The spirit of our present age.....

[Carbon]

The spirit of our present age insists that relativism is the only truth, and tolerance is the only virtue. Absolutes are seen as archaic, and right and wrong are forgotten categories.

The more scary thing is, that the church, rather than effectively standing against this spirit, has been infected by it. We have lost our moorings. We have forsaken our foundations.

Until they are recovered, God's people will lack the spiritual ability and moral authority to resist the onslaught of cultural decadence.

Thomas Ascol.

 

[Josheb]

The spirit of our present age insists that relativism is the only truth, and tolerance is the only virtue. Absolutes are seen as archaic, and right and wrong are forgotten categories.

The more scary thing is, that the church, rather than effectively standing against this spirit, has been infected by it. We have lost our moorings. We have forsaken our foundations.

Until they are recovered, God's people will lack the spiritual ability and moral authority to resist the onslaught of cultural decadence.

Thomas Ascol.

Do you think Ascol is correct?

 

[Carbon]

Do you think Ascol is correct?

Pretty much

 

[Josheb]

Pretty much

Do you think Ascol intentionally means to spiritualize the matter (that is, to say there is a literal spirit behind the problem) or is using the word "spirit" in its most generic sense (as in attitude or prevailing tendency)?

 

[Arial]

The spirit of our present age insists that relativism is the only truth, and tolerance is the only virtue. Absolutes are seen as archaic, and right and wrong are forgotten categories.

The more scary thing is, that the church, rather than effectively standing against this spirit, has been infected by it. We have lost our moorings. We have forsaken our foundations.

Until they are recovered, God's people will lack the spiritual ability and moral authority to resist the onslaught of cultural decadence.

Thomas Ascol.

Our walls are broken down, and our gates are burned with fire.
Nehemiah

We have also lost our ability to discern false teaching from sound doctrine.

 

[Arial]

Do you think Ascol intentionally means to spiritualize the matter (that is, to say there is a literal spirit behind the problem) or is using the word "spirit" in its most generic sense (as in attitude or prevailing tendency)?

It is both, but there is always a spirit , (spiritual forces ---principalities, powers, thrones)behind it. It is the enemy infiltrating the church. Eph 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

 

[Mr GLee]

Do you think Ascol intentionally means to spiritualize the matter (that is, to say there is a literal spirit behind the problem) or is using the word "spirit" in its most generic sense (as in attitude or prevailing tendency)?

What is a literal spirit ? And what is generic spirit ? What's the difference?

 

[Josheb]

What is a literal spirit? And what is generic spirit? What's the difference?

Exactly.

Define "spirit of this present age."