Culture watchers can be forgiven for their weariness. Each day or week seems to bring with it a new outrageous and outlandish claim or development.
With a straight face, officials declare that late term abortions don’t happen, that innocent babies born alive after failed abortions don’t exist – even though the gruesome and grizzly facts suggest otherwise.
Even though women who have survived failed abortions travel the country, testifying to the brutality and coldness of the horror.
We read of girls’ teams forfeiting games rather than playing against males masquerading as females. We wonder what came of all the fierce and once outspoken feminists, especially as the majority now remain silent.
Language is now fungible, and gender-specific terminology is frowned upon or outright forbidden. We’re told to use inclusive terminology: It’s “caregiving” instead of “parenting,” “bodyfeeding” or “chestfeeding” instead of “breastfeeding,” please say “folks” rather than “ladies and gentlemen.”
Doctors are mutilating perfectly healthy bodies – but we’re told to describe it as “gender- affirming care.” There is nothing caring about permanently damaging the body of a confused person.
It’s total and complete wicked nonsense – and yet we’re commanded to salute and carry on as if it’s common sense. The gullible go along – but those with guts turn and go in the opposite direction.
The wise are ostracized and demonized while the fools are favorably publicized and memorialized.
In so many ways we’re living in unprecedented times – and yet, there is really nothing new.
It was King Solomon who wrote, “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun” (Ecc. 1:9).
This isn’t to necessarily suggest yesterday was as depraved as today – but it does mean that the timelessness of sin, as well as the enduring truths of the Christian faith don’t change.
Technology is undeniably accelerating. It took thousands of years for man to fly – and only a few more decades for NASA to fly into outer space. Over 90% of all the available data in the world was generated during the last two years.
Everything seems to be changing – but the most important things stay the same.
The Bible remains the inerrant and infallible Word of God. It’s the same Bible our parents and grandparents and great grandparents read and studied. Over the years, men and women have tried to edit and add to it – but you can’t improve upon the truth.
There are still just two genders (Gen. 1:27), marriage is between a man and a woman (Gen. 2:18) and children are a gift from the Lord (Psalm 127:3).
Sin is still the world’s ultimate problem, and the evil one remains our true and foremost enemy.
The timelessness of the Ten Commandments covers every critical aspect of our lives, instructing us to love God and others and showing us how to thrive in His imperfect and fallen world.
If you want to change the world, recommit your life to the Lord, love and remain true to your spouse and children, and love and serve your neighbor. Prayerfully consider how or whether you can get involved in the God-ordained institutions of the Church and the government.
Beware of those who think God needs better public relations, that we need to shift the timeless priorities and principles of Scripture.
There may be a new way of doing things – but when it comes to God and His Word, there is nothing new.
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