8 Words Capture How We Must Act Amid Cultural Collapse
Apr 19, 2023 14:37:03 GMT
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Post by barb43 on Apr 19, 2023 14:37:03 GMT
This piece is one writer's commentary on the last days, and how we should (must!) persevere as attacks on Christians and our beliefs continue and increase. I don't agree with the writer's list of 'high-profile Christians' in the imaginary scenario he presents early on. But, the rest of his editorial is pretty good. Included here is the 'meat' of what I considered the 'good part'.
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How Should We Then Live?
In the '60s, theologian and prophet Francis Schaeffer posed this question to Christians. Analyzing events in history and foretelling what was coming to our nation, he warned us of this implosion while calling us to engage our culture and beseech God for divine intervention.
Christians can no longer settle for "status quo" religion with neatly packaged, sanitized, inspirational programs and services while ignoring the epidemic of Christians being persecuted and Western civilization crumbling. In England, the former archbishop of Canterbury said, "Christianity is facing extinction in Great Britain."
We are currently engaged in a titanic, unprecedented struggle with forces of evil and must categorically reject wishful thinking that this is simply temporary, cyclical or manageable. We are at a tipping point where either we experience a divine intervention of God in a Third Great Awakening, or we will witness the fulfillment of A.W. Tozer's prophetic warning: "Historians will conclude that we of the 20th century had the genius to create a great civilization but we lacked the moral wisdom to preserve it."
One Word Captures Our Charge
In Matthew 24 and Mark 13, Jesus told us the signs of the end of the age. He basically summed everything up with these words, "He who perseveres till the end will be saved" (Matthew 24:13; Mark13:13).
There simply are no shortcuts in difficult days. We must draw upon the grace of God and make a quality decision that we will persevere.
Currently I'm reading "Letter to the American Church" by Eric Metaxas, telling us how Dietrich Bonhoffer persevered as a prophetic voice in Nazi Germany. Similarly, Winston Churchill and his perseverance is highlighted in"The Churchill Factor" as this towering figure of the 20th century literally saved Western civilization from extinction.
When his fellow countrymen and Cabinet were capitulating to Hitler and his war machine, Churchill told them to persevere, to fight and not to negotiate. "If this long island story of ours is to end at last, let it end only when each one of us lies choking in his own blood upon the ground!" With this almost Shakespearean climax, he rallied them to press on till victory was theirs.
Here's the deal: Amidst the relentless attacks on Trump, he never gives up. May we emulate his example as we pray for him and our nation in this time of chaos, confusion and corruption. Let us repent as the people of Nineveh did and remember Jeremiah's words, "If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses?" (Jeremiah12:5)
In the '60s, theologian and prophet Francis Schaeffer posed this question to Christians. Analyzing events in history and foretelling what was coming to our nation, he warned us of this implosion while calling us to engage our culture and beseech God for divine intervention.
Christians can no longer settle for "status quo" religion with neatly packaged, sanitized, inspirational programs and services while ignoring the epidemic of Christians being persecuted and Western civilization crumbling. In England, the former archbishop of Canterbury said, "Christianity is facing extinction in Great Britain."
We are currently engaged in a titanic, unprecedented struggle with forces of evil and must categorically reject wishful thinking that this is simply temporary, cyclical or manageable. We are at a tipping point where either we experience a divine intervention of God in a Third Great Awakening, or we will witness the fulfillment of A.W. Tozer's prophetic warning: "Historians will conclude that we of the 20th century had the genius to create a great civilization but we lacked the moral wisdom to preserve it."
One Word Captures Our Charge
In Matthew 24 and Mark 13, Jesus told us the signs of the end of the age. He basically summed everything up with these words, "He who perseveres till the end will be saved" (Matthew 24:13; Mark13:13).
There simply are no shortcuts in difficult days. We must draw upon the grace of God and make a quality decision that we will persevere.
Currently I'm reading "Letter to the American Church" by Eric Metaxas, telling us how Dietrich Bonhoffer persevered as a prophetic voice in Nazi Germany. Similarly, Winston Churchill and his perseverance is highlighted in"The Churchill Factor" as this towering figure of the 20th century literally saved Western civilization from extinction.
When his fellow countrymen and Cabinet were capitulating to Hitler and his war machine, Churchill told them to persevere, to fight and not to negotiate. "If this long island story of ours is to end at last, let it end only when each one of us lies choking in his own blood upon the ground!" With this almost Shakespearean climax, he rallied them to press on till victory was theirs.
Here's the deal: Amidst the relentless attacks on Trump, he never gives up. May we emulate his example as we pray for him and our nation in this time of chaos, confusion and corruption. Let us repent as the people of Nineveh did and remember Jeremiah's words, "If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses?" (Jeremiah12:5)
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