Dear Editor,
Please let me explain what “the spirit of the age” means.
Presently in this world, including St. Maarten, we are living in a time where Jesus Christ is beginning to pull back His grace with people who outright reject him.
The reason Christ is doing this is that (Genesis 6:5) “The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.” As you can see, lifestyle is the true evidence of who lives pleasing to God or not.
Please understand, the intention is not to hurt or to offend people. But the reality is, the truth is offensive. The truth is nothing to agree or like but to accept and change for the better.
In this world presently leaders of the spirit of the age are making laws for sinful acts to be acceptable and much worst to be glorified. As you can see in the USA there is a transgender person who is the executive branch of the United States Government. Worst yet, some people in the Democratic party in America are interested in introducing legislation of teaching young children in America how to accept homosexuality. The same actions are happening in Europe. All this action is what is meant with the “spirit of the age”. While at the same time people are pursuing removing all ten commandments laws from all courtrooms.
These actions are an outright rejection of Jesus Christ. Jeremiah 17:9: “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it? I the LORD search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.”
Every day as the majority of people separate themselves from God, judgment becomes closer to us. Humanity, in general, has chosen the point of no return. Notice how we allow the government to take away our freedoms to impose mandatory actions of a few scientist’s beliefs, but outright reject our omnipotent (one who has unlimited power and authority) creator who is God with the son named Jesus. Our actions and our lifestyle we embrace or live depict who is our God.
I will quote Jesus and let his words judge you so people do not hate me, the messenger.
John 8:44-47: “You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it. But because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me. Which of you convict Me of sin? And if I tell the truth, why do you not believe Me? He who is of God hears God's words; therefore, you do not hear, because you are not of God."
The conclusion is 2 Corinthians 4:4: “The God of this age has blinded the minds of the unbeliever so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.”
The spirit of the age in the world is inspired by Satan and produces lifestyles and doctrine of what God does not approve of. Be careful of any political party or political leader who does not believe in the values and doctrine of Christ. Separation from church and state is okay, but never from Jesus Christ.
Choices have consequences, choose wisely.
The Patriot Miguel Arrindell
