Posted on 06/05/2011 4:16:52 AM PDT by GonzoII
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By Lloyd Marcus
Without beating around the bush, I believe the battle being fought in America today goes beyond politics; right vs. left. It is a spiritual battle; good vs evil.
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." Ephesians 6:12
The mindset of the American left is a spirit of Antichrist which is man making himself God.
Before writing me off as a Bible nut, please hear me out. Understanding this reality will explain much of the left's behavior. Because they believe man is God, in their insane arrogance, the left think they can fix everything; legislate equal outcomes and even save or destroy the planet.
Make no mistake about it folks, we are in a spiritual battle. Ask yourself. Specifically, what about Sarah Palin inspires such visceral hatred from the left? The word is "wholesome."
For the most part, Palin promotes love for God, family and country. She is passionately determined to thwart Obama's plan to "fundamentally transformed America."
While realizing Palin is human and does not walk on water, Palin epitomizes heartland principles and values embraced by most Americans. Thus, we are Palin and Palin is us.
The large number of Christians in the Tea Party believe in right and wrong. The left has a huge problem with the concept of right and wrong. Their religion of liberalism embraces Moral Relativism.
For these reasons, Palin and Tea Party are as repulsive to liberals as showing Dracula the cross.
There is definitely an anti-wholesome, anti-goodness vibe coming out of Hollywood. Hollywood leftists are vehemently anti-death penalty. They rally around convicted murderers. These Hollywood libs pride themselves as being Lords of Compassion and Tolerance.
And yet, these same libs have a cow whenever someone merely suggests to a woman that she think twice before aborting her baby. Tell me there ain't something spiritually wrong with such a mindset.
Because liberal elitists think man is God, they assume moral authority to confiscate as much control over our lives as we simple-minded god-fearing peons will allow them, including procreation. I picked up a government-funded brochure at my local library which basically said birthing babies is an irresponsible abuse of the planet.
Folks, this is leftist control-freak hogwash! The seven billion people who live on the planet could fit in Texas enjoying about the same amount of living space as residents of New York. God said be fruitful and multiply. But then, what the heck does God know?
In her book Godless, Ann Coulter said, "If a Martian landed in America and set out to determine the nation's official state religion, he would have to conclude it is Liberalism, while Christianity and Judaism are prohibited by law."
I concur with Ms. Coulter. The mainstream media is controlled by zealots of liberalism who I believe are driven by a spirit of Antichrist; man is God. Thus, only man can and will fix everything.
Why does the left aggressively demand that we show utmost respect for every religion under the sun except Christianity? Remember when libs Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar stormed off the set of The View TV program when they concluded Bill O'Reilly discussed the world's Muslim problem?
And yet, Rosie O'Donnell outrageously stated "Radical Christianity is just as threatening as radical Islam in a country like America." Not one peep of disagreement or disapproval from the left.
Islam suppresses women. And yet, liberal self-proclaimed feminists Goldberg, Behar, and O'Donnell illogically defend Islam. These three feminists despise the extraordinarily successful Christian liberated woman, Sarah Palin. Rosie O'Donnell even lamented that Osama bin Laden did not get a fair trial.
These women would seem to have issues with America and Christians; a spirit of Antichrist. At the center of Christianity is a divine Jesus. If Jesus is God, the left is not.
Even our most liberal president ever, Obama, dissed heartland Americans for bitterly clinging to their god and guns. Would a true Christian berate folks for finding security in trusting God?
Like an episode of Star Trek, the left believes universal peace can be achieved via America apologizing and admitting to the world that we suck, surrendering our power, signing treaties and singing a few verses of Kumbaya.
They believe the greatest source of evil in the world is warmongering Christian white guys like George Bush. If only Bush had "Given peace a chance."
Liberals always cater to man's lowest base instincts. They hate standards for behavior, labeling all rebuke of bad behavior as being intolerant and judgmental. And yet, they believe without divine influence, man is capable of someday achieving universal peace. Totally absurd.
