Dividing Line

In the American experience, we can find evidence of deep belief in God throughout our history, exhibited by its residents throughout the years. While there is a tendency among some to mischaracterize Christians as being the problem, the Bible shows that God and His Word provide wisdom in order to be the solution to ills around us. In Proverbs 8, we can read:
1 Does not wisdom cry out, And understanding lift up her voice?

Later in that chapter, we can find these words:
4 "To you, O men, I call, And my voice is to the sons of men.
5 O you simple ones, understand prudence, And you fools, be of an understanding heart.
6 Listen, for I will speak of excellent things, And from the opening of my lips will come right things;
7 For my mouth will speak truth; Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

So, how is trusting in human ingenuity or secular solutions working for us?  The ideas that come from hearts that are not turned toward God, that are not geared to Biblical truth, can lead us down a path to destruction. Those who see the pursuit of evil as the answer and reject the principles of Scripture set themselves up for failure.  We have to see current issues from a Christian worldview and recognize that there is a difference between good and evil, that there are clear lines drawn, and that we should shun compromise and pursue the clarity that comes from knowing Jesus.

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News flash, Christianity is not the problem.  The mindset of so many today, especially among the intellectual elites and the dominant culture, seems to claim or believe that Christians are the problem. In an age that pretends to be enlightened, we can conclude that people are walking in darkness, apart from Biblical truth. 2nd Corinthians chapter 4 contains these words:
5 For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus' sake.
6 For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.

John Fuller, not the co-host of Focus on the Family, mind you, is a state senator from Kalispell, Montana.  He writes a column for the Flathead Beacon.   A recent column of his took one of his fellow lawmakers in the Treasure State to task. He wrote about Zooey Zephyr, who is a man who claims to be a woman; he was censured by the Montana House because of inflammatory comments he made during a debate on a measure to protect children from harmful surgeries and treatments that falsely claim to help a person change his or her gender.  The Montana Freedom Caucus tweeted out:

Our Caucus is calling for the immediate censure of transgender Rep. Zooey Zephyr after his threatening and deeply concerning comments on the House floor earlier today.

Notice that these lawmakers used the correct biological pronoun. An attached letter quoted Zephyr as saying this in response to those who would vote "yes" for the legislation: "I hope the next time there's an invocation when you bow your heads in prayer, you see the blood on your hands." 

For this, John Fuller describes Zephyr as the "newest darling of the media."  He goes on to write:

Of all the major religions of the world and throughout history, only the Judeo-Christian religion has given the United States and by extension Montana, the ingredients necessary to create the kind of government that is the product of the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution.

Fuller adds: 

Only Judeo-Christian theology teaches the three principles necessary for the Republic known as America to exist. They are (1) Life; (2) Liberty; and (3) Equality under the Law. Only Christianity teaches that mankind was given Life as an unalienable right so that God could have a relationship with someone He created. He also gave His creation Free Will (the ability to choose to worship Him or not) which was His gift of Liberty. And He promised that we would all be judged equally under His law, which is the foundation of our Republic’s belief in equality under the law. Consequently, America was founded upon Christian principles, and no amount of progressive ideology or denial will change that.

Fuller writes that, "failing to understand what the 'cultural war' is all about and failing to stand firm in defending the Christian values that made possible the creation of the United States and eventually Montana, we will end up allowing by default the destruction of the greatest nation ever in the history of civilization." He echoes what has emerged as a common theme that there are certain issues upon which there is no chance for compromise, writing, "There just isn’t a way to reconcile a vision of the common good espoused by the transgender and abortion-upon-demand movement, on the one hand, and orthodox Christians on the other."

In another column, Fuller writes about Christianity as a force for good in our country:

Hatred of Christianity is one of the mainstays of the current anti-American ideology that permeates our society today. Mockery of Christians is also one of the core tenets of progressive culture. Far from being agents of oppression and anti-intellectualism, Christians have been the bedrock of social activism advancing liberty and equality, as well as promoting education reform, increasing literacy and publishing what is now called print media throughout modern history. It is patently false to claim that liberty and equality have only been advanced when America’s leaders embrace the progressive secular interpretation of American history and its rejection of the role of Christianity. The reality is that Christianity has been the heart of true social progress and major advancements in human liberty, equality, and democratic government.

Bottom line: we can love God and love our country.  In that order. We should be involved in the selection of our leaders and speak out on issues relative to our Christian worldview perspective.  As always, the Bible should be the foundation for the way we are involved as citizens.  We should pray for our country, where God has placed us, pray for our leaders, and speak truth. 

If we don't speak out, we know those who espouse other viewpoints, that are not Biblical are working overtime to establish their position.  So, to do nothing or next to nothing, means that an anti-Biblical worldview will prevail  We have to recognize that there are a variety of voices, and we can be motivated to speak firmly, with conviction and compassion, making sure the voice of God's Word is amplified in our culture.