Posted on 03/29/2021 6:48:35 AM PDT by The Ignorant Fisherman
The last twenty years, we have seen as a people the near-complete erosion and extinction of conservative policies and programs in US politics. The United States is EXPONENTIALLY becoming a secular socialist state while rapidly abandoning and despising our representative republic. Our Judeo-Christian heritage, morality, and values do not dominate our culture and society as they once did which has led to our ruin. Another reality is that many have never known any other kind of society than what presently exists. Accountability, responsibility, and virtue are “hisses and by-words” in Hollywood, the Media Establishment, social media, College/University Campuses, and in Washington D.C. In the Ivory Tower realms of the Societal Elite, there is also found scoffing and mocking. These groups on the Left absolutely despise “nominal” Christianity and hate even more true Biblical Christianity. They seek to slander Christianity – and especially Christians - at every opportunity while they defend all sorts of godlessness, immorality, and vice. There was, however, a “new wave” in the arena of talk media led by Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Michael Savage, etc., who use to lead the current fight for conservatism. These were able ar one time to counter the mainstream Media's secular leftist liberal bent, but now they are unable to stop the EXPONENTAL erosion and corrosion in secular leftist Washington D.C. In light of our day what are conservatives to do? Many conservatives are frustrated, many try to be optimistic, many are frightened, and many have just plain given up.
The sad thing today is that many conservatives have no comprehension of the Kingdom of God, which Christ will set up at His triumphant return to earth.
The reality is that now that these crucial foundations have completely eroded, they will never come back (Psalm 11:3). Is it hopeless for conservatism? Yes, indeed, if Almighty God is left out of the equation. God’s Word asks the reader of Psalm 11:3, If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? The sad thing today is that many conservatives have no comprehension of the Kingdom of God, which Christ will set up at His triumphant return to earth. This glorious truth is clearly taught throughout Almighty God's Word, the Bible. Conservatives, in general, are "church-going” individuals who, "have a form of godliness but no power" (2 Timothy 3:5). Many are biblically illiterate and adhere to church traditions rather than truth. They know nothing of Almighty God's RIGHTEOUS demands required for fallen man (i.e., man with a sinful nature) as revealed in Scripture. When it comes to “A-B-C” knowledge of the simple truths of the Bible, ignorance is to be found greater than understanding. There is little biblical reality or soundness when it comes to what most conservatives really believe.
Conservatism without the Christ of The Holy Scriptures and the righteous perfection of Almighty God is absolutely bankrupt.
Fallen humanity which only practices a “moral lifestyle” and "conservative principles" is still bankrupt and fallen and therefore doomed. The Bible speaks overwhelmingly of the EXPONENTAL godless and lawless conditions that will abound and will be present in the last days preceding Christ’s glorious return (Matt. 24; Rev. 6-19; 19:11-21)!
2 Timothy 3:1-5 states: "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away."
And in 1 John 2:18, "Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time." (This describes a universal attitude or spirit that hates the True Christ of the scriptures.)
In 2 Thessalonians 2:1-7a, "Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God. Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. For the mystery of iniquity doth already work…"
These conditions have always existed but they have never existed at this EXPONENTIAL intensity and at this EXPONENTAIL global level as seen today. Conservatives must face the reality that these conditions must come to pass before the triumphant return of Christ to earth, without whom there is absolutely no hope. There is no, nor will there EVER be, a man centered conservative utopia on planet earth without Jesus Christ; to even seek such is a demonic delusion and the height of vanity!
What must a Conservative do?
"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed" (Romans 10:9-11).
"Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved!" (Acts 16:31).
"Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil" (Proverbs 3:5-7).
"Have faith in God." (Mark 11:22).
"And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come" (1 Thessalonians 1:10).
There is hope today and it is found only in Jesus Christ, The Savior of the World! "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me" (John 14:6).
In these trying Last Days before Christ's return in the clouds for His bride; may Conservatives abandon their trust in self righteousness and a conservative optimism by replacing it with a biblical realism and optimism,. In doing so they will ultimately find their hope and trust in Almighty God and His Word alone. Conservatism without Christ is pure vanity and has absolutely no ETERNAL future!
Dear friends, our ETERNAL hope is built on nothing less than Jesus' blood and righteousness! On Christ the Solid Rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand!
The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!
