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Why Is Liberalism an Ungodly Religion?
How can we know anything about anythingTo try to explain truth to him who loves it not is but to give him more plentiful material for misinterpretation. George Macdonald Do we have to make a choice between science and the Bible? NO! That is NOT where the problem is, but that is what everyone seems to want to talk about. Take science as an example. How can we know anything about the created material world around us? How can we know anything from what we can see using natural sciences? We all see the same things in the material world, but we don't come to the same answers. Why is that? How can we know anything about the Bible and what it teaches? Every person believes different things about the Bible and how it should be read. Why is that? Same scientific facts. Different answers. Same Bible. Different answers. Why is that? The true question is this: How do we come to our answers that we get from what we can see through science or what we can read in the Bible? How do we think about what we see using science or what we read in the Bible? How do we analyze what we have seen and read? How do we interpret what we have seen and read? We use logic, but logic always has a foundation. Jesus talked about building on the Rock. That Rock is Jesus Christ. He is the true foundation. There are also the false foundations of the ungodly. An example might help. Question: Why do believe in evolution? Answer: Because my science teacher told me that evolution is scientific fact. Question: Why do you believe your science teacher? Answer: because he agrees with the textbook he assigned us to read. Now, we have asked, "Why?" twice. If we continued to ask, "Why?" we would come down to the foundation of this person's thoughts. When we get down to the foundations, there are no more questions that can be answered. So where to the foundations come from? There are three possibilities.
Question: Why do believe in creation? Answer: Because God revealed this to me. He spoke to me through the Bible and gave me His faith so that I could believe Him. See how quickly we got to the foundation. This is a belief that has a foundation that is solid and that cannot be moved. In reality, the things that we make up, that are pulled from the air, are actually from demons and all the lies of demons spring from the prince of demons, Satan. So these are one and the same. Divine revelation comes from the Almighty, Creator, God, Jesus Christ. So there are only two choices, but how do we know there are only two choices? Because God has revealed this truth to us. The question then is how do we tell the difference between the revelation that comes from God and the lies of Satan? The answer is that everyone who sincerely wants to do the will of God will know. Jesus said, "If you really want to obey God, you will know if what I teach comes from God or from me" The rejection of the revelation that comes from God is not an intellectual problem. It is a moral problem. Jesus said, "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you: For everyone who asks receives; and he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks it shall be opened. Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to those who ask him? Matthew 7:7-11 You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. You can set the truth before someone, but you can't make anyone believe those things that they don't want to submit to. They have to want to obey God. How frequently it is brought to our attention that nothing good can be done if the will is wrong! Reason alone fails to justify itself. Richard M. Weaver Jesus said, "You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free" (John 8:32) "If we are not prepared to buy the truth at the cost of our own humbling we shall not receive it" Lies appear to have no price upon them. They seem cheap and they abound everywhere. But for the truth there is always an obvious price to pay. [God] has set a day when He will judge all the world's people with fairness. And He has chosen the man Jesus to do the judging for Him. God has given proof of this to all of us by raising Jesus from death" (Acts 17:31). "There is a judge for the one who rejects Me [Jesus] and does not accept My words; that very word which I spoke will condemn him at the last day" (John 12:48) That also stands for every person who speaks the utterances of Jesus. When we hear them, we hear Jesus Christ, and we either accept or reject. Every person who follows Jesus Christ is commanded to only speak His utterances and not their own. "When we love others, we know that we belong to the truth, and we feel at ease in the presence of God" (1 John 3:19) Ravi Zacharias did two open forums in a university. On the second night, one man told him that he had brought two Atheists in the night before who said that the arguments presented were so strong that they could not contend with them, but they were going to remain Atheists because that is what they prefer to be true. In listening to an unbeliever and drawing out his reasoning, the unbeliever finally came to his foundations. They turned out to be assumptions that were pulled from the air. When asked why he believed his basic assumption, the unbeliever looked startled and blurted out, “I guess I’m making the whole thing up.” It was quite a revelation to him since he hadn't even known that he had any assumptions. However, he decided to remain an Atheist because he didn’t want God to rule over him. Why Is Liberalism An Ungodly Religion?Liberalism is a dangerous ungodly religion. The anti-Bible concept of "human goodness" lies at the root of many cults. Jesus said, "There is none good but God." Liberalism is founded on the supposed natural goodness of humans, which is a false supposition and an attempt to do away with the need for Jesus. Note: The meaning of the word, Liberalism, was changed in the 1930s. Since the 1960s, the meaning of the word, Liberalism, has been changed even more. Liberalism can be known by its fruits. There is risk of confusion of terms, but in practice, Liberalism supports:
