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7/15/2019

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Wrong is the New Right? (rr)

 
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What happened? Was I out for 5 minutes when everything changed? Didn't up used to be up and down .. down.. not the other way around?  And I am pretty sure too that WRONG is now the new RIGHT.

Let's start with a few easy ones from where I sit observing our society. 
  • Crass is the new clever/cultured, 
  • Profane is the new profound, 
  • Gender is now a fluid state of being, 
  • Same Sex Marriage is the law of the land,
  • The LGBTQ movement is an alphabet gobbling tour de' force adding a new letter/alternative life style on a regular basis.  And let's not forget 
  • Abortion (the ending of a beating heart) is a woman's CHOICE.  Choice?, Such a gentle word for such a horrific violent end of the preborn child.

So you see.. Wrong is the new Right.

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We are numbed and dumbed down to vulgar language and violence in movies, TV, and pop/hip hop/rap music. Sex before marriage, and teen sexuality is assumed not discouraged. Everyone claims to be a victim, or bullied which muddies truth of those who truly are victims and/or bullied. AND anyone who voices a contrary view is expressing HATE SPEECH.  

The #MeToo movement, terms like toxic masculinity, and white privilege too often dilute if not poison truth and justice. Then we throw the old KKK in with the new rage (literally)  Antifa (anti-fascists? not!). They are nothing more than masked domestic terrorists.

We are a culture who on one hand munch on popcorn while being entertained by horror, violence, the occult, or the sorted story of a serial killer, BUT.. think that our 2nd amendment rights are the root of all evil.  Wrong is new Right.

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Even in the church simple choices of right and wrong are more carefully handled than a suicide vest by a bomb squad whose only training was using the old 'Operation board game'.  We are so deathly afraid to call sin.. a sin in fear others will judge us as judgmental.  

My concern/observation is The church (as a whole) is 1/2 afraid to speak truth in love afraid of the mess it may cause, and the other 1/2 appears to be like the frog in the boiling pan of water slowly cooking in our new boiling Baptismal Jacuzzi unaware the temp is rising. We are no longer salt and light as commanded in Mt 5:13-16, but excuse this compromise with the broad brushed statement.. We are about love, Jesus is love. 

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I agree Jesus is love, but this love included speaking directly about sin. He may have called the religious leaders a brood of vipers, but he also lovingly spoke truth to the woman at the well. How would Jesus have been loving if he did not speak the whole truth?  In fact I believe Jesus referenced Hell 46 times. Hell is the scary truth regarding sin.

Same with Paul, he was loving but so direct about sin not because it was on his legalistic DO NOT DO list but because sin is harmful to the body and soul.  

Let's even be more basic about TRUTH.  We as Christians believe there is one way to Heaven and that is Jesus. To share this truth should be the most important truth we can share.  BUT agnostics, atheists, Muslims, Buddhists, etc would disagree.  So do we quit sharing this truth because it might offend.. but let them go to Hell?

Do we just gently say, well we all believe generally in the same thing 'higher power' so.. peace be still..  Or remain silent because I respect your feelings so much that I would rather let you go to Hell for eternity than offend you today on Earth. This is so very Wrong, and.. the new Right

​I also believe there is a growing population in the church that doubt the inerrancy of the Scriptures. It's understandable to have questions on Bible issues we do not understand, but it is alarming to doubt that it is truly God's word.
-Insert Head Slap here-

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MY OWN MESS - Let me be very clear, I am such a sinner.. aka made lotsa mistakes.  I have trouble with my temper, watched movies and laughed at jokes I should not have. I have made compromises, told altered truths (aka lies) and all the other goodies that many of us do.

I am also a man who compromised too many years with alcohol (aka alcoholic), and it was ruining my life.  I share the cartoon on the left that is typically received understandably with collective cringes as it is NOT FUNNY, but it is was becoming my story.

So in response to my drinking my wife expressed to me in love and sometimes the appropriate amount of anger "YOU NEED TO QUIT DRINKING.  This is not good for you, it is not good for your family."  So my question is.. was my wife intolerant and judgmental of me as a person, or was she directly and loving me tell me my alcohol use was hurting me and my family?  Well, I believe I would be dead now if I continued drinking.  To be honest I did not always welcome her words and would soften them by saying I would do better next time, but bottom-line my wife's loving admonishment CHANGED MY LIFE. I thank God for my wife and my three adult kids who lovingly told me truth. Making a Wrong in my life a new Right.

So in this world where WRONG is the new RIGHT how shall we participate?  In our society compromised by ignorance, arrogance, and self we need to stand firm, in love and always stand for God's Truth.. because as they say.. Two Wrongs don't make a Right. 

May God bless each of you to boldly go each day into a world that may hate you for saying RIGHT is still right, and WRONG is still wrong.

Thank you for indulging me sharing this topic of societal angst that is on my heart.

Jeff 

12 Comments
April Van New Kirk
7/16/2019 09:39:11 am

What a breath of fresh air I just got from reading this. I had just finished a conversation about the state of affairs in our government and society when I opened your email. You are a blessing. Please, keep up the good work.

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Tampera
7/16/2019 10:13:54 am

Thank you for your honesty- if I tried to post this, it would be taken off, but I am so glad for the truth

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dawn
7/31/2019 04:46:45 pm

post it anyway

Jeffr Larson
7/16/2019 08:47:01 pm

Thank you April, I appreciate your kind words. Pray for me if you would.. I am pretty discouraged lately. Thanks

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Art Pederson
7/16/2019 04:44:08 pm

This is your very best. Thank you for speaking the truth with courage and honesty.

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Jeffr Larson
7/16/2019 08:46:15 pm

Thank you Art, I appreciate your kind words. Pray for me if you would.. I am pretty discouraged lately. Thanks

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Wayne
7/17/2019 10:23:01 am

Excellent word and a great way to say it. Thank you for standing up. I pray for you almost every day.

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Cathi L.
7/17/2019 04:06:45 pm

Jeff,
I agree with the state of the world being so messed up.
Satan is good at twisting things to further his agenda.
BUT GOD..remember, Jesus defeated Satan with the Cross and the Empty Tomb. Read the end of the Book..we have already won!
We need to stand for the Truth, even if we die for our beliefs, we go
right into the presence of Jesus Christ. He is our Light in the darkness.
Take heart and praise God!

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Carol Hall
7/18/2019 06:20:55 am

Jeff, I am praying for you right now. Thursday, 07-18-19 6:19 AM Central Time. This is one of the most powerful posts I've read. God has blessed you with your artistic abilities and your ability to present His words to us.
Carol

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Jeff
7/18/2019 01:36:38 pm

Thank you for your kind words. They made my day. Please pray for me, I have been unemployed since beginning of May. I am feeling financial pressure as I look for answers. Not in despair, but know the reality of my situation right now.

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dawn
7/31/2019 04:51:49 pm

Hang in there Jeff. God will make a way when there seems to be no way.. He works in ways we can not see... etc.... For he still has plans to prosper you... but all in His own good time! keep finding those glimpses of the sun breaking through those clouds... IT is just over that far Horizon!

dawn
7/31/2019 04:49:50 pm

Jeff, I know how hard it is to let go of that bottle as I have lived with an alcoholic and the choice to daily NOT give in to that temptation., I praise God for your Wife and with Him working through and WITH her got you off that trail. If not where would I be able to read the wonderful truth you present in your blogs. Thank her and your family and church family from me.Also Join me in Praise to God himself for letting you blog such things that have so much meaning to me in my life.

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