The Escalator Myth
by Kathy Brown on July 11th, 2010 | 0 comments
One of the concepts that a “progressive” or “liberal” in America adheres to is: The Escalator Myth. It was discussed, although not named, on the Glenn Beck show last week. As a trained Colson Centurion, I am very familiar with this idea that man can become better and better. It was surprising, and encouraging to hear all about it on television! The Escalator Myth is really a denial of a central Biblical truth: human beings are sinful. They always drift toward selfishness and prideful behavior. Without laws or an informed conscience, man falls away from God and His commandments. This core understanding was central to the Founding Fathers’ writing of our Constitution. The checks and balances imbedded there are a direct result of recognizing that those governing must have limited power. Political operatives who want our Constitution to “live” and “breathe” and change over time really want its demise! To them the document is a hindrance, not a necessary boundary, for this nation. They believe, much like those of the Enlightenment era, that man is the ultimate arbitrator of wisdom; and the “old faith” represents a barrier to the proper evolution of mankind. Any reference to a Creator and Sustainer of our nation is to be scoffed at, denied and certainly overlooked. The misunderstanding of “separation of church and state” is almost universal in America. We have swept God out of public discourse and institutions, something that would be totally absurd to those who fought for our liberty years ago. In His place, is a growing federal government that has pledged to do anything and everything that once required dependence on our Maker, our church and family. So how does this “new god” do in its role as the sanctifier of souls and community? Are we able to witness betterment on our behalf? The moving steps keep going up and up, and the view back behind us is unsettling. Individual freedom and personal responsibility distance themselves; and unless there is a reverse switch found shortly, we will be beyond the stretch of the Hand that can rescue us. 1 John 1:8
"If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us."
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