My Word Told You

The deceiver charms hearts of all who hear
With his 'feel-good' lies and 'no-pain' pathway.
"Of a loving God, you need have no fear;
Hell is a lie; all men are free today."
He says, "Man has changed, from ape to erudite;
God, from lawgiver to a kind old man;
All mankind has grown closer to the 'Light';
Scholars are leading to the Promised Land."
Hearing, true believers, astounded, pled,
"Have creatures of dust the Maker replaced,
Changing truth to lie that leaves all men dead,
Teaching delusion that leaves God disgraced?"
"Let it be so now," a voice answered me;
Remember, my word told you this would be."

Our society has come under the powerful influence of postmodernism. This belief is best described as "therapy"; that is, a method of relieving oneself from any responsibility for his own actions, whatever those might be. A person must feel good about himself, at whatever cost. He must not feel guilty, or sinful, or depressed, or denied anything, or in any way. This pervasive belief is especially resistant to the teachings of the Bible, for God does not mince words that tag a sinner with responsibility for his evil or disobedient actions; nor does He relieve a believer from feeling a sense of guilt for sin---unless he repents. Thus, the 'puppetmasters', or leaders who promote this practice, do not hesitate to use Biblical terminology to promote this great delusion; they believe it is of greater value to relieve individuals from responsibility than to maintain the truths of scripture.

"The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, and in every sort of evil that deceives them who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and be saved. For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie..." (2 Thessalonians 2:9-11)

Our human nature enjoys this therapeutic treatment, which teaches that there is no sin; no one should feel guilty about anything he has done, or feel inclined to do, because God is somewhere inside of the person, and He approves anything that comes into the mind. This is a lie; God, in any of His many forms, does not dwell within a person who has not accepted Christ Jesus as Lord and repented of his wrongdoing as described in the Bible.