ࡱ> 3 >bjbjKK ")w)w>l----l-&R........QQQQQQQT 2VQ.....Q>..Q>>>. ..Q>.Q> >IVQ@Q.. pt&X*-.EQ QQ0&RQQxW^>pWQ>IS THERE HOPE FOR AMERICA #1-THE NEW TOLERANCE ISAIAH 5:20 INTRO: Proverbs 14:34 says, Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. Friends, our nation has strayed far from its Christian roots. In their book, What If America Were A Christian Nation Again?, D. James Kennedy and Jerry Newcombe present a sweeping analysis of American from its inception to the present day. They challenge many of todays beliefs, which have strayed from those of our founding fathers and are impacting each of our lives in detrimental ways. Our nation was founded upon the principles of the Bible and a reliance upon Almighty God! As George Washington said in his first inaugural address, [I]t would be peculiarly improper to omit in this first official act my fervent supplications to the Almighty Being who rules over the universe, Who presides in the council of nations, and whose providential aids can supply every human defect. Sadly, we have now turned our backs on the God of our founding fathers. George Washington warned that reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in the exclusion of religious principles. Yet America has chosen to exclude religious principles. (D. James Kennedy with Jerry Newcombe. What If America Were A Christian Nation Again? p. 41). On July 9, 1776, upon receiving a copy of the Declaration of Independence from the Continental Congress, General George Washington issued orders from his headquarters in New York authorizing the Continental Army to appoint and pay chaplains in every regiment. Washington declared that these chaplains were there to see that all inferior officers and soldiers pay them a suitable respect and attend carefully upon religious exercises. Why? The blessing and protection of Heaven are at all times necessary but especially so in times of public distress and danger (D. James Kennedy with Jerry Newcombe. What If America Were A Christian Nation Again? p. 41). Folks, one of the ways in which American has strayed from its Christian beginnings is the idea of tolerance. The word tolerance simply means freedom from bigotry or from racial or religious prejudice. (Funk & Wagnalls Standard Desk Dictionary. Volume 2. N- Z. p. 712). Our founding fathers came to this country so that they might enjoy the freedom of worshipping God in the manner they saw fit without interference from the government. But the idea of tolerance has taken on a whole new meaning today. Folks, have you ever noticed that those people who shout the loudest for tolerance are some of the most intolerant people you will every meet? They clamor for freedom of speech but their view of freedom of speech is that you have complete freedom of speech IF you agree with their views and toe their line! But woe be unto to you if you dare say that whatever they stand for is sin according to the Bible. I want to begin a new series of messages today on the subject, Is There Hope for America? If America is ever going to become a Christian nation again we MUST go back to the traditional definition of tolerance and promote it. We also must discern and declare the difference between good and evil. God says in Isaiah 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! God will not take lightly those who rename evil things good and good things evil! I want us to see today how THE NEW TOLERANCE manifests itself in our society and what our Lord and Savior taught about tolerance: (1) THERE IS NO ABSOLUTE TRUTH ISAIAH 5:2Oa Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil. A. THE BLIGHT OF MODERN REASONING. A myth which is very prevalent in our society today is there are no absolutes. All truth is relative. ILLUS: Social analysts point out that people turn to religion in times of crisis and instability. The terrorist attacks on September 11 certainly shattered the stability and comfort of American's lives, leading to a surge in church attendance and Bible sales immediately after the attacks. But what is the lingering effect of the attack and continued tension on people's religious beliefs and practices? The most startling shift has been in people's views about moral truth. Given the nature of the terrorist attack, one might have expected Americans to become more convinced of the presence of good and evil, and that there are absolute moral principles that exist regardless of cultural realities and personal preferences. However, Barna's research showed exactly the opposite outcome. Prior to the attacks the most recent inquiry concerning truth views was in January 2000, some 20 months prior to the terrorist activity. At that time, people were asked if they believed that "there are moral truths that are absolute, meaning that those moral truths or principles do not change according to the circumstances" or that " moral truth always depends upon the situation, meaning that a person's moral and ethical decisions depend upon the circumstances." At the start of 2000, almost four out of ten adults (38%) said that there are absolute moral truths that do not change according to the circumstances. When the same question was asked in the just- completed survey, the result was that just two out of ten adults (22%) claimed to believe in the existence of absolute moral truth. The people groups least likely to believe in absolute moral truth were Baby Busters (i.e., those 36 and younger - only 13% embrace absolute truth), Catholics (16%) and adults who are not born again Christians (15%). The groups most likely to endorse the existence of absolute moral truths include Baby Boomers (i.e., people 37 to 55 years of age - 28% of whom embrace absolute truth), adults who attend non-mainline Protestant churches (32%) and born again individuals (32%). Interestingly, when people were further queried as to the source of the principles or standards on which they base their moral and ethical decisions, the post-attack survey discovered that only one out of eight adults - just 13% - cited the Bible. The most common sources of guidance regarding moral decisions trusted by Americans are feelings (25%) and the lessons and values they remember from their parents (14%). (How America's Faith Has Changed Since 9-11.  