{"id":2030,"date":"2016-11-12T13:30:25","date_gmt":"2016-11-12T18:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.danielgoepfrich.com\/?p=2030"},"modified":"2022-08-29T17:16:10","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T21:16:10","slug":"people-in-america-are-scared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theologyisforeveryone.com\/people-in-america-are-scared\/","title":{"rendered":"People in America are scared"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>\u201cPeople in America are scared.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p>This line has been filling my Facebook feed for four days now, usually to explain or excuse the senseless violence and criminal activity that has overtaken many cities across our nation. Some people are threatening the lives of others because of their skin color or religion, while others are destroying other people\u2019s homes, businesses, vehicles, etc.<\/p><p><em>People in America are scared.<\/em> And they should be, but not for the reasons we&nbsp;have been given. There are legitimate reasons that many Americans should be scared, and here are a few:<\/p><p>1. People <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">should<\/span> be scared that tens of millions of people are&nbsp;manipulated by the talking heads on TV and the internet, believing anything and everything that they hear without discernment.<\/p><p>2. People <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">should<\/span> be scared that the current generation of children in school are being taught that they have no definite purpose in this life, that what matters is only what they think and believe.<\/p><p>3. People <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">should<\/span> be scared that we have at least two generations of Americans who&nbsp;no longer believe in or accept any kind of absolute truth or error outside of their own making.<\/p><p>4. People <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">should<\/span> be scared that millions of Americans believe that they are not responsible for the consequences of their actions and that blame and violence are acceptable responses to situations they don\u2019t like or agree with.<\/p><p>5. People <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">should<\/span> be scared that there are high-ranking officials&nbsp;in every part and party of our government who&nbsp;hold to a bold and blatant philosophy supporting:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>the systematic execution of the most innocent of our citizens with no trial, no jury, and no defense, whose only crime was being conceived<\/li><li>the planned extinction of future generations by elevating the preferred family unit to consist of same-sex unions rather than opposite-sex unions<\/li><li>the complete rejection of God in favor of the worship of nature, as enshrined in the environment and animal kingdom<\/li><li>the dismantling of the system that our founders put into place in our Constitution (admitted to be a \u201cfundamental transformation of our nation\u201d), without following the processes the founders designed to allow for such changes<\/li><li>the open immigration of millions of people into our country who neither respect nor intend to follow our laws or who outright hate and wish to kill our citizens if we don\u2019t accept their preferred form of government<\/li><li>the indoctrination of the children, who are allowed to live, by the very government system that they&nbsp;are&nbsp;fundamentally transforming<\/li><\/ul><p>People in America <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">should<\/span> be scared, not because of any given presidential candidate or&nbsp;party, but because of what is being done to them, while they sit in the corner and cry, or kneel, or riot, or cheer, or yell \u2014 all without realizing they are unwittingly pawns on someone else\u2019s chess board.<\/p><p>Indeed, even Jesus said there is something to fear: <em>\u201cDo not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell\u201d<\/em> (Matthew 10:28).<\/p><p>But the same Jesus also said that we don\u2019t have to be afraid. People are not only scared, they\u2019re tired and weighed down by a system that is beating them up emotionally, mentally, physically, and even spiritually.<\/p><p>But there is a way we can not be scared. There is actually hope, and it\u2019s not in parties and politics. Are you tired of all of this? Jesus said, <em>\u201cCome to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest\u201d<\/em> (Matthew 11:28).<\/p><p>Only Jesus gets rid of fear, and he has laid out the only path to make any person or nation truly great. If you\u2019re interested in a legitimately&nbsp;life-changing platform, <a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/oaktreechurch.resources\/ThePathweb.pdf\">check out this free booklet (PDF)<\/a>. You\u2019ll never be the same.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cPeople in America are scared.\u201d This line has been filling my Facebook feed for four days now, usually to explain or excuse the senseless violence and criminal activity that has overtaken many cities across our nation. 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