Showing posts with label Modern Culture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Modern Culture. Show all posts
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Gary DeMar on The Morally Bankrupt Atheist Agenda
I like how he explains the consequences, or dangers of pornography, those things that come as a result of distribution of pornographic material ... it leads to abuse of children, it leads to the rape of women, it leads to incest. Like Gary says, it creates a 'bubble around individuals who have or may attain an unrealistic visual of sexual relations. The primary thing, is that it is the sexual objectification of women. A sure ticket to the destruction of a happy healthy family.
Gary is an intelligent person, and I highly commend him in the work that he does in exposing the far left and the factions that make up the far left, which can be broken down into two basic groups - atheists and homosexuals. Of course, all homosexuals are atheists, but not all atheists are homosexuals ... however, overall, as Gary explained, in the atheist worldview there is no objective morality ... I mean, birds have better sense than most atheists have.
Getting back to the pornographic aspect of this thread ... this is one aspect of atheism, as there are many other practices, and or philosophies which fall under the same heading-atheism. So, pornography is just one aspect of atheism. Pornography is probably one if not the single most effective destroyer of life in the atheist's arsenal of weaponry. So many people think that the women who get caught up in pornography are the "victims" ... well, that' not entirely the case, but women do put themselves in a highly risky business when doing porn shoots and movies for a "job."
Men must not be left out of the victim equation, because they too indeed, become victims...especially those men who become sex addicts. A severe level of brain-damage occurs with sustained levels of epinephrine going into the blood-stream...this chemical is released when excited or frightened in varying amounts, depending on the level of excitement or fear, and it is meant to prepare one to fight or flee the scene, it's like instinct...it puts more blood to the lower extremities, to prepare one to run, in essence ... so that is a healthy thing, in a sense. But there are times when it is not so healthy, such as when lust becomes a factor, looking at pornographic material in a book or magazine, or watching pornographic films/channels on the television, or on the Internet. The combination of epinephrine, and the image works to cut a channel into the brain so that eventually, that is the only part of the brain that works, the part surrounding those images that have been stored into it, while the other parts of the brain become atrophied altogether so that that person cannot function in a normal way, or have a normal life.
So, yeah, men become victims to this terrible fate of damage done to their brain through the viewing of pornography. Not to forget, also, that pornography is the leading cause of family break-ups. Wives feel rejected due to their husbands looking at other women through the various means of objectifying them. Many broken hearts can be accredited to the atheists pornography, and likewise souls spending eternity in a hell that burns without ceasing.
God help our country. If you know of a friend who is addicted to this horrible atheistic disease, please try to encourage them and help them to break free from it.
God bless you, and thank you for reading today!
Thanks for visiting Conservatives United!
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Postmodernism: What is it?
It seems as though there is an endless supply of knowledge in the realm of philosophy, enough so, that one could spend their entire lifetime pursuing them, but at the end of the day there is only one that will remain the absolute truth. In an age riddled and ransacked by lies, we begin to wonder how long America will be able to stand before turning back to truth.
Where does Postmodernism fit into the picture?
First of all, I became familiar with postmodernism only about 4 months ago ... A missionary came to our Church and was discussing the dangers of it with some of the other Church members and leaders who attend. It hit me pretty hard after it all had time to sink in, and I realized the impact that it was having on young people across the nation, as we can see the fruits of it on full display - a sin-sick world, and getting worse by the day. Our system of public education is the purveyor of postmodernism, and the teachers therein, all atheists are the ones who put postmodernism into practice.
Now, you may be thinking, "If your purpose is to slam the public system of education, then I'm not interested in what you have to say," and I would say to that, 'If you only knew how dangerous postmodernism is, you would spend less time defending it, and more time fighting it with every ounce of strength left in your body.
So, down to the nitty-gritty, what is it? What is postmodernism?
Most postmodernists don't like to put a definition on it, because that would destroy the progression of it, and thus, the freedom to define things from a humanistic, fleshly point of reference in the present time and condition would be lost. In other words, the postmodernist's goal is to make everything subjective to what happens at this time and place, in total disregard for the past. "The past doesn't apply, because this is what is happening now ... things have changed since they last were."