HYPERLINK "http://www.barna.org" www.barna.org November 26, 2001). B. THE BACKLASH OF MORAL RELATIVITY. There were millions of Americans who awoke on 9-11 believing there were no absolutes. They believed there wasnt any objective right or wrong. But many of these went to bed convinced that what the hijackers did was wrong! These people rallied around President Bush when he declared that the unprovoked attack was evil. God in His Word has given us the standard to gauge what is good and what is evil! It is not based upon our own ideas, preferences, or desires but solely and wholly upon His Word! ILLUS: Every word of God is pure: He is a shield unto them that put their trust in Him. Proverbs 30:5 Postmodernism tells us that there is no absolute truth. What you believe is okay. What I believe is okay, too. Whether they agree or not doesnt matter. But, in this age of postmodern thought we must contend with this basic truth: Truth stands alone. It doesnt require human interpretation. And let me add that in discussing Christian Truth, there is a divine disturbance that occurs. I dont believe we can be neutral about real truth. If Jesus is God, then we must bow down and worship. If Jesus is not God, we ought to boot Him out the door as a liar and a lunatic. You must decide. There is no neutral ground. Either you are with Him, or you are against Him. --Adrian Rogers (Bible Illustrator For Windows. Version 3.0f. Copyright 1990-1998 by Parsons Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved). ILLUS: Dr. Paul Vitz, professor at New York University, observes that the moral decline in America is directly related to the widespread acceptance of this myth [moral relativity]: One of the major characteristics of moral decline in the United States in recent decades has been the rapid growth of moral relativism (D. James Kennedy with Jerry Newcombe. What If America Were A Christian Nation Again? p. 74). But friends, moral relatively has a problem, a snag: If there arent any absolutes, if everything is relative to our circumstances, if everything is culturally initiated, if we cannot impose our culture upon another culture, then how dare we condemn and declare the Nazis were wrong for killing millions of people? See folks, theres the backlash! When we call evil good and good evil, we are faced with a dilemma. Thats where THE NEW TOLERANCE comes in. (2) THE NEW TOLERANCE ISAIAH 5:20b Woe unto themthat put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! A. A CONCRETE DEFINITION. Probably all of us know the definition of tolerance. It means to put up with or bear with those who hold differing views, beliefs, values, or lifestyles than what we agree with. If you are a Christian, you will try to be kind and tolerant to these people even though you dont hold their viewpoint. This has been the definition that almost all have held to until recently. When something is concrete it means specific (Funk & Wagnalls Standard Desk Dictionary. Volume 1. A-M. p. 131). The concrete definition of tolerance is motivated by what we call The Golden Rule Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. (Matthew 7:12). B. A CULTURAL DECISION. It seems that very quickly our society and culture has decided to redefine the meaning of tolerance. The definition of tolerance has gone through a dramatic change. According to Josh McDowell and Bob Hostettler in their book, The New Tolerance: The new tolerance is that we are not only to put up with values, habits, lifestyles, and beliefs differing from our own, but we are to accept those values, those lifestyles, those beliefs as absolutely equal to, as valid as, our own. This new tolerance is being pounded in to the minds and hearts of scores of millions of students each week. So your religious beliefs are not better than anyone elses since, after all, every thing is relative. And your since your beliefs are not any better than theirs, and since your moral views are not superior to their moral viewsno matter if they are little more than alley cats in their sexual lifeyou cannot impose your view upon them. And if you dont accept their lifestyles, their beliefs, their habits, you are an intolerant bigot. Kids by the millions have been called that in front of their classmates in the classrooms of this country. Most them, indeed quake, before such an assault. Well, any person who gives up a belief in moral absolutes and the absolute truth of the faith will be incapable of distinguishing right from wrong, and will, as McDowell and Hostettler say, be powerless to resist temptations and choose the right. This is what is happening in our schools today. We have moved from respect for a person to accept of wrong. (D. James