A nation that forgets God will fall

@reginaford8575

4 ай бұрын

Turned into hell. Psalm 9

I just keep thinking if you had shown me today’s world 10 years ago, I would never have believed you

@Yesica1993

7 ай бұрын

Indeed. It's horrifying.

I just finished reading all three volumes of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Gibbons and your assessment is spot on, we are on the verge of collapse, only through a renewed faith in The Lord will we survive.

@Yesica1993

7 ай бұрын

Oh, I have wanted to read that!

@tomsuiteriii9742

7 ай бұрын

I've had the seven volume unabridged set sitting on my shelf since 2018 and keep telling myself that I'll read it. Maybe that will be my 2024 resolution! :-)

@Yesica1993

7 ай бұрын

Man alive, 7 volumes!@@tomsuiteriii9742

@reginaford8575

4 ай бұрын

Amen!!

Having no belief in God should be on the top of that list. Once that one goes, the rest naturally fall into place.

@joycebegnaud9645

10 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. Because we can clearly see that has happened.

I'd argue that when an entire society is now debating and confused* about basic biological reality like "male" and "female" (which biological reality every culture on the planet has known since the beginning of time) then society has already broken down. *Pretending to be confused. They are rebelling. Not confused.

@reginaford8575

4 ай бұрын

Romans chapter 1

@alendryaldimera

3 ай бұрын

I'm paraphrasing here, but, "They refused to believe the truth, so Gold sent them a lie".

One of your best yet! Please don't let anyone discourage you for speaking to the culture or the political realm. If we don't hear what God says from our pastors, then we will have to turn to the Petersons, Pragers, Shapiros, and others out there. As good a job as they are doing, they don't know the entire truth and God's truth is what we need to hear.

@PresbyterianPaladin

10 ай бұрын

I've become disillusioned with Prager and the Daily Wire (though I still like Peterson). Honestly I see them as not conservative enough, but essentially as right-liberals. I think conservatives and especially Christians need better representatives to the popular culture. I think the Davenant institute is doing especially good work here but we need more lay-level Burkean conservative/ national conservative/ post-liberal social commentators.

@b.a.berean9988

10 ай бұрын

Absolutely agree! Thank you Matthew….. we need politics and culture from a biblical perspective.

@cranmer1959

10 ай бұрын

The pastors who say that churches and pastors should stay away from political issues are the very ones making political issues out of what they disagree with.

@manager0175

9 ай бұрын

@@PresbyterianPaladin You said: " I think conservatives and especially Christians need better representatives to the popular culture. " I agree with you. Long gone are the Wm F Buckley Jr and the Barry Goldwater types. Unfortunately, actual "conservative leadership" in the US been an abysmal failure. Every GOP president since Teddy Roosevelt has had at least 1 recession. 4 GOP presidents had 2 recessions. Ike had 3 recessions. 10 of the most recent recessions occurred when a GOP was president and from their policies. Every economic crisis and catastrophe for over 100 years has occurred because of GOP economic policies. It is also a fact that the states that have the highest populations of "Christian conservatives" lead the nation in infant mortality, maternal mortality, obesity, violent crime, teen pregnancy, poverty and many other societal ills directly caused by their leadership. These reasons (and many others) have caused believers (like myself) and non-believers alike to conclude, we are better off without Christian leadership in politics.

@manager0175

9 ай бұрын

@@b.a.berean9988 You said: "we need politics and culture from a biblical perspective." We have been there, done that. We know where it leads and where it ends. It leads directly to millions upon millions of Christians killing other Christians over where to put the pulpit in the sanctuary, and whether the pews should be padded or not. Take a look at the 30 years war, the 100 years war, the German peasant war, the 80 years war, as a small sampling of what I am talking about.

Amen. I wish more pastors would speak the truth with the same boldness and clarity. Lots of love from a reformed baptist brother in Christ.

@MindBodySoulOk

7 ай бұрын

Dems are impeaching for BS reasons so that's a huge difference between that and criminal Biden not to mention his mental state.

