Institute of Biblical Defense » excerpt http://instituteofbiblicaldefense.com Upholding and Defending the Christian Faith Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:58:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Stages of the Decay of a Civilization http://instituteofbiblicaldefense.com/2010/02/the-stages-of-the-decay-of-a-civilization/ http://instituteofbiblicaldefense.com/2010/02/the-stages-of-the-decay-of-a-civilization/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:36:54 +0000 Gabe Ginorio http://instituteofbiblicaldefense.com/?p=559 This is an excerpt from Dr. Fernandes’ book, “God, Government and the Road to Tyranny“. In Romans 1:18-32, the Apostle Paul spells out what I call “the stages of the decay of a civilization.” The first stage is the rejection of the God of creation (vs 18-22). Even though the invisible God has clearly revealed [...]]]>
This is an excerpt from Dr. Fernandes’ book, “God, Government and the Road to Tyranny“.
God, Government and the Road to Tyranny
In Romans 1:18-32, the Apostle Paul spells out what I call “the stages of the decay of a civilization.”
  1. The first stage is the rejection of the God of creation (vs 18-22). Even though the invisible God has clearly revealed His existence to man through His visible creation, many people (and civilizations) continue to reject Him.
  2. The second stage is idolatry, the worship of false gods. The worship of the creation replaces the worship of the Creator God (vs 23-25).
  3. The third stage is widespread sexual immorality and wickedness (vs 26-31). Paul emphasizes the sinful homosexual lifestyle as characteristic of this stage.
  4. But the fourth and final stage of decay of a civilization is the active acceptance and promotion of evil (vs 32). Today, this is called “political correctness,” “the new morality,” or “the new tolerance.” America, as well as all of Western Civilization, is at this final stage of decay. God’s judgment is near.
In short, the new tolerance is no tolerance at all. If it continues to become more widespread, it will lead to the persecution of traditional Christians and Jews, but it will also bring God’s judgment. Therefore, America must heed God’s warning, “Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil” (Isaiah 5:20).
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