The responses to my other blog (Why is God a warrior and Jesus a pansy) kind of confused me, real Christians are conserative and modern Christians seem to be Liberal. Now my confusion is, why would you accept liberal ideas when the vast majority of these ideas are pure -Evil-. If you accept or listen too any of these liberal ideas you will cross over to the -Evil- side of modern life. Look at Europe and now America and this proves my point that Liberal ideas are the Devils work hiding in sheeps clothing.
It's because folks do no longer understand what words mean. They no longer understand the construction & deconstruction of language.
Here is a prime example. In society now we are taught to be "rational". But in reality that is a bad thing. The root word is ratio meaning a part. A limited amount a part of the whole. When one is 'rational' they are viewing things from a limited perspective. When a rational person 'thinks' they rationalize: verb (used with object) - to ascribe (one's acts, opinions, etc.) to causes that superficially seem reasonable and valid but that actually are unrelated to the true.
Whereas it was not that many years ago people wanted to be "reasonable" meaning "able to reason": verb (used without object) to think or argue in a logical manner, noun - 1. the mental powers concerned with forming conclusions, judgments, or inferences. 1. normal or sound powers of mind; sanity.
Subtle, but huge differences.
It's the same with conservative vs liberal.
lib·er·al /ˈlɪbərəl, ˈlɪbrəl/
adjective
1. favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
2. ( often initial capital letter ) noting or pertaining to a political party advocating measures of progressive political reform.
3. of, pertaining to, based on, or advocating liberalism.
4. favorable to or in accord with concepts of maximum individual freedom possible, especially as guaranteed by law and secured by governmental protection of civil liberties.
5. favoring or permitting freedom of action, especially with respect to matters of personal belief or expression: a liberal policy toward dissident artists and writers.
con·serv·a·tive /kənˈsɜrvətɪv/
adjective
1. disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
2. cautiously moderate or purposefully low: a conservative estimate.
3. traditional in style or manner; avoiding novelty or showiness: conservative suit.
4. ( often initial capital letter ) of or pertaining to the Conservative party.
From a political perspective you find the actions described in both parties. Be it the traditional conservative American view of "securing the Blessings of Liberty" which can be seen as conservative in the desire to preserve our traditions. It is also liberal in maximizing freedom. Now take the modern liberal view of wanting to maintain the status quo of preserving the new tradition of the Department of Education based on the definitions that is conservative.
But to understand conservative or liberal one has to understand language and how the meanings in a political context has changed. For example:
http://conservapedia.com/Classical_Liberal
"The term "liberal" changed meaning in the 1930s. Since then Classical Liberals are called "Conservatives" or "Libertarians" in the United States"
Interesting huh?
True Conservatives are actually liberals in the real definition:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_liberalism
"Classical liberalism is the philosophy committed to the ideal of limited government, constitutionalism, rule of law, due process, and liberty of individuals including freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and free markets."
Modern 'liberals' have co-opted the word & made it an oxymoron because it is authoritarian.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_liberalism
"Social liberalism is the belief that liberalism should include social justice. It differs from classical liberalism in that it believes the legitimate role of the state includes addressing economic and social issues such as unemployment, health care, and education" They believe in force of government.
George Washington described it best ""Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master."
Authoritarianism of man can never be conservative because it was never part of our American tradition of recognizing God as the true & rightful authority.
The "malevolent force" has been muddying up words to confuse & deceive folks for millenia.
The best description of traditional conservative American thinking is here:
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/washing.asp
I always advocate folks to become as knowledgeable & informed as possible. Yale's Avalon project has a wealth of documents & writings to study & learn about the formation of our American traditions.
"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be. If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed." - Thomas Jefferson.
"My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge:" - Hosea 4:6
As far as YHWH/Yeshua being liberal or conservative, He is both if you define conservative as "hold fast to tradition" & liberal as "reform or change"
YHWH/Yeshua brought about great reform & change when He led the ancient Hebrews out of Egypt & into Cannaan, He also brought about great reform & change with the finished work of the Cross & would be considered 'liberal' for these actions .YHWH/Yeshua has been very conservative in the teaching of Faith.
So it's not the label that matters, it Idea that matters. Through time Satan can change the meaning of words & muddy peoples thinking, but he can not change Truth nor the truth of Idea. So we must always be informed & knowledgeable, able to understand understand Idea, able to discern if Idea is truly Godly or not.
p.s.
Yeshua should never be equated with a "pansy", his willing sacrifice took great courage. He had the power to stop it at anytime. Modern media has created the illusion of "hippy' 'pansy' Jesus. Christ as a man exhibited great power, courage, & strength.
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