@robertbusuttil7848

7 ай бұрын

In the lord jesus christ there is no such thing as a so called reformed baptist,sect. Read your bible mister such as acts 11verse 26 you will learn something new. From young Robert the australian pastor.

@YeshuaMyYeshuaSavior

6 ай бұрын

@@robertbusuttil7848 Was this comment really necessary? Seems to be quite uncharitable.

I think society has collapsed and we are living off of the fumes of what America once was.

@Yesica1993

7 ай бұрын

It hasn't completely collapsed yet. But we're headed there. And quickly.

@mydogharlee

6 ай бұрын

I think your right and I also think we are in a controlled decent. Controlled by those who have no morals. The speed is controlled so we don’t rebel. I say let it fall quick and hard otherwise they implement ways to get stronger while assuring our weaknesses grow. A quick fall could give us the element of surprise and wake people up to ban together while we still have some strengths.

@nancybaumgartner6774

6 ай бұрын

@@mydogharlee agreed

@JRJackman-qs8ph

5 ай бұрын

Same here in the UK.

@marcyoverby3817

3 ай бұрын

​@mydogharlee NO MORALS ..MORAL COMPASS..NO FOUNDATION..NO GOD..THE PEOPLE WEEP

5 signs a society is about to collapse, taken from How Then Shall We Live? by Francis Schaeffer (who took them from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon): 1. A mounting love of show and luxury that is affluence. 2. A widening gap between the very rich and the very poor. 3. An obsession with sex and sexuality. 4. Freakishness in the arts masquerading as orginality. 5. An increased desire to live off the state. 4 signs that a society is about to breakdown, taken from "The state of public affairs" (1731) by Jonathan Edwards: 1. A society is invaded by a foreign army, threatened by their own supreme government, or are their own enemies through foolishness and poor management. 2. Government frequently changing more likely leads to societal instability. 3. When there is no unified power and authority in government but instead there are multiple powers and authorities with their own agendas or with competing agendas in government. 4. When there is strife between different persons and parties for the power of government.

@manager0175

9 ай бұрын

I contend that all of those Shaeffer's items have continually been present in every society. Edwards's comments, have been outdated, destroyed, and superseded since WWI.

@Gunslinger_Disciple

9 ай бұрын

None of them are outdated...it only seems like this because every society since WWI has ended in the same place...gotten so bad God has he said, took his hands off the wheel. The answer is repentance and getting back to trusting God, but we as a society are too proud and too much like Ancient Babylon and want to be our own God's.

@xxxMrBadExamplexxx

7 ай бұрын

I was looking for that comment. Thanks!

@manager0175

7 ай бұрын

@@Gunslinger_Disciple You said: "The answer is repentance and getting back to trusting God," The Preamble of the Constitution doesn't begin with "As God has ordered" or "According to God's plan and will" but "We The People". That is when the US left behind any pretense of being a Christian nation.

@tadghostal8769

7 ай бұрын

​@@manager0175 John Adams once wrote that the constitution was made only for a God fearing people. It just wouldn't work otherwise.

We are living in the end times! The Bible outlines all of this. Jesus is the answer!

“Their sorrows shall be multiplied who hasten after another god”. Psalm 16:4

@user-hb1wx1pd4v

5 ай бұрын

True true horring after other gods instead of the living God

I agree with you and them. Its been a miracle that the USA has lasted this long.

Your examination of this sermon by Edwards was fascinating. You may also find interesting a piece that appeared around the same time as Schaffer’s called ‘The Fate of Empires’ by Sir John Glubb. He also died in the mid-80’s, around the same time as Schaffer. He divided the total trajectory of an empire into several ages and noted that nearly every empire in history has followed some variation of this model. It starts with the Age of Pioneers in which a people first settle a place and begin building and growing on the land. This causes a population outburst in the area due to people settling permanently in a new place. From there the ages are: Conquest, Commerce, Affluence, Intellect and Decadence. Glubb goes on to describe the Age of Decadence in every empire throughout history as being marked by pessimism, defensiveness, materialism, frivolity, an influx of foreigners, the rise of a welfare state, a weakening of religion, selfishness, the loss of a sense of duty and an obsession with eroticism. Sound familiar? One can’t help but wonder if Edwards, Schaffer and Glubb are either laughing or crying in their graves. Glubb’s essay is available as a free pdf these days and can be found pretty easily. In recent years, it has been finding a new audience.

