I’ve been enjoying reading Mike Ratliff’s post on the Book of Daniel. Waiting patiently for him to get to the future visions, and see how he ties it into Christ’s coming and the future 2nd coming. It’s been many years since Beth Moore’s teaching was so popular….if one studies her, she has the last decade or so fallen away in many ways….and is not a reliable teacher, but that is another subject. She is not alone.
Today’s is one of the “favorite” children’s stories… but Mike’s theme is much more serious. Of course this would rarely be taught in todays church. Or maybe worse as Mike writes it’s just considered a myth or “fairy tale”
“Why is it that professing Christians would ever believe that God is not sovereign? King Darius (or Cyrus) was not a Jew and probably not a believer, but he knew that God was the living God who could humble the proud and deliver His people with no problem at all. Tragically, most professing Christians are in love with this world and see their religion as a ticket to Heaven so they will not go to Hell. In the meantime, they simply live as they please. Why? Their religious leaders tell them that that is okay. God is love and just wants to save everyone. Forget that repentance stuff. Just love Jesus and you’re okay.
That is a “fairy tale” folks.”
As for most professing Christians, we are a very mixed up group of people….following all sorts of leadership. With most not having much doctrinal or theological discipleship, besides those their leaders find useful to teach. Very few have a comprehensive Biblical Worldview…and as the Barna survey I’ve quoted said….”90% of American Adults actually have a Syncretistic Worldview.”
