Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Killing God: Progressivism


One last chapter in the series "Killing God". Progressivism leads to levity in the Doctrine of Christ. Creeds which were written hundreds or even thousands of years ago have been destroyed by close-minded people (to God) who claim open-mindedness.


Progressivism



                “Progressivism” is liberalism gone wild. At one time liberalism was a positive ideology and “liberal” meant, “broad-minded” and was for those not bound by the status quo nor orthodoxy. Thus, liberalism meant open-mindedness toward new ideas and change. That is positive, and for that reason, it was quite attractive. Liberalism ended serfdom and fomented republicanism as the three estates were reformed into one - the Estates General. The first estate was the clergy, the second, the nobility, and the third, the commoners. The resulting government system, when revolution occurred, were “we, the people”.  As a general rule, that applied to many monarchies which resulted in republicanism. Usually, freedom is associated with liberalism, but in practice, many countries evolved into new kinds of monarchies, leaving the commoners to become the rulers. Some of those commoners who ruled became dictatorial. The two best examples of liberalism gone wild is the French Republic and Soviet Russia.

                Since orthodoxy represented the past, expanded religious freedom was sought. Although “orthodoxy” means “right doctrine”, in practice it was quite wrong. The church often ruled the people with a stronger arm than the government, and kings reported to clerics. Feudal Europe and the Holy Roman Empire was an example of that, and as Voltaire said, “It was not holy, Roman, nor an empire,” as it was iniquitous, German, and a league of small weak nations from which enlightened people wished to escape. Protestantism in religion was a liberal rebellion – a revolution within the Church. That turned out to be what Protestants thought to be a good thing, and Catholics think not! It does have its good and bad.

                Credit must be given to Roman Catholicism: They were defenders of the faith! Although much of their faith was tainted by time, Catholicism has been faithful to the Nicene Creed. That creed was in response to the heresies at the time, and established essential doctrine that modern churches still use. “Catholic” means nothing more than “universal”, and in the beginning the Church was not Roman Catholic, but merely catholic.  Appreciate it or not, all Christian denominations were at one time, part of the universal Church and still should be. On the other hand, Roman Catholicism has evolved into a mere denomination which clings to its roots. However, with the modern movement of social justice, Catholicism, for the most part, has become liberal; albeit credit should be given for their sanctity of life and sacred marriage (at least until Pope Frances and liberal Catholic politicians.)

                The Roman Catholic Church should not be alone in the accusation that it is the end-of-time Church of the apostasy. That dishonor goes to all denominations that are liberalism gone wild. Assuredly, Protestants, the bastion of liberalism, have gone the “most wild” and are a large part of the progressive movement.

What, then is progressivism? “Progressives” are those who desire to “move forward and onward.” Aaq Just as liberalism, progressivism sounds “positive” but it too can be and is abused! Lacking in the definition are two things: (1) What is forward to some is backwards to others, so direction is not defined, and (2) how to make it happen.  The reference point for progressivism are the Marxists, and of course, Marxism implies force. Whereas liberalism, in theory, sought to free the people from bondage, progressivism really seeks to return them to bondage in both civil and spiritual aspects. Progressives demand that people think, say, and do things their way. That is no different than the Tzars of Russia, the Ayatollahs of Islam, and even Hitler and Stalin!

So far, progressives have used little violence but their hatred for what exists, and who runs things, is accelerating exponentially! Recently, they can be seen for what they are! Hatred is their common driving force. They are the immature brats of society who demand change now whether it is good or bad. They merely adjust their reasoning and oftentimes make bad things seem good. They pay little attention to the facts nor the consequences related to their demands. They remind most of society of dysfunctional children who hold their breath until they turn purple. They desire to control others but don’t want anyone to control them. They put liberty to bad uses. For instance, as Orwellians would think: aborting children is a good thing because of freedom to fornicate at will. Same-sex marriage is good because it controls the population, argumentum ad hominem. Progressivism is returning to “doing what is right in their own eyes” aar before there were Hebrew kings.

However, progressives went one step further: they demand that everyone else do what is right in the eyes of progressives. That very doctrine is in a nutshell Marxism. Of course, the people prefer not to have dictators, so at one point, they will rebel!

From a political standpoint for those who preferred President Obama to President Trump, Trump was elected because Obama was a progressive. People enjoy freedom but progressivism is Orwellian because it limits freedom while at the same time are propagating it. Those who gather for progressive purposes have a herd mentality. According to Rahm Emanuel, they “never let a crisis go to waste”, for their purposes, and depend on the “stupidity of the people” to make it happen, according to the architect of Obamacare. Conservatives have labeled those “useful idiots” paraphrasing King David: aas

A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.

               

                The first to suffer progressivism is the established Church. It is seen as the villain because God has rules called the Law of God. Rather than “their will be done” as progressives demand, God asked that “His will be done”. aat God’s commands cause conflict. God’s presence on earth causes even more! Jesus didn’t come to bring “peace on earth”: aau



Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.



                Yes, God knew that when He came to earth, it would not be peace that he brings but dissension. “Variance” is when people are at odds with each other over Christian doctrine. The strategy of progressivism is to divide and conquer. Variance is divisiveness. God is responsible for that! He knew that variance will kill Him but that was His purpose for coming to earth. Since God only died in the flesh and defeated death, variance has not ceased. The people thought they had killed God but they had not. Therefore, they continue their hatred and vindictiveness, trying to destroy God by making Him persona non grata.

                Some may disagree: they insist that as progressives, scripture teaches “social justice” and they are merely following the tenets of Christ. God did come to save people from poverty or even sickness. He came to heal those spiritually dead. Aav  Likewise, he didn’t come to provide wealth to the poor but Himself to the wicked. aaw



For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.

               

                Therein, the focus is on Jesus and serving him. Of course, Christians should help the poor, and it is admirable to do so. There was a rich young ruler who had observed all the commandments focused on others but neglected those which focused on God. He put those things over God Himself. Aax Jesus was not a socialist! To be honest God is apolitical but politicians can be atheists or deceived. Christians are to come to God “in all things”, which I believe includes civil matters! aay

                The Progressive Party (or communist party) abandoned their mission after 1952 but infiltrated the Democrat Party over time (circa 1968). By 2018, the Democrat Party is unabashedly socialistic as stated recently by the Democratic National Committee Chairman Lopez. It is obvious that progressivism is socialism, and their Marxist manifesto reveals that socialism is anti-Christian. Progressivism’s mission is to kill God! Not the “person” God, nor even His Name, but the Doctrine of Christ and the Law of God.



Aaq Merriam-Webster Dictionary; “Progressives”.

Aar Holy Bible; Judg 17:6.

Aas ibid; Psalm 18:2.

Aat ibid; Mat 6:10.

Aau ibid; Mat 10:34-36.

Aav ibid; Mark 2:17.

Aaw ibid; Mark 14:7.

Aax ibid; Luke 18.

Aay ibid; Phil 4:6.

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