Lehigh Valley Conservative

Below is an e-mail I sent to a dear friend who had ask we a number of questions. I pulled these two questions out of the e-mail to answer. There is one facet of the answers that I think I should have include——which I did not.

You will find the missing segment after—-Yes indeed these times will be interesting (below)

The initial e-mail
You said—What makes this time so different?

Three things:
1/ The magnitude of the evil—it’s Global.
2/ The velocity information travels at—almost instantaneous.
3/ The corruption within the US government being almost complete with no room for Christianity and righteousness. We hang on some nebulous conservative-ism mixed with a phony unrighteous capitalism, which is well outside of what was developed by Adam Smith and hinged on Biblical principles. Wall Street is bankrupty with greed and power—and running a close second is our government. I find it interesting “Occupy Wall Street” is wrong on the approach but right on the issues—-Wall Street power brokers are well outside of a righteous capitalism and no one is calling them on it—-the FED—-Golden Sacks—JP Morgan—-or the Government with their bail outs. None of it is righteous.

You said: What exactly do you suggest is the best way forward? Or do you think we’re beyond that and it’s hopeless?

It is never hopeless for those who believe although I do know there were times of despair and tragedies as His history unfolded. The only way forward is for government/leadership to recognize they are “Ministers of God” as Paul puts forth in the book of Romans 13:1-7 and the church being more forceful in putting forth the Gospel and taking on the leadership with “Thus saidth the LORD” as did the reformers like John Knox when he read the Queen of Scot’s the riot act—-and many other Godly preachers who paid dearly —–some times at “Smith Field” England were they paid with their lives. NO we don’t have leaders in DC or anywhere with that type of intensity or commitment.

We have today a break down of culture in the USA that has not happen, in the 400 years, since the colonist first hit the shores (1620) Plymouth Rock. We have done worse then dumb down the children intellectual—–through our secular Education. We have taken any possible notice to the children that they have a soul and that they need a savior (Jesus Christ). Praying and prayer is out—mentioning Christ is out—-Christianity is out—-the Bible is out—the 10 commandments is out—they have effectively destroyed anyway of guiding the young folks but through a progressive/secular education and a way of life which can only lead to self and destruction—not God—-and of course we will reap what we have sown.

Yes indeed these times will be interesting——WE SHALL SEE—don’t you think????

Now to the addition words which should have been included;

Charles Hodge in his “Systematic Theology” (1871) Vol. 3 Page 342 said this:

“Those laws are ordained, administered, and enforced by God, and there is no escape from their obligation, or from the penalties attached to their violation.”

Hodge goes on Page 343
 “…this is not meant that the government should teach Christianity, or make the profession of it a condition of citizenship, or test for office. Nor does it mean that the government is called upon to punish every violation of Christian principle or precept. It is not called upon to punish every violation of the moral law. But as it cannot violate the moral law in its own action, or require the people to violate it, so neither can it ignore Christianity in its official action. It cannot require the people or any of its own officers to do what Christianity forbids, nor forbid their doing anything which Christianity enjoins.”

The understanding of the above paragraph has been twisted and distorted to the point were it almost appears that anything and everything is allowed but the Christian Religion. Hodge makes it quite clear as to how far government can go when he says this.

Page 345:

”If a religion should enjoin infanticide, or the murder of the aged or infirm, neither the people nor the government should conform their conduct to its laws.”

Christianity has supplied the moral and religious norm on which Western Civilization has been built, its percepts and Laws our based on Biblical law and the 10 commandments. The further we drift away from God and His law, the more the dangers draws closer and we jeopardize the future generations of children and destruction of the country.

The above cannot be deigned—–laws come through some religion because man is religious at his core, it will only be a matter as to whose laws they will be—God’s or Man’s in conjunction with some false god.

So I say—We Shall See