Post by Daniel on Oct 31, 2015 8:46:54 GMT -5
Godlessness is Reaching Epidemic Proportions
by: Howard Green
October 30, 2015
Imagine the world with no rules, accountability, or consequences for evil actions? This image is one where people take a life with no remorse. It is a place where life savings are greedily stolen, women and children are abandoned, and even basic respect that was afforded to a mother and father is absent. This place of our worst imaginings is one fraught with lawless, heartless, and treacherous people who are concerned with no one but themselves. That would be a world where the concept of love is foreign, while brutality, slander, and darkness become the norm. This is not a description of total societal, economic, or geopolitical breakdown sometime in the distant future. It is an accurate analysis of condition of our world at this moment. This is how a majority of people are living life. These are the direct results of one fact: Godlessness is reaching epidemic proportions.
Reading the above description about the godlessness in the world today, I believe some will prematurely conclude the following: ‘Since the beginning, the world has always had both good and evil but, things aren’t getting worse.’ I believe some people may even come to the false conclusion that the world is getting better. While it is true that evil and good have both been a part of the world from almost the beginning, I think a real world analysis of our society clearly shows a marked moral decline. This moral free fall becomes even more clear when we view our current society through the lens of scripture.
2 Timothy 3:1 But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.
Knowing good and evil have always been part of the world should provide very little solace because the fact is….the Bible verse above describes a moment in time when godlessness will increase exponentially. This is a description of the conditions of the world in the last days, but most importantly…..the conditions of the human heart. A realistic look at our world will attest the fact that godlessness is rampant and has reached epidemic proportions.
I want to break down a few of these godless conditions and shed light on the cause. These are times of great difficulty because people will become lovers of self and lovers of money. Although the love of money and self have been with us, never has there been a time when this is so prevalent. Let’s face it, if you want to know where someone’s heart is….look at their checkbook. This love of self and money frequently go hand in hand. Some people will do whatever it takes to make more money and get to the top. This exists in all strata of life from the home burglar who steals family memories while you work to the white collar guy who will lie and tarnish reputations to get the promotion.
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by: Howard Green
October 30, 2015
Imagine the world with no rules, accountability, or consequences for evil actions? This image is one where people take a life with no remorse. It is a place where life savings are greedily stolen, women and children are abandoned, and even basic respect that was afforded to a mother and father is absent. This place of our worst imaginings is one fraught with lawless, heartless, and treacherous people who are concerned with no one but themselves. That would be a world where the concept of love is foreign, while brutality, slander, and darkness become the norm. This is not a description of total societal, economic, or geopolitical breakdown sometime in the distant future. It is an accurate analysis of condition of our world at this moment. This is how a majority of people are living life. These are the direct results of one fact: Godlessness is reaching epidemic proportions.
Reading the above description about the godlessness in the world today, I believe some will prematurely conclude the following: ‘Since the beginning, the world has always had both good and evil but, things aren’t getting worse.’ I believe some people may even come to the false conclusion that the world is getting better. While it is true that evil and good have both been a part of the world from almost the beginning, I think a real world analysis of our society clearly shows a marked moral decline. This moral free fall becomes even more clear when we view our current society through the lens of scripture.
2 Timothy 3:1 But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.
Knowing good and evil have always been part of the world should provide very little solace because the fact is….the Bible verse above describes a moment in time when godlessness will increase exponentially. This is a description of the conditions of the world in the last days, but most importantly…..the conditions of the human heart. A realistic look at our world will attest the fact that godlessness is rampant and has reached epidemic proportions.
I want to break down a few of these godless conditions and shed light on the cause. These are times of great difficulty because people will become lovers of self and lovers of money. Although the love of money and self have been with us, never has there been a time when this is so prevalent. Let’s face it, if you want to know where someone’s heart is….look at their checkbook. This love of self and money frequently go hand in hand. Some people will do whatever it takes to make more money and get to the top. This exists in all strata of life from the home burglar who steals family memories while you work to the white collar guy who will lie and tarnish reputations to get the promotion.
continue reading
concerningthetimes.com/godlessness-is-reaching-epidemic-proportions/