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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