" 1Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
3Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
4He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision.
5Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure."
"And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come."
Source(s):
Matthew 24:14 (King James Version)
Psalm 2:1-5
2007-07-23 04:55:51 · 12 answers · asked by Even Haazer 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There has been a battle against Christianity since its beginnings........and as time draws to a close that battle intensifies.
2007-07-23 05:23:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes they are setting an example but sadly an exceedingly BAD one!! Sadly whilst many Americans claim that America is a shining Christian, moral nation blessed by God they could not be more wrong. The higher rates of belief in and worship of a creator correlate with higher rates of homicide, juvenile and early adult mortality, STD infection rates, teen pregnancy and abortion!! The US is the world’s only prosperous democracy where murder rates are still high!! Rates for gonorrhoea in adolescents in the US are 300 times higher than in less devout democratic countries. America also has uniquely high adolescent and adult syphilis rates, and adolescent abortions!! All the lesser devout nations developed countries are the least dysfunctional!!!
2016-05-21 01:01:06 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's no significant battle being waged against Christianity, except in some of the more militant ,and generally isolated, pockets of radical sects of Islam in the world. Outside of the USA.
Here in the USA, there is very **justifiable** opposition to the hate-agendas of the loathsome and PSEUDO-Christian RRR Cult. The "Religious" Radical Right. By sensible, fair-minded, intelligent, and freedom-loving people. Which includes most *actual* Christians.
Christians and RRR Cultists are as different as day and night, repectively, and should never be considered the same.
2007-07-23 05:03:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Wake up and smell the roses.
There is no battle against Christianity - it enjoys a ludicrously privileged position, with enormous political influence throughtout the West despite rapidly falling following (in the UK only around 2% of the population is actively Christian!)
2007-07-23 05:06:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
W-a-r and T-o-r-t-u-r-e
"We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity." -- Anne Coulter, Christian Peace Activist
Conquer,Convert or kill them.
"The three-in-one/one-in-three mystery of Father, Son and Holy Ghost made tritheism official. The subsequent almost-deification of the Virgin Mary made it quatrotheism . . . Finally, cart-loads of saints raised to quarter-deification turned Christianity into plain old-fashioned polytheism. By the time of the Crusades, it was the most polytheistic religion to ever have existed, with the possible exception of Hinduism.
This untenable contradiction between the assertion of monotheism and the reality of polytheism was dealt with by accusing other religions of the Christian fault.
The Church - Catholic and later Protestant - turned aggressively on the two most clearly monotheistic religions in view - Judaism and Islam - and persecuted them as heathen or pagan.
The external history of Christianity consists largely of accusations that other religions rely on the worship of more than one god and therefore not the true God.
These “pagans” (Islam and Judaism) must therefore be converted, conquered and/or killed for their own good in order that they benefit from the singularity of the Holy Trinity, plus appendages." -- The Doubter's Companion (John Ralston Saul)
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2007-07-23 05:05:13 · answer #5 · answered by kloneme 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
This passage from Psalms helps bible students to understand that the appointed King of God's Messianic Kingdom is not God Himself, but the Son Christ Jesus.
Firstly, as the firstborn of creation, Jesus likely spent thousands or millions or billions of years in exclusive association with Jehovah; this unique opportunity allowed Jesus to learn so much that Jesus is spoken of as the "image" and "reflection" and "exact representation" of Almighty Jehovah God.
(Colossians 1:15) [Jesus] is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation
(Hebrews 1:3) [Jesus] is the reflection of [Jehovah's] glory and the exact representation of his very being
Secondly, the bible teaches that Jesus worked alongside Jehovah to CREATE the other angels (and the rest of the heavenly and physical universe).
(Colossians 1:15-18) By means of him all other things were created in the heavens and upon the earth, the things visible and the things invisible, no matter whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All other things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all other things and by means of him all other things were made to exist, 18 and he is the head of the body, the congregation. He is the beginning
(Revelation 3:14) These are the things that [Jesus] says, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation by God [see 2 Cor 1:20]
(Proverbs 8:22) Jehovah himself produced me as the beginning of his way, the earliest of his achievements of long ago.
(John 1:1,14) In the beginning [Jesus] was... So [Jesus] became flesh and resided among us, and we had a view of his glory, a glory such as belongs to an only-begotten son from a father; and he was full of undeserved kindness and truth.
While Jesus enjoyed an elevated position since his creation by Jehovah, the bible teaches that Christ Jesus the Son has been given even GREATER glory and authority than he previously had. Since Jesus' resurrection to heaven, the bible indicates that: no salvation occurs without Christ, accepting Christ's sacrifice is a requirement for true worship, every prayer must acknowledge Christ, Christ is the King of God's Kingdom, Christ is the head of the Christian congregation, and Christ is now immortal.
In fact, it is only since his resurrection that the bible explicitly and plainly states that Jesus (the Son) is now "better than the angels" and that Jehovah (the Father) elevated him thusly (emphasis has been added to most of these citations)...
(Hebrews 1:3-4) [Jesus] sat down on the right hand of the Majesty [Jehovah] in lofty places. 4 So he HAS BECOME better than the angels
(Matthew 28:18) And Jesus approached and spoke to them, saying: "All authority has been GIVEN ME in heaven and on the earth.
(Acts 2:36) God MADE HIM both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you impaled.
(John 3:35) The Father loves the Son and HAS GIVEN all things into his hand.
(Acts 5:31) GOD EXALTED this one as Chief Agent and Savior to his right hand
(Psalm 2:2-6) The kings of earth take their stand And high officials themselves have massed together as one against Jehovah AND against his anointed one... Jehovah himself will hold them in derision..., Saying: "I, even I, HAVE INSTALLED my king [Jesus]
Learn more:
http://watchtower.co.uk/e/20050422/article_01.htm
http://watchtower.co.uk/e/19951101/article_02.htm
2007-07-24 06:52:20 · answer #6 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the Christians are being a bunch of power-mad, theocratic, totalitarian jerks bent upon world destruction.
2007-07-23 05:05:30 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
America is on a down turn, as libertines and greed dominate the culture. The icing has already been put on the cake.
Learn Chinese while you can.
2007-07-23 05:10:58 · answer #8 · answered by Thomas Paine 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because Christianity is contrary to everthing human nature desires.
2007-07-23 05:17:06 · answer #9 · answered by Airmech 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It is almost as it was in ancient Israel, when men did that which was right in their own eyes.
2007-07-23 05:02:53 · answer #10 · answered by Jed 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