Lector over at Men of the West asks the question, "What Is Wrong With America?"
In their long evil march to destroy America, the Progresses started by attacking the home. They knew the keystone of any civilization or culture is the nuclear family… and they put their sights right on the heart of the American family. They started by deformalizing home life.... The progressive waged their war against our homes and our family life. They chipped away at the standards of behavior within the walls of our very home. Who dresses for dinner anymore? But in 1890, even a poor family would never have tolerated a child showing up to the dinner table with uncombed hair, wearing pajamas. These standards… these traditions… are not trivial. They are not just stuffy rules that some authoritarian dreamt up to be a jerk. They are civilizational and cultural instinct. They are the practices that form and sustain, a culture and civilization. So as they have been torn down, so has the civilization and culture. The same can be said of our churches. After the Reformation many protestants cast of the many forms of traditions and rituals the church practiced at the time. The argued they were no means of grace and that faith alone can save. I believe that faith alone can save. But, what the protestants miss out on is a rich heritage of tradition that actually taught one about the faith. The practice of confirmation, baptism, Eucharist, and others, were meant to teach us something about our faith. They were also a means of identification for the believer. They belonged to the body of Christ and confirmed it through actual, physical, baptism. Many of these have been cast aside so as to be more "spirit led" as a posed to "the traditions of men." But look at our churches now. There are too many traditions and denominations all worshiping however they want. There is no unity, no worshiping together, no fellowship one with another. We remain a people divided. This is not critique of the Reformation. I believe the Reformation was needed. I believe now the church needs another reformation to get back to the basics - Jesus Christ. We need to come together in unity. Because this dark world has its sights upon our faith, our people, and our culture. Comments are closed.
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