I am a baby-boomer. I grew up with a set of values largely determined by that era. Today, things are radically different from the 1950’s and early 1960’s. Society has become so media oriented that individuals are overpowered by the sheer amount of available information. More than that, the information we receive is overwhelmingly biased towards a very liberal agenda and Socialism at best and Communism at worst. Assuming the the lesser-of-two-evils, our nation is quickly becoming a United Socialist America.
Having said the above, this cartoon comes as no real surprise. For, both Socialism ( and especially Communism ) want to eradicate religion. And what is religion? Webster says…
Religion Re*li"gion (r[-e]*l[i^]j"[u^]n), n. [F., from L.
religio; cf. religens pious, revering the gods, Gr. 'ale`gein
to heed, have a care. Cf. Neglect.]
1. The outward act or form by which men indicate their
recognition of the existence of a god or of gods having
power over their destiny, to whom obedience, service, and
honor are due; the feeling or expression of human love,
fear, or awe of some superhuman and overruling power,
whether by profession of belief, by observance of rites
and ceremonies, or by the conduct of life; a system of
faith and worship; a manifestation of piety; as, ethical
religions; monotheistic religions; natural religion;
revealed religion; the religion of the Jews; the religion
of idol worshipers. [1913 Webster]
If God is removed from the picture, then there is nothing ( or, better yet, NO ONE ) left but humans to solve their own problems. Given these things, the statement this child makes no longer is even slightly humorous, but rather deadly serious ( and tragic ). Truthfully, God will never be erased ( contrary to what Socialists or Communists believe ). The Bible has always been and will continue to be THE TRUTH sent to the human race by God. Jesus really lived, died and rose again. Believe these things for they are true. Better yet, listen to the words of Jesus, himself…
John 14 ( World English Bible )
6, Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.
Young Billy is wrong- Photoshop can’t erase sins; only Jesus can do that. Consider the message of this passage of Scripture…
Romans 6 ( WEB )
1, What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
2, May it never be! We who died to sin, how could we live in it any longer?
3, Or don’t you know that all we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
4, We were buried therefore with him through baptism to death, that just like Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.
5, For if we have become united with him in the likeness of his death, we will also be part of his resurrection;
6, knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be in bondage to sin.
7, For he who has died has been freed from sin.
8, But if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him;
9, knowing that Christ, being raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no more has dominion over him!
10, For the death that he died, he died to sin one time; but the life that he lives, he lives to God.
11, Thus consider yourselves also to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord. ( note: see also 1 Corinthians 15:1-4; Galatians 1:1-12 )
Follow the above pattern and live- FORGET PHOTOSHOP!
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