Posted on 05/14/2022 5:24:46 AM PDT by Kaslin
For more than 20 years, I have been convinced that a moral and cultural revolution would rise up in America that would push back against the fruit of the counterculture revolution of the 1960s. That revolution is now here, at least in its early stages. But if it is to be really effective and lasting, it must be gospel based.
Before I break this down in more detail, consider just how deeply our culture has moved in a wrong direction in the aftermath of the counterculture revolution.
As expressed by psychologist David G. Meyers in the year 2000, “Had you fallen asleep in 1960 and awakened today (even after the recent uptick in several indicators of societal health) would you feel pleased at the cultural shift? You would be awakening to a:
• Doubled divorce rate.
• Tripled teen suicide rate.
• Quadrupled rate of reported violent crime.
• Quintupled prison population.
• Sextupled (no pun intended) percent of babies born to unmarried parents.
• Sevenfold increase in cohabitation (a predictor of future divorce).
• Soaring rate of depression – to ten times the pre-World War II level by one estimate.”
Looking back today, 2000 almost seems like the good old days.
This was before the Supreme Court found a Constitutional “right” to sodomy (2003) and before that same court redefined marriage (2015).
This was before a biological male could be named Woman of the Year (2015) and you could be banned on social media platforms for saying that biology actually matters (2022 and earlier).
This was before the American Library Association gave its approval to drag queens reading to toddlers in our libraries (2019) and before Disney aggressively promoted queer characters in our children’s movies (that controversy rages right now).
These are just a handful of examples related to LGBTQ+ activism, which, in turn, represents some of the lasting fruit of the sexual revolution.
I could have also mentioned the spike in children born out of wedlock. Or the increasing militancy of pro-abortionists. Or the disturbing rise in drug overdoses. Or the large number of Gen Z atheists. The list goes on and on.
But in the midst of all this, a revolution is rising.
We are on the verge of seeing Roe overturned after a nearly 50-year battle, along with numerous states poised to enact pro-life legislation.
We are seeing a pushback against radical trans activism, both on the grass roots level and in the courts
What we need is a beautiful expression of what a culture of life looks like, with thriving marriages and blessed kids and a sense of purpose and joy in our lives.
What we need is something that the watching world will want, leading non-believers to inquire about our faith.
What we need is the bold, uncompromised, compassionate preaching of the gospel from coast to coast, making multitudes of people understand how lost they are and how great a Savior Jesus is.
What we need is a reformation movement that has its roots in God rather than being grounded in a cultural response to a fleshly revolution gone too far.
The former can transform a generation. The latter will be here one day and gone the next.
The former is not simply a reaction against extremes but a proclamation that God has a better way. The latter recognizes the wrong but doesn’t have a full understanding of what is right.
That being said, I will work together with people of all backgrounds to combat a destructive, radically leftist agenda that is destroying America. (See here for an example.)
But unless this revolution is Jesus-centered, Bible-based, and Spirit-empowered, it will not succeed in its mission.
The time for that revolution is now.
Bump.
GREAT POST Kaslin, thank you.
Until we fall on our knees and repent, then welcome God back into our schools, our government, our homes and yes, into our churches- things will continue to get worse and worse.
Conservatism will NOT save us. Donald Trump CANNOT save America; ONLY by placing Jesus Yeshua God as the Master of our hearts, and becoming ‘born again’ will our nation be renewed and rescued.
“ Return to Me…..”. Only God can heal our land. 🙏
(2000 almost seems like the good old days(
It was indeed. Shoot even 2004 was
Now .........
I wish He would brother.
I don’t see how it can happen. Seemss like the end times game is afoot.
Great post.
(This was before the American Library Association gave its approval to drag queens reading to toddlers in our libraries (2019) and before Disney aggressively promoted queer characters in our children’s movies (that controversy rages right now).
These are just a handful of examples related to LGBTQ+ activism, which, in turn, represents some of the lasting fruit of the sexual revolution.)
A satanic descent into Genesis 19 and Sodom and Gomorrah. The reprobates and their reprobate enablers seem Hell-bent, literally, on provoking the Almighty.
We’re also going to need the (non-violent) equivalent of a neutron bomb on the media. They’re the world-class groomers here.
And we have our love of liberty, free speech and open dialogue, hampering us.
We’re like a man in a foxhole, fighting for his gal back home, while she’s right there in the foxhole with him. It’s hard to fight for what you’re protecting when it’s there alongside you, taking fire. Try fighting effectively while simultaneously defending her. You can’t.
Kas...is it May 24 already? ;)
Last Days are here again.
Actually, cohabitators can't get divorced - at least, not until they stop merely cohabitating and get married - unartfully expressed, but the point is still well taken.
Regards,
Imagine going to sleep in 1960, and then waking up in the year 2022 to discover that
• The number of cross-dressing / transvestite admirals had increased more than a thousand-fold!
• The number of public school teachers who claim that they are neither male nor female had increased more than a thousand-fold!
• There were no longer any "mothers" to be found anywhere (having been replaced with "birthing people").
• The number of public officials (including elected officials holding high office) openly professing to be homosexual had increased more than a thousand-fold!
Regards,
Not good enough. Even if some cops in a police force are honest, a large number are not, and that makes maintaining law and order very hard. The same applies to religion.
There are lots of religions in the marketplace, and of them, there are many Christian Protestant religions, and many of these have been intentionally and methodically corrupted by the for-the-most-part atheist left.
The majority of Protestant denominations are undergoing schisms between their conservative congregations and their leftists, boy lay and clergy, who want to rewrite scripture to conform to current trends. For them, Gospel is just in the way.
Until they get their own house in order, their own moral standing is in question.
They must clarify if they are part of the solution, or part of the problem.
Sorry, but I'm having difficulty understanding your analogy.
What is there along side us in the foxhole, that we are simultaneously trying to protect?
Regards,
And don’t forget about our flaming general in the Pentagon and there was an idiot secretary of transportation and hisherunsurewife.
Just like what they want to do with the U.S. Constitution.
The constant barrage of of blatant satanic behavior in promoting homosexuality / denying the one and ONLY God / redefining marriage and the continuous assault on our society and family structure by our own government had left me beaten up. My resolve and strength is only obtained by my fear of God and losing his grace and favor for all the blessings he has bestowed upon me and this great republic. If not for my surrender to my saviour I would still be in the same brutal cycle chasing worldly items rather than focusing on my thoughts actions and words. If not for the love of God I would not see the bounty and great people that do exist and I state this knowing I am a sinner and the war between satan and the rightous (which I hope to be) is daily , never ending and also within ones mind . With the constant droning from media of doom and gloom I simply look around and marvel at Gods creation and being a child (of Gods) I try to emulate as best I can Gods will. Sorry about the length but this is how I see things and Glory to God along with thanks for the food,water and shelter . He has carried us all when we were all at some point and time worldly.
Romans I, 18-32
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