I'm now going to put, you, my readers subject to the postmodernist's worldview - Let us say you are accustomed to doing things a certain way, because it has worked for you, and for your ancestors that go back centuries ... something that you wish to not change, simply because it has always been beneficial to you, and those before you ... Let us now assume that on any given day, a person comes up to you who is willing to work for pay, you gladly give him or her a job, and on their first day on the job, you assign them their first task...however, mysteriously, they ask the question, "How would like this done, this way or this way?
That's how postmodernism initially works: You are traditional, but the person you hired is a postmodernist, regardless of the years of experience you've acquired, and the centuries of proof behind your experience to back you up...the person you hired is not concerned about what worked in the past...they're looking for ways to suit themselves, and not the person who is in charge. And I would assume that that is why the private sector has grown to be so large in America today.
Most postmodernists carry a fairly high desire of objective pragmatism, always placing everything under the microscope of "science" ... and if there is any absolutes contained in it, they reject it, in order for it to fit their own individual, visual perspective. If the postmodernist cannot see it here and now, or if science, which is based upon what one can obtain with certainty through all the senses, has no record of it, then it becomes of no consequence to the casual observer.
If individual "freedom" is the objective, then, of postmodernism, how can a society as a whole benefit from its results? Very simply ... Society cannot! Why? Because it is too radical an autonomy (freedom), in short, the self-conscience is all that matters. The mind of the individual does not connect with anything other than the self, and the material world. This is basically, humanism, and all that humanism stands for, and its foundation being merely on the self, or individual.
Let's move along now to some of the terms and definitions of humanist/postmodernist's:
It goes in a particular order as to how atheists have progressed toward their self-destructive worldview, so to speak. Atheists most usually refer to the "Enlightenment" as the age for their reference point (as if there were ever such an age, eh?).
We'll start off with rationalism.
If it's rationalism, it obviously means that it points to having reason, or understanding ... it means you acknowledge things that are easily ascertained through being.
Rationality or reason is entirely acceptable until one places his or her self as the "highest" authority in the category of objectivity, as it relates to rationality. That should be the correct criticism of of those who would define rationalism incorrectly.
It is all too common for agnostics, atheists and humanists (basically the same as an atheist) to define rationalism from the objective self point of view.
Empiricism - Another term used by agnostics, atheists and humanists ... empiricism is a theory that knowledge originates in observation and experiences relating to those observations.
I will explain again in principally the same manner that I originally explained rationalism; empiricism, when it is used to give all credit to the human, or self it is not worthy of the merit that is accredited to it. Indeed, we have learned a lot since we began, but we simply cannot take facts physically acknowledgeable today, and deny everything prior to the beginnings of science. This is to show that atheists purpose is to try to "debunk" everything in Biblical times in order to make it fit their own self perception of it by "modern" standards.
Naturalism - Naturalism is a philosophy that rejects the possibility of supernatural phenomena, describing such phenomena as misunderstood natural phenomena or falsehood.
And again, this goes along with what I said earlier, that if atheists cannot empirically verify something under the microscope of science, then they have no explanation. It seems odd, however, that the very faculty that they put so much faith in, man; human wisdom ... is the very same faculty that they discredit if it does not fit their worldview, mere human beings and their collective wisdom, but perhaps a little more profound than what modern day scientists can figure out.
So, here is an outline of what we've went from since the so-called "enlightenment" ... atheists went from rationalism, to empiricism, to naturalism, and low-and-behold...postmodernism came on the scene.
When postmodernism was finally devised atheists had found the thing that would give them the means to grasp hearts and minds, throwing all of the former definitions off as they did not suffice, in order to gain complete freedom that their flesh so desired, or may I reiterate, the autonomy to self destruct. Although atheists don't see it as destructive, they are not aware of it, nor can they be as the Spirit has left them; as God has withdrawn Himself from calling them any further, so true right and wrong they cannot discern.
Structuralism and Post-Structuralism are two of the primary terms used that make up postmodernism...
Structuralism; structuralism is a common strategy of atheist postmodernists, by skeptically re-shaping history to fit the humanist and/or atheist worldview, using also all past scientific "evidence" to make their claim. That is why we have seen so many alleged "inconsistencies" within the Scriptures coming from atheists.
Post-Structuralism; post-structuralism is the direct next step of the atheist postmodernist, by using currently verified evidence to shape the future.
