I'm also a bit more hopeful -- I don't think faithlessness is so bad. Yes, it's more visible now than in the 50s, but come on, in the 1700s in England to make fun of the divine was a sport. These things come and go. These are not the end-times, any more than were the 900s or 1682 or 1452 etc
Cronos wrote:
“I’m also a bit more hopeful — I don’t think faithlessness is so bad. Yes, it’s more visible now than in the 50s, but come on, in the 1700s in England to make fun of the divine was a sport. These things come and go. These are not the end-times, any more than were the 900s or 1682 or 1452 etc”
The trouble with faithlessness is that, in the final analysis, only God knows how good or bad it is. But I would say given the prevailing sentiment of the times in regard to the 4th through the 8th Commandments (that would be the Catholic, Orthodox, Lutheran numeration) the visible symptoms of faithlessness in society and government are very prominent.
As far as the “end times” goes (a phrase I try to avoid because of all the baggage attached to it), we are in the end times. We have been since the coming of the Christ. The trouble is that most people do not follow the way of speaking of the Scriptures, and thus tend to misstate and misunderstand what the expressions “latter days”, “last days”, “end times,” etc. really mean. I will agree with you that factionalism and faithlessness goes up and down relatively speaking, but the trend line is always an increasing trajectory, for thus says the Lord.