@edwardwicks304

10 ай бұрын

Great contribution to this message. Thank you for sharing.

@manager0175

9 ай бұрын

You said: "From there the ages are: Conquest, Commerce, Affluence, Intellect and Decadence. " I am sure you realize The Roman empire survived for over 1000 years continually repeating that sequence. Egypt over 2000 years.

@stevegrady5134

9 ай бұрын

@@manager0175 I was just reporting on Glubb’s theory. He probably would have argued that, while Rome survived over 1000 years, it didn’t actually enter the age of decadence until the final century or two.

@manager0175

9 ай бұрын

@@stevegrady5134 You said: "He probably would have argued that, while Rome survived over 1000 years, it didn’t actually enter the age of decadence until the final century or two." I think the facts clearly show the Roman "age of decadence" lasted far longer than 2 centuries.

@stevegrady5134

9 ай бұрын

@@manager0175 Take it up with Sir John Glubb. He died in 1986 and so may be a bit slower to respond. Nonetheless, good luck!

"Even the worst government is better than chaos" -- Martin Luther “A dying culture invariably exhibits personal rudeness. Bad manners. Lack of consideration for others in minor matters. A loss of politeness, of gentle manners, is more significant than is a riot.” ― Robert A. Heinlein, Friday

@Jaco3688

7 ай бұрын

Martin Luther had never experienced the Biden presidency. lol

@manager0175

7 ай бұрын

@@Jaco3688 Over 14 million jobs in 3 years. Reducing our deficit over $1 trillion a year. You call that "chaos"? You prefer a president leaving office with less jobs than when he came in? Or increasing the national debt by $7.8 trillion in 4 years? Oh yeah, you do remember that Luther was a racist and anti-Semite? The same Luther that said "Sin boldly.."? The same Luther that supported the killing the German peasants?

@brianSalem541

7 ай бұрын

​@@Jaco3688He also didn't experience the Trump presidency.

Thanks for this. A reminder that we must repent and turn back to God. Very timely.

It already has and it brings tears to my eyes seeing the loss of hope in the homeless drug addicts near my home. I will not let the lawlessness that abounds all around me turn my love cold, for the lowly and downtrodden can find comfort and salvation in the name of Jesus who will never leave or forsake us. I pray for the help of the Holy Spirit to guide us as we try to help those in need of the truth found in giving away our lives to Jesus and repenting of our sins that are no less detestable than those of the homeless man down the street.

Excellent warning as our nation is under the early stages of judgment. "...and judgment must begin at the house of God" 🙏🙏🙏

I bought Schaeffer " How should we then live " I couldn't put it down! Great book,thanks for recommending it.

@Jasonshoots

4 ай бұрын

1 Peter asks this; "How shall we live!"

Completely agree with all of this. But will God provide that repentance to the nation that has murdered +65 million in the womb and mutilates is young?

@Yesica1993

10 ай бұрын

It's amazing He hasn't yet incinerated us.

Schaefer sees affluence as a mania for things, possessions, not just wealthy things. It may already be too late but the point Schaefer makes is that when a society puts humanism (makes man the center of all things) as the rule for society then the inescapable result is a decline into chaos, violence, and a total collapse of society. When God is center you have absolutes, morals, that provide a firm foundation for society. When humanism is the central rule of law there is no firm foundation because everything is subjective and different from one person to the other. Lacking any stabilizing factors, demise is the eventual result! That’s the thumbnail version.

Basically the 7 deadly sins running the show. 1. A mounting love of show and luxury that is affluence. = Envy 2. A widening gap between the very rich and the very poor. = Greed 3. An obsession with sex and sexuality = Lust 4. Freakishness in the arts masquerading as originality. = Pride 5. An increased desire to live off the state. = Slothfulness/gluttony Collapse of Society = Rage!

