MacArthur was correct when he said no Christian should celebrate or promote “religious liberty.”
Imagine an OT prophet saying: “We need to equally promote all forms of worship, whether to Baal, or Moloch, or Yahweh. That’s what makes a nation great: Lots of paganism.”
One thing that is obvious from traveling the world is that America and Europe are the bastion of (Protestant) Christianity. Much of the world is not like these Christian lands (even with their decline), and Christians in other countries are often indebted to the work of missionaries from America and Europe (such as Korea, Africa, and the Middle East).
Additionally, Christians in other lands still rely on scholarship and publishing from elsewhere, especially America. Maybe that will change, but the USA still carries the torch for now. And that’s one reason why America must be defended and preserved.
Why eternal hell for rejecting Christ?
Because consequences are greater depending on who you sin against.
For example:
If a child pushes his little brother, he gets stern words from his parents.
If he pushes his teacher at school, he gets expelled.
If he pushes a police officer, he gets arrested.
When you sin against God, you sin against the greatest and eternal being, and therefore, the consequences are great and eternal.
Repent and turn to Christ.
@dalepartridge Solid illustration. 👊 I've heard the 'infinite sin against an infinite God' before, but the kid/push examples make it land differently. I'm going to use this tonight during evening devotions with my kids. Thanks Dale (as always).
After many months of work, Zach Garris (@ZacharyGarris), Sean McGowan (@irishpresby), and I present to you our Study Report on Reformed Christian politics.
Our main thesis: Civil government must promote true religion.
Read and share with friends and pastors. Link below.
Israel is repeatedly rebuked by the prophets for multiplying foreign gods in their land. Foreigners didn’t merely bring idolatry into Israel. They brought aggravated idolatry – many gods. In Solomon’s day, you could look around at the hills surrounding Jerusalem and see high places to the multiple deities who Solomon’s wives served. YHWH commanded his people to have no gods before His face (Ex 20:3), but instead they filled the land with idols (Is 2:8).
Psalm 16 warns that the sorrows of those who run after foreign gods will be multiplied. But we can’t see the correlation. We see sorrow multiplied in our land, but refuse to believe that it is because we have welcomed in many demons, as we have welcomed those who worship them. Like Israel, we have preferred to sacrifice to any Baal (Hos 11:2) rather than serving the God of our Fathers.
The solution is simple. We must destroy the high places. Then we must stop welcoming those who build more high places. For our God is Jealous.
Before the British arrived in India natives would burn widows in funeral pyres
Upon seeing this the British put to a stop to it but the natives refused and said it’s their national custom
The British General said:
“Be it so, but it’s our nation’s custom to hang men who burn widows alive and confiscate all their property. My carpenters shall therefore erect gibbets on which to hang all concerned when the widow is consumed. Let us all act according to national customs.”
Colonialism was a common grace of God that brought the Gospel to the most remote parts of the world and ended countless evils
Praise God for it.
“Let their teeth be broken in their mouths” (Psalm 58:6)
“May their children be fatherless and their wives widows” (Psalm 109:9).
Let them be as dung upon the face of the earth.” (Psalm 83:10).
“Let burning coals fall upon them!
Let them be cast into fire,” (Psalm 140:10)