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Dave Roth is currently serving as the Director of Multihousing Ministries for the York Baptist Association in Rock Hill, S.C. and as Pastor of Midtown Ministries, a new church plant in Rock Hill. He also runs the Seeker's Network website on which he publishes a daily Bible study.
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Anyone following politics nowadays knows that the title Liberal has been replaced with the name Progressive. The name itself is not a problem providing that everyone realizes just what it means. In politics, Progressives want to move society toward a utopian existence through the imposition of "social justice," which is just a code word for the redistribution of the wealth. This can only be accomplished by a totalitarian government that is able to suppress the rights of the individuals for the betterment of the collective whole. It, therefore, must stand in opposition to everything Christian and its very existence depends on the suppression of the Christian faith.
Nations and kings have unsuccesfully attempted for over 2000 years to crush the Christian faith. It cannot be done! However, the church can be infiltrated and the tenets of the faith twisted in such a way as to deceive many people. But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
(2 Peter 2:1-2) This is done so gradually as to be unnoticed by most. Last night, for instance, I heard a young Christian man who wants to become a pastor telling a group that he thought a person who died for God's cause before he was born again would go to heaven. I corrected him, of course, by pointing out that you cannot earn your way into God's grace.
Continue reading "Progressivism in the Church"
There has been some exciting talk among the prolife and other freedom loving movements lately. It concerns a mostly previously ignored wording in the Preamble to our federal constitution. It renders Roe v. Wade and many other decisions and laws null and void. The problem will be getting someone to uphold it and honor their oath of office. Let's see if you can recognize what I am talking about."We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." Did you catch it? The purpose of the constitution is to "...secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity!
Continue reading "Two Marvellous Little Words"
The founding fathers of our nation recognized God as the Creator from whom we derive our rights... rights that are unalienable, that cannot be separated from us. The unique thing about these rights of ours is that they can be exercised without the need to infringe on the rights of others. Of course, we don't live in a perfect world so there will always be someone who will try to violate the rights of others for their personal gain. Therefore, the founders wrote, "That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." (Declaration of Independence)
In other words, the sole purpose of government is the protection of the God given rights of the people who created it. Whenever government tries to do more than this, serious problems arise. Everyone wants their most basic rights protected, but they will rarely agree on anything else. Those who do not want a particular government service are frequently forced by the majority to help pay for it anyway, even if it gives them absolutely no benefits. For this reason, the founding fathers gave us a republican form of governement instead of a democracy. In a democracy, it is too easy for the majority to tyrannize the minority. In a republic it is more difficult. Over the past century, however, shrewd politicians have learned how to slowly dismantle the republic and convert it into a democracy.
Continue reading "Our Generous Government"
While Republicans and most Tea Party Conservatives are rejoicing over Scott Brown's victory in Massachusetts (even I can spell it), we might want to ask ourselves just what kind of a victory was it? Scott Brown is not as conservative as all the hype has led us to believe. He supported the Massachusetts version of government run health care, he is a pro-choice advocate, and he is a gay rights supporter. This could mean big trouble for the right to life and religious freedom.
Will we finally end up with a new health care bill that will pay for abortions? Will Brown be the 50th vote that the Dems need to defeat the Defense of Marriage Act or to pass a stronger hate crimes bill? Have we traded fiscal responsibility for the even more important moral issues? Only time will tell.
Meanwhile, our churches need to continue praying for this nation while we still have the freedom to do so.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
Isn't it strange that, when asked to name the most important political issue of our day, most Christians will give answers like, "the economy," or "national sercurity"? But what rights can you possibly enjoy, if you are denied the right to life?
On Monday, January 18th, we will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday and, on Sunday January 24th we celebrate National Right to Life Sunday. The two days are so closely related that I have decided to combine them in our worship service. MLK fought for the rights of every human being to be respected, because all men are created in the image of God. There is only one race... the human race. MLK fought for the rights of the downtrodden and of the helpless, but who is more helpless than the unborn child, living in the womb of a mother who does not want him/her?
Continue reading "The Fight for Life"
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