May 2, 2016

Barbarism vs. Civilization

“Behold, in the days to come, I will send you prophets, and wise men, and teachers. Even these you will kill and crucify. Yes, even these you will persecute, and pursue to the ends of the earth. Isaiah was right when he prophesied of you: ‘They approach me with their mouths, and honor me with their lips; but their hearts are far from me.’ You justify yourselves before your congregations; but God knows the evil intentions of your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed by man is repulsive in the sight of God.” —Jesus Christ, Savior to the Becoming Civilized

On a recent podcast, Rabbi Daniel Lapin pointed out that there have been two primary forces at work in the history of humanity: Barbarism and Civilization. The measure of any singular event, governmental policy or cultural shift is: which way does it move on this spectrum. The inclination of the bent nature of man is toward barbarism, for without willed effort and moral motivation societies collapse under the weight of brutality and cruelty.

Death By A Thousand Cuts

This collapse doesn’t come in a single event, but by hordes of seemingly insignificant blows to the beliefs, values and moral foundation of a society.

Blows taking their toll on American society:

  • Infant genocide — human life, devalued and snuffed out, one at a time over time leads to national degradation of biblical proportions. Repulsive.

  • Laziness, profligation, promiscuity, and deviancy promoted under the name of compassion and tolerance — 18th century economist Bastiat accurately predicted that when the law becomes the instrument of plunder society loses its moral compass. Edward Gibbon, author of The Rise And Fall Of The Roman Empire, on political corruption: “The art of respecting the name of the law while deliberately eluding the efficacy of the same. Fictions and subtleties are invented to defeat the plainest meanings intended by the founders of the laws…” Evil intentions.

  • Late-night laughter of the sacred — the decay of the institution of marriage, the primary building block of strong society, increased rapidly as comedians began focusing their barbs on the sanctity of the marriage union between man and woman. Hearts far from God.

  • Removing reference to God in public discourse — Supreme Court decisions over the past 100 years, pitting the opinion of man against the Scriptures, greatly contributed to the erosion of confidence in the Laws of the Universe. Killing and Crucifying truth.

Jesus always gets to the heart of the issue: leadership that abandons Truth for Gain. Godly leadership has always been a part of God’s plan for moving the human race toward consistent commitment to righteousness, truth and love. Corrupt leadership always paves the way for corrupting influences.

The uniqueness of the American experiment in self-government is the ability to promote the kind of leadership we want to lead us. It is that ability that demands moral and spiritual revival vital to correcting a nation plunging toward barbarism: a nation that falls prey to empty words from empty “leaders” creates national emptiness that is quickly filled by evil men with evil intent.

Biblical history is filled with examples of God’s heart expressed in the mouths of faithful messengers calling His people to repentance. It is also filled with examples of those nations who listened, humbled themselves and returned to peace as well as those who defiantly shook their fists at the Almighty and paid the penalty for their folly. The U.S.A. is at a unique crossroads in that if and when real moral and spiritual revival breaks out it will be measured in the kind of people we promote to lead us…or we will continue down the bleak road of the countless nations before us which collapsed under the brutish weight of barbarism.

Pray for the USA.

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