Council Grove Christian Church

2/11/26
Servants of God,
“…be renewed in the spirit of your minds”
-Ephesians 4:22
 
Recently I read an article that compared the collapse of Western Civilization to a man building a house but denying the architect any credit. We have allowed a secular view of humanity and government to evict God from our lives. We are paying the price. Riots on the streets opposing the removal of criminals is one indication that we have lost our collective mind—at least a vast portion of Americans have and the thought of where this is taking us is dreadful indeed.
It is often noted that Western civilization is the child of a marriage between Athens (Greek thought) and Jerusalem (Biblical thought). In truth, democracy only works when it is strongly restrained by morality. Left to itself, democracy quickly becomes mob rule. We are seeing some of that in Minneapolis.
The Truth Rising studies that are launching this week are an attempt to help us all think biblically about the culture around us and to inspire us to restore the best parts of a decaying culture. In order for that to happen, America (and the West) will have to acknowledge God, the divine architect, and His intentions for human flourishing. The American founding generation knew that morality was essential to good government and they knew that Christianity and the Christian God was the source of individual liberty and corporate responsibility. We have wandered far from our founding.
Jesus does not need the United States. He does not need the United Kingdom or any other Western nation. The truth is any nation that wants to provide and protect its people and their property for the long haul, needs Jesus.
My prayer and sincere hope for our congregation is that we will take the opportunity to examine our hearts during the Truth Rising studies. Christ’s church will not perish if America collapses but both saints and sinners will all suffer greatly if either Communism or Islam gain the upper hand. They are both rushing into the spiritual vacuum that the rise of a secular mind and the diminishment of the Christian mind have created.
The best hope for saving Western civilization is for each church to preach and teach the gospel of Jesus and live to His glory and the good of other humans. God’s Word offers a divine road map for humanity. Loving God and neighbor is both impossible in the flesh and wonderfully possible in the power of the Holy Spirit. Christians must awaken to the fact that this is our time and our place in history. Each Christian person, family and church must both acknowledge and live out truth. Each day is important as is each act of kindness and each humble prayer for guidance and wisdom. Let it begin with us. Right here and right now.
Blessings,
Pastor John
Coram Deo