Here we go again with another ecumenical compromise on the books. These people just do not know when to stop do they? These people I am referring to are pretty much the same prominant Christian (influencial...sad to say) leaders that have once again put their John Hancock to some SILLY piece of paper. They have given up their birth right for a pathetic bowl of corn.
The so-called Manhattan Declaration....which, I guess is supposed to sound prestigious or something like that, or perhaps it is supposed to sound important, is filled with just more and more rubbish. God says He will destroy the wisdom of the wise. Why oh why do these men continue to rest in pragmatic solutions to the decaying culture. Hasn't this culture always been in a decaying state? The only difference now is people are coming out of the closet to flaunt their sins by legalizing them. But remember what Paul said in Romans 1. This was during the height of the Roman Empire where sodomy, murder,intrigue and conspiracy, and prostitution were rampant. Nothing has really changed much since the dawn of man. Man has forever been on a quest for power, lust and greed. His heart has not changed. Man simply can not govern himself.
Why do these prominant Christian leaders think that they can somehow change the culture by assimilating to it's solutions and feeble man made solutions? Do they somehow think they can make progress this way? I wonder if any of them have actually taken the time to really think about what they are doing? Frankly to me their Manhattan Declaration as well as their Evangelicals and Catholics Together document is tantamount to appeasing Hitler and signing a peace agreement with him. Or it is like believing the Japs "really" wanted peace even though their true intentions were to bomb Pearl Harbor. Why would we surrender to our enemy? If you knew your enemy was going to kill you anyway, would you really surrender valuable information to him that he would use to destroy your country? Apparently, they did not get their daily briefing from their commander in chief, Jesus Christ.
So where is their loyalty to their commander in chief, Jesus Christ, who spilled out His precious blood so they can have Eternal life? After all, Eternal life comes ONLY through the shedding of our Lord Jesus Blood, not some pretigious, pragmatic, feeble attempt at converting the culture. Jesus said we would be HATED because of Him. Righteousness is a contempt in this world. It always has been because this is Satan's world.....that is reality....not Joel Osteen's silly utopia.
In many parts of the world this would be considered high treason. I wonder what God thinks of it? Well we already know by His WORD.....(what fellowship does light have with darkness? Can two walk together unless they be agreed?) But how come these men just do not know what God thinks about their little compromise? Is it ignorance or a lack thereof? Is it greed and monetary awards as well as prestigious alliances and relationships to prop up their reputations? These men probably have a PR guy who is grooming their flesh and inticing them with worldly acclaim and Satan is dressed as an angel and man does he look good. This is pure sophistry and Satan is the master of disguise.
It all boils down to leadership doesn't it? We have more books on leadership and marketing and secrets to success from CEO's that have taken their little company and turned it into a multi-national, (which by the way, evades corporate taxes that denies the government the much needed revenue to address the national debt, so the IRS comes after the little poor man). Is this really where we are supposed to get ideas for solutions? Their motto is, if it works use it? That is the pragmatic approach....man made wisdom. But these people are totally in the dark....lost, on their way to Hell. Yes, they may have worldly success and yes their leadership and management styles have helped their companies soar but corruption is lurking through it and in the end it will leave them morally and spiritually bankrupt.
It's all rubbish. Just as King Solomon said in Ecclesiates. He had ANYTHING a man could desire, but did it really satisfy him? No, because he concluded that it was ALL meaningless. The only thing that mattered or had any value and meaning was to fear God and KEEP His commandments.
These prominant Christians leaders as well as secular leaders would do quite well to heed that wisdom from King Solomon.