America In the Balance

Re: My point is that the nation is hanging in the balance and the Church has the power to impact society for good or ill.

This nation has been "hanging in the balance" many times, such as before George Whitefield and Jonathan Edwards preached during the Great Awakening, or during the War of Northern Aggression, or during the early 20th century. Unfortunately, the Church went into something of a hibernation after WWII and allowed secularism to morph into full blown paganism. It will not be an easy row to hoe, but the Church has realize we are in a war, and to engage the enemy.

There is a direct parallel between a nation's rejecting respect and worship of God and that nation sliding into sexual perversity and immorality.

Amen, Vern. Well-stated; we each are responsible for the honor we accord God and country...in that order. We ignore Him at our peril. History attests to this. Nations fragment and disperse like dry leaves when not watered by His Word.

Perhaps the door to God's mercy is not quite closed...

As you know, some of us on these threads believe that God is in control of his creation, and has known from the foundation of the world who would receive His mercy.

This fact doesn't make us complacent. Just the opposite, it energizes us and gives us confidence that everything ultimately happens in order to glorify His name.

It's difficult to see this sometimes when we're submerged in all the muck and error, but nothing can defeat Him.

As Christians we should attest to His glory every day of our lives, and work to erase the growing forces of depravity.

Yet America's future is the same as our own -- in His hands.

Re: There is a direct parallel between a nation's rejecting respect and worship of God and that nation sliding into sexual perversity and immorality.

The Puritans had a lot of things right, one you agree with in that statement, as do I.

A postmill believer once said to me that since God created the earth for His glory, it too will have a glorious end.

I think the postmill view encourages us to be more active in cleaning up the earth and helping our brothers and sisters. I like that.

Knowing the end of the story encourages us to keep reading and maybe to read out loud, too.

America In the Balance

Worldviews are EVERYTHING!

Jesus put the 'blam' where it belongs.

He said it was the 'lawyers' fault.

(You CANNOT serve God (mercy/truth) and ungodly mammon.)

The point of real power is the Supreme Court 9. (AKA the ACLU 9)

Worldviews are EVERYTHING......

Magic:........profiting in the evil of denying absolute mercy/truth.

Woe unto you______.......

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