JEAN-PAUL SARTRE AD 1905-1980 2 Timothy 3:1-5 “But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure… Read more »
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Are We Losing the West? Part 20
JOHN DEWEY AD 1859-1952 Proverbs 16:9 “In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.” John Dewy was like so many of our Christian young people who grow up in Christian homes and are sent away to one of our prestigious universities to earn an education that will help them… Read more »
Are We Losing the West? Part 19
FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE AD 1844-1900 Daniel 4:28-32 “All this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar. Twelve months later, as the king was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon, he said, “Is not this the great Babylon I have built as the royal residence, by my mighty power and for the glory of my majesty? The… Read more »
Are We Losing the West? Part 18
CHARLES DARWIN AD 1809-1882 Genesis 1:26-27 “Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.’ So God… Read more »
Are We Losing the West? Part 17
KARL MARX continued…. Proverbs 14:12 “There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.” Carrying on from our last chapter we have the final five planks of Marx’s Manifesto that has made an impact throughout the world and especially in the West. Plank #6: Centralization of… Read more »
Are We Losing the West? Part 16
KARL MARX – continuation Proverbs 14:12 “There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.” The theory of Karl Marx can be summed up in one sentence: “Abolition of private property.” It is important to look at the ten planks of Marx’s theory that have so… Read more »
Are We Losing the West? Part 15
KARL MARX – continued… Genesis 2:24 “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.” Not only do we see that education is key in the battle for worldviews, but also the family and the church. At the… Read more »
Are We Losing the West? Part 14
KARL MARX AD 1818-1883 Matthew 7:16-20 “By their fruit you will recognize them.” Robert L. Heilbroner writes: “We turn to Marx, therefore, not because he is infallible, but because he is inescapable.” It was A.W. Tozer who coined the phrase “truth and error walk the same highway.” When we read about some of these philosophers there are some… Read more »
Are We Losing the West? – Part 13
KARL MARX AD 1818-1883 Matthew 7:16-20 “By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. Every… Read more »
Are We Losing the West? – Part 12
2 Corinthians 11:3 “But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.” When we read the history of the spread of the Gospel we see that Satan was there as well – spreading his lies… Read more »