The New Canaan?

I had a few thoughts fly by.

We look at some of the people and practices in the Old Testament and think "how wicked". However...

...sacrificing unborn babies to the false god Choice is no better than sacrificing children to the false god Molech.

...worshiping the false gods of Money, Power, Pleasure, and Comfort is no better than worshiping the false gods of Chemosh, Dagon, Asherah, or Astarte.

...engaging in casual sex because it feels good is no better than engaging in ritual sex for a good harvest.

And so on. I mean, really, we live in a culture that typically...

...is hell bent on rebelling against God.

...doesn't believe in a real place called hell.

...accuses people of being unloving or even hateful when they say that Muhammad, Joseph Smith, and others were false prophets.

...thinks saying Jesus is the only way to heaven is completely intolerant.

...considers people bigots when they call homosexuality sin.

...fails to acknowledge there is even such a thing as sin.

...doesn't believe in absolute truth or that truth is knowable.

...thinks the world came from nothing and people came from goo -- yet those that claim to believe this often think that somehow their life still matters.

So look around the world today and ask yourself if it really looks better or worse than ancient Canaan. I think the latter.

Praise God for salvation through His Son, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! Praise God for His Word and His truth! Please Lord keep us strong in the faith among a chaotic world that forgets about you or flat out denies your existence.

Grace and Peace