And Liberalism opposes:
The more consistently a person follows the tenets listed above, the more liberal that person is said to be. The more a person fulfills the problems mentioned in Romans 1, the more liberal that person is said to be. There are other definitions of the word, Liberalism, but this is the most common definition in general use. The meaning of the word, conservatism, has been changed to mean: anyone who opposes the liberal characteristics listed above. And, liberals have defined three levels of conservatives, receiving increasing levels of liberal hate as you go from "conservative" to "ultra-conservative" and finally to the most hated "ultra-conservative Christian." Liberalism is based on the human goodness cult. There is a theory founded on the natural goodness of humans. That theory, which says that natural goodness or righteousness comes from self, could be stated as self-righteousness. According to Webster's Dictionary, the other word or label for this theory is "liberalism." Natural human goodness, the basis of Liberalism, were it to actually exist, would eliminate the need for our Savior, Jesus Christ. As Jesus told the Scribes and Pharisees, because they think they have no need, they are still in their sins. Many consider Liberalism to be part of the New Age religion. The government becomes the totalitarian "church" of Liberalism. Every effort is put into creating a situation where Biblical Christianity is not allowed to have any influence in government and the ungodly religion of Liberalism has tremendous control of most, if not all, governments. The adherents of Liberalism make very effort to increase the control of government and using governmental power to eliminate Biblical Christianity, even to the point of taking over authority of parents over their own children. The Secular Television networks, Secular schools, Secular scientific journals, Secular music industry, Secular news industry, Secular entertainment industry, Secular print media, and Secular radio all are overwhelmingly controlled by Secularists, and Secularists tend to be Liberals. Every form of entertainment and information is used as a carrier to indoctrinate into Liberalism. And they are also used to demean, marginalize, condemn, denigrate, and belittle Biblical Christianity.
This is not to say that God doesn't impart any goodness at all to human beings. God created humanity and put a conscience in every person. The Bible is clear on that. The conscience gets seared, becomes evil, becomes insensitive to God, but God put a perfectly good conscience in every person. That’s part of why no one will have an excuse in judgment. The trouble is that it’s impossible for the natural human being, the unregenerate man or woman, to obey that conscience completely. It is true that the Bible says that some have become a law unto themselves and some have tried to follow the actual law of God, the ten commandments and the levitical law, that is the law give by God to Moses. Had they been able to fulfill it, it would have been wonderful, but humanity cannot do it. We are sold into sin by inheritance, and that will continue until our bodies are redeemed. So, every time anyone tries, in their own effort, to obey their conscience, there is something there to taint it. Because of the conscience, some people are able to silently, not in self-pride or self-righteousness but simply out of love, help in times of need. They perhaps have not yet totally seared their consciences. It’s like that when a tsunami or hurricane strikes, and even unsaved people come in to help. Many do it for political gain or self pride, however. After Hurricane Katrina, they surveyed the people who had been helped as to where the help came from. It was the Churches 10 to 1 over every other source of help—including the government and the non-profits. Without the power of the Holy Spirit, though, good works are like good, clean water mixed with sewage. There is always something that is wrong with it. As the Bible says, "Our righteous acts are filthy rags." Even at our best, we are pouring out filthy water, we are dumping filthy rags on those around us. Only the Holy Spirit within us is able to do good. And the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Christ. There is no power for good without Jesus. As He said, "Without Me you can do nothing." There is no knowledge without Jesus: In Him is hidden all knowledge. He is also the only source of wisdom, understanding, love, righteousness, and peace. The Ungodly Religion of Liberalism Liberalism crosses political parties and national boundaries. It can be found in most churches to some degree. It is