Love, Virtue and Christ-likeness

It can never be a true or authentic Love
IF it undermines or compromises any other Virtue
It certainly is not Christ-like

Three Dynamics of Pan-Unipolarism

Things that I have been thinking... Your thoughts?

Three Dynamics of Pan-Unipolarism:***

Dynamic One:

Focuses on the significant EMPHASIS, AFFIRMATION and MANDATE that is placed on CULTURAL EQUALIZATION AND DIVERSITY, particularly as it relates to religious worldviews and philosophical ideologies - most notably as found prominently within institutions like Higher Education, The Media and Politics...

However, the fact that WE SHOULD ALL BE WILLING to think and act in this manner (I.e. Expected/Must/Mandated) is a primary nonnegotiable of what is Pan Unipolarism...

Dynamic Two:

The pervasive insistence that almost all religious worldviews and ideologies, AT THEIR CORE, ARE REALLY THE SAME EXISTENTIALLY - That STYLE differences between religious faiths, should not be confused or conflated with what is believed to be the truly meaningful and redemptive SUBSTANCE similarities between religious faiths.

Thus, to establish this equivalency will require historical redaction, social engineering through education, strategic coercion and a lot of patience and patronization.

However, it is important to note that at this point, there is not any sort of "centralized command," or collective national conspiracy; but rather a system of sympathetic institutional and ideological tributaries, that are all collectively feeding into a single cultural pond.

This dynamic of comprehensive, macro "sameness" is already very much in play.

Dynamic Three:

The Socio-Political insistence, that the steadfast pursuit of "HUMAN PROGRESS AND ITS ULTIMATE EVOLUTIONARY FULFILLMENT, must be the dominate principle of all human endeavors - confidently correlating it as the highest enlightened pursuit and calling that any culture could possibly practice. Notably, "Human Progress" is defined and it's distinctive particulars are DICTATED BY THE OMNIPRESENCE AND RATIONALIZED POWER OF THE STATE (regional then eventually global).

In effect, this human endeavor is designed (ostensibly) to transcend societal evils like: sexism, racism, tribalism, nationalism, capitalism, socio-economic status, and religious meta-narratives.

Any philosophical and religious expression, or portions thereof, that affirm the above, are summarily amalgamated and syncretized in, as part of the emerging (and eventually what will become the dominate) Pan-Unipolarism narrative; and anything (as well as anyone) that will not affirm all of the above, will eventually, and summarily marginalized, and then edited out...

***Everyone at all times and in all places must think, believe and value the same predetermined things at all times..."

I might add this doesn't necessarily apply to the minutiae in life, but rather broad, but compelling principles...

The Humanist Christian

Regardless of their sincerity,

The most tragic and unwitting

Heretic of them all

Is the humanist*** Christian. 

There is no more subtle, well intended and seemingly innocuous, form of

Self-deification than this...



Addendum

***"Humanist." In general, as a derivative of "humanism" (any system or mode of thought or action in which human interests, values, and dignity PREDOMINATE). Thus, this is a person 1. Who is motivated by strong interest in, or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity; and 2. The primary (humanist) lens through which they interpret and leverage scripture (often standing over scripture vs. standing under it); and 3. How they understand (in syncretized fashion) God's primary relationship with humankind. The humanist Christian is a person who has amalgamated two ideological systems (Humanism and Christianity) into a unified whole... 

At the heart of it, they believe in the steady progress of humanity; that the progressive project of humanity supersedes all other worldview claims; and that reason, logic and compassion are the means by which we further mature as a species; finally that anthropomorphizing Jesus/God in their image, with their values is what God would have them do... This is an emerging demographic I believe...

I have had extensive and numerous conversations with quite a few people who fit this description... People who are highly intelligent and articulate, and as such, a very real concern in terms of their influence on numerous, less aware believers... Historically, it has always been hotly contentious on what the essence or core of Christianity is in relationship to God. But in my life-time, from my perspective and experience, never as much as there is now. I see it in the pews, on social media and throughout our culture... Virulent forms of Social Progressivism have finally matured and are present in every major institution in our culture, powerfully influencing every ideological system... We would be wise to pay attention ...

The Problem With Exclusively Practicing "Biblical (Social) Justice

The Contemporary Christian Praxis

Toward the Passionate, Primary and Exclusive Implementation of "Biblical Justice"

Independently From Christ's Mandate 

To Recognize and Live in "Biblical Righteousness."

Reduces the Gospel to a 

Sanctified Variant of Social Progressivism

As such... 

It usually relegates the whole of Biblical Justice into a sphere of good works for the poor, the oppressed and the marginalized, but often ignores the ominous promise of God's Justice for those alienated from Him... 

It pragmatically blemishes Holiness

It conflates Grace with Tolerance

It privileges Love as The Truth, but not rarely affirms Love for The Truth. 

In like manner, it assumes that Love is universally and easily recognizable, but postulates Truth as relative and forever shrouded in unsearchable mystery. 

Given enough time and opportunity, in the end, it will make them (terrifyingly) fallible dispensers of Justice, rather than humble servants of it.

God and a Culture Committed to "Anti-Offensiveness" at Any Cost

The Reality and Problem of a Culture Devoted to “Anti-Offense” at Any Cost

In the end, if it were possible,

The only foolproof way 

For me, to not ever offend anyone

Would be, if I were to become

Exactly like them -

Their thought patterns, values and actions

Assumed Reality:  A Global Utopia 

The only foolproof way

For me, to not ever offend God

Would be, if I were to become

Exactly like Him -

God’s thought patterns, values and actions 

Practical Reality: A Sword Upon The Earth

To the degree that I authentically become like Christ, 

inescapably means (at some time, in some place and in varying degrees),

being offensive to everyone within the world…  

No matter how much as Christians we might want to believe and try... our call to Holiness (set a part for divine use) cannot be reconciled with Humanity's call to "Sameness." And it leads many to the salient question of which entity is truly worthy of "worship?"

34 "Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.

35 For I have come to turn " 'a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law--

36 a man's enemies will be the members of his own household.'

37 "Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;

38 and anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

 Matthew 10:34-39