Kennedy with Jerry Newcombe. What If America Were A Christian Nation Again? Pp. 76-77). Folks, all of this is taking place because our society has forsaken God and His Word! Listen what is taking place in light of this NEW TOLERANCE: In New York Citys medical schools, effective 2002, every student has to participate in on-the-job abortion training and must perform abortions, regardless of his or her opinion on the grisly trade of the abortionist. Failure to participate results in failure to graduate. Before this, it was an elective; now it is required. In Ohio, several nurses were reprimanded and penalized because they protested participating in therapeutic abortion procedures on religious grounds. At Stanford University, the gay and lesbian alliance promotes a shorts day each spring during which people are exhorted to wear shorts to show their support for homosexual lifestyles. It just so happens that most of the students wear shorts every day, so they are put in a position of either having to change their dress or appear to support what is being done. In another college, students who indicated their disapproval of the homosexual lifestyle were forced to watch hours of XXX-rated pornographic homoerotic films while being observed by a professor. If the students showed any sings of disgust or revulsion, they were forced to watch more films. Sound like the Chinese communists reeducation camps? (D. James Kennedy with Jerry Newcombe. What If America Were A Christian Nation Again? Pp. 77-78). THE NEW TOLERANCE manifests itself by declaring: THERE ARE NO ABSOLUTE TRUTH and THE NEW TOLERANCE justifies itself by changing the definition of tolerance but also note THE NEW TOLERANCE says (3) THERE SHOULD BE NO CRITICISM OR CONDEMNATION OF HOMOSEXUALITY ISAIAH 5:20Woe unto them that call evil good LEVITICUSThou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. A. THE CHANGING FACE OF AMERICA. Even though God, in His Word, condemns this sinful practice; our society is not only embracing it but calling it good! God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve. In Canada, our neighbor to the north, anyone who reads Romans 1 or any other passage of Scripture from the Bible condemning homosexuality, is going straight to jail. And folks, if the Lord tarries, it will happen in our country also. ILLUS: FBI examines pastor's sermons on abortion & homosexuality Feb 2, 2005 /By Lee Warren/ MOUNT VERNON, Ill. (BP)--Nov. 23, 2004, started out like any other normal morning for Randy Steele, senior pastor at Southwest Christian Church in Mount Vernon, Ill., a town about 80 miles southeast of St. Louis. One of the longtime members of his church was on her deathbed and he planned to spend the day consoling her family. Then the phone rang. It was the FBI. Steele said they wanted to meet with him personally. After agreeing to a time later that same afternoon, he said his first thoughts turned to his congregation. "I was wondering what somebody in my church might have done," Steele said. "So I was in a lot of prayer asking God to give me the right words to say." When two FBI agents arrived at the church, Steele said they traded small talk for a few minutes before the suspense got to him and he asked about the nature of their visit. Their answer stunned him. "One guy opened a file," Steele said. "And he said, 'This is pertaining to a sermon that you preached on Memorial Day.'" On Memorial Day 2004, Steele was in the middle of preaching a sermon series he called "Life Issues" dealing with controversial cultural issues from a biblical perspective. One such sermon was about abortion and Steele chose Memorial Day to preach about it. "I shared the number of people who have died in wars versus the number who had died through 'legal' abortion since 1973," Steele said. "I stated that we are in a different type of war that is being fought under the 'presupposition of freedom.'" Steele said that he went on to name an abortion clinic in Granite City, Ill., a city just outside St. Louis, and pointed out that they perform as many as 45 abortions per week. Somebody in the church that day apparently misunderstood Steele's "different type of war" comment to mean that he was actually calling his congregation to a physical war against abortion clinics, so he or she placed an anonymous phone call to the FBI. The informant allegedly told the FBI that in addition to Steele calling for a war against abortion clinics, he also said he was willing to go to jail over such a cause. Steele said that he had spoken about his willingness to go to jail, but that he made those remarks in a different sermon that dealt with homosexuality from the same sermon series. "I had mentioned a pastor in Canada who had been arrested for speaking about homosexuality in his church," Steele said. The pastor said he went on to tell his congregation that "if speaking the truth means that we go to jail, then by golly, that's where I'm going to be and I'm going to save you a seat next to me." "That was the major gist of why [the FBI] felt like they could come here and look through my sermons," Steele said. Marshall Stone, FBI supervisory special agent and media coordinator for the Springfield (Ill.) division of the FBI, was unwilling to speak specifically about the FBI's visit to Southwest Christian Church, but when asked to speak in general terms about whether the FBI normally looks through pastors' sermons after receiving anonymous tips about them being a possible