While most people associate this "new" era of postmodernism with art, the art itself is a general reflection of the meaninglessness that comes with postmodernism, ascribing all faith and credit to weak, human flesh, mankind continues to search in himself, for a cure to the loneliness and despair that he feels trapped in.
Well, folks, it seems I've ran out of words, hopefully I can add some more as I learn a little bit here and a little bit there along the way.
One last thought...
If you are searching for truth, friends, you need look no further than to the Cross that Jesus Christ died upon to save you from your sin, and make you whole again!
God bless!
Thanks for visiting Conservatives United!
Where does Postmodernism fit into the picture?
First of all, I became familiar with postmodernism only about 4 months ago ... A missionary came to our Church and was discussing the dangers of it with some of the other Church members and leaders who attend. It hit me pretty hard after it all had time to sink in, and I realized the impact that it was having on young people across the nation, as we can see the fruits of it on full display - a sin-sick world, and getting worse by the day. Our system of public education is the purveyor of postmodernism, and the teachers therein, all atheists are the ones who put postmodernism into practice.
Now, you may be thinking, "If your purpose is to slam the public system of education, then I'm not interested in what you have to say," and I would say to that, 'If you only knew how dangerous postmodernism is, you would spend less time defending it, and more time fighting it with every ounce of strength left in your body.
So, down to the nitty-gritty, what is it? What is postmodernism?
Most postmodernists don't like to put a definition on it, because that would destroy the progression of it, and thus, the freedom to define things from a humanistic, fleshly point of reference in the present time and condition would be lost. In other words, the postmodernist's goal is to make everything subjective to what happens at this time and place, in total disregard for the past. "The past doesn't apply, because this is what is happening now ... things have changed since they last were."
I'm now going to put, you, my readers subject to the postmodernist's worldview - Let us say you are accustomed to doing things a certain way, because it has worked for you, and for your ancestors that go back centuries ... something that you wish to not change, simply because it has always been beneficial to you, and those before you ... Let us now assume that on any given day, a person comes up to you who is willing to work for pay, you gladly give him or her a job, and on their first day on the job, you assign them their first task...however, mysteriously, they ask the question, "How would like this done, this way or this way?
That's how postmodernism initially works: You are traditional, but the person you hired is a postmodernist, regardless of the years of experience you've acquired, and the centuries of proof behind your experience to back you up...the person you hired is not concerned about what worked in the past...they're looking for ways to suit themselves, and not the person who is in charge. And I would assume that that is why the private sector has grown to be so large in America today.
Most postmodernists carry a fairly high desire of objective pragmatism, always placing everything under the microscope of "science" ... and if there is any absolutes contained in it, they reject it, in order for it to fit their own individual, visual perspective. If the postmodernist cannot see it here and now, or if science, which is based upon what one can obtain with certainty through all the senses, has no record of it, then it becomes of no consequence to the casual observer.
If individual "freedom" is the objective, then, of postmodernism, how can a society as a whole benefit from its results? Very simply ... Society cannot! Why? Because it is too radical an autonomy (freedom), in short, the self-conscience is all that matters. The mind of the individual does not connect with anything other than the self, and the material world. This is basically, humanism, and all that humanism stands for, and its foundation being merely on the self, or individual.
Let's move along now to some of the terms and definitions of humanist/postmodernist's:
It goes in a particular order as to how atheists have progressed toward their self-destructive worldview, so to speak. Atheists most usually refer to the "Enlightenment" as the age for their reference point (as if there were ever such an age, eh?).
We'll start off with rationalism.
If it's rationalism, it obviously means that it points to having reason, or understanding ... it means you acknowledge things that are easily ascertained through being.
Rationality or reason is entirely acceptable until one places his or her self as the "highest" authority in the category of objectivity, as it relates to rationality. That should be the correct criticism of of those who would define rationalism incorrectly.
It is all too common for agnostics, atheists and humanists (basically the same as an atheist) to define rationalism from the objective self point of view.
Empiricism - Another term used by agnostics, atheists and humanists ... empiricism is a theory that knowledge originates in observation and experiences relating to those observations.
I will explain again in principally the same manner that I originally explained rationalism; empiricism, when it is used to give all credit to the human, or self it is not worthy of the merit that is accredited to it. Indeed, we have learned a lot since we began, but we simply cannot take facts physically acknowledgeable today, and deny everything prior to the beginnings of science. This is to show that atheists purpose is to try to "debunk" everything in Biblical times in order to make it fit their own self perception of it by "modern" standards.
