History (secular) abhors regression. Mankind's journey through time is 'supposed' to be one of continual progress in his march toward the ultimate Utopian state. Without a doubt, the worlds' news headlines are more & more discouraging every day. Economic, social, political, and religious turmoil saturate every media outlet; tv, radio, newspaper & internet. The world and our nation have become a pressure cooker, ready to explode & boil over onto all citizens and surrounding neighbors. But, when & where did it start here in America? At least for the present...obviously past events can & have had lasting effects upon the American psyche; wars, the Great Depression, Supreme Court decisions, Presidential & Congressional mandates, and the like.
But let's be honest here...
Since inception, this country has had four institutions as the cornerstones upon which our nation was built; God, family, church &; school. YHWH God, first & foremost, with the other three working in agreement according to His Sovereignty. Individual responsibility, accountability and faith toward Him were accepted, taught and preached in each of these anchors of our society. There was no centralized government to wield its power over our heads and our lives. Most of our European ancestors came here to exercise religious & political freedom, without government restriction or intrusion. Then, for nearly 100 years, communities & states governed themselves for the most part. There was NO federal INCOME TAX to control and manipulate social engineering. But, the thorny issue of states' rights versus federalism came to a violent head, known as the Civil War, NOT SLAVERY. Slavery was a point of major contention with regard to states' rights, but NOT the cause of our civil war. Federalism won out, and has brought us to where we are today.
As time rolled by, God's Providence was usurped & replaced by the U.S. Federal Gov't. The Bible became regarded as merely a book of fantastical stories, myths, quaint & pithy sayings relegated to crazed, doomsday preachers, and those who followed them with outdated, too restrictive, and outmoded ideologies. Our families, schools and churches followed suit, buying into "modern" philosophies, materialism, Darwinism, idol worship (although not figures made of stone or precious metal, but celebrities), dependence upon government, and social depravity (if it feels good, do it). Our preachers, pastors & evangelists, and churches no longer stood for God's Sovereignty, Salvation by Grace through Faith in Christ, Repentance, Holiness, and Separation. Sermons no longer speak out against current social issues with regard to sin. Seminaries & pastors succumbed to congregational pressures, worries over money, and compromise to government, legal & social dictates. Churches value their tax-exempt status more than their allegiance to God, Christ & Scripture. The concept of Separation of Church & State took on the perverted, outlandish dictum of methodically isolating and removing all things YHWH God in Jesus Christ from every aspect of Americana. Soon thereafter, Denominationalism, legalism, false doctrine, false religions, false preachers & teachers sprang forth in our churches, into our families & schools, and into our society. Selfishness, greed, avarice, lust & corruption inundated these as well as our businesses, our gov't, and all other aspects of our lives. And, although YHWH God has always maintained a remnant, and exercised His Patience, Grace & Mercy beyond all human understanding, He has declared,"My Spirit will not always strive with man." "As in the days of Noe, so shall be the return of the Son of Man (Yashua, the Holy One)." How much more wicked can our world become, before Almighty God says, "that's enough!", and mercy is no longer...? Apparently, a lot more...
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