Tides of Tyranny: Societal or Christian Standards of Morality

Tides of Tyranny: Societal or Christian Standards of Morality: Americans disagree about almost every issue of morality except one -- infidelity. It is said that only a small percentage say adultery i...

Societal or Christian Standards of Morality

Americans disagree about almost every issue of morality except one -- infidelity. It is said that only a small percentage say adultery is morally acceptable. But on almost every other issue the moral view is moderating or lessening -- divorce, premarital sex between consenting adults, physician-assisted suicide, abortion on demand, pornography, polygamy, homosexuality...More people are condoning behavior that, from a Judeo-Christian scriptural perspective, is irreligious or ungodly.

The truth is; it doesn't matter what society thinks. The Word of God reflects the character of God and sets the standards of morality for humanity. At heart, Christians are counter- culturalists. This being the case, does this not make Christians, to include myself diverse or distinct from the world? As Christians, we do not necessarily adopt persuasions, morals, conducts, or patterns of our society that run contrary to our religious beliefs. As Christians, are we not resolved to endeavor to live above reproach, even when others are offended by our scriptural lifestyle? While we as Christians do not aspire to needlessly antagonize or cause offense to anyone, let us never acquiesce to outside societal influences, thereby lowering the standards of our inviolability or godliness.   

Tides of Tyranny: The Thanksgiving Gift that Defies Rational Explana...

Tides of Tyranny: The Thanksgiving Gift that Defies Rational Explana...: It’s Thanksgiving – without a doubt one of my favorite observances. Why, you may wonder. It’s a day designated for expressing our ackno...

The Thanksgiving Gift that Defies Rational Explanation

It’s Thanksgiving – without a doubt one of my favorite observances. Why, you may wonder. It’s a day designated for expressing our acknowledgement to Jehovah God for all He has done for us – from creating our nation to offering a Savior and Redeemer for all who fall short of His expectations and are truly penitent. We gather around the table and feast with family and friends to celebrate Him and the richness that only He provides.  

This special holiday is a reminder to us of our national heritage that provided a foundation of liberty and justice built on God’s assurances and teachings. Has not America truly been blessed by God despite our individual and domestic deficiencies? Once in a great while, we as a nation have something else to celebrate – and it rarely has to do with politics. Not since President Reagan has a national leader emerged who not only reminds us of those precious things, but one who shakes up the status quo, challenges emerging new false cultural dogmas and seeks to return America to its foundations, grounded on the legal principle that should govern a nation, as opposed to being governed by arbitrary decisions of individual government officials and will of “We the People.” Is that not what President Donald Trump has done since being sworn in as President of the United States of America?

Did he have to do it? Was he not, in many ways, an extremely unlikely figure to fill that role – an ever so wealthy man who would not have been on anyone’s list of "Who's Who" among spiritually motivated Americans? But “God works in mysterious ways,” bewildering those riled and in rebellion against Him. Look at the record of accomplishments, it’s simply undeniable. Not since Ronald Reagan led the rejuvenation of the American by thoroughly changing America’s cultural and political drift from the nation’s inspired foundations have we seen such national blessing.  

With that said, and with Thanksgiving here, let me make clear that we remember first to prayerfully praise God for the pardon He has provided Americans with His seemingly unlikely servant in the White House. Indeed, thank Him for all the blessings he has bestowed upon us and those to come in His Future Kingdom – the ultimate time of peace, justice, restoration and rest. Yes, thank God, always and for everything to include unlikely leaders – especially in this season of Thanksgiving.

Crème de la Crème's Arrogance

The irreligious and anti-Christians of the elite doyen/doyenne and Hollywood genus are so vile and unsympathetic they can’t even find it in themselves to mourn the loss of twenty-six souls without heartlessly making fun of them and those who offered up prayers on their behalf and the behalf of the injured and the families of all those touched by their senseless killings. 

The lifeless bodies of the congregants murdered inside the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs hadn’t even been removed before the elites began ridiculing their Christian faith and the supremacy of and resolution or purpose for prayer. In their efforts to appear progressively informed and above the absurdity of religion, they demonstrated both a profound ignorance of Christianity and more than a trifling bit of detestation in their calloused and repugnant souls. 

Does not the nonpareil’s arrogance astound you as it does me? Did God not promise Christians would fall victim to wicked people? In fact, he promised that they would. In explaining the parable of the sower, Christ compares the Christian who falls away “when affliction or persecution arises because of the Word, immediately falls away,” to the seed that falls on rocky soil…Matthew 13 and Mark 4.

