CAL THO.MAS COMMENTARY JULY 24, 2023
A GALLUP POLL REVEALS THE PERCENTAGES OF AMERICANS WHO BELIEVE IN GOD, ANGELS, HEAVEN, HELL AND SATAN HAVE EDGED DOWNWARD BY THREE TO FIVE PERCENTAGE POINTS SINCE 2016.
THESE NUMBERS HAVE FLUCTUATED OVER THE YEARS FROM A HIGH OF 74 PERCENT BELIEVING IN GOD TO LOWS OF 50 PERCENT FOR HELL AND 58 PERCENT FOR THE DEVIL.
THERE ARE MANY REASONS FOR THIS. CULTURE AND SOCIAL MEDIA ARE TWO. PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PEER INFLUENCE ARE TWO OTHERS. BIBLICAL ILLITERACY IS ANOTHER. AND DARE I SAY IT – TOO MANY RELIGIOUS LEADERS ARE PERCEIVED BY THE PUBLIC TO PUT POLITICS AHEAD OF JESUS CHRIST.
TALK ABOUT RENEWING, SAVING, OR MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN IS HEARD AMONG TOO MANY PASTORS. WHAT ABOUT “MY KINGDOM IS NOT OF THIS WORLD”? THAT’S WHAT JESUS SAID. WHY, THEN, DO SO MANY CHRISTIANS FOCUS ON A WORLD THAT IS PASSING AWAY INSTEAD OF ONE THAT IS FOREVER?
THIS IS A DECEPTION BY THE ONE SO MANY DON’T BELIEVE EXISTS, WHICH MEANS HE IS DOING HIS JOB.
THE STANDARD IS NOT WHAT ONE BELIEVES. THE STANDARD IS WHAT IS TRUE. WHAT SCRIPTURE TELLS US ABOUT GOD, JESUS, HEAVEN AND HELL AND ANGELS IS ALL TRUE, WHETHER ONE BELIEVES OR NOT. STILL, THIS POLL SHOWS CHRISTIANS HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO IN TELLING AND MODELING THE TRUTH. I’M CAL THOMAS.
Amen. As far as hell, if Jesus taught it so forcefully with wailing and gnashing of teeth, we should take it seriously.
As far as pastors overdoing it with politics, that’s bad enough. When they align themselves with someone who’s the polar opposite of what we believe and are willing to fight God’s battles using the devil’s methods, that is even worse. Both Isaiah and Jeremiah warned against seeking help from Egypt