Naturalism - Naturalism is a philosophy that rejects the possibility of supernatural phenomena, describing such phenomena as misunderstood natural phenomena or falsehood.
And again, this goes along with what I said earlier, that if atheists cannot empirically verify something under the microscope of science, then they have no explanation. It seems odd, however, that the very faculty that they put so much faith in, man; human wisdom ... is the very same faculty that they discredit if it does not fit their worldview, mere human beings and their collective wisdom, but perhaps a little more profound than what modern day scientists can figure out.
So, here is an outline of what we've went from since the so-called "enlightenment" ... atheists went from rationalism, to empiricism, to naturalism, and low-and-behold...postmodernism came on the scene.
When postmodernism was finally devised atheists had found the thing that would give them the means to grasp hearts and minds, throwing all of the former definitions off as they did not suffice, in order to gain complete freedom that their flesh so desired, or may I reiterate, the autonomy to self destruct. Although atheists don't see it as destructive, they are not aware of it, nor can they be as the Spirit has left them; as God has withdrawn Himself from calling them any further, so true right and wrong they cannot discern.
Structuralism and Post-Structuralism are two of the primary terms used that make up postmodernism...
Structuralism; structuralism is a common strategy of atheist postmodernists, by skeptically re-shaping history to fit the humanist and/or atheist worldview, using also all past scientific "evidence" to make their claim. That is why we have seen so many alleged "inconsistencies" within the Scriptures coming from atheists.
Post-Structuralism; post-structuralism is the direct next step of the atheist postmodernist, by using currently verified evidence to shape the future.
While most people associate this "new" era of postmodernism with art, the art itself is a general reflection of the meaninglessness that comes with postmodernism, ascribing all faith and credit to weak, human flesh, mankind continues to search in himself, for a cure to the loneliness and despair that he feels trapped in.
Well, folks, it seems I've ran out of words, hopefully I can add some more as I learn a little bit here and a little bit there along the way.
One last thought...
If you are searching for truth, friends, you need look no further than to the Cross that Jesus Christ died upon to save you from your sin, and make you whole again!
God bless!
Thanks for visiting Conservatives United!
Monday, June 30, 2008
What Makes America The Greatest Among Nations?
Opportunity, we have an endless variety of work available to us. Education - We are blessed with the option to obtain the knowledge necessary to pursue and do our job with the skills required. We are blessed with a bounty of good food...we sow and reap the harvest to feed a Nation of over 300,000,000 people. Freedom - The Greatest of all. We are blessed with the Freedom to choose our own paths in life, through this freedom we have become a nation of diverse people.
What about our culture?
As was mentioned, through the freedom that we have, great diversity abounds, but in the larger scene of things the real question that should be answered is, how did we get here? How did we become such a Nation of the greatest freedom of any country on earth? Well, we won't go all the way back to the 15-1600s when America was settled, that's a long, long story...We'll start off with the date-April 30, 1789. Do you know who became our President on that date? If you said George Washington, you got it right. How much do we know about George Washington? Well, we know he was the first President of these here United States of America, we know he endured many hardships through much war and turmoil, but what stood out the most about George Washington? He was a praying, God-fearing man, of all the things Washington done, that's what stood out the most about him. Here's what two noted political figures in history had to say about the man; from - Webster and Thomas Jefferson:
Webster
Thomas Jefferson
I take particular notice of where Webster says, "Of religious feelings without intolerance...Hmmmm, that strikes me, but not a surprise at all...You see, George Washington was a Christian man, as Christianity was the faith and life of our ForeFathers, as it was through God's Only Son Jesus Christ that we have freedom from the bondage that enslaves us as individuals in this world controlled by the "Prince of this World" and who is the "Prince of this world", you might ask? Satan. But, you see, the Prince of this world has no power over The 'King of kings' our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who came to become sin that we might be freed from sin...and this is why he shunned no one away...Jesus said in Matthew 11:28...'Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon yu and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. And, you see, these were the attributes that our ForeFathers held in such high esteem, they took our Lord's teachings and applied them in everything they done in order that the people would follow their example so that peace would fill the land. George Washington not only welcomed others to join and be a part of the Family of God, he always stressed the importance of prayer and devotion to God and attaining Salvation so that everybody could work toward the goal that will earn us the ultimate of gifts, and it's Free.. Eternal life.
