When the Foundations Are Being Destroyed
Assessing our present situation:
- The changing scene in our Post-Christian, Post-Modern World
- we see before our very eyes 'the foundations being destroyed’
- the Bible as God’s revealed truth
- morality - the ‘hippie’ generation
- truth - the denial of the possibility of absolute truth
- multiculturalism: ‘all roads lead to Rome’
- sexuality: ‘Safe Schools’ Program
- life: redefinition of the beginning of life
- marriage: redefinition of the meaning of the word
- language: the subtle hijacking of thought
- Is the battle already lost?
King David’s response:
- Where I stand: “In the LORD I take refuge” (1a)
- What I reject: “How can you say to me ….” (1b-3)
- Why I am prepared to take this stand: “The LORD is in his holy temple..." (4-7)
- the LORD is still concerned for, and involved in, his Creation
- nothing escapes the LORD’s notice
- the LORD’s values of righteousness & justice don’t change
- the LORD will have the final say in Judgement (cf Psalm 2)
- there is hope for all who take refuge in him (Psalm 18:30)
? What is our response? ? How is it reflected in our prayer life?