Protection from Deception

 What is going on in the world?  There seem to be so many things that distract us from God but now not just God and biblical values but logic, honesty, respect, and love.  From media and politics to entertainment and social media the stories and discussions have turned to being about what people are saying and their opinion about what is happening and less about what is actually happening.  Our society has become focused on pride, getting our point across, or supporting a "movement".  Where has our values of honesty, love, and forgiveness gone?  

When our foundation of biblical values got dismissed, our society began a slow sprail down into the world we find ourselves in today.  We have been captured by the deceptions of this world, to believing that there is something more important than focusing on God.  When this happens we get chaos, pride, and deception.  

It is amazing to see major news outlets getting caught up in pride to get more viewers verses reporting on what is going on in the world.

Our social media platforms have changed how we communicate in good and bad ways.  There is a false sense of feeling disenfranchised by what others have or are doing.  "Everyone" is going on vacation this summer!  It can appear as though everyone is spending the summer at the beach or in the mountains, but in reality, its several people spread out over a few months that are spending a week at the beach.  

Besides the media having a bias, either left or right we have forgotten about intregety and honesty.  Lets report on the facts.  Chris Martenson at Peak Prosperity has been a great source for reporting on data and actual information.  

Introduction

The United States of America was founded on biblical principles. We need to rediscover those principles. I felt a calling to raise awareness to what the bible says we need to be doing as Christians and contrast that with what our culture is telling us today.  My hope is that this will help reestablish biblical principles that will guide us today.

Through this calling and desire to bring Christ back to the forefront of this nation's consciousness, my intent is not to belittle those that are Christians but rather raise the question to ones own sole on whether they are acting as Christ would want them to act.  Providing a standard against the status quo of our contemporary society.  I fall short of these ideals but look to these thoughts as a standard to strive for in my own life.

As you read through these ideas please feel free to provide you thoughts and feedback.  I look forward to productive and civil dialogue with all representatives including those that may oppose wholeheartedly these ideas.  As a free society we must all be willing to listen and engage in ideas that may be extreme so that all grievances can be addressed, allow all to be included and take an active roll in the American experiment.

My intention is to focus on Biblical principles, but there may be a peppering of other thoughts that relate to other areas that I am passionate about.