches? Can’t we just go to worship….shut the doors and leave the world outside.  Not so fast. Will our very worship centers be impacted?  What if you want to send your children to a Christian school?

From the Orange County Register I just read an article by Joel Kotkin.(July 1^st 2016).  “California’s legislature has introduced a bill that would forbid religious universities and schools from discriminating against students, faculty or administrators based on sexual orientation or gender identity….thus making it illegal for a conservative Christian school to turn away students or teachers who do not share its stated religious beliefs. Another bill “California Climate Science and Accountability Act of 2016” would enable the state to prosecute any individual or company that has challenged its orthodoxy on climate change. These proposed laws now insist there is only one correct and legal view on controversial issues, such as gender and bathrooms, racism, gay marriage and climate change.  A nation founded on free expression and respect for individual liberty is transitioning into a one party state where, increasingly, the rights of those who hold opposing views are being suppressed and ignored.”

It is just a question of time before the Federal government also will be mandating who is teaching in our Christian colleges and universities. Will our churches come next? What about churches who have schools within their buildings? Will our donations for church work now be taxable? Hiring practices of our staff, our teachers? Transsexual bathrooms and locker rooms?

Not too long ago, we had reverence for the things of God. Today, open sacrilege is the norm, especially in the popular culture.  We think we can make up our own truth instead of submitting to the truth of Scripture.

Such fantasy is ultimately the path to destruction, which will most certainly be visited on us should we not turn back to God in humility and repentance. If we are to survive as a nation, we must submit ourselves to God’s instructions for righteous living and rebuild a society whose values reflect the truths of the one true God.

Christian……the fight is up to you!!!