Christians believe that though we strive to do the right thing, the heart of man is critically flawed which is why we were in need of a savior, Jesus Christ.
Obama's promise to "fundamentally transform America" is a spiritual attack on our freedom, liberty, and culture.
Despite the left's relentless attempts to ban God from America's public square, the emergence and power of the Tea Party tells me God is still on our side.
Mr. Obama, though your liberal zealots perceive you to be "the messiah," God is still on the throne. Come November 2012, you're fired!
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Ping.
The truth. Nothing but the whole truth. And spiritual battles are not won by the ‘arm of flesh’.
Thanks for the post......
It is a spiritual battle; good vs evil.
Thanks Lloyd, right to the point in the very first paragraph.
We always knew many on the left hates what is good and clings to evil. This article is so true. So many people on the left call themselves Christians; yet follow Obama like God sent him. They do not look at his deeds. The bible says many will be deceived, even the elect. I’m not saying Obama is the anti-christ, but in every generation satan must be prepared to have his actual anti-christ ready, because he also does not know the day or hour when Christ will return. Seems to be a lot of potential nominee’s for that position. The bible also says that in the last days the anti-christ will have a forerunner like Jesus had with John the Baptist. Could that forerunner be the media? I believe when Jesus was talking about not throwing stones, he saw what the media would be like today. I’m sure many of their personal lives are something satan can be proud of.
Lloyd said it almost as well as I would have!
I don’t think the Left vs. Right connotation of the following is a coincident:
The Sheep and the Goats
31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’
44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’
45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’
46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”
Reminds me of a quote from Chesterson:
"One of the paradoxes of this age is that it is the age of Pacifism, but not the age of peace."
Author has it right. When you wonder why it seems liberals, extreme muslims, seem so united even when it makes little sense it is because they have the same father-satan.
So true. They can do anything. Barney Frank & his boyfriends (one a prostitute the other a former porn star) and the jobs he got them;, Ted Kennedy leaving a woman to die because he was drunk; Bill Clinton rape, lying, cheating;.....these are people who got away with their crimes. The media laughs when the left does something wrong or makes excuses for them and then talks about something someone on the right did wrong. When someone on the right does something wrong, he's gone because we won't stand for it. The media takes anything the right does and blows it out of proportion. One statement I would love for every candidate to hear is this. If you can't control yourself with women or men, money, or have any addiction get help and don't run. If you have something in your past we want to hear about it BEFORE you run and why the heck would you run?
Dr Dobson once said their is something almost in the air in DC. A feeling of evil in the air. He was discerning the corruption and love of power and sin. People change when they get there. We know satan is free to go where he can on this earth. I think DC is headquarters. I think that is why governors seem to make better candidates. They have not been around that spirit of evil.
Arlis said, " ... spiritual battles are not won by the ‘arm of flesh’."
Neither was this Constitutional Republic founded by the 'arm of the flesh'. As I read history I am convinced that God's providence is behind it all. And that explains the whole liberal phenomena.
Jude said this, "These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage. But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts. These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit." (Jude 1:16-19)
That sure sounds contemporary.
And the battle is the Lord's: "But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. And of some have compassion, making a difference: And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen." (Jude 1:20-25)
Thank You , this is so right on!
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Dude! You hit the nail on the head and reduced the problem to it’s simplest and most profound simplicity. Liberal vs Conservative is just another name for Ungodliness vs Godliness; Depravity vs Virtue.
I’ll reduce it even further for you: Liberals and their fellow travelers want the right to f__k whomever and whatever they want, and they want everyone else to respect and approve their immoral choices so they don’t feel guilty. They always frame this as a civil rights issue, which it is not. This is why homosexuals hate Christians. Unfortunately, the guilt that they feel comes from God and not Man, so unless they repent, they will get no relief from their guilt.
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