Other authors have written about the development of environmental religion in the secular community, but few have drawn attention to the church's role in environmental hysteria. Accuracy in Media researcher, Cliff Kincaid, explains how and why church leaders and organizations have become involved. Ironically, the church is contributing to the re-emergence of paganism. One might argue they are unwittingly doing the Devil's work.
In Kincaid's article, he cites from The Green Dragon:
Dr. James Wanliss, Associate Professor of Physics at Presbyterian College, has written The Green Dragon, a book about how environmentalism is actually committed to "the reconstruction of a pagan world order" and "rejection of Christian spirituality." Wanliss argues that the environmental movement "is a religion with a vision of sin and repentance, heaven and hell. It even has a special vocabulary, with words like 'sustainability' and 'carbon neutral.' Its communion is organic food. Its sacraments are sex, abortion, and when all else fails, sterilization. Its saints are Al Gore and the InterGovernmental Panel on Climate Change."
"Both professing Protestants and Roman Catholics bear a burden of guilt for the current political mess we are in with the global warming and other hysterias," he argues. "If the church had not turned from the gospel of Jesus Christ it is unlikely the Green Dragon would have been able to so deeply sink its fangs into our lives."
There is a good point to this article. In truth, Christ's church still professes Christ but secularism has slowly been overtaking the teachings of Christ in the church choking it into something that no longer is as was intended.
ReplyDeleteChurches are growing more and more secular and Christ’s church is diminishing. I have seen it in churches who still maintain and hold to scriptural truths. They work together as a single unit of Christ’s body and focus less on self and more on others. They are now twice as small in number as they used to be.
The groups growing are those who focus on the person and what is in it for me and self-improvement teachings to the point that they have lost what truly means to be “united in Christ” as his church. The focus becomes secular in nature and draws away from Christ’s teachings. Before you know it, they are worshiping the created and not the creator. They worship man and things and not the one who brought mankind the gospel of salvation. Worshiping nature and climate change and all that goes with it just becomes a natural process as they draw further and further away from the Creator Himself.
That is why I make the distinction in terminology by making the differentiation between Christ's church and just "The Church". There is a huge difference.
There is a good point to this article. In truth, Christ's church still professes Christ but secularism has slowly been overtaking the teachings of Christ in the church choking it into something that no longer is as was intended.
ReplyDeleteChurches are growing more and more secular and Christ’s church is diminishing. I have seen it in churches who still maintain and hold to scriptural truths. They work together as a single unit of Christ’s body and focus less on self and more on others. They are now twice as small in number as they used to be.
The groups growing are those who focus on the person and what is in it for me and self-improvement teachings to the point that they have lost what truly means to be “united in Christ” as his church. The focus becomes secular in nature and draws away from Christ’s teachings. Before you know it, they are worshiping the created and not the creator. They worship man and things and not the one who brought mankind the gospel of salvation. Worshiping nature and climate change and all that goes with it just becomes a natural process as they draw further and further away from the Creator Himself.
That is why I make the distinction in terminology by making the differentiation between Christ's church and just "The Church". There is a huge difference.
Do you believe in the Scriptures and what Christ said regarding the Devil and Satan?
ReplyDeleteSo the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. Rev 12:9 NKJV …for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. 1 John 3:8 NKJV And as Christ himself said…”He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.” John 8:44 NKJV
If you believe these Scriptures, put yourself in Satan’s shoes for a moment….and ask yourself the following:
How would you try to destroy God’s Word? How would you lead people astray? What lies would you tell? Would you try to control all institutions of man, including corrupting the Church?
“For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.” 2 Corinthians 11:13-14 NKJV
What should we do?
Christ said, “Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.” Matt. 10:16 NKJV Follow Christ’s example as He challenged the religious leaders, experts, and traditions of His day: “Serpents, brood of vipers! How can you escape the condemnation of hell?” Matt. 23:33 NKJV