How Low Will We Go? "Today, not only is disrespect shown Almighty God, but downright hatred for His name and anything He stands for."

By Grant Phillips

How low will we go before Jesus returns for His Church to finish the remaining seven years of the 490 promised Israel?

Three NFL players have chosen to “come out of the closet,” but prior to their announcement an NBA player has already done so. Isn’t it nice that he received the full support of our President and his wife? I feel a tingle going up my leg as I type!

I was reading an “advice” column, and in it a father stated that his son told him he is “gay.” The father is in complete support, but thinks his son should tell the rest of his family, especially his fiancée (female). The son doesn’t want to do that however. How’s that for “fatherly” advice?

A few years ago a very well known Hollywood actor was chosen to play the part of a guy who pretends he is “gay.” To get himself into the role he decided to participate in sex with another male. What dedication.

When reading the Bible it becomes very clear that we are to love the sinner but hate the sin. However, in our society, if we hate the sin but love the sinner, we are still portrayed as hatemongers. Go figure. We can’t win.

I do feel empathy for these misguided souls. They are in over their heads in retaliation against a Holy God, and either don’t know it or just don’t care.

It has gotten so bad in the military that a soldier, even a Chaplin that mentions the name of Jesus could be dishonorably discharged and/or jailed.

Our President and Congress, as a whole, spit in the face of God. Hollywood continues to push the envelope with its trash.

Abortion, in my opinion, is nothing more than a “politically correct” name for murder, and continues to sling the red blood of babies on a black canvass. Reading the murderous exploits of Dr. Kermit Gosnell  and then hearing our President and his wife ask God’s blessings upon Planned Parenthood, turns ones stomach.

Most of the churches in this country are feel-good-gatherings promoting a lifestyle of sin that is being directed from the pulpit and joyously received in the pews.

The sports world is primarily composed of over paid spoiled brats, and the music industry has just simply gone to hell.

Each year I ask myself, “How much lower can we go?” and each year I am surprised to find that we still haven’t hit bottom. Why do I say we haven’t hit bottom? The answer is our blatancy. More and more all shame is being removed and the conscience of man is disappearing.

“¹Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; ²Speaking lies in hypocrisy;having their conscience seared with a hot iron [emphasis mine];” (1 Timothy 4:1-2)

More and more, acts against God, which we call sin, are being shoved in the face of righteous people, and the righteous are being attacked for not accepting these acts of perversion with open arms.

Are those who are really and truly a child of God righteous? Yes they are, because they have been clothed with the righteousness of Jesus Christ. Are they perfect and without sin? In God’s eyes they are, because they rest their eternal soul upon Jesus Christ. Are they without sin in their earthly body? No they are not, but they know what sin is. They recognize it, and they turn to God for forgiveness and forsake it.

One of the most alarming factors however is the direction the church is headed. If this isn’t the Laodicean church age, I’ll eat my Stetson.

In my opinion, sin is taking over a nation that once called itself a Christian nation because the churches have failed. We have done as Israel did so many times. We have turned our eyes away from God and gone our own way … in the churches no less!

Regardless what some may say, there was a time that we were considered a Christian nation. That doesn’t mean we have always followed God as Israel did when they were obedient to Him. It doesn’t mean that most of our society were Christians and read the Bible every day. It does mean that many of our forefathers and leaders since then have often turned to the one true God. It does mean that as a society God’s laws were honored, and He was given respect even by many of those who were not His own.

Today, not only is disrespect shown Almighty God, but downright hatred for His name and anything He stands for.

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