Posted by
ValiantForTruth on Thursday, October 08, 2009 8:45:22 AM
‘… they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame—who set their mind on earthly things.’ [Philippians 3:18-19]
The enemies of the cross love the world and the things that are in the world. Their end shall be according to their works. They are willingly captive to the lusts of the flesh. They pride themselves in what is shameful. The mind set on the flesh is enmity against God.
Re: http://townhall.com/columnists/KenKlukowski/2009/10/08/aclu_pushes_high_court_to_destroy_cross_memorial
The friends of the cross do not love the world. The world is crucified to them, and they to the world. They glory in the cross. Christians know that since they are born of God their citizenship is in heaven. Whatever comes, whether the crosses are removed or physical persecution begins, their lives are secure in Christ.
We know that if there is anything good about America it has been given by God. The Law and the Gospel have influenced our founding and our people. This has separated us from other nations with respect to liberty and the things that flow from form and freedom. We are no different than other men; the Gospel alone has caused us to differ.
It grieves us to see our beloved country go the way of unbelief and ruin. When we as a nation reject our heritage as an unclean thing, we blaspheme God and expose ourselves to divine wrath. A return to conservatism will not turn away wrath. We must return to the origins of constitutionalism; this means a return to Biblical Christianity with a genuine repentance and faith and a return to an authoritative Bible that will anchor us to the reality of the self-revealed God.
We can pray for our nation the way Daniel prayed for his in Daniel 9. The churches prayed for the Great Awakening in colonial America. They would see the kingdom of God extended in the new world. Will the churches pray for another Reformation today?