I wasn't initially planning to go further; particularly into strongholds but this tough posting needs to be here (again that is what I sense the Lord is telling me). I usually can detect something needs to be said if I don't want to talk about it. Sometimes as in this case I need to hear it; and if it isn't helpful for anyone else here that is good; I have a lot to learn.
This is difficult on every level. How do we deal with the overload of everything that's going on in the world and not just clam up?
There are some scriptures such as later on in Amos that state that the wise stay silent in times of evil; and also others that state that the wise know the day of evil is coming and hide themselves. For this not to be a cop out however takes wisdom. Should we go out of our way to enter controversy; such as planned visits to certain clinics (I will leave out key words here). Should we aggresively plan to attend what I'll call "alternative lifestyle affirmation" events on the streets to evangelize?
Just finding the truth is admittedly hard today. I have brought this up with the major conflicts going on in the world.
Again; as with the last post things which the wicked world is engaged in today wouldn't have been conceived say 40 years ago to have developed into such anarchy; and perhaps more poignantly not address an obvious issue affecting society. Much of what i refer to here as the support for "alternative" lifestyles came from the "free love" concept of the 60's. There were elements of truth there; related to the overblown sense of American pride which led to a lowering of the value of the lives of enlisted men who by and large were following the drumbeat of patriotism which after World War 2 became unclear as to who the enemy was.
There was racial injustice and also to some extent equal pay issues for women of merit. The church primarily must promote the Gospel but has to have convictions.
I wasn't initially planning to go further; particularly into strongholds but this tough posting needs to be here (again that is what I sense the Lord is telling me). I usually can detect something needs to be said if I don't want to talk about it. Sometimes as in this case I need to hear it; and if it isn't helpful for anyone else here that is good; I have a lot to learn.
This is difficult on every level. How do we deal with the overload of everything that's going on in the world and not just clam up?
There are some scriptures such as later on in Amos that state that the wise stay silent in times of evil; and also others that state that the wise know the day of evil is coming and hide themselves. For this not to be a cop out however takes wisdom. Should we go out of our way to enter controversy; such as planned visits to certain clinics (I will leave out key words here). Should we aggresively plan to attend what I'll call "alternative lifestyle affirmation" events on the streets to evangelize?
Just finding the truth is admittedly hard today. I have brought this up with the major conflicts going on in the world.
Again; as with the last post things which the wicked world is engaged in today wouldn't have been conceived say 40 years ago to have developed into such anarchy; and perhaps more poignantly not address an obvious issue affecting society. Much of what i refer to here as the support for "alternative" lifestyles came from the "free love" concept of the 60's. There were elements of truth there; related to the overblown sense of American pride which led to a lowering of the value of the lives of enlisted men who by and large were following the drumbeat of patriotism which after World War 2 became unclear as to who the enemy was.
There was racial injustice and also to some extent equal pay issues for women of merit. The church primarily must promote the Gospel but has to have convictions.
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