This Week on Face the Culture
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We are still talking about all things on the culture from a Biblical worldview with Pastor David Whitney and Curtis Schube adding to the conversations as well.
Did you ever think you'd live to see the day when...
People would celebrate removing So help me God from a state's oath of office. A coach would be fired for attending a student's baptism. Doctors would mutilate the private parts of young children and call it top/bottom surgery. People would fiercely fight for the right to kill unborn people. Students would gladly identify as Nazi's and approve savage murders of people.
The list goes on and on but we stop here and make our point that while we still have the time...we need to work hard now to fight to preserve liberty and keep America a haven for truly oppressed people. For those of us who name the name of Christ, this is not the time to kick back and wait for the Rapture! Jesus said occupy until I come. (Luke 19:13) If we don't work for the Lord until His return, we will be reminded of the words of Christ, “You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.” (Matthew 5:13) Straight talk from the Lord to remind us to stand and keep standing. Let's encourage one another to share the only hope of the world...Jesus Christ!
Discussing current cultural climates and how we can face it all with a Biblical perspective.
“Have not I commanded you? Be strong and of good courage;
be not afraid, neither be dismayed: for the LORD your God is with thee wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9
Discovering root causes of problems and sharing lasting solutions.
The time is NOW to speak truth in love to define sinful ideals and actions. Show people from Scripture why practices that "experts" say is progressive are actually destructive! The purpose for speaking out is to bring all people into being reconciled with God.
“Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.” 2 Corinthians 5:20
Holding the government accountable:
People who hold public office regularly violate the law of the land, the Constitution. Too many people do not know the right questions to be asking candidates and officeholders. Educated and informed people scare tyrants. Ignorance is not bliss...it can lead you into a life where your purpose is to serve the state only. Learn from the history of Marxist countries. Learn from some of our guests on how to defend your liberties and practice what our Declaration of Independence states, "We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness..."
When humanly speaking there is no hope in life
There have been times in history when people have found themselves in circumstances - either by choice or chance-are in a hopeless place in life caused directly by oppression in government. Consider the following means of deliverance for the children of Israel. Our living God is still touched by terrible circumstance of humans and responds when people call out in humilty and sorrow for their sins.
Then a new king came to power in Egypt. Joseph didn’t mean anything to him. “Look,” he said to his people. “The Israelites are far too many for us. Come. We must deal with them carefully. If we don’t, there will be even more of them. Then if war breaks out, they’ll join our enemies. They’ll fight against us and leave the country.” So the Egyptians put slave drivers over the people of Israel. The slave drivers treated them badly and made them work hard. Exodus 1:8-11
The people of Israel groaned because they were slaves. They also cried out to God. Their cry for help went up to him. God heard their groans. He remembered his covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. So God looked on the Israelites with concern for them. Exodus 2: 23-25
“And the people believed: and when they heard that the Lord had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.” Exodus 4:31
“And it came to pass the selfsame day, that the Lord did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies.” Exodus 12:51
