Awhile back I watch Peter Robinson interview three men on the topic of Christian culture. Only one of the three, Stephen Meyer, was a definite Christian. Tom Holland was a bit vague so I assume he was not and Douglas Murray, an open homosexual, never even acted like that was a possibility. What was strange was the topic. They were discussing the importance of Christianity in molding Western culture. What was even stranger was that Murray and Holland seemed to feel like we needed to get back to the place where Christianity was the basis of our society.
The two men who were not Christians were not ready to embrace the faith or for Christians to evangelize. It was more of an intellectual admission. They had a point.
In once sense American was founded as a Christian nation. It was not Muslim or Hindu, thus the predominate religion was Christian. In another sense, we were never a Christian country because the people serious about Jesus have always been a minority.
The important factor was that the general population agreed with the values, priorities and morals of the Christian faith even if they did not embrace it. Jesus did not tell us to expect to be in the majority.
(Mat 7:14 KJV) Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.I know that does not set well with many people. We want everyone to be saved. So does God.
(2Pe 3:9 KJV) The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.But it isn’t going to happen.
What we can expect, and demand, is that people embrace the expectations for living outlined in the Bible. Start with the Six Commandments. I say “six” because the first four are geared toward believers but the last six apply to everyone.
If you are not ready to repent and trust Jesus for salvation then the least you can do is endorse the plan God gave us for a civil society.
Endorse or perish, not because of the fire from the sky but because of the disintegration of everything that you want in a civilization.
homo unius libri
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