Life in a post-Christian World

[JustinM]

While I agree that the US is a young country, compared to the vibrant history of Europe and Africa and Asia, I do have to take note of the fact that anti-Christian bigotry and genocide is spreading throughout the world.  It's happening in places where Christianity has been around since the first disciples left their lives behind to follow Christ.  It's happening in Europe with the muslim immigrants and anti-Christian secular humanists.

 

I don't think it has ever occurred in history where you see the scope and breadth of anti-Christian bigotry on the level it is today. 

[Keith]

I still see beauty, yes, but, even so, it's still an ugly place right now.  The earth itself is fractured and broken, crying out for Jesus to come and restore it from the curse.  And people?  Oh my giddy aunt, the people...

 

But, rather than fret and despair, (and it's difficult at times) I choose to:

 

1. Remember that God is still on the throne and in control. 
2. Everything is happening according to His plan.  Nothing catches Him by surprise.
3. In the moment I read/hear horrible news, I take time right then to pray about it and then leave it with Him.
4. Remember that Jesus is coming for us sooner than soon!

[Guest LadyC]

 

Every day it becomes more and more apparent just how awful life is. Sometimes I wish I'd been born fifty years ago.

Don't worry, I'm not depressed or anything but each day our future looks more and more grim. Let's hope that God's prophecies have been planned for sooner rather than later.

 

I can identify.  But, even if you had been born fifty years ago, you'd probably still be alive today to see this same stuff going on!  As difficult as these days are to endure, the silver lining is that we know these things not only must come to pass, but that they are signs of going Home soon!  I'm convinced we're in the final moments of the last days and that we are that last generation who will be alive at the time of the rapture.

 

I know the spirit in which you made this comment, but I used to take it even further.  I used to claim I was "born at the wrong time."  My lifestyle and personality are more suited to times like the 50's, the Victorian era, pioneer times, etc.,  I longed for those times so much that I would watch a lot of TV shows and movies from those eras.  Then the Holy Spirit got hold of me and convicted me.  None of those times were "innocent" or much "kinder."  Sure, there was an outward pretense of those things, but it was a lie.  Those times all had more than their fair share of sin and debauchery.  The problem is, I had romanticized those time periods in my mind and made them out to be something they weren't.  I've never been so grateful to have a fantasy world come crashing down!  What a trap!  What a deception!  That's one of the reasons I got rid of my TV altogether many years ago.  Not only did I get sick and tired of having sex, violence, vulgar language and every manner of sin shoved down my throat daily (and paying for the privilege), but I was angry at all the hidden traps and deception from it, too.

 

Not to mention that when I used to say "I was born at the wrong time," that it was insulting God, inferring that He made a mistake with me.

 

 

yeah. i WAS born 50 years ago, and i'm still living in this post-Christian world!

 

oakwood, it pains me, too. but i was never in a hurry for Christ to return, either. i know it sounds terrible, but i've always prayed God would delay His return until my kids were saved. (one has converted to the mormon faith she married in to, the other has just pretty much preferred to dabble in paganism for most of her adult life.) but things are happening. the daughter who has rejected church of any kind for so long went this week. she and her husband and two sons went to church! and they enjoyed it and are planning to go back this next sunday.

 

maybe the prophecies are ripe for fulfillment. and maybe i'm not dreading them quite as much as i used to.

[Ezra]

Every day it becomes more and more apparent just how awful life is.

The term "Post-Christian" is simply another lie from Satan, which is being promoted by those who call themselves "The Emergent Church" or "The Emerging Church" (a phony Christian movement). 

 

Christians should be constantly on guard against the lies of Satan.  There is nothing "Post-Christian" about this world since (a) the Word of God is still being published and distributed, (b) the Gospel is still being preached,  © the Church (redeemed saints) as still on this earth, and (d) the Rapture is still future.

 

The world will become "Post-Christian" only after the Rapture. In the meantime there is work to be done.

 

Christians are not to bemoan the state of this world (since we already know that "the whole world lieth in wickedness" and Satan is "the god of this world").  Instead we are commanded to preach the Gospel to every creature (Mk 16:15,16).

[OakWood]

 

Every day it becomes more and more apparent just how awful life is.

The term "Post-Christian" is simply another lie from Satan, which is being promoted by those who call themselves "The Emergent Church" or "The Emerging Church" (a phony Christian movement). 

 

Christians should be constantly on guard against the lies of Satan.  There is nothing "Post-Christian" about this world since (a) the Word of God is still being published and distributed, (b) the Gospel is still being preached,  © the Church (redeemed saints) as still on this earth, and (d) the Rapture is still future.

 

The world will become "Post-Christian" only after the Rapture. In the meantime there is work to be done.

 

Christians are not to bemoan the state of this world (since we already know that "the whole world lieth in wickedness" and Satan is "the god of this world").  Instead we are commanded to preach the Gospel to every creature (Mk 16:15,16).

 

 

The term post-Christian (my definition that is) describes the collapse of Christianity as a respected force in Western civilisation, a decline in church attendance, and the falling away that the Bible so clearly tells us to expect. You can define it however you like.

Of course we're not really in a post-Christian World, I know that, but if you're suggesting that I've been lied to by Satan.... well think again.

I really do get fed-up with people nit-picking at my use of words. I was pretty sure from the context that people would know exactly what I meant. I guess that I was wrong.

[Ezra]

 

The term post-Christian (my definition that is) describes the collapse of Christianity as a respected force in Western civilisation, a decline in church attendance, and the falling away that the Bible so clearly tells us to expect. You can define it however you like

Sorry. Didn't mean to nit-pick, but you might want to consider this:

 

It is not a post-Christian era that we face but a post-humanistic world. Every thinker who evades that fact is past-oriented and blind; he is incapable of preparing anyone for the realities of our present situation. Humanism on all sides is busy committing hara-kiri; it is disembowelling itself wirh passion and fervor; it needs no enemies, because humanism is now its own worst enemy. We have lived thus far in a post-Christian era, and it is dying. The important question is, what shall we do?

 

http://chalcedon.edu/research/articles/

post-christian-era-2/

[Pro1728]

I was thinking the same thing! Sheesh! Take it a little easy on the word-smithing. Anvils and hammers can be a wee bit uncomfortable. If it makes you feel any better, I knew what you meant. I'll go back to what I was saying before. I do think it matters where you are. Yes, the world in general is going to Hades in a woven receptacle. (That’s my lame attempt at humor—don’t string me up for referring to a Greek mythological underworld.) If you happen to be living in an area where there are fewer believers, you DO feel it. It makes sense—the Holy Spirit's presence on the earth is the only thing constraining the powers of evil. The more Christians near each other, the stronger the presence is felt and vice versa. I’ve lived in a country where there were very few evangelical Christians. It was like this heavy, oppressive feeling. I never quite understood why. I thought it was just being a foreigner in a land where I was completely dependent on my company, (If they’d screw up the paperwork, hurrah! I’m in jail!) But it was much more than that. I didn’t understand until the missionaries said how different they felt when they crossed the border into ___. The heaviness lifted. I won’t say which countries, lest anyone from them jump down my throat. But it is an experience you wouldn’t soon forget. P.S. While I do sympathize with your reasons for wishing the Lord would tarry, Lady C, I hope He hurries because I don’t want to consider life in this world without my mom and dad.   So I’m hoping it’s soon.