With so much nationalism/patriotism wrapped up with Christianity in America, and all of its political, personal and social fallout, it may be instructive to look at an excerpt from Aldous Huxley’s book on Christian ethics. While the book focuses on many hot-button topics like abortion; homosexuality; the Christian and war and euthanasia, it is the...
Because the gain of it is the loss of the soul.—Matthew 16:25. Because its friendship is enmity to God.—James 4:4. Because it did not know Christ.—John 1:10; 17:25. Because it hates Christ.—John 7:7; 15:18. Because the Holy Spirit has forbidden us.—1 John 2:15. Because Christ did not pray for it.—John 17:9. Because Christ’s people do...
Antichristian delusion had begun in the apostle’s days. Men were arising to deny Christ; to set up another Christ of their own,—a Christ of the intellect, a Christ of the sense, a Christ of the imagination. Long ere the first century closed there were many antichrists,—pretended Christs,—substitutes for the Son of God. Every age has...
….Instead of obliterating the distinction between the Kingdom and the world, or on the other hand withdrawing from the world into a sort of modernized intellectual monasticism, let us go forth joyfully, enthusiastically to make the world subject to God. Certain obvious advantages are connected with such a solution of the problem. In the first...
All people are naturally inclined to some form of religion, yet they fail to worship their Creator, whose general revelation makes Him universally known. Sinful egoism and aversion to our Creator’s claims have driven humanity into idolatry, the error of giving worship and homage to any power or object other than God (Is. 44:9-20; Rom....
