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ESSAY 6
THE "WE AREN'T IN A RELIGIOUS WAR" MYTH
The neo-left is the false prophet of our time. Strange
that a religion should come camouflaged in PC clothing! A
religion you say? Yes! Every ideology, philosophy and
theology have a metaphysics as its foundation. It's the
nature of the beast. "Metaphysics" is another way of saying
"religion."
Metaphysics includes ontology, the branch of philosophy
that seeks to explain the nature of being or reality. To the
neo-left, the material universe is reality. It is eternal,
and it is in a process of evolution. However, to the Jew
and Christian, God is Ultimate Reality and his creation is
reality.
Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that seeks
to define truth and discover the nature of knowledge. The
neo-left sees all truth as relative and changing. Jews and
Christians see God as the source of all truth. God has
revealed truth through the scriptures and his creation, and
especially through the Lord Jesus Christ. Relative truth,
as discovered through scientific method, does change and is
being constantly revised.
However, Revealed Truth from the Bible is absolute. Yet,
some secularist will insist, "There are no absolutes!" The
theist will question, " Is that an absolute statement?"
Secularist: "Well, no." Theist: "Well, if there are excep-
tions to the statement, `There are no absolutes,' then there
must be absolutes!"
Axiology is the branch of philosophy that deals with
the nature and types of values. Ethics is an important
category of axiology. Ethics is the study of moral good
and evil. The neo-left has no standard for good and evil
except a "consensus of liberal opinion within a particular
time of history." Jews and Christians, however, believe
that God revealed right and wrong in the scriptures. Both
Jews and Christians believe in the Ten Commandments.
Christians add the Sermon on the Mount and New Testament
teachings.
Jesus warned of false prophets who "...come to you
in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.
By their fruit you will recognize them." (Matthew 7:15-16,
New International Version). Jesus further said, "The thief
[Satan] comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have
come that they may have life, and have it to the full."
(John 10:10, New International Version).
If someone teaches that it is good to murder a class
of people, no matter what euphemism may be used, that person
is a false prophet. If someone teaches that it is permissi-
ble to steal, lie, or destroy in certain situations, that
person is a false prophet. Jesus said, "He [Satan] was a
murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for
there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native
language, for he is a liar and the father of lies." (John
8:44, New International Version). If that person is de-
stroying the morals of our youth, that person is a false
prophet. Hatred, murder, lack of love, drug addiction,
immorality, lying and stealing characterize so much of our
society. It is a result of the teaching by precept and ex-
ample of the false prophets that have usurped the roles of
Judeo-Christian teachers. Jesus said, "Thus, by their fruit
you will recognize them." (Matthew 7:20, New International
Version).
END