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Communal Debauchery
As we enter into a period of economic distress it would be wise to look to the bible for guidance. Currently it is reported by governments all over the world that a high number of people rely on government entitlements (hint: old Roman Empire). This dependency on government, while noteworthy for its attempt at compassion, has resulted in the collapse of our moral condition.
If we look at the bible we see many stories and descriptions of nations and large groups of people coming together in order to create an existence of ease with unrestrained decadence. I call this communal debauchery.
We only have to look to the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, where ease and decadence were prevalent, to see the results of communal debauchery. The entire book of Esther chronicles lavish living and seemingly unending banquets for the sole purpose of creating communal debauchery. The Egyptians masqueraded as living Gods for the sole purpose of indulging in there own form of communal debauchery. And of course the Roman and Greek empires were notorious for their communal debauchery.
In our modern era we have story after story of this communal debauchery with Kings and nobility in Europe. Here in America we had the roaring 20's which are still looked upon with fondness. Modern economies are straddled with boom and bust cycles that are all the result of the pursuit of a communal debauchery that abandons personal responsibility for the ease and wantonness of a decadent lifestyle.
There are many defining moments in our recent history that exemplifies our sinful pursuit of communal debauchery. One such highly admired event that still has a lasting effect on our culture was the Woodstock Music Festival back in 1969. In that spectacle of sex, drugs, music, and drunkenness communal debauchery achieved an acceptance by many people that still persists today, especially in the entertainment industry.
As our government becomes populated with those who long for the return of events and lifestyles indicative of Woodstock, and its communal debauchery, the more corrupt and heinous becomes the efforts of our government to sustain such a lifestyle.
If we are to ever recover our senses and climb out of this economic depression, and the misery inherent in a life pursuing communal debauchery, then we must turn to God's son Jesus Christ (God become man) and give up our lust for communal debauchery and instead lead a life of personal responsibility led by the indwelling Holy Spirit.
For those caught up in the current incarnation of man's communal debauchery, where moral standards are used only in taking what other people have (socialism and communism), turn to Jesus Christ to gain a new moral compass and return to a life that pleases God instead of self ( backsliding Christians include yourself! ). Accept Jesus Christ as your savior and receive the grace and mercy of the forgiveness of your sins that was accomplished by the death and resurrection of God's son Jesus Christ on the cross.
God Bless
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Communal debauchery has now moved into the virtual world of the internet. People carry around electronic gadgets that essentially replicates the Roman Colosseum (violent video games), the old Roman Empire (self-aggrandizement social media, porn), and with it all of its communal debauchery! Sin on electronic steroids. The rapture approaches! Noah's Ark is now Jesus Christ!!
As we enter into a period of economic distress it would be wise to look to the bible for guidance. Currently it is reported by governments all over the world that a high number of people rely on government entitlements (hint: old Roman Empire). This dependency on government, while noteworthy for its attempt at compassion, has resulted in the collapse of our moral condition.
If we look at the bible we see many stories and descriptions of nations and large groups of people coming together in order to create an existence of ease with unrestrained decadence. I call this communal debauchery.
We only have to look to the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, where ease and decadence were prevalent, to see the results of communal debauchery. The entire book of Esther chronicles lavish living and seemingly unending banquets for the sole purpose of creating communal debauchery. The Egyptians masqueraded as living Gods for the sole purpose of indulging in there own form of communal debauchery. And of course the Roman and Greek empires were notorious for their communal debauchery.
In our modern era we have story after story of this communal debauchery with Kings and nobility in Europe. Here in America we had the roaring 20's which are still looked upon with fondness. Modern economies are straddled with boom and bust cycles that are all the result of the pursuit of a communal debauchery that abandons personal responsibility for the ease and wantonness of a decadent lifestyle.
There are many defining moments in our recent history that exemplifies our sinful pursuit of communal debauchery. One such highly admired event that still has a lasting effect on our culture was the Woodstock Music Festival back in 1969. In that spectacle of sex, drugs, music, and drunkenness communal debauchery achieved an acceptance by many people that still persists today, especially in the entertainment industry.
As our government becomes populated with those who long for the return of events and lifestyles indicative of Woodstock, and its communal debauchery, the more corrupt and heinous becomes the efforts of our government to sustain such a lifestyle.
If we are to ever recover our senses and climb out of this economic depression, and the misery inherent in a life pursuing communal debauchery, then we must turn to God's son Jesus Christ (God become man) and give up our lust for communal debauchery and instead lead a life of personal responsibility led by the indwelling Holy Spirit.
For those caught up in the current incarnation of man's communal debauchery, where moral standards are used only in taking what other people have (socialism and communism), turn to Jesus Christ to gain a new moral compass and return to a life that pleases God instead of self ( backsliding Christians include yourself! ). Accept Jesus Christ as your savior and receive the grace and mercy of the forgiveness of your sins that was accomplished by the death and resurrection of God's son Jesus Christ on the cross.
God Bless
note:
Communal debauchery has now moved into the virtual world of the internet. People carry around electronic gadgets that essentially replicates the Roman Colosseum (violent video games), the old Roman Empire (self-aggrandizement social media, porn), and with it all of its communal debauchery! Sin on electronic steroids. The rapture approaches! Noah's Ark is now Jesus Christ!!