the natural tendency of the human to attempt show its own supposed goodness. The old Adam in each of us is a liberal. The natural mind is a liberal. It has been falsely stated that Liberalism is a philosophy where anything goes and that accepts any idea as valid. The reality is that everyone has very definite ideas about what they feel is right and what they feel is wrong. Some liberals even hold a belief that it is right to believe that there is no right or wrong and it is wrong to believe that there is a right and wrong... if you can follow the inconsistency of that belief system. And they are eager to force this odd bit of reasoning on the rest of us. Weird! Many people, liberal or not, are willing to try to coerce others into conformance to their personal belief system. Note the great liberal effort to push such ideas as liberal attitudes toward morality, political correctness, bogus science, bogus history, promiscuity, and perversion on the rest of society. They have had great success in most countries in using tax-supported schools to indoctrinate the young in these ideas. What would happen if Christians were as dedicated to what they believe? Too many Christians try to hide what they believe. Too many Christians cave in to coercion. There is a theory founded on the natural goodness of humans. This kind of self-righteousness or belief in the natural goodness of humans is more of a religious theory although some think of it as a political theory. It may affect the political, and in most cases it looks to political power because it doesn't honor the power of God. However, this theory, though political, will surely affect the spiritual. Webster's Dictionary will show us that this theory is called, "Liberalism." Http://www.SeekFind.net has chosen this meaning to be what this site means when it uses the words liberal or Liberalism. As a result, many who consider themselves to be liberal may not be liberal by this definition. No offense is meant to anyone who wants to be known as liberal yet does not fit this definition. If you don't fit this definition, SeekFind.net doesn't consider you to be a liberal--even if you consider yourself to be liberal. The type of Liberalism that professes natural human goodness is a cult. There are at least two types of Liberalism, and this can lead to misunderstanding. One type is self-righteous and the other is humble. One seeks to take money from one group and give it to another group for political power. The other takes money out of his or her own pocket and secretly gives it to those in need. SeekFind.net uses the word, liberal, to mean the self-righteous type of liberal because this is the most common modern usage of the term. When the word, liberal, is used on SeekFind.net, self-righteousness is the context. Liberalism makes Godliness seem trite or silly. Liberalism makes sin seem normal and righteousness seem strange or bazaar. Some tenets of liberalism: Self-righteousness Do as thou wilt. Ability to change tenets at any time. Ability to pick one’s own tenets from among many liberal tenets Feeling that every person has his or her own reality. Believing in relativism: moral, spiritual, or physical. Feeling that, "My opinion is just as valid as yours." Thinking that all things are relative. Minds closed to the concept of real truth. Believing that there is no such thing as a lie. Believing that there is no right or wrong, just winners and losers Trying to convince themselves that there is no real almighty God The god of forces, or many gods, or all is god, or no one can know God, or no God. Ability to hold two or more mutually exclusive tenets to be true at the same time. Compartmentalization of areas of thought to allow for conflicting and chaotic thought processes. Believing that the government can solve all problems, or believing in socialism in some form and ignoring the violent history of socialism and human-based "utopia." Ignoring the violent history of rationalized speculation. Use of covetousness to rally support. Desire to give the money of one group of people to a second group of people in order to gain the support of the second group of people. Drugs and alcohol abuse. All types of sexual activity outside of marriage between one man and one woman. Strong emphasis on materialism. Belief in rationalized speculation as the source for knowledge and wisdom. New Age religions are promoted. Biblical Christianity is not tolerated. Minds closed to the revelation in the Bible. Minds closed to the authority of God. Minds closed to the atoning work of Christ or even the knowledge that they need a Savior. Minds closed to the righteousness that is only available in Christ. Minds closed to God’s ability to reveal Himself to each person. Minds closed to the Holy Spirit. Minds closed to the gifts of the Spirit that are only available through Christ. Minds closed to Biblical Family order and Biblical Church order. Adding to or taking from the Bible to make it acceptable. Acceptance of pseudo-science based on rationalized speculation. Abortion and Euthanasia. Tendency to speak of passivism while endorsing violence. Requiring no internal consistency from self or from liberal gurus. Of course, all of this runs into problems with the Bible, so liberals, in general, try to imply that they can add to or eliminate parts of the Bible. A favorite tactic is to try to say that there are errors in the Bible.
