Replacing God

In Genesis 3:5 Satan lied to Eve telling her that eating the fruit would make mankind like God. Eve fell for that idea, and man has continuesd since that time. Genesis 11:6 tells uc that God caused the separation to slow the rebellion of men because nothing would keep people from attempting everything they could imagine.

The old saying, What man can concieve, man can achieve is not entirely true. Man is still limited. However, I do believe man will attemp anything they can imagine, regardless how dangerous, evil. or pointless. They are not willing to be limited by God in any manner. Sometimes I am shocked by how pervasive the attitude is.

Evolutionists try to convince everyone there is no God, perverting science in their attempts. Atheists attempt to ban all mention God or his guidelines. Abortionists want to deny his authority to demand responsibility for our actions. Planned parenthood, and various gruops supporting euthanasia wish to deny him control over life and death. So do many doctors, convincing themselves that they should have that authority, and trying to force people to live, or hasten their death. Some even refer to each other as a godd.

Everyperson who commits suicide is denying that God has the right to determine what he experiences. Every person who commits murder is denying God right to control determine a persons lifespan. Every person who has multiple sex partners denys God's right to regulate marriage, as does every person who walks out on a marriage. It is prevalent in every area of our society

What is shocking to me is the number of people who call themselves Christians who have the same attitude. The woman who told me tha church had no right to fire the pastor because of his anger, despite the Bible's clear statement that a pastor must not be characterized by anger clearly doesn't consider it God's right to decide. The pastor who decides to preach his convictions is no different than any other who preaches his own doctrines. The pastor who tells his people that they are to obey him regardless of the Bible has set himself in God's place. How often do we hear "I know the Bible says, but..."? In other words, the speaker claims the right to overrule God. While few are as blatant as the "Evangelist" who said "I am God", there are many who portray the idea by their actions.

The idea that this is a post modern development and requires a new approach is becoming widespread. However, a study of history shows the philosophy thruoghout time. As we saw, It started in the garden of Eden, and continues to the present time. Romans 1:18-25 describes man's deliberate effort throughout history. The only real change is our terminology.

The Bible warned us that wickedness would wax worse and worse, to point that Jesus asked "Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?" The present conditions make one wonder if he will. Praise God, man's unbelief does not lessen his power or authority. He is still in control, and will keep his promises.

It is easy to get discouraged by what is happening, yet we know that in reality, it is just a step closer to his return. Man is not and will never be God. Give God his proper place.