What is the truth? Have we been deceived?
“A lie has no legs; it requires other lies to support it.” Plato
I was going through some books that I have kept since returning from the mission field and ran across a letter, written in 1976, that speaks as clearly today as it did back then. Emerging from a year of confusion, chaos and life-lessons, I am a mom that is left astounded at the effect our family units have experienced. As mom’s, we carry a lot of the responsibility for what goes on in our homes. Being alert is imperative and we have certainly had that opportunity these last months with our children being home with us.
“Absorption in ease is one of the most reliable signs
of present or impending decay.”
Richard Weaver
“Civilizations do not just die. Their leaders and people are first deceived; then they are destroyed. ‘Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things (immorality, covetousness, worship of false gods, etc.) comes the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.’” (Eph. 5: 6)
The deception comes in the form of ‘the lie’. The lie was first given to Eve in the garden of Eden: ‘…ye shall be as gods, knowing (deciding for yourselves) good and evil.’ When we listen to the lie… (Gen. 3: 5)
· It dethrones God and deifies man’s achievements.
· It exalts human reason as supreme.
· It trusts education and science to solve problems.
· It believes that man is evolving into perfection.
· It replaces God’s moral standards with situational ethics.
· It promotes sensual pleasure and instant gratification.
· It strives for a world utopia of prosperity and peace.
· It makes the State the sovereign dictator over everyone.
Do you see a pattern here?
The tragedy is that ‘…because iniquity will abound, the love of many (Christians) will wax cold (toward God, toward their marriage partner, and toward their own sons and daughters).’ (Matt. 24: 12)
Civilization is not destroyed because of the wickedness of unbelievers., but because of the carnality of Christians. An illustration of this is in God’s willingness to spare Sodom IF there were only 10 righteous in it! (Gen. 18: 32) This is why there is a call to rise up as one voice for our land, our God, our families and for the principles of His Word!” Bill Gothard, “Be Alert to Spiritual Danger”
“The doorstep to the temple of wisdom
is the knowledge of our own ignorance.”
Charles H. Spurgeon
~Jackie Johnson - I am a former tribal missionary to the Kuna Indians on the Colombian border in Central America. Fluent in several languages, my husband and I currently pastor a Spanish-speaking church in Southern California. My passion is mentoring and equipping dedicated young women for life, marriage, motherhood, and beyond. I am the mother of two daughters and the grandmother of three Princesses and four young Knights.
