Comments on: Living Behind Enemy Lines: 10 Truths about the Hostile World In Which We Live

By: Dena Denny

Dena Denny — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 12:06:00 +0000

Hmmm… The love of money/ fear of not having it when needed/ the world says “you need this and that”‘ or “you need to save in case….”
whether spending it on what does not advance the Gospel, or saving it and holding back from investing in the advancement of the Gospel. The world offers so many options and distractions. It’s not really about spending and saving its the temptation to do either for purposes other than Kingdom purposes. A constant need to examine my “why?”, “where am I laying up my treasure?” and seek the Lord rather than the wisdom of the world.

By: Ward Cushman

Ward Cushman — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 21:47:00 +0000

You add an interesting point, Peggy Lee, about how the worldly culture works. If love covers a multitude of sins, the culture tries to uncover them or perhaps even issues where none should exist. Labeling is a key part of our current culture, but I wonder if it is any different from what it was when our parents grew up or if it is just with instant communication it seems worse? I agree we should care, at least about the issues that matter to us!

By: Peggy Lee Noonan

Peggy Lee Noonan — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 15:55:00 +0000

It’s a big, big world, and it seems to be getting bigger every day. There are so many distractions with TV and social media etc., sometimes it’s difficult to keep up with it all.
What I find curious is everyone’s insistence on labeling themselves and others, confining the broad dimensions of their humanity into tiny little boxes. Just because I like dogs, doesn’t mean I don’t like cats; just because I’m a Christian it doesn’t mean I’m homophobic and just because I’m not homophobic doesn’t mean I condone a gay lifestyle. If I share an unpopular opinion on one subject, I am labeled as an all around close-minded bigot, discrediting anything I might say in the future (with some people.)
It’s easy to say, “I don’t care,” but the reality is I do care. It disturbs me that in this world of instant access, most people don’t give much thought to anything other than what just flashed across their computer screen and how they can prove to everybody that they’re more special than the next guy. Will that new tattoo that “defines” who they are today, confine them to a box that they won’t allow themselves to grow out of?
The devil’s got an upper hand on instant gratification. Other than refocusing my thoughts and praying A LOT, I’m not sure what I can do to change the collective…
I’m surrounded by the Borg, but thankfully resistance is not futile.

EDIT to add: Good read if you haven’t already- The Vanishing Conscience by John MacArthur