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Answering Cultural Madness

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Answering Cultural Madness

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Scripture Reading: Ephesians 4:17-24

Answering Cultural Madness

Intro.

1. Cultural madness, chaos, and controversy have erupted in the US, esp. in recent years. Developing for generations (Hos. 8:7; Gal. 6:7).

2. We must address these evils head on through Biblical lens.

a. Jesus did: Exposed hypocrisy (Matt. 15); Rebuked political extremism (Matt. 22:15-22); and mercifully taught sexual purity (John 8:11).

b. Apostles did: Corrected cultural injustices (James 2:1-13), skepticism (Acts 17:16-34), and immoralities (1 Cor. 6:9-11).

c. We must learn to stand against the present chaos, Eph. 6:13.

3. “The ‘Transing’ of America” (Gary Hamick, Cornerstone Chapel, Leesburg VA, 6/4/23). He noted America has ‘crossed over’ from what we once were to what we are now, a “culture in chaos.”

a. Gender confusion, sexual perversion (LGBTQIA+), “woke” agenda, etc. – We must give a Biblical response to save some (1 Pet. 3:15).

b. This is not a call to hate or harm anyone. Do not hate anyone, do not want anyone harmed, but instead, help from God, Gal. 4:16.

I. WHEN A SOCIETY REJECTS, REMOVES, AND REPLACES GOD, Rom. 1:18-28.

A. Bible Predicted and Explains the Condition and Outcome of Such Societies.

1. God gives them up (over) to the madness:

a. To serve uncleanness (the lie), 1:24-25.

b. To serve vile passions, 1:26-27.

c. To debased (depraved) thinking and conduct, 1:28-32.

2. People become deceived and delusional, 2 Thess. 2:9-11.
a. cf. same-sex marriage, transgenderism, etc., Isa. 5:20-23.

b. The lie becomes “truth” and truth is marginalized.

3. It unleashes the demonic, 1 Tim. 4:1-2; Eph. 6:12.

-Demons changed pronouns, Mark 5:8-9, 10-12.

B. Such Societies are Depraved, Deceived, Delusional, and Demonic.
-The DEVIL is behind this blind madness, 2 Cor. 4:3-4.

II. WHAT CAN WE DO? (Psalm 11:3)

A. Live Holy Lives, 2 Pet. 3:10-12 (Titus 2:11-12).

B. Build Healthy Homes, Deut. 6:7.

1. Pray together, talk about the Bible and make applications.

2. Parents must be gatekeepers and watchmen, educators and disciplinarians.

3. Know their business (avg. screen time 8-12 yr. olds is 5 hrs./day; 13-17 yr. olds is 8 hrs./day). Losing influence to the devices that feed lies into the minds of our children!

4. Fight for your children against the world (Eph. 6:4).

5. National Center for Health Statistics: Most concerned about due to rising suicide rates among middle-school girls.

C. A Strong Stance of Faith, 2 Tim. 1:12. (Do not cave to the culture, Rom. 1:32; John 15:18-19.)

1. Don’t affirm the delusion (i.e., pronouns) – Perpetuates the madness and validating the lies.

2. Not loving to affirm a lie, 1 Cor. 13:6. (cf. “Love has no labels”)

III. BIBLE TRUTH THAT ANSWERS CULTURAL LIES.

  • God’s word is truth and the standard of all that is right and wrong, John 17:17.
  • God designed us male and female, Gen. 1:27.
  • God designed each person with beauty and purpose, being “fearfully and wonderfully made,” Ps. 139:14.
  • God designed sex within the confines of marriage between a man and a woman, Gen. 1:28.
  • God designed all races with equal value and worth, Acts 17:26 (10:34-35).
    God loves all and Jesus died for all to save all who would call on the name of the Lord, Rom. 10:9-13.

Conclusion

1. Call on the name of the Lord, Acts 2:21, 36-41.

2. ive by faith that endures unto heaven’s reward, Heb. 12:1-2.

-From sermon by Gary Hamick, https://tinyurl.com/2xnltkqj

By: Joe R. Price

Posted July 2, 2023

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