Lia Thomas, Women’s Sports and Christian Investment in the System

Recently a man who deludedly claims to be a woman and calls himself Lia Thomas won a major swimming title [1]. This inability to comprehend and accept what should even be evident from nature shouldn't surprise us. The West has for years tolerated a culture that has increasingly permitted fornication, adultery, divorce, remarriage, exploitation, racial pride, imperialism, mammonism, luxury, abundance and idleness. The consequence of such sinfulness is being handed over to sexual perversions (Ezek 16:49, Rom 1:24). This incident was met with widespread outcry, opposition and mockery from the Christian Right. However, their opposition to this wicked delusion did not come from the perspective of a prophetic voice warning sinners to repent and turn to the Kingdom of God, but rather the perspective of a faction deeply entrenched and invested in this world system. A faction that has completely misunderstood God's purpose for this present evil age, this fallen created order and is convinced that it is their calling to stem the tide of lawlessness in the world (as opposed to the Church).

Evangelicals Today and Authority

I'm often surprised by the extent of disrespect for governing authorities in Christian circles. My Facebook feed is often filled with diatribes, snarky remarks, snide comments and boisterous criticisms levied by Christians against the governing authorities of the nations in which they have been Providentially placed (Acts 17:26). The charge of "Tyranny" is oft-levied against anything inconvenient and the assumption is made that every inconvenient action that apparently infringes on one's freedom to do as one pleases is a stepping stone to an absolutist authoritarian autocracy. John Knox's famous quote, "Resistance to tyranny is obedience to God" has become a rallying cry of many a Christian to engage their governments in a cold war.

Evangelicals Today and William Wilberforce

I recently ran across a Facebook post by a Christian blogger who's pretty well known for his writings on political subjects - "If William Wilberforce was on earth today, some evangelicals would tell him he's too political." I can think of a counter-statement that definitely holds true - "If the Apostles and the Apostolic Fathers were on earth today, most evangelicals would tell them they're too apolitical."