@JonathanHerz

6 ай бұрын

Good observation! Matthew 24:12

I'm grateful to God for straight truth and for a place here where loving God with all of our God-given mind is allowed and not discouraged.

Society has been collapsing ever since the introduction of smart phones.

@gracie57

7 ай бұрын

A Christian brother made a statement years ago when smart phones first came out. He said “Fall into our net” …. aka Internet…

@swgeek4310

4 ай бұрын

No, it has been collapsing since Adam and Eve.

A sober, thought-provoking message. Thank you very much!

Thank you sir! Praying for a repentant nation!

Wow…this was very illuminating. Thank you. I had the privilege of sitting under one of Schaeffer’s teachings in L’abri Switzerland when a college student. I wish I had had more spiritual maturity then to grasp all he said. As I watch what seems to be the collapse of society today in the west, other than pray, share the Gospel, minister to the hurting, and get politically involved, what can believers do. God does seem to have removed his hand from us.

@manager0175

9 ай бұрын

Frank Shaeffer (Francis's son) has exposed that Francis had a lifelong struggled with depression and suicide. Additionally, Frank said his father had great affection for many homosexual artists. Did you notice any of these things?

@cecilly59

9 ай бұрын

Not at all. But I did hear, several years ago, that his son left Christianity or went liberal or something, so I wouldn't put much stock in Frank's reports. @@manager0175

@Jaco3688

7 ай бұрын

@@manager0175. One can appreciate the artistic work product of a non-Christian, as it stands alone on its own merit. I find no need to denigrate a work of art solely because it may have been produced by a non-believer.

@manager0175

7 ай бұрын

@@Jaco3688 Well done. I commend you.

@Yesica1993

7 ай бұрын

Any evidence he said any of that? Even if so, that son is a Christ-hater who also for whatever reason hates his parents. We should take any accusations about his (long dead) parents with a grain of salt. Again, what is your POINT? @@manager0175

"A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to fear.” -Marcus Tullius Cicero

@manager0175

9 ай бұрын

If i remember correctly, Cicero was executed, his hands were cut off and nailed to the Roman Senate door because of his participation in the killing of Julius Caesar.

@JRJackman-qs8ph

5 ай бұрын

@@manager0175so…what is your point in the context of the current discussion?

@manager0175

5 ай бұрын

@@JRJackman-qs8ph You asked: "so…what is your point in the context of the current discussion?" Good question. I have no idea. 🙂

Great video! WRT Edward’s third point, “when it is undetermined where the power of administration lies”, I think the real expression of this isn’t the interplay of the three constitutional branches, but the expansive growth of the influence of the bureaucratic administration, as well as the press, academia, military industrial complex, and a myriad of other players obscuring their exercise power from any form of accountability in a way tyrants could only dream of.

@manager0175

9 ай бұрын

You said: " I think the real expression of this isn’t the interplay of the three constitutional branches," you are correct. Edwards died many years prior to our Constitution.

@grocefamilyfarm3062

9 ай бұрын

@@manager0175 sure. And he also died even longer before the bureaucracy and other power centers gained the power they now possess without any responsibility. The comment is about the precise contemporary salience of his point. Not about what conditions were at the time.

Society has already collapsed, but it will get much worse in the next 4 months. Just my opinion.

Excellent video, I’m grateful to recently have found this channel. I hope many get led to it as well. Thanks for sharing this, this is needed to be heard today.

❤ love listening to your messages, down under Melbourne Austraila

It IS collapsing as we speak.

Sadly it’s easy to see all those signs are clearly here. We are pretty close to rock-bottom; but it was foretold and written down long ago and has to happen.🙏✝️💙

This is the first time I’ve listen to this channel. This was a very helpful talk. Schafer is a very strong teacher and it was sad to see him die in 1984. I’ve never heard of that connection between Schafer and Edwards in this topic. I am going to pull those books off my shelf and read them for myself.

This is Wisdom Thank you Yahuah our Almighty Father for this man's boldness and integrity to share important knowledge

This is so useful. Thank you so much for your videos!

