A quote from President Abraham Lincoln:
"The Bible says somewhere that we are desperately selfish. I think we would have discovered that fact without the Bible."
Another quote from Abraham Lincoln:
"And having thus chosen our course, without guile, and with pure purpose, let us renew our trust in God, and go forward without fear, and with manly hearts.
If an unsaved person were, to be honest about himself he would have to admit how depraved and ruthless mankind is becoming and ask the question; "why?"
The moment an honest person begins to ask why is the beginning of wisdom if they continue to ponder the state of the world and what might happen when he dies.
Sadly in these last days, there are few honest people left. Most people are pretending in their hearts that they are special without flaws and determined to have their own way. How they conduct their lives doesn't matter to them as long as they think and say what pleases them, then to them, it must be true.
There are few "manly" men and "feminine women", left to be the examples of mankind the way God made us. Even the apostate churches have given in to the modern way of blurring the lines between roles of men and women as God intended.
In these last days, we see the world progressing toward destruction as we approach the tribulation. Is it any wonder so many use the term "progressive" without a clear definition of this term. We are progressing, progressing toward doom.
Remember in the last days "bad will be called good and good will be called bad. Everything that makes good sense to God will be called bad and everything that is foolishness to God will be called good, thus the term progressive is used to describe what God sees as destruction and chaos.
Pretending things are good when they are bad comes from a culture that wants their own way even if it is destructive. As long as it is their own way they are pleased with themselves.
Proverbs 18:6-8 "…6A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating. 7A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul. 8The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being."
So what do we as born-again believers with all this mess? We do what God commanded we do when we see all this chaos and destruction occurring, that is we "lookup" with the expectation of going home to heaven for the marriage supper of the Lamb.
Luke 21:27-28 "…27 At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 28 When these things begin to happen, stand up and lift up your heads because your redemption is drawing near.”
I can't use this phrase enough in these last days; "look up."
It is possible to live for Christ even in this wicked world. We can obey Him no matter what while maintaining a clean conscience and a faithful witness. It will hurt at times because we will be treated with contempt for not thinking the way the world thinks, but in the end, it will all be worth it.
1 Peter 5:1-4
So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly; not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.
James 1:12
"Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him."
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