The Apostle Paul writes in Romans 8:35-36: “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: "For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered." This is a plain indication of God’s righteous judgment so that you will be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which indeed you are suffering.

Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:5-7

The first death is not the death that Christians pray to avoid. Everyone – believer and non-believer alike — will suffer that one. It’s the second death we are spared as Christians. That is why we pray, and that is how their prayers indeed saved them. For those sceptics who doubt, I say this; If we as Christians are wrong in our belief, we have lost nothing. If you, the non-believer is wrong, you have lost everything.

Tides of Tyranny: Democratic Party Void of Ideas

Tides of Tyranny: Democratic Party Void of Ideas: Have you ever thought about the plot or subplot of a story? If not, allow me to wander the progressive forests of political character gone...

Democratic Party Void of Ideas

Have you ever thought about the plot or subplot of a story? If not, allow me to wander the progressive forests of political character gone astray. It has become increasingly apparent, that now more than ever, some individuals/groups talk about other individuals/groups, while others talk about belief. It applies here. Devoid of any tenable stratagem overture, office-bearers have little else to do but focus on exclusive political alliances. Throughout the 20th century, was not the Democratic Party always the party of division? In the South, Democratic politics was the politics of race. In the North, Democratic politics was the politics of class, envy and ethnicity. Still, there were real issues at stake. 

It has become apparent to this writer that currently, identity politics is all there is. In the last election and to a lesser extent the two prior to 2016, did not Hillary Clinton ask women to vote for her because they were women; Blacks because they are black; Hispanics because they are Hispanics; Gays because they are Gay? I believe Ms. Clinton’s ethnicity beguiling at the DNC during the last election cycle was carefully planned and shameless. Did she not put the mother of the then late and not so innocent Treyvon Martin center DNC stage? Does it not appear Hillary and her lieutenants orchestrated event mentioned into a bogus racial occurrence to spur ethnic resentment and drive black voters to the polls?

An unfortunate consequence of identity politics is that the political becomes personal. Hillary voters tended to see her not as someone who was going to deliver the goods, but as someone who would protect their personhood. Does that not suggest that the opposing candidate is a threat to their personhood?

Did not Donald Trump campaign for the votes of out-of-work auto manufacture workers, steel workers, coal miners and blue-collar workers everywhere? But he never appealed to them based on gender or ethnicity or perceived individual identity. He appealed to them as ordinary Americans. As is evidenced by current political rhetoric and behavior, conservative and liberal candidates crusade in very different ways. Now, allow me to pose this question to women. Has any political couple in US history been more denigration to them than the Clinton’s? But, if you think your personhood is on the line, emotion tends to "trump" clear thinking.

Wake-up The Threat is Real

We can all see the threat. It’s right in front of us, plain as day. And yet, why are so many people afraid to identify it? Why are so many people afraid to speak out about it? After countless bloody terrorist attacks around the world carried out in the name of Allah, it’s obvious Islam is a dangerous ideology that can too easily be used to justify the murder of innocent non-Muslims. Yet statesmen and stateswomen, the media and our cultural elites continue to declare to its people Islam is “a religion of peace.” 

Does this not sound reminiscent of the infamous German Chancellor, Adolf Hitler? Did he not state, “If you repeat a lie often enough, people will believe it, and you will even come to believe it yourself”? We need to cease reiterating the falsehood, lest we come to accept as true. Furthermore, we need to pushback against the lie when others repeat it perpetually. Admittedly. it’s difficult to pushback when the adversary has even now entered our nation. There is little doubt, revolutionaries or activists linked to Radical Islam have gained positions of influence over American policy, especially during the Obama presidential years. 

What is occurring in America, and has already come about in Europe, is what authorities refer to as “Civilization Jihad.” Civilization Jihad is by its nature and design a subtler, but truly more dangerous threat in the long run. It aims to transform a society from within, so it can eventually be brought under Islamic law. 

Since the goal is the overthrow of the society and its existing government and laws, Civilization Jihad can be a “pre-violent” preparation for violent jihad or if successful enough to achieve the desired end on its own. It is my opinion, and shared by others, that Radical Islam’s civilization jihad is well on its way to transforming America and Europe into something our Founding Fathers and Europe’s ancestry never could have imagined in their worst nightmares.