I suspect that what I am about to say will seem harsh and  meet with criticism from some–but, here goes. The election is over and the least qualified, most dishonest, worst candidate won. America has spoken and America got it wrong! We are now headed full-steam ahead down the wrong road,a road from which we might never return.

While everyone points to 2008 as a watershed date in American history, Obama’s re-election in 2012 is of much greater significance. In 2008 all people knew was that Obama was black and that he wasn’t George Bush. That was all they needed to know to put him in office. The fact that he never had a real job, or experience, or that nobody was even sure of where he was born, made no difference to people. They finally got the “hero” they had been looking for. However, in 2012 Americans knowingly, willfully, cheerfully cast their vote for socialism. Without a shot being fired, with the help of Hollywood and the news media, America adopted the socialist ideology. The America we once knew is no longer. “The fat lady” has sung and the party is over. So, how do you feel about that?

Since that sad day when America cast it’s vote for socialism, and what our country can do for us has become more important to us than what we can do for our country, preachers across the country have been talking about what our attitude should be, how we should respond. Quite frankly, most of what I hear makes me sick! I keep hearing,”I,m disappointed, but I’m not bitter, nor in despair”, “I’m not worried, God is on His throne. He is in control and He will use this for good”, “We can disagree without being disagreeable”, “I don’t consider those on the other side as enemies”, blah, blah, blah! In other words, Let’s all gather around the campfire, hold hands, and sing “Kumbaya my lord”.

Baloney! I am more than disappointed, I’m angry! Yes, I hear your warning about the “sin not part”, but maybe you ought to give some attention to the “Be ye angry”(Eph. 4:26) part–that’s an imperative. Doesn’t it seem strange that the very people who get all bent out of shape because of a scratch on their new car, or their favorite team loses a game, show no emotion and display no anger over the fact that 50 million babies are slaughtered, or that our nation is drowning in debt, or that Americans in Benghazi are murdered while our government ignores their cries for help. Yes, I am angry and you ought to be!

How can you watch the hellish Hollywood crowd, the corrupt news media, Muslims, communists, and those who despise our constitution celebrate their victory and not be angry? You need to get a backbone! I’m sick and tired of the most intolerant people on earth accusing Christians of being intolerant, just because we believe what the Bible teaches. I’m sick and tired of the public schools re-writing history so they can brain-wash our children. I get angry when I see our constitution being trampled on, our heroes being murdered, companies being taxed out of business, “Obama-care” shoved down our throat, our children’s future being jeopardized by out of control spending and ever increasing debt. And all the while you see Obama supporters celebrating at cocktail parties– hoisting their glasses high toasting their messiah. You bet I’m angry!

I can hear some of you warning me,”You’ve got to be careful that you don’t go overboard and let your anger cause you to sin”, and I agree. But, while it troubles me that many have responded in a poor manner (refusing to fly the flag, flying the flag upside down, making threats,etc.), I am also troubled by those who don’t respond at all, as though all is well. For them it’s, the election is over, now it’s back to business as usual. Dear friend at the rate we’re going there won’t be any “business” except government business. How can anyone who cares about their country not care about her condition? How can we not respond when we see the awful state she’s in? How can we not be angry?

If this offends you I’m NOT sorry! If you can’t get angry over what has happened to our nation something is missing–a heart and a backbone! Anger is not something to be despised. God hates sin and is “angry with the wicked every day”(Psalm 7:11). It’s time that God’s people got good and mad regarding the enemy’s efforts to tear down all that is good, decent, and holy. “Sin not”, yes indeed, but “be ye angry”–absolutely. Think about it!

As we face the choice of a new president and consider the sad condition of our nation, and wonder how did we get in this mess, perhaps it would do us good to think about this article.This speech was broadcast by legendary ABC Radio commentator Paul Harvey on  April 3, 1965:

If I were the Devil . . . I mean, if I were the Prince of Darkness, I would of course, want to engulf the whole earth in darkness. I would have a third of its real estate and four-fifths of its population, but I would not be happy until I had seized the ripest apple on the tree, so I should set about however necessary to take over the United States. I would begin with a campaign of whispers. With the wisdom of a serpent, I would whisper to you as I whispered to Eve: “Do as you please.” “Do as you please.”   To the young, I would whisper, “The Bible is a myth.” I would convince them that man created God instead of the other way around. I would confide that what is bad is good, and what is good is “square”.  In the ears of the young marrieds, I would whisper that work is debasing, that cocktail parties are good for you. I would caution them not to be extreme in religion, in patriotism, in moral conduct. And the old, I would teach to pray. I would teach them to say after me: “Our Father, which art in Washington” . . .

