The winnowing fork to assign...
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The winnowing fork to assign the chaff to "burn with unquenchable fire" informs of the seriousness with which God regards sin. Today many disregard his seriousness and some actually reverse the labels placed upon wrong-doing.
What used to be called chastity is now called neurotic inhibition.
What used to be called Christian discipline is now called unhealthy repression.
What used to be called depravity is now called creative self-expression.
What used to be called disgusting is now called adult.
What used to be called ethical anarchy is now called theology of liberation.
What used to be called moral irresponsibility is now called being freed up.
What used to be called living in sin is now called a meaningful relationship.
What used to be called modesty is now called a hang-up.
What used to be called perversion is now called alternate lifestyle.
What used to be called self-indulgence is now called self-fulfillment.
One would think that the opposite of pro-life would be pro-death, but it is pro-choice. Immoral movies are for "mature" audiences, not vile-minded ones. The print versions of these are sold in "adult" bookstores, presumably an establishment that takes its place alongside such other adult privileges as driving an automobile and voting.
The object of this verbal alchemy is to reduce sin from a felony to a misdemeanor, and the final goal is to get it off the books completely.
But how does God view these efforts? Through the prophet (Isaiah 5:2) he says,
"Woe unto them that call evil good,
and good evil;
That put darkness for light, and light for darkness
and put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter."
What used to be called chastity is now called neurotic inhibition.
What used to be called Christian discipline is now called unhealthy repression.
What used to be called depravity is now called creative self-expression.
What used to be called disgusting is now called adult.
What used to be called ethical anarchy is now called theology of liberation.
What used to be called moral irresponsibility is now called being freed up.
What used to be called living in sin is now called a meaningful relationship.
What used to be called modesty is now called a hang-up.
What used to be called perversion is now called alternate lifestyle.
What used to be called self-indulgence is now called self-fulfillment.
One would think that the opposite of pro-life would be pro-death, but it is pro-choice. Immoral movies are for "mature" audiences, not vile-minded ones. The print versions of these are sold in "adult" bookstores, presumably an establishment that takes its place alongside such other adult privileges as driving an automobile and voting.
The object of this verbal alchemy is to reduce sin from a felony to a misdemeanor, and the final goal is to get it off the books completely.
But how does God view these efforts? Through the prophet (Isaiah 5:2) he says,
"Woe unto them that call evil good,
and good evil;
That put darkness for light, and light for darkness
and put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter."
