Opus 2025-303: Celebrity Quest

I just listened to a discussion between Michael Shellenberger and Zuby.  One of the topics that they discussed is one that I’m seeing more and more in the world of celebrities and scholars.  It is the show called Quest for Spirituality.  It’s never phrased as a return to the God of the Bible, or embracing Jesus, or becoming what God wants us to be.  It’s always phrased in general terms of “spirituality”.

Sometimes they will talk about how vital the cultural foundations of Christianity are to civilization.  Sounds serious.  What they leave out is the fact that Jesus is central to Christianity.  We’re watching a another case of redefining vocabulary.  For a long time we have talked about the materialistic world as opposed to the spiritual world of Christians.  Now the materialistic world is reaching out and embracing, or stealing, our concept of being spiritual and of the spiritual world.

Be aware.  Nothing is really changed.  What used to be called the materialistic world of the enlightenment was really a rejection of the things of God while embracing of the standards and values of Satan.  Satan is quite willing to disguise himself as an angel of light.  He is quite willing to co-opt a lot of the good things about our faith as long as he keeps people from embracing Jesus.

It’s still the same old story.  Anything but Jesus.  Anything but submission to the God of the universe.  Anything but removing us from being the center of our world and from thinking of ourselves as gods.  As long as we are at the center, Satan is happy.  He realizes that there are only two real choices.  We can introduce artificial ingredients, preservatives, GMO grains and all kinds of other things, but we never can get to the real thing because that would remove us from the center.  The Enlightenment was not about thinking, or being willing to consider facts.  The early scientists, who took us into the scientific revolution, were believers for the most part.  It was only when the culture of scholars rejected the centrality of God that the full enlightenment came on and started destroying western civilization.

Satan and his minions rejoice.  The answer to our problems is not celebrity spiritualization.  The answer is the same it has it is always been, submission to God and accepting Jesus as our savior.  It seems simplistic, but so is knowing which way to turn the faucet when you want the water to come out.

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