"Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen." (Gal. 1:3-5)
The Greek Interlinear says, "....out of the age having become presently evil." This is a description of the world, and no less the United States of America. We now parade evil, celebrate evil, even promote evil.
The tragedy in Orlando, Florida, over the weekend reveals the centuries-old attempt of Arab-Islamism to defeat and conquer Western Civilization. A former US CIA chief said, "You can always stay out of a war, if you don't mind losing." We are. This is the current posture of the current US Administration and Hilary. These are the same people who not only marginalize the threat from the East, but also approve of homosexuality, celebrate it, and want to pass more laws to make it normal in the culture. Yes, I believe LGBT (or whatever they are called) should be able to vote, shop at our grocery stores, and walk our streets without being accosted. I do not believe, however, that they should be celebrated. This is what Hilary and Barack, the Democrat Party and MSNBC and CNN are doing currently in the wake of the Arab/Islamist attack. And they do this on a consistently regular basis. This is perversion.
Jesus' directive was, "Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more." It was not, "Neither do I condemn you; go and enjoy your life." Yet, modern Christendom has for a large part bought into the pervading, "nice guy" theology, which translated means, "you can do absolutely anything you wish; there are no moral absolutes." I grew up in a culture which did not celebrate sin; it was mostly an embarrassment. Today it is the reverse. If the "church" does not reignite the Authority of the Scriptures, the decline of any nation will just keep accelerating.
Our text reveals the purpose of the Godhead for you and me, humanity, "....that He might deliver us, out of the age having become presently evil." Jesus tells us in Romans 6, speaking of the disease of sin, "For the end of those things is death." Sin equals death. Righteousness equals life. America winks, even smiles and cheers sin. Any wonder? We cast out the Prayer of Jesus and the Words of Jesus from the education system. And now? People will call this insensitivity. Is condoning and celebrating sin "sensitivity?!?" Two evils were portrayed over this past weekend, the evil of Islam and the evil of perversion. I never want anyone to celebrate any sin in me.
Father, in Jesus' Name, I thank You that You are delivering me, "out of the age having become presently evil." Amen.
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
Hebrews 12:2
Hebrews 12:2
