GUEST: JAMES WHITE, Alpha and Omega Ministries
Proverbs 28:2 [Open in Logos Bible Software (if available)] in the The New Living Translation reads this way: "When there is moral rot within a nation, its government topples easily. But wise and knowledgeable leaders bring stability."
Well, that's certainly descriptive of our nation.
Over 60 million abortions of unborn human beings
Celebration of sexual immorality, whether heterosexual, homosexual, or transgender
Redefining God-designed one-man one-woman marriage and the male-female fixed binary
Multi-billion dollar pornography industry
There's more to the "moral rot" than this—economic policies that disincentivize work and reward sinful behavior, legalization of recreational drugs, disinformation from government, no or low consequences for criminals. And the list goes on.
It should be stated that Proverbs are general principles and not guarantees. Moral rot within a nation doesn't always topple the government but sometimes it does. The Roman Empire was marked by moral rot and it collapsed, despite a large geographic scale of rule, military might, educational advancement, and economic prosperity.
It's the second part of this Proverb that is up for discussion—"wise and knowledgeable leaders bring stability". We have moral rot but do we have "wise and knowledgeable leaders" to bring stability?
In part 1 last week, guest Dr. James White of Alpha and Omega Ministries, explained the Romans 1 tidal wave in how America has gone from revering God and His Word to rejecting and detesting Him.
This week in part 2, James will explain why an explosion of sexual sin results from suppressing God truth and exchanging |
