What is our world coming to? Our society is going down hill so fast that it is hard to believe. Why do you think that this is happening to our world? One of the main reasons I feel that we are spiraling down hill so fast is that we have pushed God out of our society and are allowing sin to come in. We as Christians have allowed the Athiest, the Sexually Immoral, the Cults, and all forms of perversion to take over our country. As the old saying goes, "THE SQUEEKY WHEEL GETS GREASED". We have stood by quietly and allowed those who don't love God to tell us what we are going to do.
All you have to do is just look around. You have those who don't want you and I to have a nativity scene in public, or the Ten Commandments in public, or prayer in the schools or in public. They trash our leaders because they stand up for moral issues. I guess I don't see their logic when they say we are infringing on their rights when we put out Christmas scenes or the Ten Commandments in public. But it is alright for them to tell us what we can do. You get the picture.
What does God say about all of this. When God tells us to recognize the signs of the end times, He also tells us what some of the signs are going to be.
2Timothy;3:1-4(But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these.) Now doesn't that sound like what we are dealing with today in our society? We are seeing these actions unfolding right in front of us.
I heard on the morning news this morning about a minister who has acknowledged he had been immoral, and has been relieved of his position as the minister. The news woman said, "why can't we just have gay people in our ministry"? She was talking to a woman who was a minister, and what does God's word say?
Pastor: "A shepard, one who tends herds or flocks" is used metaphorically of Christian pastors. Pastors guide as well as feed the flock.
Elder:The elders of the New Testament church were pastors, overseers, leaders of the church.
[Qualifications of Elders and Overseers]
1Timothy;3:2-3(An overseer, then must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not addicted to wine, or pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money.) Sure sounds like this is a position that a man is supposed to be in, not a woman.
Titus;1:5-9(For this reason I left you in Crete, that you would set in order what remains and appoint elders in every city as I directed you, namely, if any man is above reproach, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of dissipation or rebellion. For the overseer must be above reproach as God's steward, not selfwilled, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not fond of sordid gain, but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, just, devout, self-controlled, holding fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict.) Once again, this sounds like it is a position of authority over the church. We are told that a man is to fill this position.
You see how we have gotten away from the Scriptures. A little change here, and a little there, and we have totally gotten away from Word of God. We are allowing things to happen in our society that are drawing us further away from God's Word. We accept things that aren't proper for people to be doing, and then say we need to be more tolerant. What are we be tolerant of? God says it is SIN. People say "oh they're just exercising freedom of speech, or belief, or action," all of which go against the laws of God.
We need to stand up for righteousness, and denounce unrighteousness. Evil is becoming more prevalent in our society. God will not bless a country that is doing evil and condoning it.
1Peter;3:10-12(For"THE ONE WHO DESIRES LIFE, TO LOVE AND SEE GOOD DAYS, MUST KEEP HIS TONGUE FROM EVIL AND HIS LIPS FROM SPEEKING DECIET. HE MUST TURN AWAY FROM EVIL AND DO GOOD; MUST SEEK PEACE AND PURSUE IT. FOR THE EYES OF THE LORD ARE TOWARD THE RIGHTEOUS, AND HIS EARS ATTEND TO THEIR PRAYER, BUT THE FACE OF THE LORD IS AGAINST THOSE WHO DO EVIL."
We need to pray for our country and our leaders, so that they will make the righteous decisions. We are living in a time when people are saying "if it feels good, then it must be alright." God says all sin is forbidden. There is no such thing as a little sin or a big sin, sin in any form leads to death.
I pray that our nation will turn around and start standing up for what is right, and start doing what God has commanded us. We need to turn away from evil before it is too late. Ask God to forgive our country and help us get back on the righteous track.
God Bless You!
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