God’s Standards Never Change on the Whims of Society
By Angie Lewis
Convictions and beliefs make up the moral fiber of who a person
is. With certain beliefs and way-of-living a person will show
who he is through his principles. He will set certain standards
and live those standards with his family and those around him.
He will base his life and his family upon his accepted wisdom
and ideals. But from where do these standards and beliefs come
from? How far is someone willing to go to live their life?
Hearts of despair and heaviness are everywhere. The decay and
rot of society around us exist because of the gradual
transformation of family values running their own course outside
of the "God established design". The simple Truth is, God's plan
is the only one that works! It is the only design that brings
Hope, Salvation, Love, Peace and Forgiveness. This life and
everything people base their life upon is only temporary. Jesus
Christ is for eternity.
Wavering hearts where beliefs derive themselves from uncertainty
conform to what they see and hear. Societal pressures have
overwhelmed the burdened soul into spiritual bankruptcy. Anytime
we do something that we know to be wrong or that is against
conscience we are in opposition of the will of God and in
opposition of who we really are. Many Christians fight with the
flesh daily and it usually wins out. The pressure to be a
non-conformist is overwhelming. But that is what the Christian
is to do.
The family unit that works together "under the umbrella of Jesus
Christ keeps the rest of the population in check, though many
others rebel to this established family pattern and think it to
be old fashioned and tasteless, the strength of the true
Christian family prevails over self-believing/thinking
precedents. Meaning, traditional Christian families will not
break apart from the ties they already have established with God
to entertain certain standards of living and societal crazes.
God's outline for marriage does not change, EVER! For it "was"
already established by Him for man and wife. And it "is" our
Christian duty to cultivate the family garden with the care that
God intended. That is to say, we cannot mold together ungodly
beliefs into God's plans and then say it is of God. Nor can the
Christian establish themselves into the ever-changing cultural
fads and beliefs using the standards of God's precepts because
quite frankly, that changes the spoken word of God, and is only
conducive to the transformation of an immoral society. They use
a different bible.
When parts of a society or culture implement their own design
into God's design, the light dims and chaos transpires. Because
of weakness, there are those who conform to the ways of these
new changes. Weakness derives itself from lack of knowledge and
unacceptability of Jesus Christ. Knowledge gives us the
capabilities to understand and accept our Savior. Without that
knowledge we can only lip serve and pretend.
Then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find
knowledge of God. For the Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth
come knowledge and understanding. He holds victory in store for
the upright; he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless.
Proverbs 2:5-7
Conforming to this new design that is not established by God,
causes confusion and imbalance where many families today melt
under the ill informed influence. Also, those who take out bits
and pieces of God's precepts to fit into their own agenda and
beliefs cause more confusion and chaos for those who are
searching for Truth.
When the Christian veers from Truth with the majority, or does
not follow his or her conscience because of lack of spirituality
it does not justify in God's eyes any special leniency into
eternal life. Nor does simply employing self-made ideas into
God's design to make it "seem" as though it is part of God's
plan. God’s Standards Never Change on the whims of society and
they never will.
Scripture is very clear on the matters of family and marriage,
people and life and how we are to conduct ourselves. The word
explains the ethical standards of living for each; therefore,
there is no excuse for believers to rebel against the Will of
God for any reason.
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of
the world, but be transformed by the renewing of your MIND. Then
you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - his
good, pleasing and perfect will.
Romans 12:2
