The surest way to corrupt a culture is to have those who
lead us—spiritually, politically, and economically—along with those who
entertain and inform us, not simply to abandon, but to wage war on the truth. Just
as “We hold these truths to be self-evident” forever changed the fate of humans
the world over, as history clearly demonstrates, an abandonment of the “Laws of
Nature and of Nature’s God” will reap equally great, albeit destructive,
consequences for humanity.
Multiple illustrations of such consequences are contained in
the Old Testament. Scripture reveals that wicked Kings often led God’s people
astray, with disastrous consequences. From Ahab to Zedekiah, time and again we
see accounts where the kings of both Israel
and Judah “did evil in the
sight of the Lord” and “caused Israel
to sin.” In a covenant relationship with God, and entrusted with His written
law, such disobedience often yielded harsh judgments.
Though the covenant relationship God had with
Israel
was unique in the annals of history, as author, pastor, and theologian John
Piper
points
out, “the Bible portrays God as sovereign over the nations and ruling them
for his purposes. This includes ethnic peoples as well as the political states
that emerge around them: ‘Kingship belongs to the Lᴏʀᴅ, and he rules over the
nations’ (Psalms 22:28).”
Thus, in addition to judgments against Israel, Scripture also reveals
harsh consequences for Gentile nations (or city states) as a result of sin as
well. Sodom, Gomorrah,
Egypt, Ammon,
Moab, Tyre,
Sidon and
others all suffered under God’s wrath as the result of the sin of their leaders
and their people.
To be sure, Americans have seen immoral leaders of every
stripe and flavor. However, in the history of our nation, only the pro-slavery
Democrats of the 19th century rival the immorality practiced and preached
by today’s liberals that lead the modern Democrat Party.
Support of everything from abortion, to
gender
perversions, homosexuality, pornography, a redefinition of marriage,
wicked
climate policies, and an enslaving welfare state have made today’s Democrat Party little more than a modern-day Mephistopheles. Instead of magic to lure
their Faustian targets, today’s Democrats employ, among other things,
bribery,
class warfare, fear,
greed,
lust, propaganda,
scientism,
vengeance,
and
violence.
The evidence is, of course, all around us. This is
especially the case given that we are in the midst of another election season.
Take note of the political ads run by Democrats. How long before we get to meet
the next Julia or Pajama Boy? How many times will we get to hear about, if
elected, what Democrats will do in order to give out more goodies from the government?
Where will the next
fraudulent
statistics in the “War on Women” originate?
How much “linguistic limbo” will Democrats perform in order blandly
to describe their embracing of the “right” to kill children in the womb? (Or
they simply
video
their abortions and tell us that everything is “super great!”) What deceit
will liberals use to explain or embrace the fiscal and medical disaster that is
Obamacare? How many times will we get to hear the phrase “marriage equality”
(knowing full well that the liberal position on marriage also “
discriminates”)?
“Truth makes the Devil blush,” wrote English historian
Thomas Fuller. As liberalism has created a culture that is nearly bereft of
shame, today’s Democrats rarely blush. This usually happens only when someone
becomes a political liability and not because some proper moral standard has
been violated.
Of course, as many continue to point out, the consequences
of the wide variety of immorality proffered by today’s Democrat Party go well
beyond the political realm. Individuals, families, businesses, churches, and
the like are suffering. In other words, America is suffering.
As Al Mohler recently
put it,
“We are in the midst of a massive revolution in morality.” He adds that,
“sexual morality is at the center of this revolution.” Mohler refers directly
to a “crossroads” and alludes to an unavoidable showdown that is looming within
the evangelical church. However, I believe this is the case for our nation in
general.
Deep lines in the sand are being drawn. There are going to
be few places to hide. Americans are going to have to make distinct choices
about the morality by which our government is going to operate. Such choices
may make many unpopular with their family and their neighbors. However, must we
end up with the kind of suffering we saw during the Civil War before our lesson
is learned?
Many, including
President
Lincoln himself, saw the American Civil War as God’s judgment on our nation
for indulging in the sin of slavery.
America
contained about 4 million slaves at the height of slavery in the
U.S.
Since Roe v. Wade, well over 50 million American babies have
been killed in the womb. As Alveda King, MLK’s niece
put
it recently, “Every aborted baby is like a slave in the womb of his or her
mother. The mother decides his or her fate.”
With millions of Americans
addicted
to pornography, it is little wonder that so many lack the ability to have
healthy intimate relationships that lead to healthy families. With the hook-up
culture rampant, sexually transmitted diseases are also at
record
levels.
What’s more, in the name of their
green
god, deceptive climate policies are destroying wealth and
harming
the poor. In spite of the apathy most Americans have shown this false
religion, Democrats, perhaps searching for some political traction in this
increasingly hostile political climate (pun intended) in which they find
themselves,
continue
to push their climate agenda.
Instead of direct judgment, some might deem the harsh
suffering many of us are experiencing (whether a direct result of our sin or
the sin of others) simply as the “natural” consequences of violating “Natural
Law.” Whatever one chooses to call it, and whatever awaits us, one thing is
clear: the past and current policies of the Democrat Party have aided and
abetted the evil forces who seek to destroy mankind.
(See a version of this at
American Thinker.)
Copyright 2014, Trevor Grant Thomas
