Greetings!
Do you really love your children?
No one loves their children
and does not discipline them; that’s taken right out of Hebrews Chapter twelve. You don’t say you love someone and then don’t provide discipline – children within the home & that of spiritual (disciples). Discipline is not only a spanking, discipline is discipleship; it is where the word
discipline
derives. As in the case of Jesus, discipleship is the process of molding another to be like you. Paul brought this to life when he said,
be as I.
Since we live in a individualistic culture - this original method of discipleship has been far removed. And, what if the tutor (parent) has poor scruples - hesitation in parenting? What if the parent doesn't have the indwelling life of Christ, what then? This might shake your cage a bit but, it doesn't matter - they will grow up to be just like you.
This is where we are at in our culture today. I pray that you are absolutely inundated with this crisis! The world, particularly Generation Z, needs your help.
We’re not only going to address
the negative aspects of Gen-Z, and their parents, the Millennial's, we are going to focus our attention on the pluralistic society we live in. It is within this pluralistic culture that the Post-Truth Church was born. Another label for the Post-Truth Church is Universalist. It is the after-affects of what many generation "y" readers remember as the New Age Movement. It is important for us to remember that each generation sets up the next for a more confused society - ultimately leading to the Antichrist's final generation.
Our goal, and mission, is to provide a Christ-as-life world view in every topic related to this subject. This series, that the researchers are calling the Post-Truth era, is going to be a new concept to many. I encourage you "hang-in-there" as we unfold the facts and fictions of this undeniable movement.
The Christian world needs to get ready,
and prepared, for the next BIG thing. If you are not prepared, the Post-Truth era will infect your children and grandchildren. If you are one of those isolated types, and you tend to be an information-hermit, well, as a friend of mine said (Alice Cooper),
Welcome to my nightmare.
Real Truth is able to move you, challenge you to take action. The same methodology is used by God after an authentic salvation. There needs to be work ready & available for the newly saved. It doesn’t mean they will be managing higher-end work like many who have been saved for forty years, but they need to put their feet to the pathway. They need to pick up a brick. They need to start feeding & clothing people; they need to start giving the Life of Christ away. It’s like a faucet; you get saved and the power of the Holy Spirit turns on the faucet, as in the case of many, they reach to turn the faucet off. Most newly indwelt believers immediately turn to their self-life - starting at a refusal to tell the world about their salvation experience. As most of my readers know, I am consistently asking, “
What are you doing with these messages?
” When people don't take action on Truth, it retards the "action-center" of their minds. After a certain period of time, the retarding causes the person to be complacent. Complacency is at the heart of the Post-Truth Church.
Therefore, be the eyes, ears and voice of God
; otherwise there’s only one thing that can move you out of complacency – persecution. Scripture reveals to us that persecution is one of the only forces that moves a "stale-believer" out of being lukewarm. The good news is, persecution separates a true indwelt believer from a “wanna-be” - Christ follower. In due time, most parameter Christians will crumble under persecution. But, on the flip side, there are preachers and teachers around the world that have the mind-set of picking up their Cross, taking action in Truth, and addressing the many issues facing the church today. To that I say, "
Thank you Jesus
."
I am often complimented on my boldness in speaking the Truth!
Even though I respectfully receive these compliments, my norm is to be a bit perplexed. The normal Christian life for me is boldness. I am compelled by the Holy Spirit to give away what has been given to me. I hope to believe that most indwelt Christians embrace the same mind-set but, the reality is - they are dumb-down to the point of being complacent. Recently a survey was done on our networks writings. The recommendation was offered to change our writing style to 22 lines or less. Honestly, I laughed. Our culture today wants "fast-food theology" - if they can't read it in 30 seconds, they don't! This is a sad and grievous thing to me.
Statistics have proven that our one-minute society
is a direct result of a lack of discipline. To help you see this, I am going write our above passage up-side-down:
It is for lack of discipline that you crumble under structure; you don't allow God to deal with you as His children; for their are many of you who refuse to allow your fathers, bosses or pastors to discipline you. Therefore, since you are without discipline, of which few have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children. Furthermore, since few of you had earthly fathers to discipline you, you have become a people of disrespect.
Action requires discipline!
It is not unusual for me to get excited about a new disciplee (counselling client). Many times my precious wife reminds me of a sobering truth, she says, "
Let's hope the first time you discipline them - they don't bolt."
The reality is, she is right. Most today crumble under structure. Biblically, they are classified as
cowards
. Normal, natural and Biblical discipleship is fading into our pluralistic society.
All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.
(2 Timothy 3:16-17)
Well God, I hated to be a downer here,
plus it's no news to You - but this is why You as the God of the universe are considered inadequate and NOT competent for every good work. From the minds of the undisciplined, You are a failure.
My dear reader, atheist and pluralist are illegitimate spoiled-brats, without any discipline. As with spoiled children, the first time you step on their toes with a little discipline, they either irrupt in hatred or run like dogs. If you think I'm harsh, you might want to consider how God plans to handle them if they don't lean-over for their first spanking - death to the old-self (Romans 6:1--6).
If some of you irrupted instead of responded to this Truth, you can unsubscribe now. For those of you who were motivated - let's go save the Church.
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