Dogma Wars

Which dogma “Lives Loudly” within you?

Regardless of who you are or what you believe, you should know that we all have a “dogma” that determines how we live our lives. (A “dogma” is more commonly referred to as a worldview, and everyone has one.)

Atheists like Karl Marx had a clearly defined dogma that sought to expunge God from society and establish an all-powerful State as the god of the People — with proletariat “elites” at the helm.

The dogma of secular humanism is simply the exaltation of “self” above every other dogma, minus the inalienable rights, moral absolutes, and personal restraints.

The difference between the dogma of Karl Marx and the dogma of Biblical faith is that the former seeks to impose itself on everyone by any means necessary — including coercion and intimidation — and ultimately by force. (Lest we forget that “the road to hell is paved with good intentions.”)

The dogma of Biblical faith is the exact opposite. It seeks to shine a light into the darkness of humanity in order to show that even our best intentions often produce tragic consequences apart from God’s plans and purposes for us.

And unlike the followers of Karl Marx, followers of Jesus don’t need to use tactics like coercion, intimidation and force to lead people out of spiritual darkness and into the light of God’s grace. Love has always been the motivating factor, and love should always be the goal.

Those who adhere to the dogma of Karl Marx express his dogma very LOUDLY and are relentless in trying to silence anyone who rejects it or even questions it. And as history has repeatedly shown, they will eventually bludgeon people into submission until they either change their minds or forfeit their lives.

Why don’t atheists mock and ridicule people who worship a multitude of generic gods, like the pagan gods of unadulterated hedonism? Or the impersonal “cosmic consciousness” that allegedly permeates all of creation— in effect making “everything” God — including us?

Or the nebulous “higher power”? Or the “spiritual but not religious” gods of people’s vivid imaginations?

I’m talking about the true and living God — the Creator of all that exists, including you.

The God that you will one day stand before to give an account for how you lived your life; and I assure you, you won’t be mocking Him then.

I believe Jesus is who He claimed to be — the perfection and reflection of the living God clothed in human flesh. And I’m much more concerned about what He thinks of me than what others think of me.

https://midwestoutreach.org/2020/10/22/dogma-fights/