Oh, if only today were like in those days, eh? Yes, indeed, we would not see the turmoil that we are seeing. You know, I hear so much these days coming from liberals about the tolerance idea and how in their definition that tolerance has shaped America to be welcoming to others of differing backgrounds....Yes, that's true, but if only people would strive to understand the origination of their freedom and what freedom means...Jesus told Thomas, yes, ol' doubting Thomas..."Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." And, you see, that's where people have not taken heed, it's kind of like in the scientific community, the scientists place their faith in what they can actually see, and they won't believe until they get the actual result they are looking for and can see happen through a physical perception of an event or discovery. Yes, all that we can learn, we must strive to learn, but what is behind it all, the Creation of it all, is not just "meta-physical" no, He is real, more real than you could imagine, just sitting there, you should be well aware that through God's power you are enabled to breathe every breath of fresh air that you breathe, ever single living soul.
Ok, I want now, to go at some length about this tolerance thing, it's taken me some time to come up with the right words to explain it...I understand it clearly, the problem is as clear as day, I just had to come up with the right words so that others, you, may understand it more fully, and I pray that God will speak to your heart as I share with you the difference and actual meaning of the two very different understandings of tolerance as we know them.
Let me first begin by saying...what exactly is there that we should tolerate and are there limits on what we should tolerate...To come to a clearer understanding of what we should tolerate, let's ask ourselves...What would Jesus tolerate? And how his answer would affect our current, modern day culture.
These are some of the things that we should ask ourselves...
Would Jesus tolerate abortion?....? Stupid question, right? Of course, without a doubt. Jesus would never condone the murder of the little children!
What about the people that commit the act of abortion, would Jesus tolerate them? The answer is...yes, He would. You see, Jesus still loves those, whom, even though they are committing an act of sin, defined by the God of creation as murder.
Homosexuality....Does Jesus tolerate homosexual people? Yes, He does. Now, this is not saying that He will always protect them, He still loves them, but He does not tolerate the act that they are committing. You see, to God, Sodomites are not Sodomites, but sinners that He loves dearly and wants them to turn from their sin so that they might be spared the anguish of eternal torment and inherit eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. And to go back to what I said about this is not saying that He will not always protect them, and you ask why? Here's how you can understand it...when someone commits a crime, and the police arrests them...if person committing the criminal act, misdemeanor/felony, whatever, says that they are sorry for the crime that they had committed and says that they will never do it again, does this mean that the police can just let them go on their word? No! Even though they are sorry and ask for forgiveness, they must still pay the price for their crime under the law. This sets a precedent for others to heed in the future, and those who've had to pay the penalty for their crime can thereby, be witnesses to the law, so that others may strive to do good and therefore, escape the consequences of the law.
Now, let's ask yourself this...Let's say for a hypothetical situation, let's say the criminal in question is allowed to go free without paying the penalty for his crime...what kind of message does this send? In this instance it would be tolerance for not only the person but for the crime also, sending the message that criminal behavior is ok.
So what can tolerance in the latter form be considered as? Tolerance in the latter form equals complacency, a government giving no thought or concern for its citizens. And so, what is the end result? A Nation out of control!
Third...Idolatry. Does God tolerate Idolaters? Yes. Does He tolerate idolatry? No! Absolutely not. God loves the idolaters as persons, but He literally abhors the act or sin of idolatry.
As I said in an earlier paragraph, it is so amazingly unbelievable that our society cannot understand this basic principle, those of us who have been grounded in the Word of God can understand it clearly...but those who want to take the easy road, such as liberals, humanists, and atheists are the very people responsible for this opinionated ideology of "tolerance" in their own terms. The humanist ideology has no basis in fact, because their point of view is convoluted from their pereception of what is and what is not; for example - I could say that "I am walking upside down", that "all humans walk upside down" .... Would I be right? Well, in my own mind, yes, I would be *chuckles*. So it is with the atheist/humanist argument that there is "no God." In their minds they feel that they have it correct, but that's as far as it goes, and no further.
