Awakeness and the Noachian Revolution

The Welfare State has destroyed the Urban family and inner cities.  Free markets and entrepreneurship lead to prosperity.  Hard work pays off:

 

For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: "If anyone will not work, neither let him eat."

2 Thes. 3:10

Lady Justice is usually blindfolded and holds a balanced scale.  Her scales represent the weighing of evidence.  Scripture places the criterion for virtue on the inner man:

 

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him.  For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

1 Sam. 16:7

 

We are all Noachians now.  We descend from Noah and ultimately our family tree goes back to Adam:

 

And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. …

Acts 17:26,27

In The Descent of Man (1871), Darwin taught that some people groups were less evolved than others.  So, why hasn’t the statue (above) in Shrewsbury, UK, been torn down.  Why hasn’t the ultra-radical mob destroyed and burned Down House, Darwin’s old abode.

 

Omniculturalism looks for the good, the true and the beautiful from all cultures in all times.  We all can appreciate the gift of human creativity from those born on the opposite side of the planet.  Consider, for example, the wonder of Mayan mathematics.  The Mayans were superb astronomers.

 

The Bible clearly preaches against the oppression of the weak by the rich and powerful:

 

Look!  The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you.  The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.  You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence.  You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter.  You have condemned and murdered the innocent one, who was not opposing you.

James 5:4-6

 

Here is an excellent analysis on the Extreme Justice trend in today’s culture.  Check out what happens when a philosophy prof takes today’s identity confusion to its logical conclusion.  Evergreen College melted down in 2017 due to this movement and led to numerous faculty resignations, a humongous collapse in enrollments, layoffs and budget cuts.

 

Why do you make me see iniquity,

    and why do you idly look at wrong?

Destruction and violence are before me;

    strife and contention arise.

So the law is paralyzed,

    and justice never goes forth.

For the wicked surround the righteous;

    so justice goes forth perverted.

Hab. 1:3,4

Social Justice and the Gospel

Hate begets hate; violence begets violence; toughness begets a greater toughness.  We must meet the forces of hate with the power of love. ...We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools. ...As my sufferings mounted I soon realized that there were two ways in which I could respond to my situation - either to react with bitterness or seek to transform the suffering into a creative force.  I decided to follow the latter course.
  -- Martin LutherKing (d. 1968)

In the light of today's confusion in religious and political matters along with the typhoon of gender blender malapropisms, a number of Christian leaders have put together a fourteen point statement on "Social Justice and the Gospel." Endorsers include John MacArthur, Voddie Baucham, James White, Darrell Harrison, Anthony Mathenia, Vesta Sproul, Douglas Wilson and myself.  Here is the affirmation and denial on Race and Ethnicity (point XII):

WE AFFIRM God made all people from one man. Though people often can be distinguished by different ethnicities and nationalities, they are ontological equals before God in both creation and redemption.  “Race” is not a biblical category, but rather a social construct that often has been used to classify groups of people in terms of inferiority and superiority. All that is good, honest, just, and beautiful in various ethnic backgrounds and experiences can be celebrated as the fruit of God’s grace. All sinful actions and their results (including evils perpetrated between and upon ethnic groups by others) are to be confessed as sinful, repented of, and repudiated.
WE DENY that Christians should segregate themselves into racial groups or regard racial identity above, or even equal to, their identity in Christ.  We deny that any divisions between people groups (from an unstated attitude of superiority to an overt spirit of resentment) have any legitimate place in the fellowship of the redeemed.  We reject any teaching that encourages racial groups to view themselves as privileged oppressors or entitled victims of oppression.  While we are to weep with those who weep, we deny that a person’s feelings of offense or oppression necessarily prove that someone else is guilty of sinful behaviors, oppression, or prejudice.(Gen. 1:26–28; Acts 17:24-26; 1 Cor. 13:4-7; 2 Cor. 12:16-18)

You can read and sign the statement here.  Also, be sure to download and share the pdf of the entire document.  What do you think?  Let us know:

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