October
03
Posted on 03-10-2007
Filed Under (Theology) by Mike Spreng

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Many liberals are naive to believe that a utopia or kingdom can be established on earth without the mortification of sin, living as if there is no such reality as Total Depravity, and over-realizing their eschatology. They protest war as if countries are not plotting against us; They release prisoners as if they will not strike again; They promote sensual entertainment and dress as if sexual promiscuity and crime does not follow; They give their children over to Agnostics and other near-satanic people to raise (teach) them as if the child will not develop sinful doubt; They promote secular oversight of education as if the Christian worldview will not be banished from the system; And they even invite “other cultures” to participate in the governing of God’s people in America as if these other cultures will never take over. This is the short of what liberal philosophy contains.

The liberal (and many conservatives are falling into this mindset) is naive! The liberal does not understand basic psychology of the human mind. To them, man is basically good and is in no way naturally narcissistic. To the liberal, a little of this and a little of that will not affect their walk with God or the well-being of their church and family. They neither understand that the mind is built with doctrine nor that it is cultivated by liturgy. They cannot see the hidden liturgies and doctrines that the enemy has hidden in today’s culture. But as the Proverb teaches, sudden calamity will fall on those who consider themselves “progressive.” (Proverbs 24:21-22)

Yes, we will have revival and the changing of society through the good works of God’s Church, but it will not come without a fight. It will not come without realizing that sin needs to be mortified and caged. This does not mean that we will become superficial, as many of the Fundamentalists have insisted High Churchman are. This means that we will become humble, realizing that within the boundaries of the Kingdom only, will God’s people reach their destiny. This is a Kingdom on earth as Christ calls for in his Prayer, not a mere invisible relationship. Praying for His “Kingdom come thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven” means focusing on heavenly realities that are not crowded by adrenaline-filled pleasures and skepticisms.

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