We must go from the original perception of ideas, which is where true tolerance originated. God shows us clearly what He tolerates and what He does not. When Adam and Eve were in the garden and and they disobeyed God's orders, right then and there is where God showed that He will not tolerate sin. From that time forward, God set down in stone the things that He will not tolerate throughout His entire Word.
Now, let's go back to the problem and see if we can find a solution to all this.
Ok, we know the problem is sin. That's fact #1...and we know that God does not in no way, shape, or form tolerate sin. We further know that the modern day culture of America is very tolerant of the many lifestyles that are displeasing to God, lifestyles that are considered sin or abomination (same thing) to God.
When we fine tune this down to a fraction of a fraction, what do we have?
This is it, folks, the problem refined to a tiny dot the size of the head of a pen...
Pay attention...
The people of America have become tolerant of those who have no tolerance...Did you get that? Let me say it again, in bold this time...The people of America have become tolerant of those who have no tolerance
Now you must be wondering, who are these people in America who've become tolerant of those who are intolerant?
Do you know who it is? Christians, yes, you, Christians. Now I don't know if any of you reading are Christians or not, but if so, know this, and know it well ... You have professed to know God, and you say you love Him...but here we are, America's freedom is disappearing. Your freedom, the Christian's freedom is being taken away.
Can you pray in your school? No. Why not? Because you, the professing Christians have allowed or become tolerant of the intolerant ideas that the ACLU puts forth, even going to the extremes of putting their agenda into the law of the land, mind you, as a means to rob you of that freedom. Let me tell you, people, the ACLU does not hold your rights to prayer, then who does? Our heavenly Father above. So, do you see where this is going? The ACLU screams, "No Prayer in school" and you, the professing Christians say, "Ok, no problem" thus, one of your freedoms has been taken from you, because you, the professing Christian tolerated the idea of "No prayer in school." It is you, the professing Christian who says, "Homosexual marriage is "ok"" It is you, the professing Christian who says, "Everything is fine, just so long as I have lots of money." It is you, the professing Christian who says, "Abortion is acceptable".
There you have it.
In closing.
There's three things that happen to a Nation before it collapses, swallowed up in destruction...
One - Abortion - Two...Homosexuality - Three - Idoloatry.
America is presently in all three!
Is it too late to save America?
That's up to you, the professing Christian....Which will it be? Are you going to act in the manner of Jesus and say, 'No more murder of the unborn' or "Let genocide reign"?
Before I go, if your mind is made up about all these issues, and you wish to tolerate the ACLU and their deceitful evil agenda, just remember what Jesus told his disciples:
Luke 21:34-36 -
Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on your unexpectedly like a trap. For it will come upon all those who live on the face of the whole earth. Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand begfore the Son of Man.
Some would call John the Baptist, a messenger for Jesus a "Radical" ... Well, he was definitely on fire with the truth fully on and in his heart, and he warned the people about living a life in defiance of the King of kings. His (John the Baptist's) duty, is the same duty that we as Christians have today, and that is to proclaim truth.
Friends, you don't have to open your mind, just open your heart and hear what the Spirit has to say.
This the freedom that our ForeFathers brought with them, shouldn't we want to do the same?
God bless!
Thanks for visiting Conservatives United!
What about our culture?
As was mentioned, through the freedom that we have, great diversity abounds, but in the larger scene of things the real question that should be answered is, how did we get here? How did we become such a Nation of the greatest freedom of any country on earth? Well, we won't go all the way back to the 15-1600s when America was settled, that's a long, long story...We'll start off with the date-April 30, 1789. Do you know who became our President on that date? If you said George Washington, you got it right. How much do we know about George Washington? Well, we know he was the first President of these here United States of America, we know he endured many hardships through much war and turmoil, but what stood out the most about George Washington? He was a praying, God-fearing man, of all the things Washington done, that's what stood out the most about him. Here's what two noted political figures in history had to say about the man; from - Webster and Thomas Jefferson:
Webster
"The character of Washington," said Webster, "is a fixed star in the firmament of great names, shining without twinkling or obscurity, with clear, steady, beneficent light. It is associeated and blended with all our reflections on those things which are near and dear to su. If we think of the independence of our country, we think of him who was so prominent in achieving it; if we think of the Constitution which is over s, we think of him who did so much to establish it, and whose adminsistration of its powers is acknowledged to be a model for his successors. If we think of glory in the field, of wisdom in the cabinet, of the purest patriotism, if the highest integity, public and private, of morals without a stain, of religious feelings without intolerance and without extravagance, the August figure of Washington presents itself as the personation of all these ideas."