danger, he did offer a few comments. "I don't know that there's any case where we would say, 'This is typical,'" Stone said. "Each complaint, each investigation is followed up based upon facts and specific circumstances of that complaint, allegation or investigation." Since there aren't any typical cases, Stone was asked if FBI agents would make a determination on site regarding whether to examine a pastor's sermons. He responded in the affirmative. Steele said that after the two FBI agents examined his two sermons in question, they realized he was not a physical threat to abortion clinics and apparently dropped their investigation. When asked whether a case like this would be dropped on site, Stone said, "We get complaint calls or allegations all the time whether it's over e-mail, telephone or letters. We do a lot of looking into things on the surface to make a determination of whether there's something we need to be doing and make determinations all the time that there is nothing there that we need to be concerned about or have jurisdiction over. So, technically there's nothing to drop if it's looked into without ever opening a formal investigation." Steele said he was initially a little irritated that the FBI would ask to see his sermons, especially since he had to take time away from the grieving family in his congregation to answer questions, but he said he has no plans to stop preaching messages that are culturally relevant. "As a pastor I believe that as Christians we are called to speak the truth no matter what," Steele said. "And we have to continue to speak that truth in love to all people and to share the message of Christ because it's the only message that's going to change the lives of people." Roger Lipe, senior pastor at Woodlawn Baptist Church, a Southern Baptist Convention congregation, in nearby Woodlawn, Ill., agreed with Steele's position of speaking the truth in love to a culture that isn't always going to be tolerant of such a message. "Just look at what's happening in our society and what's happening in Canada - the laws that have been made there -- and the pressure on Americans today to enforce hate crime laws," Lipe said. "Obviously it's going to mean that someday when you [as a pastor] get into your own pulpit, your own church, among your own people to preach against subjects like abortion and homosexuality and other biblical things that we've got to preach on, then there's probably going to be a price to pray." In spite of his admitted initial irritation about being questioned by the FBI, Steele said that after his meeting with the two agents, he printed off the two sermons, handed them to the agents and invited them back to his church hoping that as private citizens they might be interested in hearing the Word of God. //Story provided courtesy of The Pathway, news journal of the Missouri Baptist Convention. Lee Warren is a freelance writer in Omaha, Neb.// Friends, the face of America is changing! But we must stand strong in our faith and courageous in our witness. Ephesians 5:6-11 tells us, Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Be not ye therefore partakers with them. For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. B. THE CHALLENGE TO THE FAITH OF AMERICA. No only is THE NEW TOLERANCE changing the face of America but also it is a challenge to the faith of America. Psalm 33:12 saysBlessed is the nation whose God is the LORD. Swiftly, we see our country setting God aside and making Him to feel as unwelcomed guest in our society and lives! Many are trying to change the character of God to justify their sin and wickedness. ILLUS: HOMOSEXUAL EPISCOPAL BISHOP IMPLIES THAT JESUS WAS "GAY." Friday Church News Notes, April 15, 2005 (Fundamental Baptist Information Service, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866- 295-4143) - V. Gene Robinson, the homosexual who was ordained a bishop in the Episcopal Church in America in 2003, implied recently that the Lord Jesus might have been "gay." Speaking at Christ Church of Hamilton and Wenham, Mass., he said: "...this man that we follow was single, as far as we know, traveled with a bunch of men, had a disciple who was known as 'the one whom Jesus loved'..." ("Rev. Gene Robinson: Jesus might be gay," WorldNetDaily, April 3). Undaunted by the criticism against his ordination, he declared, "God's light and God's life ooze over me like warm butter." The Bible identifies that "ooze" more precisely as the spirit of the devil. "Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience" (Eph. 2:2). "But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of" (2 Pet. 2:1-2). Advocates for political correctness have been the leading force in THE NEW TOLERANCE. Polls have repeatedly shown that high-school students in this country believe that you cannot criticize anything that anyone believes without finding fault with that person. Therefore, if you have a discussion of atheism with an atheist, you are finding fault with that man and criticizing his views. You cant separate the two. The same is true of a homosexual. You cannot have a rational discussion of the rightness or wrongness of homosexuality, because if you find any fault with it, you are finding fault with that person, who will tell you, What I do is what I am, and you cannot divide the two. (D. James Kennedy with Jerry Newcombe. What If America Were A Christian Nation Again? p. 79). But folks, that just isnt true! Jesus did! He loved the sinner