"[These people] say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits: get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us." Isaiah 30:10, 11
There is a generation that hates the presence of the truth.
This generation demands that only one bible version be true and all other damned, and that demands that all versions are true save one. This generation crams tradition down people's throats, and wants to cast tradition into hell fire and be forgotten. This generation believes agreeing with their opinion, creed, doctrine, or denomination is just as important as being a Christian, and that demands all opinions be relevant at the same time. This generation demands that you follow the rules, and demands that you respect their rights. This is a generation that does not want to hear the truth, but only what can bolster their opinions.
This generation is called Modern Christendom.
It affects all kinds of Christians: conservative and liberal, denominational and independent, Catholic and Protestant, orthodox and otherwise. It is Satan's oldest trick: make us want what we want over what God says, and (as an added bonus) make what we want sound like it is what God says. This is the single greatest threat to the Church (esp. in the West). God is very clear on what will come of such nonsense: we will be broken (vs. 13, 14), which is the only way God can put us back together again.
"Cut through these chains that tie me down
To so many lesser things
Let all my dreams fall to the ground
Until only You remain..."
-Steven Curtis Chapman
There is a generation that hates the presence of the truth.
This generation demands that only one bible version be true and all other damned, and that demands that all versions are true save one. This generation crams tradition down people's throats, and wants to cast tradition into hell fire and be forgotten. This generation believes agreeing with their opinion, creed, doctrine, or denomination is just as important as being a Christian, and that demands all opinions be relevant at the same time. This generation demands that you follow the rules, and demands that you respect their rights. This is a generation that does not want to hear the truth, but only what can bolster their opinions.
This generation is called Modern Christendom.
It affects all kinds of Christians: conservative and liberal, denominational and independent, Catholic and Protestant, orthodox and otherwise. It is Satan's oldest trick: make us want what we want over what God says, and (as an added bonus) make what we want sound like it is what God says. This is the single greatest threat to the Church (esp. in the West). God is very clear on what will come of such nonsense: we will be broken (vs. 13, 14), which is the only way God can put us back together again.
"Cut through these chains that tie me down
To so many lesser things
Let all my dreams fall to the ground
Until only You remain..."
-Steven Curtis Chapman
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