Posted by
ValiantForTruth on Thursday, August 26, 2010 1:33:00 AM
Every one has a world view, and every world view has a concept of God.
Re: http://townhall.com/columnists/TerryJeffrey/2010/08/25/why_does_obama_tell_muslims_america_is_nation_of_non-believers
Secularists reject any concept of a transcendent Creator in favor of materialistic evolution. They believe that the universe is a closed system. There is nothing above and beyond the universe. Man is responsible for himself. He defines law and morality. He must save himself and the world through science and social justice. His goal is to unite mankind into a one-world order and redirect the course of evolution according to his own image. Humanity is their god.
Most people in America would not consider themselves to be atheists. They profess belief in God. But, the vague sentimental God that people believe in has nothing to do with the God of the Bible. God is thought to have indiscriminate love for everyone, but loves no one in particular. is the ticket to heaven. People have set up a false god that tolerates sin and makes little or no demands on them. Being born again is initiated by men in baptismal or decisional regeneration. This is the practical atheist’s view of God and his doctrine of salvation.
Men cannot avoid the responsibility to believe and serve God because God has revealed Himself in such a way as to leave all men without excuse. There is no neutrality. We must serve the self revealed God of the Bible as He has revealed Himself or we become a nation of unbelieving idolaters. Obama is right on this one for how else could he have been elected. The idea of self governing liberty is rooted in the Bible’s promise of the coming of Messiah and the New Covenant in His blood that separates the authorities of church and state under His authority.
Christ has all authority. He is head of His Church and ruler of the nations. He rules in the midst of His enemies while He gathers the elect from every nation. The kingdom of God exists now where ever His authority is recognized. On the last day all men will come to recognize His authority in mercy and in judgment.