If I were the devil, I’d educate authors in how to make lurid literature exciting so that anything else would appear dull an uninteresting. I’d threaten T.V. with dirtier movies and vice versa. And then, if I were the devil, I’d get organized. I’d infiltrate unions and urge more loafing and less work, because idle hands usually work for me. I’d peddle narcotics to whom I could. I’d sell alcohol to ladies and gentlemen of distinction. And I’d tranquilize the rest with pills. If I were the devil, I would encourage schools to refine yound intellects but neglect to discipline emotions . . . let those run wild. I would designate an athiest to front for me before the highest courts in the land and I would get preachers to say “she’s right.” With flattery and promises of power, I could get the courts to rule what I construe as against God and in favor of pornography, and  thus, I would evict God from the courthouse, and then from the school house, and then from the houses of Congress and then, in His own churches I would substitute psychology for religion, and I would deify science because that way men would become smart enough to create super weapons but not wise enough to control them.

If I were Satan, I’d make the symbol of Easter an egg, and the symbol of Christmas, a bottle. If  I were the devil, I would take from those who have and I would give to those who wanted, until I had killed the incentive of the ambitious. And then, my police state would force everybody back to work. Then, I could separate families, putting children in uniform, women in coal mines, and objectors in slave camps. In other words, if I were Satan, I’d just keep on doing what he’s doing.

Paul Harvey, Good Day.

I just happened to be reading Jay Adams’ blog and found the last two post interesting. They touch on a matter that has long been a serious problem. Too many folks depend on their feelings rather than the facts. Adams gives us food for thought:
“I FEEL IT’S SO”

Can you give me even one good reason?

“No, I don’t need reasons—I just feel it’s so.”

That short exchange might take place many times a day between Christians. But it never should.

You may be wondering what the subject is that the two parties are discussing. It doesn’t really matter. I left it out for a good reason—to show the bare outlines of the issue.

The issue being, of course, how we know anything about God to be true or false.

There is no biblical precedent for basing the truth or the falsehood of any belief upon how one feels; yet many do so.

Our faith is one that can be objectively set forth—and has been—in a Book from which God expects us to learn what is/isn’t true.

What Jesus told us that Abraham said to the rich man suffering in hell was that people won’t believe even if someone rose from the dead (which, of course, He did). Experience and feelings won’t cut it! Instead, if a person wants to discover the truth he should turn to the Bible: “they have Moses and the prophets; let them listen to them” Jesus said (Luke 16: 29).

It’s the same today-to learn the truth, and benefit from it—one must turn to the Scriptures. Stop listening to feelings; start listening to truth.

Following up on my comments about “feelings” as a guide, I’d like to make one other point.

When I taught in the doctoral program at Westminster West, there were students—pastors, I should note—who would ask, “Prof., what do you feel about so and so?”

Often, to make the point, I’d say (with a smile), “Lousy.” Or, if the response seemed appropriate, “Great!”

Invariably, they’d go on to say something like, “No, you don’t understand. What I’d really like to know is what you feel about. . .” entirely missing my point, or unable to express themselves in any other way.

So, I’d continue, “You got my feelings. I’d like to give you my opinion, or belief, or conviction. But what you asked for is feelings.”

People today use weak language—pastors ought to be the last to do so. No one ever nailed another to the door for expressing his feelings. It’s when you state your convictions that they do!

When pastors are willing to speak in such a weak, namby-pamby way, no wonder the members of their congregations have few, if any, strong convictions. Let’s learn TO STAND UP AND PLAINLY DECLARE WHAT WE BELIEVE OR—BETTER STILL—WHAT GOD SAYS!