No Fear

We are continuing to see in our society today the fruit of a lack of Godly fear and wisdom.  And, Christians have the opportunity to live and speak Biblically, to show we love Him and love others.
Proverbs 8 says:
12 "I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, And find out knowledge and discretion.
13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverse mouth I hate.
14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom; I am understanding, I have strength.
15 By me kings reign, And rulers decree justice.

We need Godly wisdom in order to navigate the spiritual decline that we see in the culture to which we are called - we live in uncertain and fearful times, but the principles of God continue to provide the answers that people need.  But, when there has been a departure from the fear of God and a move to reject authority, where hope might be a bit more scarce and there is anger in the hearts of human beings, we can continue to speak His Word and demonstrate that we love and reverence Him.

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In Romans 3, Paul presents a description of the degradation of humanity going its own way. He writes in verse 12, "There is none who does good, no, not one."

Later in the chapter, we see these words:
18 "There is no fear of God before their eyes."
19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
20 Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
21 But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets...

We live in an age in which there is, in so many areas, a lack of fear of God - a time in which people do not consider the consequences of their actions or the end of their reckless means.  In the streets, there are those who are attempting to cast aside authority and advocating autonomy.  And, ultimately, you could say that the anarachists, who eschew order in our communities, are also rejecting the authority of God - it's been said that Marxism, or socialism, are godless systems in which the so-called "people" are in charge, but there is no restraining authority, so ultimately, the enlightened ones turn on themselves.

We see the lack of fear of God in our institutions - whether it be the educational, the political, and the world of arts and entertainment.  One expression of this rejection of the principles of Scripture is a proposed film called, Habit, starring Paris Jackson, the daughter of the late pop superstar Michael Jackson.

A CBN.com report says that Jackson will play...Jesus in the film, and the article states: "Jackson's portrayal of Christ will be as a lesbian who involves herself in a series of carnal acts with another woman."  It goes on to say:

According to Eonline.com, the film follows a "party girl with a Jesus fetish who gets mixed up in a violent drug deal and finds a possible way out by masquerading as a nun."

Release of this film will confuse and mislead the minds of our children and new Christians, Movieguide contends.

The entertainment monitor is urging Christians to sign a petition opposing the film and its blasphemous representation of the Son of God. So far, the ministry has received over 100,000 signatures.

So far, the film has not picked up a distributor, so no release date has been set.

This is an instance where Christians have the opportunity to act as protectors for the culture at large, standing against ideas that are contrary to a fear of God and understanding of His truth.  When the Word of God is rejected, we can recognize how we have been called to speak that truth.

We recognize that the authority of Scripture is being called into question these days. We have to continue to take our role as Biblical influencers seriously, living the life in the spheres to which we are called and showing the love of Christ to the people we meet.