The
United States of America
has become a "post-Christian"
society.*
-pastor
Brad
The
United States of America has a distinctly
Christian heritage. It was built upon the
foundation of Christianity with the
Christian Bible as its primary source of
guidance and direction. As such, the USA
became the richest, most powerful (most
blessed) country in the entire world. Sadly,
all of this is a part of a distant past. The
United States of America has become a
"post-Christian" society.
We
have become morally bankrupt to an extent that
has provoked resentment and outrage throughout
much of the rest of the world. We have
relegated absolute truth to the confines of
the "unenlightened" days of our
ancient ancestors. This new age of
"enlightenment" has all but erased
the concept of "sin" and as a
result, the United States of America has
entered the realm of what I will call:
The
Age of Reaping.
We
have embraced "sin," under the guise
of diversity, tolerance and moral relativism.
As such, we have become ignorant. "My
people are destroyed for lack of
knowledge" (Hosea 4:6). Ignorant of
the universal law of sowing and reaping.
Ignorant of the supernatural consequences of
sin and disobedience to God. Ignorant of what
once made this country great. And ignorant of
why this country has begun a process of
self-destruction.
The
Bible describes the process as follows:
1.
Sin takes away understanding. "Harlotry,
wine and new wine take away the
understanding" (Hosea 4:11).
2.
Continual rejection of truth (that
stems from a lack of understanding) leads
to delusion. "Because they did not
receive the...truth...God will send upon them
a deluding influence so that they will believe
what is false." (2 Thessalonians
2:11-12).
3.
This delusion ultimately results in
destruction. "The people without
understanding are ruined" (Hosea
4:14).
"For
the day of the Lord draws near
on all the nations. As you have done,
it will be done to you. Your dealings
will return on your own head."
-Obadiah 15
*I don't imagine there are many who would
publically agree with me here, however, the
concept does not originate with me. Christian
philosopher Francis
Schaeffer, I believe, first coined the
phrase "post-Christian."
I
certainly do not mean that the USA is void of
Christianity entirely - there absolutely
remains a magnificent remnant of biblical
Christians all around the country, including
some marvelous churches, and some wonderful
pastors and church leaders. What I do mean by
"post-Christian" however, is this:
1.
Generally, the biblical beliefs of our
Founding Fathers have been widely and
practically, if not universally rejected.
2.
Generally, biblical Christianity has been,
at best, badly compromised, and at worst,
completely obliterated in the "American
Church."