Thomas Jefferson
"On the whole," said Jefferson, "it may be truly said that never did nature and fortune combine more perfectly to make a great man, and to place him in the same constellation with whatever wothies have merited from man an everlastiong remembrance. His integrity was the most pure, his justice the most inflexible, I have ever known."
I take particular notice of where Webster says, "Of religious feelings without intolerance...Hmmmm, that strikes me, but not a surprise at all...You see, George Washington was a Christian man, as Christianity was the faith and life of our ForeFathers, as it was through God's Only Son Jesus Christ that we have freedom from the bondage that enslaves us as individuals in this world controlled by the "Prince of this World" and who is the "Prince of this world", you might ask? Satan. But, you see, the Prince of this world has no power over The 'King of kings' our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who came to become sin that we might be freed from sin...and this is why he shunned no one away...Jesus said in Matthew 11:28...'Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon yu and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. And, you see, these were the attributes that our ForeFathers held in such high esteem, they took our Lord's teachings and applied them in everything they done in order that the people would follow their example so that peace would fill the land. George Washington not only welcomed others to join and be a part of the Family of God, he always stressed the importance of prayer and devotion to God and attaining Salvation so that everybody could work toward the goal that will earn us the ultimate of gifts, and it's Free.. Eternal life.
Oh, if only today were like in those days, eh? Yes, indeed, we would not see the turmoil that we are seeing. You know, I hear so much these days coming from liberals about the tolerance idea and how in their definition that tolerance has shaped America to be welcoming to others of differing backgrounds....Yes, that's true, but if only people would strive to understand the origination of their freedom and what freedom means...Jesus told Thomas, yes, ol' doubting Thomas..."Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." And, you see, that's where people have not taken heed, it's kind of like in the scientific community, the scientists place their faith in what they can actually see, and they won't believe until they get the actual result they are looking for and can see happen through a physical perception of an event or discovery. Yes, all that we can learn, we must strive to learn, but what is behind it all, the Creation of it all, is not just "meta-physical" no, He is real, more real than you could imagine, just sitting there, you should be well aware that through God's power you are enabled to breathe every breath of fresh air that you breathe, ever single living soul.
Ok, I want now, to go at some length about this tolerance thing, it's taken me some time to come up with the right words to explain it...I understand it clearly, the problem is as clear as day, I just had to come up with the right words so that others, you, may understand it more fully, and I pray that God will speak to your heart as I share with you the difference and actual meaning of the two very different understandings of tolerance as we know them.
Let me first begin by saying...what exactly is there that we should tolerate and are there limits on what we should tolerate...To come to a clearer understanding of what we should tolerate, let's ask ourselves...What would Jesus tolerate? And how his answer would affect our current, modern day culture.
These are some of the things that we should ask ourselves...
Would Jesus tolerate abortion?....? Stupid question, right? Of course, without a doubt. Jesus would never condone the murder of the little children!
What about the people that commit the act of abortion, would Jesus tolerate them? The answer is...yes, He would. You see, Jesus still loves those, whom, even though they are committing an act of sin, defined by the God of creation as murder.
Homosexuality....Does Jesus tolerate homosexual people? Yes, He does. Now, this is not saying that He will always protect them, He still loves them, but He does not tolerate the act that they are committing. You see, to God, Sodomites are not Sodomites, but sinners that He loves dearly and wants them to turn from their sin so that they might be spared the anguish of eternal torment and inherit eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. And to go back to what I said about this is not saying that He will not always protect them, and you ask why? Here's how you can understand it...when someone commits a crime, and the police arrests them...if person committing the criminal act, misdemeanor/felony, whatever, says that they are sorry for the crime that they had committed and says that they will never do it again, does this mean that the police can just let them go on their word? No! Even though they are sorry and ask for forgiveness, they must still pay the price for their crime under the law. This sets a precedent for others to heed in the future, and those who've had to pay the penalty for their crime can thereby, be witnesses to the law, so that others may strive to do good and therefore, escape the consequences of the law.
Now, let's ask yourself this...Let's say for a hypothetical situation, let's say the criminal in question is allowed to go free without paying the penalty for his crime...what kind of message does this send? In this instance it would be tolerance for not only the person but for the crime also, sending the message that criminal behavior is ok.