Thank you, for this message. I will share it with my Christian brothers in our National Justice Party support group.

Spot on message! Much needed.

The Word of God tells us that he is going to cleanse the earth after the 7 Year Tribulation which is for the Redemption of Israel. We are close to the End Times. Look up! Your Salvation draws near. Jesus is your only hope!

To answer your question...it already has!

Suddenly, I (a girl) am thinking of the Roman Empire. #socialMediaTrend

One of your best videos yet

God has no covenant with America however we have been blessed to be a “client nation”. There has always been a client nation throughout history which has had the honor of custodianship of God’s Word and in particular presenting the Gospel to a lost and condemned humanity. The United States has been God’s client nation for over two hundred years, but with this sudden, recent turn for the worst, that may be over now if we do not repent.

Well said, Sir. First time listening, but now a subscriber.

A very informative presentation, something to really be worried and reflect about, we live in very uncertain and unstable times.

Our problem is the unelected bureaucrats and the administrative state.

Matthew. Thank you. You are wonderful eloquent and humble.

Excellent analysis Pastor. Would love to here your in-depth take on Schaeffer.

@MatthewEverhard

10 ай бұрын

That's coming next. Prepping it now.

@theocraft1865

10 ай бұрын

@@MatthewEverhard Ain't no way you're consulting with a pro-Confederate, racist traitor. You should know better, pastor

@Jaco3688

10 ай бұрын

@@MatthewEverhard 35 years ago, I read all of Francis Schaeffer’s books - twice. For me, “religion” had to be rational and had to make sense in the real world. He provided that angle.

@manager0175

9 ай бұрын

@@Jaco3688 You said: "35 years ago, I read all of Francis Schaeffer’s books - twice. For me, “religion” had to be rational and had to make sense in the real world. He provided that angle." I also read many of Shaeffer's works. Then I studied theology and philosophy from primary sources (rather that commentators like Shaeffer) for many years. What i found was many many inaccuracies in Shaeffer's works. I understand he was writing for "the masses" but too many of the inaccuracies were (for me) unforgivable. Eventually i gave them all away to a charity. By the way "rational Christianity" has been tried many times, it has failed every time.

@Jaco3688

9 ай бұрын

@@manager0175 By “rational”, I’m meaning that “it has to make sense”. The simple Truths of God made Man, Man fell from Grace, God provided a way to redeem Man, and the process of accepting that redemption explains the 4 big questions in life: • Where did we come from? • Where are we going (ultimately) • What is the meaning of Life? • How does one live morally? Those questions are answered by Christianity and Schaeffer provide(d) a framework for discussion

I hope you’re right and that this will happen soon. Then, maybe, I will be able to bring my family to Jesus Christ, as well as many others. This would be well worth it.

My 1977 High School Civics Class at Hoover High School San Diego California; I’ll never forget what I learned: Three branches of government: 1. Executive 2. Legislative 3. Judicial. The BEST form of government the world has known as the United States of America.

Dear we been in the end times since they nailed our Prince on the cross that was the turning of the hour glass , the final grains are falling as we speak ,time to cimb onto the ark the doors about to close✝️🙏🗡👀☝️🙋

I’ve also been pointing out that recently each president has the opposition wielding all kinds of lawsuits and impeachments on the president… and that that is a bad sign of the times

How many times have we really got THE BAD GUYS out and the GOOD GUYS in?

@manager0175

9 ай бұрын

Never. Not only that. When the "good guys" have political power, they are usually more incompetent, more corrupt, and more destructive than their secular counterparts.

Someone once said civilization is about 4 meals away from collapse. We've weathered worse before. There is a difference. Before, we had no social media, no internet. So we stood up and fought. These days far too many Americans have become fat, lazy and spineless. Content to simply whine on social media. So if we, as a people, are too weak-willed to turn our devices off, and stand up and confront those who ARE the problem, our society will most definitely fall and we will have deserved it. You all know who is at the root of our destruction. What will you do about it - sit there and whine?

