GodThoughtsWired! Tuesday, June 5, 2012
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| Evangelizing the Church in the Age of Delusion |
understanding
today's
united states of america
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originally published in march 2007
today's
united states of america
3
originally published in march 2007
"My people are destroyed
for lack of knowledge..."
-Hosea 4:6a
for lack of knowledge..."
-Hosea 4:6a
In
his third "Law of Motion," Sir Isaac Newton stated that "for every
action (force) in nature there is an equal and opposite reaction."*
In other words, every action has a consequence. Newton identified the universal principle of "sowing and reaping" (see Galatians 6:7) in the natural world.
Well, the 3rd Law of Motion, or the principle of "sowing and reaping" applies to the spritual world as well. In other words, there are spiritual or "supernatural" consequences that are set in motion determined by how we respond to the laws of God.
In
1963, Abington v. Shempp, the United States Supreme Court ruled that
voluntary reading of the Bible in public schools was "unconstitutional."
They said,
"If portions of the New Testament
were read without explanation,
they could be and have been
psychologically harmful to the child."
were read without explanation,
they could be and have been
psychologically harmful to the child."
What
was once considered a vital part of the healthy develeopment of every
American child since the founding of the country (see GodThoughtsWired!, March 21, 2007) had suddenly become "psychologically harmful."
Tragically,
now almost 50 years since, the subtle slide of Christianity away from
the public square has become a spiritual avalanche.
The Bible says, "You will know them by their fruit" (Matthew 7:20). So, what's the fruit? According to TIME magazine:
"Only half of U.S. adults know the title
of even one Gospel. Most can't name
the Bible's first book. The trend extends
even to Evangelicals, only 44%
of whose teens could identify a
particular quote as coming from
the Sermon on the Mount."
-April 2, 2007
of even one Gospel. Most can't name
the Bible's first book. The trend extends
even to Evangelicals, only 44%
of whose teens could identify a
particular quote as coming from
the Sermon on the Mount."
-April 2, 2007
"We have become "a nation of biblical illiterates." -George Gallup
"Since you have forgotten the law of your God,
I also will forget your children."
-God
I also will forget your children."
-God
*Principia Mathematica Philosophiae Naturalis, 1686.
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