So what can tolerance in the latter form be considered as? Tolerance in the latter form equals complacency, a government giving no thought or concern for its citizens. And so, what is the end result? A Nation out of control!
Third...Idolatry. Does God tolerate Idolaters? Yes. Does He tolerate idolatry? No! Absolutely not. God loves the idolaters as persons, but He literally abhors the act or sin of idolatry.
As I said in an earlier paragraph, it is so amazingly unbelievable that our society cannot understand this basic principle, those of us who have been grounded in the Word of God can understand it clearly...but those who want to take the easy road, such as liberals, humanists, and atheists are the very people responsible for this opinionated ideology of "tolerance" in their own terms. The humanist ideology has no basis in fact, because their point of view is convoluted from their pereception of what is and what is not; for example - I could say that "I am walking upside down", that "all humans walk upside down" .... Would I be right? Well, in my own mind, yes, I would be *chuckles*. So it is with the atheist/humanist argument that there is "no God." In their minds they feel that they have it correct, but that's as far as it goes, and no further.
We must go from the original perception of ideas, which is where true tolerance originated. God shows us clearly what He tolerates and what He does not. When Adam and Eve were in the garden and and they disobeyed God's orders, right then and there is where God showed that He will not tolerate sin. From that time forward, God set down in stone the things that He will not tolerate throughout His entire Word.
Now, let's go back to the problem and see if we can find a solution to all this.
Ok, we know the problem is sin. That's fact #1...and we know that God does not in no way, shape, or form tolerate sin. We further know that the modern day culture of America is very tolerant of the many lifestyles that are displeasing to God, lifestyles that are considered sin or abomination (same thing) to God.
When we fine tune this down to a fraction of a fraction, what do we have?
This is it, folks, the problem refined to a tiny dot the size of the head of a pen...
Pay attention...
The people of America have become tolerant of those who have no tolerance...Did you get that? Let me say it again, in bold this time...The people of America have become tolerant of those who have no tolerance
Now you must be wondering, who are these people in America who've become tolerant of those who are intolerant?
Do you know who it is? Christians, yes, you, Christians. Now I don't know if any of you reading are Christians or not, but if so, know this, and know it well ... You have professed to know God, and you say you love Him...but here we are, America's freedom is disappearing. Your freedom, the Christian's freedom is being taken away.
Can you pray in your school? No. Why not? Because you, the professing Christians have allowed or become tolerant of the intolerant ideas that the ACLU puts forth, even going to the extremes of putting their agenda into the law of the land, mind you, as a means to rob you of that freedom. Let me tell you, people, the ACLU does not hold your rights to prayer, then who does? Our heavenly Father above. So, do you see where this is going? The ACLU screams, "No Prayer in school" and you, the professing Christians say, "Ok, no problem" thus, one of your freedoms has been taken from you, because you, the professing Christian tolerated the idea of "No prayer in school." It is you, the professing Christian who says, "Homosexual marriage is "ok"" It is you, the professing Christian who says, "Everything is fine, just so long as I have lots of money." It is you, the professing Christian who says, "Abortion is acceptable".
There you have it.
In closing.
There's three things that happen to a Nation before it collapses, swallowed up in destruction...
One - Abortion - Two...Homosexuality - Three - Idoloatry.
America is presently in all three!
Is it too late to save America?
That's up to you, the professing Christian....Which will it be? Are you going to act in the manner of Jesus and say, 'No more murder of the unborn' or "Let genocide reign"?
Before I go, if your mind is made up about all these issues, and you wish to tolerate the ACLU and their deceitful evil agenda, just remember what Jesus told his disciples:
Luke 21:34-36 -
Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on your unexpectedly like a trap. For it will come upon all those who live on the face of the whole earth. Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand begfore the Son of Man.
Some would call John the Baptist, a messenger for Jesus a "Radical" ... Well, he was definitely on fire with the truth fully on and in his heart, and he warned the people about living a life in defiance of the King of kings. His (John the Baptist's) duty, is the same duty that we as Christians have today, and that is to proclaim truth.
Friends, you don't have to open your mind, just open your heart and hear what the Spirit has to say.
This the freedom that our ForeFathers brought with them, shouldn't we want to do the same?
God bless!
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