Now if Trump only had a brain we might have gotten “changes” that lasted longer than two months since the last beating.
Diagnosing this really isn't productive. You should be preparing for the consequences.
You don't need to draw in the middle (he did) when you get more votes than ever in the history of the earth, like Trump did.
Crossover inucluded blacks, mexicans, homos, and every other minority, democrats, and union workers. I'm talking legit votes.
Your post is ridiculous. Go back to poli-sci.
Well, that's the first time I've heard THAT one outside of MSNBC.
Say.....
“Your post is ridiculous. Go back to poli-sci.”
Keep your head firmly planted where it is. I mean, the results speak for themselves, right?
The left has infiltrated all of the meaningful institutions. It started in Academia, then the media, then the corporations and all the Churches.
Who is in the White House doesn’t matter anymore.
I attack your post, you attack me. Illogical.
Its not personal, bro. Just business. Bad ideas are bad. Don't make you a bad person.
Untwist your panties.
We’re sustaining damage and losing battles because we’re up against a truly formidable adversary in the left.
“I attack your post, you attack me. Illogical.”
Don’t be a snowflake. Saying your mind isn’t right isn’t the same as an attack on your character.
I pointed out that your strident defense of your position, while belittling mine wasn’t productive and you go all “don’t tase me bro” on me.
Your position has been the default and where are we? Getting our arses handed to us on a daily basis.
Germans...Pearl Harbor...yada, yada.
Fight on.
The Democrats have Antipa and BLM.
The Republican needs something better.
Simply not true. The vast majority of conservatives I know are rooted in God. Israel came back to God multiple times. Under Christ, we have far more power and forgiveness than they had.
We are bickering among ourselves.
We’re split off into groups and almost by accident we‘ll agree on something........guns, taxes and immigration.
The Left isn’t that strong and we can defeat them soundly.
But instead our groups are arguing or fighting among each other.
Vaccine groups, Q, election fraud, even the bail out funds for Covid relief.
We have some folks that want to revolt by any means.
Some want to seize control of State offices by the electoral process and even some that gave up and don’t want to vote or be involved again.
Conservatives are split, but we could pull it together and stand as one.
The problem as I see it, we are a passionate kind of people.
We fight for what we believe in.
So sheathing our swords even against each other is out of the question.
So we continue our family fights.
Maybe you're not a bad troll.
Maybe you're a good troll.
We shall see.
Great post and true.
Loyalty and a sense of honor.
A great communicator like Ronald Reagan.
Mind and character are equally parts of me.
You had a sh*tty idea. I told you why it was sh*tty, and you come all at me, bro.
You are a kettle at the boiling point, waiting to blow the whistle at he first time dissent.
You got me wrong. I'm not whining that you attacked me personally. I don't care and like to judge the attacks based on cleverness, wit, accuracy, and rage. I'm very used to that and you people can't touch this.
I was pointing out to YOU and to those in attendance, the illogic of your statement.
Ya don't have to make it personal. Defend your stupid idea, before you get all butt hurt and lash out like a maniac.
RUSH LIMBAUGH
“I was pointing out to YOU and to those in attendance, the illogic of your statement.”
The passive aggressive nature of your replies is not intellectual, nor is it engaging. Your factual content is zero, and you hide behind saying: “I’m not attacking you I’m attacking your ideas!”
You say: “Your ideas are stupid” but offer no alternative other than “My ideas are better”. Then, you decide you can judge my personal state by my replies to your blather.
One thing you can be absolutely sure of, is I have too much time on my hands attempting to engage the likes of you. The other thing you can be reasonably sure of is if you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you always got. Stick with your pseudo intellectual position, (though not expanded upon, only claimed to be superior), and enjoy the thrashing at the hands of the left.
Words mean things.
When Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, and the Lincoln Foundation can call themselves Conservatives, then the word has no meaning and the movement has been infiltrated and is compromised.
We must think in terms of a PATRIOT MOVEMENT, and use that language. That is the first step on the road forward.
We cannot slink back to the 'Conservative movement' and argue with the likes of the fake conservatives. We cannot let them define OR represent us.
I will no longer consider myself a conservative, but a patriot. Let the derps demonize me, they will anyway, either way.
Demonize them right back. They are the enemy and we must fight them as if our country depended on it. Because it does.
I have spoken.
*mic drop*
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