@RonaldBrown-bc1no

7 ай бұрын

I agree I have stood up as best I can against this mess, but have yet to find anyone, many who agree with my concerns, to stand up with me We just do not want to leave our comfort zones So sad,, because in the current climate, they will disappear

@reginaford8575

4 ай бұрын

Ezekiel 16 describes us in USA

👏🏻👏🏻 Thank you.

Insightful. God has given you a very good mind and an excellent ability to communicate.

Bottom line. Get out of worldly government in ever facet and into the Word. Our allegiance lies in and with Christ alone

check out " The Perfect Storm " a prophecy given by John Paul Jackson, a direct descendant of Jonathan Edwards . He was a amazing man of God who passed away 6 years ago .

Schaffer should have added society’s falling away from Godliness. Judgement is on us now.

Solid video!

If there is such a huge difference between the rich and the poor isn’t it a necessity that the now poorer people will seek help from the government?

Very informative!

Carroll Quigley, a US historian, wrote _The Evolution of Civilizations_ in 1961. He argued that for a civilization to endure, it must have fundamental cohesion within it respecting a number of key features These, according to Quigley, are: intellectual, religious, social, economic, political [and military]. Not that everyone will agree on the details, but that there is agreement as to the form these take, and of the rules of engagement. If there is a break down in cohesion regarding any or a number of these features, the civilization is in danger of dissolution. Quiley gave some evidence of his contempt for the middle class of America in his book _Tragedy and Hope_ (1965), and in a recording the he made in the 1970s, he expressed his concern that the West was doomed.

Very good post and eye opening. We definitely are under Gods judgement

Fantastic. Thank you.

Has anyone pondered the notion of a Congress that votes for itself premium retirement pay and benefits, not to mention other aristocratic leanings?

Can't wait!

God bless you

May I recommend a book “Mere Christianity” to reset the brains of our society.

@nattybumppo4151

5 ай бұрын

Reset to what? Pagan philosophy? No thanks.

@DJ-il8iv

5 ай бұрын

@@nattybumppo4151 no it is definitely not pagan!

One thing history teaches it repeats nothing new under the sun.

The institutions of a civilization that move that society into the future: family, religion, education, government, economy. As these dissolve, the society unravels. In short, America will dissolve into something unrecognizable to our older generation..........

Good job Thank you

Schaeffer influenced my life no end. Amazing humble man. 🙏💪😎

He is a very good read, as is his wife who is also an author.

He’s forgetting our international tribe of ancient friends and their contributions to every single point made against the wishes of the native population.

Thank you for an excellent appraisal. All perfectly valid. Please also address the issue of spoiling children and what they become as adults. The only public figure I have seen to say anything about this is the late P. J. O’Rourke in his book Give War A Chance. By this error an society creates its own worst and native-born enemy. We can expect to be eaten by our children.

@pastorrandy

7 ай бұрын

According to historian Will Durant, that was literally a common practice in ancient times to our own. Hard to believe, but true.

Short Answer, Yes !

When people get arrested for having private conversations that are about current events, when people get arrested for praying, when people are forced to do things they know are illegal/immoral, when women get erased, what do you think is happening?

Oh man. it's a good thing people have you to tell them god's will.

“A state cannot be constituted from any chance body of persons, or in any chance period of time. Most of the states which have admitted persons of another stock, either at the time of their foundation or later, have been troubled by sedition.” -Aristotle

Very thoughtful study, Matt. Edwards would have known the English Civil Wars and the Glorious Revolution, which informed the War of Independence. Also, he would not have adhered to separation of church and state, though he would have seen them as separate administrations. What we have today is a more complex situation.

And do not forget Europe...

I remember seeing Schaeffer on tv back in late 70’s and early 80’s. Many dismissed him as being negative and such. 😢

i think any age could claim all five of these points to be true

The man was a great scholar and did a great work among youth in his time. He met where the rubber met the road. A continuing battle with evil and its mark on our world.

Extremely interesting, and original. Those 5 signs Schaeffer quoted from this famous historian of the Antiquity seem to describe today's Western society, except for the fact that the Middle Class is disappearing. It's not the case yet, at least in Europe but certainly it's approaching... Thank you.

