Psalm 33:10-11 “The Lord brings the
counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples. The counsel of the Lord stands
forever, the plans of his heart to all generations.
Indian-born,
Canadian-American Christian apologist elucidates: “After we went through the period of rationalists and then the
empiricists, and then the existentialists; the rationalists preoccupied with
mind and truth, the empiricists preoccupied with science and truth, the
existentialist with feelings, emotions and truth, the postmodernist comes and
throws all of them out.”
Dr. Tackett explains that “Postmodernism”
is the contemporary philosophical perspective that rejects both revelation and
reason – takes this process to an extreme conclusion by denying the validity of
all comprehensive truth systems, or what it calls “metanarratives” (an
over-arching story, philosophy or world-view that seeks to explain reality),
including Christianity. Simply stated, the postmodern perspective maintains
that there is no “larger story”. Instead, everyone must tell his or her own
story and invent (if possible) his or her own concept of meaning and
significance. In other words, history does not exist at all except as it exists
in our minds, where it can bee edited and tailored to further our own goals and
meet our own needs in the present. When you begin to destroy any sense of
belonging to a larger story and it’s simply about you, then we lose any kind of
connection with the answer to the question: “What is the meaning of life?” If the meaning of life begins with us, then
our purpose is shallow. Much of our problem is that we want to be in control
with the script of our life, but if we trust in our ability, instead of God,
then we would have no hope. But, they have forgotten the reality that Creator
God is sovereign and in control. Remember, the reality is that you and I have
been created as free agents, yet we are also subject to the sovereignty of God.
2
Corinthians 10:3-5 “For though we walk in
the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy
strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty
opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ.”
The Mayflower Compact,
written by the Pilgrims, starts: “in the name
of God Amen. We whose names are underwritten, having undertaken , for the glory
is God, and advancement of the Christian faith, a voyage to plant the first
colony …”. William Bradford, one of the Pilgrim Fathers and the leader of the
Plymouth Colony in America kingdom
of Christ
In Christ, Brian
2 comments:
The "Me Generation" has become the "Us Generation" where "us" is whoever is the social or media favorite interest group or cause of the day.
While the Bible shows that God's plan and hope is for "me" and for "us" to be reconciled, forgiven, and loved, the postmodern view is that there is no plan other than our that of our own creation. One problem with postmodern thought is that human plans are constantly changing, and there is no point of trying to even formulate a plan if it will only be changed by the next fad. The stories of the ancient Hebrews also show us time and time again that "us" are stiff necked, stubborn, and are always choosing to go off the path. By denying the existance of God's plan, postmodernism is leading "us" into the wilderness without a Promised Land to look forward to.
Great point UG. Back-in-the-day, when I didn't know or understand as much about why people thought the way that they did and acted as they did. I couldn't see the contrast in biblical verses secular existential world philosophy views that guided our thinking and living, but through study and teachings that illuminates them as natural consequences of godly belief verses sinful unbelief in the holy and sovereign God of the cosmos. When "the created creator" denies and disobeys the Creator then "living for self, "living for the day", and "living in the moment". There is no plan, no past and no future on the wide road to destruction, just eternal death. But, there is eternal life in Jesus Christ, so the child of God must tell the blind, lost and dying world about the "Good News" of God's plan of Salvation. Thank you for writing Pewster.
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