The liberal mind-set is always looking to over turn God's law by any means. One method that they use is simply to be offended. They are easily offended about nothing at all. And they feel that they can be as offensive as a human being could be, but no one should say anything about that. Liberalism is a smorgasbord dogma, though. That means that some liberals may both believe in "the natural goodness of humans" and also do not believe in "the natural goodness of humans." Some may even not believe in the prime directive of liberalism (human goodness) at all. They may have been brought into the fold by some other route such as through being seduced into the welfare mentality by looking for some government freebie. They may have been brought in through being brainwashed by the news media, entertainment media, or public education systems. Inconsistency is no problem under liberalism. Just chalk it up to another "proof" for the chaos theory. Under the rules of liberalism, there is nothing odd about believing that, "I'm a good person," or "most people are basically good," and believing that Jesus was sent to Earth to absolve mankind of its sins. Liberalism can even adopt the anti-biblical, scientifically inconsistent and illogical notion of theistic evolution and think they believe in science. This is covered in more detail here: Why Are There Liberals? There are at least two types of liberalism, and this page deals with the worldly type, the same type that you hear about on the news. The other type of liberal is seldom referred to by the term, liberal, any more. Also, you should know that conservatism is not really the opposite of liberalism, but they changed the meaning of that term too. Conservatism really means to conserve, to keep things the same. But now, the word, conservatism, is used to describe anyone who opposes the list of liberal characteristics. And you should know that many liberals and conservatives just don't fit the mold. Liberal: Left Wing Using the dictionary definition of Liberalism, can give some insight into the twenty-first century use of the word, liberal: It is the delusion of human goodness that is the root of the great separation between liberalism and the followers of Jesus Christ. Liberalism cannot be reconciled to Christ because it is anti-Christ. The reality is that, even when humanity is at its best, the fallen creature is still in the clutches of the evil one. The only real victory is through Jesus Christ. Liberalism, in most cases, is marked by a supposed righteousness emanating from the self. This is the true and only self-righteousness, and it is a false righteousness. The only real righteousness that can be attained is available through Jesus Christ. It is God's free gift to whomsoever will accept it. If we are good, then we don’t need Jesus. If we are good, then we can do good without Jesus. Jesus said, "Without Me, you can do nothing." If we were to claim to be good, then we would be calling Jesus a liar. How does a liberal attain such self-righteousness?
Liberalism once meant the quality of reaching into one's own pocket to help the less fortunate. Now, liberalism steals from one group of people and gives the ill-gotten gain to another group of people in order to gain political power. The meanings of "liberal" and "Liberalism" have changed. Since the word, liberal, is often used in a very deceiving way as it is applied by the media, a more accurate term might be, "New Age Liberal," since many of the so-called liberal people fit the description of one New Age group or another. A definition of New Age can be found here. Here are some of the other characteristics of Liberalism that are related to the central theme, the claim of human goodness. Once again, we must keep in mind that liberalism is a smorgasbord from which liberals pick only those precepts to which they personally want to subscribe. And some people consider themselves liberal simply because they are a captive of the liberal social system, that is, they are getting benefits from the Government and become dependent on the liberals.
The Bible rightly says, in many place and in many ways, that there is not a just man upon the earth. It says, very clearly, that we need Jesus. It says, very clearly, that by receiving Jesus we may receive forgiveness and also we may receive real righteousness. This is not the righteousness of the human, which would be hypocrisy, but it in the righteousness of the holy Christ living and working in the one who has received Christ. This one point is the focal point of all of history. This one point is the reason that the United States is divided. This one point is Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
The members of the elitist liberal class consider themselves to be above the other members of society. These are the self-righteous. They are the true hypocrites in the sense that Jesus used the word, hypocrite. They consider themselves to be "intellectuals" and love to think of themselves as the elite and good people, but they have lost the ability to reason. Unfortunately, the liberals have gotten the U.S. Government to embrace Naturalism and Materialism (which are simply dogmas that are taken on human pseudo-faith, that is make believe pseudo-faith) as State supported dogmas, since these are increasingly being supported by our courts. Dictionary links: liberal liberalism Interestingly, the website, Wikipedia, states that liberalism is not a cult on an archived page that no one is allowed to edit. Wikipedia is controlled by those who are most persistent and willing to wrestle. It is not controlled by truth. The liberal writer in Wikipedia gives no reason for this claim but simply states that Wikipedia does not take seriously the idea that liberalism is a cult while asserting that Wikipedia, in a "straightforward and scholarly way gives information and doesn't dally with sleaze." I guess that by reason of their superior scholarliness, they are declaring liberalism to not be what liberalism obviously is--a cult. Of course, claims that liberalism is not a cult are false claims. No cult likes to be identified as a cult. All cults resort to this same type of argument, and liberalism is no exception. In the process, Wikipedia redefines liberalism, leaving out these important words that are in the Dictionary definition of liberalism: "A political theory founded on the natural goodness of humans." Here is the definition given for liberalism by Wikipedia--at least as of this writing: Liberalism
If that were indeed what most people mean when they say, "liberalism," then there would be no argument at all between what is called, "liberalism," and what is called, "conservativism." The moral issues between liberalism (as the word is actually used) and God's law and the Bible are obvious. Why aren't liberal thinkers open-minded?
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