Sir if you have the 5 volume set of Spurgeons sermons resting against Matthew Henry's commentaries; your book shelf mirrors mine. Incredible taste sir, Incredible.

@cranmer1959

10 ай бұрын

Add Calvin's commentaries and the Institutes of the Christian Religion.

@manager0175

9 ай бұрын

@@cranmer1959 Calvin's commentaries contradict Calvinist theology. Calvin had many editions of The Institutes. The first edition had nothing on predestination.

@cranmer1959

9 ай бұрын

The Bible has many passages on predestination. So, if earlier editions of the Institutes were not as complete as later edtions, what does that have to do with the fact that the Bible is the final authority? Secondly, Calvin is not the only Reformer to emphasize Augustinian predestination. Jerome Zanchius and Martin Luther are just two. Ulrich Zwingli is another and so is Archbishop Thomas Cranmer. @@manager0175

Where have you been? Society is already collapsing. People are dying on the streets. But greed always destroys itself, and so it is. By denying people basic housing they are denied a heavenly home. And beyond the point of death is where things become eternal.

Society has already collapsed.

I'll save everyone some time: yes.

Matthew, brother, great video presentation. Question, you quoted from the Works of Jonathan Edwards. I'm only aware of the two volume edition by Banner of Truth. Is there another edition that is much easier to read? The Banner of Truth edition's page format and font size is so unfortunate. Blessings! Pastor Wayne | John 10:27

@MatthewEverhard

10 ай бұрын

The Works of Jonathan Edwards in the Yale editions are considered his "official works" (unabridged, scholarly editions). Thankfully they are FREE at edwards.yale.edu

Self examination rather than cultural transformation. Edwards was postmil if I remember correctly.

Tired of this world

Yes!

Thank you the insights. This "famous" info below relates & I hope interests: Summary of Lifecycle of Empires (Sir John Glubb), his essay on ancient empires found a ~250 year cycle - 1 Pioneer, 2 Conquest, 3 Commerce, 4 Affluence, 5 Intellect, 6 Over-reach / Decadence / Decay.

Have you ever thought of creating a Jonathan Edwards podcast?

I think the 4 year term for potus was a very bad call by the framers. The British system is so much better.

It already has it’s about rebuilding before we have to use alternate force which hopefully nobody wants but I’d be on the winning side for sure. Hopefully it doesn’t have to come to that although it seems inevitable.

Just essentials Matthew ...trim this down to 10 minutes ✌

One key point to keep in mind when pondering this topic is that God is always using cycles of depravity reprobation rebuke and repentance to continually renew the church and then that has the effect on society of being salt and light. Far too many see these signs of degradation and assume things are linear and never going to change for the better, when history really doesn't bear that out. The kingdoms of this world are falling - and they're falling to the power of the risen reigning King Jesus Christ. I guess you might say there's a continual flow of destruction but that it is the overthrowing of Satan's deceptions & working creatively to build the church as people both as people groups nations or even locals, states and counties are becoming more consistent with the truth - while at the same time other groups are becoming more consistent with the lies that are their own undoing ! Look no further than the fact that in the C0VIDIOCY episode that was foisted upon us for the last 2 to 3 years, different parts of America responded by either falling to the fear and locking down hard and basically destroying their society and others - like here in the Bible Belt South, we actually stayed free and open and retrenched our commitment to freedom, liberty, & constitutional principle and the bill of rights. I know because I was at the forefront of that and our county sheriff declared our county and Texas to be putting freedom first and foremost and not allowing globalist or corporate control systems to dominate our society ! How refreshing that was ! Truly this was the gospel commitment to the rule of law and to truth in daily practical life. Whereas, the pagan blue big cities all responded in fear and hurt many of their citizens and ruined much of their society - the long term the wreckage of which remains today ! God bless you brother and Jesus name Amen.

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I agree Our response to the Covid on a national level, was fear The cities easily fell in line The middle of the country, sometimes called flyover country, mostly decided not to act in fear Those areas are affected by what was accepted by the masses, but not to the point that we were made less together We held to the Christian principles this great nation was founded on