As we turn our thoughts on getting back to that GOOD OLD TIME RELIGION, let us continue to evaluate this new spirit of progressive Christianity that tells us to believe the mindset that says, we know better than God; that since these words were written by mere mortal men, thousands of years ago; then truly the plain sense of the words of the Bible cannot be trusted, and that the old, proven paths are not proven at all. In fact, the very God of the Bible must be recreated if He is to live up to our enlightened standards. This would be bad if it was some uprising of intellectuals, spouting this rubbish from afar; however, it is worse, unfortunately, because it is being espoused from the pulpit of so many of our "modern day churches." The teachings of Jesus to love our enemies is still true; but we have allowed these "enemies" to stand in our pulpits and tell us that sin is okay. We are told to accept homosexuals, love 'em and praise them for their willingness to bring, what was once called "sin against God and sin against humanity," out into the open forum so that ALL mankind will no longer call this type of lifestyle, "SIN"; but rather celebrate their "forward thinking" that they know better than God how to live their lives and be fulfilled, while living a lifestyle, corrupted by sin.
BUT, we should know better! For when we
begin to think in such a manner, what we are then left with is simply our religion—a
faith without a backbone; a bible with which we have chosen only the parts that
fit our distorted mindset and a god that we have created in our image, based on
our values. Augustine summed it up nicely: “If you believe what you
like in the Gospel, and reject what you don’t like, it is not the Gospel you believe,
but yourself." Christ warns, on
many occasions in His words to us, "And He said: “Take heed that
you not be deceived. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I
am He,’ and, ‘The time has drawn near Therefore do not go
after them." Luke 21:8....and
that is EXACTLY what we see happening in so many of our long, established
houses of worship here in the United States.
We should also take to heart the message from the
Apostle Paul when he writes in 1 Corinthians 9 &10, "Do you
not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be
deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers,
nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor
drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of
God."
However,
there are two more passages from GOD'S WORD, THE BIBLE, that tell us not
TO BE DECEIVED....Don’t be deceived! “Evil companionships corrupt good
morals.” I Cor. 15:33 WVB;
as well as, "Do not be
deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows." Galatians
6:7 NIV
AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE DOING...WE ARE MOCKING
GOD with our outlandish ways on how to live and our smug attitudes that thumbs
our collective noses in God's face, calling Him out and daring Him to correct
us and our demonic mindset....A MINDSET that tells us to believe that we are
GOD and HE IS NOT!!!
The following excerpt is from Michael
Brown ©2022 and the reason I
wrote this series... But, again, this is not
merely an intellectual battle. At root, this is a spiritual battle, one that
can only be won through prayer, fasting, through clear Gospel proclamation,
through resisting the enemy, refusing to compromise and walking in genuine,
heartfelt love. The spirit of the age will be against us (“You are so
old-fashioned and outdated!”). The spirit of the flesh will be against us (“You
are such boring legalists!”). The spirit of that ancient serpent will be
against us (“If you want to be on the right side of history, you need to
abandon your inflexible, fundamentalist mindset!”).
But the Holy Spirit is with us, and by His power we pull down these
deceptive strongholds and demolish these destructive ideologies. We do it by wrestling in
prayer in the secret place before we raise our voices in the public square. We do it by pointing to the inevitable
trajectory of progressive beliefs, as little by little, they depart further and
further from the faith until even the most fundamental doctrines are denied. We
do it by exposing the moral bankruptcy of a faith that questions God’s integrity
and His Word, producing bondage rather than freedom. And we do it by setting
the captives free, offering them radically new life through the Gospel and a
true encounter with the living God through His Son, Jesus.
In the days ahead, this battle will intensify.
The foundations of our faith will be questioned as never before, and the “old
ways” will be rapidly abandoned. But be encouraged. Progressive religion is no
better than a beautiful sandcastle, soon to be washed out when the tide comes
in.
It is that holy tide, in the life and
power of the Spirit, grounded in the Word of truth, that will carry us to
victory and deliver many from its deception and the adjoining lies. (End of Michael Brown insert)
Don't be one of those fools of which the
Bible speaks of in the days that lie ahead...where in 2 Timothy 4:3, it reads," For
there will come a time when people will not put up with sound doctrine.
Instead, because they have itching ears, they will accumulate for themselves
teachers in line with their own desires." Evangelical Heritage Version
Those times are upon us and you must
choose whom you will serve...the GOD of AGES PAST, who sent His Only Son to die
on a Roman cross for your sins and mine; then rose on that third day to now
stand at the right hand of the Father, waiting for that trumpet blast to GO GET
GOD'S CHILDREN AND BRING THEM HOME TO ETERNAL REST.... OR....You may choose the
God of YOUR OWN MAKING AND THOUGH NOT A PROPHET, I DO NOT FORSEE A HAPPY ENDING
FOR ANYONE FOOLISH ENOUGH TO MAKE SUCH A CHOICE!
May the God
of that GOOD OLD TIME RELIGION FOREVER DWELL IN THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF THOSE
HE HAS CALLED TO BE HIS OWN....AMEN and AMEN!
WPQ
Lyrics from Old Time Religion...
Give me that old time religion
Give me that old time religion
Give me that old time religion
It is good enough for me
It was good for my old mother
It was good for my old mother
It was good for my old mother
And it's good enough for me
It was good for the Hebrew children
It was good for the Hebrew children
It was good for the Hebrew children
And it's good enough for me
Well, give me that old time religion
Well, that old time religion
Give me that old time religion
It is good enough for me
I want that old time religion
Give me that old time religion
Give me that old time religion
It is good enough for me
No comments:
Post a Comment