Dogmatism is out. The world hates a “straight shooter”. Society loathes
“black and white”. To call a “spade a spade” is not being politically
correct. And you can’t get any more dogmatic than God’s Word.
“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man
cometh unto the Father, but by me.” (John 14:6)
Now that it as dogmatic
as you can get, and the world hates it. Jesus said He is the way to the
Father, and that exempts anything and anyone else. All religions, cults,
etc. are of Satan. Only through Jesus Christ, can we go to the Father.
Jesus said, “I and my Father are one.” (John 10:30) The world and
religion want to portray Jesus as a good person, but not God. Jesus
emphatically claims His divinity and that He is God. You can’t get any
clearer than that.
“Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will
do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth,
because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of
his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.” (John 8:44) Jesus
makes it clear in this passage that if we are not with Him, our father
is the devil, Satan, and we are a chip off the old block.
The Holy Word of God says, “For all have sinned, and come short of the
glory of God;” (Romans 3:23) That exempts no one. We all, without
exception, fall short of God’s glory, and have sinned.
“If ye love me, keep my commandments.” (John 14:15) “Ye are my friends,
if ye do whatsoever I command you.” (John 15:14) If we do not keep
Christ’s commandments, we do not love Him and we are not His friend.
Isn’t that what it says? That certainly is to the point. (Obviously, no
Christian is perfect, but he/she will strive to obey our Lord.)
“As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none
that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all
gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is
none that doeth good, no, not one.” (Romans 3:10-12)
The Scriptures say
that none of us are righteous, none of us understand, none of us seek
after God, and none of us do good. It says that we all have gone the
wrong way and have become worthless. Wow! That really stings. And there
is more. “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this
the judgment:” (Hebrews (9:27) Is there any hope for us? That’s scary …
death … judgment!
God says just as emphatically, “… Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and
thou shalt be saved, and thy house.” (Acts 16:31) “For God so loved the
world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in
him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)
Our world is becoming more and more an attitude of, “don’t rock the
boat, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, there are many ways to
God, I’m okay you’re okay, my good works are all I need, it’s my life
and my business”, and it goes on and on.
From Hollywood to Washington, D.C. and everywhere in between, it’s all
about being “politically correct”. “Political correctness” will get you
nothing but an eternity in hell, separated from God forever.
Even in “church” circles the Gospel has been watered down to the point
that multiplied thousands are being led to hell by the satanic teachings
that come from the pulpits of America. It’s all just one big party, a
game, social hour, pat each other on the back time, but no true
repentance and coming to Jesus Christ to be saved and living a new life
in Him.
Whether Tytler (at least attributed to him) presented an often quoted
self-destructive cycle of democratic behavior:
· From bondage to spiritual faith
· From spiritual faith to courage
· From courage to liberty
· From liberty to abundance
· From abundance to complacency
· From complacency to apathy
· From apathy to dependence
· From dependence back into bondage
This same self-destructive behavior can easily be applied to mankind’s
spiritual state of affairs. Mankind has become dependent upon the
seductive enticements of Satan, instead of the saving power of Almighty
God. I realize that all men, at all times, are in bondage to Satan, if
they are not of Christ. The striking thing today however, is the
dependence upon self and outright apathy to the Truth of God.
Dear friend, you may be one of those who just can’t stand a
“straight-shooter”. Well, God is a “straight-shooter”, and there is no
room for compromise. He made the rules, and we cannot change them. They
are what they are. We either go to Him and live for Him His way, or we
suffer the consequences. He has paid the supreme price, His Son, to
redeem us from the clutches of Satan.
Now is the time to make the most
important decision you will ever make in this lifetime. What is it going
to be, remain with Satan, or come to Jesus?