Email
received Monday,
January 31, 2011
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."
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