Secular Humanism

Secular humanism is the world view of much of our society today. This belief system is based on the idea that man is basically good and that with education and advancement of knowledge society can be improved even to an utopian state. This is consistent with a belief that man is evolving to a better condition. Understandably, the secular humanist opposes religion as Christianity and the Bible say that man is basically evil and that rather than improvement over time, the world will become more permeated with sin, wars etc. So, the Bible is rejected as the basic goodness of man in and of himself and the potential for self improvement in the abscence of God's influence are not existent. The crux of the issue is whether man by nature is "good" or potentially "good" or sinful. The conclusion of the secular humanist would be that as we become more knowledgeable and more technologically advanced, society should improve. The Bible suggests differently.

2 Timothy 3:1-5
But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— having a form of godliness but denying its power.

Romans 3:10-12
“There is no one righteous, not even one;
there is no one who understands,
no one who seeks God.
All have turned away,
they have together become worthless;
there is no one who does good,
not even one."

Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is deceitful above all things
And beyond cure.
Who can understand it?

Ecclesiastes 7:20
There is not a righteous man on earth
Who does what is right and never sins.

Some of Man's Evil Manifested of Late
1930s- Stalin's Great Purge - political killings of 600,00 to 2 million Russians.
1940s-Holocaust - Genocide of 6 million Jews.
1970s-Pol Pot Leadership in Cambodia - 700,00-1.7 million Cambodian deaths.
1990s-Rwandan Genocide-Execution of 800,000 to 1 million Tutsis and moderate Hutus by Hutus
1990s-Srebrenica Genocide-Mass murder of 8000 Bosniak men and boys by Army of Republika Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s-Darfur-government backed military and militia contribute to the deaths of 400000 and displacement of millions with rape of girls and women widespread.

How is our moral improvement?

Peace

See in the meantime that your faith brings forth obedience, and God in due time will cause it to bring forth peace. John Owen

He Is Coming Soon!! Are You Ready??

The Rider on the White Horse

I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and makes war. His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself. He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean. Out of his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.” He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written:

KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. Re 19:11-16

Creation's Purpose?

“The material universe is but scaffolding for the Church of Christ. It is but the temporary structure upon which the amazing mystery of redeeming love is being carried on to perfection.”

C. H. Spurgeon

Fascinating comment by Spurgeon. Contemplate this fact....that all of creation is put forth by God for the body of Christ. I would add that the creation is also purposed to point to the amazing magnificence of God's glory. It is subject to futility for a time, because of sin, but not forever.