but hated the sin! THE NEW TOLERANCE manifests itself by declaring: THERE ARE NO ABSOLUTE TRUTH and THE NEW TOLERANCE justifies itself by changing the definition of tolerance, THE NEW TOLERANCE says THERE SHOULD BE NO CRITICISM OR CONDEMNATION OF HOMOSEXUALITY and finally let us see (4) THE LORD CONDEMNED SIN AND PRACTICED TOLERANCE MATTHEW 9:36And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest. JOHN 8:10-11When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more. A. THE LORD OPENLY CONDEMNED SIN. Can anyone question the compassion of our Lord Jesus? Jesus loved people. Jesus loved sinners! In fact it was for sinners that He died (John 3:16). But even though Jesus loved people he did condone their sinful beliefs or behavior. Jesus told the woman caught in adultery in John 8:11 Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more. Jesus did not condone her sin but called for repentance go, and sin no more. The Lord He is very merciful, but does not excuse sin. (B. W. Johnson. The Peoples New Testament. e-Sword. Version 7.6.1. Copyright 2000-2005. Rick Meyers. All Rights Reserved Worldwide). Some say that Jesus never condemned homosexuality. But this only shows their ignorance of the Scripture. In Mark 7:20-23 Jesus said That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: All these evil things come from within, and defile the man. I want you to note in v21 the word fornications it is our English translation of the Greek word porneia. From this we get our word pornography. This word stood for a laundry list of sexual sins which every first-century Jew would understand: premarital sex, adultery, homosexuality, incest, and bestiality. When Jesus condemned porneia, He certainly condemned homosexuality. But to say things like that today makes you intolerant in the eyes of the political correctness crowd. Friends, Jesus confronted sinners, and we are to do it as well! We must confront them with the Gospel and lay before the choice of life or death; blessing or cursing. There is coming a day when we may suffer persecution for doing so. But for far too long has Gods people kept silent for fear of offending someone! Its time for us to get involved! Christianity is not a spectator sport! We must stand up with courage and conviction for the things we believe and not back down from them! B. THE LORD OFFERED COMPASSION AND SALVATION. Even though our Lord condemned sin, He offered compassion and salvation to the sinner. In John 8:12 Jesus said I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. See friends, it was the compassion of our Lord Jesus that moved Him to die for our salvation! It is His grace which changes the sinner into the saint, the hell bound into the heaven bound, and the useless into the useful. ILLUS: According as His divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him that hath called us to glory and virtue. 2 Peter 1:3 A violinist stepped out onto stage one evening and drew the bow across his violin. The room fell silent as out came the most glorious music the audience had ever heard. When he finished, the crowd leaped to their feet and gave ovation after ovation. What happened next, shocked everyone speechless. The violinist broke the violin on the podium into a thousand pieces. He looked at the audience and said, Ladies and gentlemen, dont be dismayed. This was only a three and a half dollar violin. It is not so much the violin that makes the music as it is the man who draws the bow. Little is so much when God is in it. God can take a life that may be comparable to a $3.50 violin and turn it into a masterpiece. Adrian Rogers (Bible Illustrator For Windows. Version 3.0f. Copyright 1990-1998, by Parsons Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved). Gods grace can change any sinner and deliver any soul headed for destruction (2 Corinthians 5:17). CLOSING: THE NEW TOLERANCE manifests itself by declaring: THERE ARE NO ABSOLUTE TRUTH and THE NEW TOLERANCE justifies itself by changing the definition of tolerance, THE NEW TOLERANCE says THERE SHOULD BE NO CRITICISM OR CONDEMNATION OF HOMOSEXUALITY but THE LORD CONDEMNED SIN AND PRACTICED TOLERANCE. A survivor of the Holocaust said of the new tolerance, That is what happened to the Jews. They first ridiculed them. They laughed at them. They drew political cartoons with Jews depicted as rats. And then they began to condemn them, then to silence them. They Began to persecute them. And then they began to imprison them. Finally they began to kill them. The new tolerance leads to intolerance. In Madison, Wisconsin, a few years ago, militant homosexuals surrounded a Church that dared to speak out against the homosexual agendaone of the protestors is yelling at the top of her lungs, Bring back the lions! Bring back the lions! The others around her clearly approved of her message: its time for Christians to again be thrown to the lions. (D. James Kennedy with Jerry Newcombe. What If America Were A Christian Nation Again? p. 80). Folks, those who shout the loudest for tolerance are some of the least tolerant people you will find when it comes to conservative Christians! The only answer is found in the love, grace and mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to change the hearts and lives of people! Friends, in a Christ-like way we MUST stand and witness for the true righteousness of our Holy God! Will you do that? Will you stand up for Jesus? 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