Why is Everyone Naked?

Our whole society here in America is based on consumerism plus debauchery. You are bred here to believe that getting drunk, taking off your clothes, and casual sex are not only the right of an adult, but also a rite of passage. Some may say this is the consequence of freedom. I don't see these actions as being free. These are the actions of an oppressed people, people who are not lead in the right direction. Sex is so rampant at this point that there is an entire industry based on pornography. It's easy to say that these are consenting adults doing what they please, but it does effect people who do not want to be associated with these things. If a man tries to make a pass at me, it's not "How are you today ma'am? Can I hold the door for you?" Now, it's "Damn, that's a nice ass." That is acceptable for too many people. There is a double standard when it comes to homosexuality. Apparently, it' s alright for a woman to have a sexual account with another woman. If you bring up the double standard to a man, the typical response is "that's different." It's all based on machismo. It's alright these days to use the word "bitch" as a familiar term, no questions asked. Little girls are half dressed at 11 or 12, wearing too much make up and unsupervised. There are children dancing to songs that tell you to act like a hooker on the dance floor. It's our fault! We adults support an industry that tells us WE should act this way as well. Of course our children will find this to be the appropriate action. Take a look at the Saturday morning cartoons geared towards girls. Women put on make up to impress men often and of course our daughters want to imitate us. From the moment we are born, we are taught that our worth is dependent on a man. Be good so you can find a good man. Look nice so you can attract a good man. We have to compete with women on TV and men's expectations derived from it. It's acceptable to "go wild" once in a while. We hang out in dirty dark clubs and bars where we pay to get drunk and put ourselves on display like it' s a meat market. This is what adults do for fun these days. At the beach it's like a competition of who can get away with showing the most skin. If we want to tease men with our bodies, the sin is on us as well as the man who is looking. When there is a girl walking down the street showing her whole butt to the world, I feel like I should be able to sue her for sexual harrassment because I shouldn't have to see that, and neither should my children. In today's day and age, it's perfectly acceptable to say you like sex with no strings attached. In fact, the notion is looked upon as being a sign of a strong, mature, independent person. A truly strong person can keep their legs closed in the face of temptation. There are serious consequences to our sexual free for all and perhaps these are some of the reasons that the Lord speaks against it in all of the scriptures quite clearly. The risks of casual sex are not worth it. STD's are rampant because of these notions. Teenage pregnancy keeps rising not because of a lack of knowledge, but because of a lack of guidance. We constantly sell sex to our children. Prom dresses aren't classy anymore. In college, spring break is talked about as a time to let go of inhibitions. We put little girls in beauty pagants. We, as parents, don't make good role models. Our generation looks at marriage as too much of a commitment, but casual sex is reccomended as a stress release and a regular scenario for young people. The oppresors know that if we are busy having fruitless fun and worrying about the consequences, we won't be worrying about what they are doing. It's another policy of distraction. In many cases, casual sex yeilds "illigitimate" children. If families are broken, it creates more than one household which means more than one rent payment, utility payment, etc. This is great for our country's model of consumerism and it keeps people from being united in the family unit. This, in turn, makes it less likely that communities will unite against the oppressors. In summary, the carelessness with which we treat the sacred act of sex divides us from the Lord, ourselves, and eachother.

Why He knows All and We Do Not

No matter how hard we try, humans cannot get high enough to know everything. One reason may be that we have a hard time admitting that we know nothing, which is the first step in learning anything. We don't always like to give the credit to the Lord. If we truly did, then we could at least know more because we could let Him guide us fully. But even then, He would still know all and we would understand very little in comparison. This is His mercy on us! Every day it feels as though there is constant worry here on earth which can make it difficult to truly trust Him. It can be hard to relax and completely realize that He is in control and you shouldn't fight against His will out of fear, even when we don't know why His plans for us are what they are. With knowledge comes responsibility. Since He is the only one who knows the picture of infinity, He is the only one ALLOWED to be concerned with it. If we knew everything there is to know we would worry our puny little human minds to shreds. We have a hard enough time coping with life here and now. This is why we should not question the Lord when He shows us our next step. We should praise Him more for not concerning us with more than we can handle and trust in Him fully. He is the Almighty and the only one worthy of trust and praise!

Satan and Agriculture in the Garden of Eden

My thoughts on the story of the fall of man.....
The Lord created man, and called us his children. Made in His likeness, He commanded the angels to serve us. Satan, although He loved the Lord, thought humans to be lowly creatures and wanted nothing to do with serving us. That being so, the Lord banished satan from heaven for not heeding his command. Satan wanted to take revenge on the Lord as well as show Him how worthless humans were. He told people not to trust in the Lord, using his banishment from heaven as an example of the Lord's betrayal. Satan showed people how to sow and reap and STORE food for the future, since, according to him, the Lord cannot be trusted to care for you. So, perhaps the "Tree of Life" was actually the road to "self sufficiency"- the ability to be independent from the Lord, playing God in a sense. This may not sound so bad at first, but, as any believer knows, it is impossible to be independent from the Lord. With this false belief, mankind could deny the Lord, attributing his ability to survive to himself and forming a chasm between us and Him. This is where greed comes into play. If a man can only depend on himself, how can he care about others? According to this concept, every man should store up as much as possible to guarantee survival in the future. Every time we have even one dollar in the bank instead of using it on someone who needs to eat NOW, we are denying the Lord's ability and want to sustain us-and that is a sin. In giving up that very last dollar, we put our lives in His hands, which is where it was to begin with! If you can sacrafice your very last possesion for someone who needs it now, you are guaranteeing that the Lord will provide for you because the more you give of yourself, the more the Lord will give of His blessings... remember, we were made in His image and the there are some of His attributes in us all. The ability to give to or trust in Him is a uniquely human charecteristic. A cat cannot choose to trust the Lord. A cat lives on instincts and, by doing so, does only what it was made to do. We, however, can choose to give or not, care or not, or love or not. After Satan steered us astray, he tried to tell the Lord of our misconduct and doubt to have us condemned and him redeemed. At this point, I imagine Him saying, "Go ahead, I dare you to win over my children. I am the Alpha and Omega and long after you are gone and one with me again, I Am. You may reign on earth for a while, only to be an example of my greatness when you are gone and I Am still." The ancient Egyptian Empire, the Roman Empire, the Mongol Empire, and the Ottoman Empire were massive enough to build collosal monuments to themselves. This is a pagan trait in any people. Even an atheist knows it is unattractive to worship yourself in any sense. These peoples rose to great heights in terms of "civilization." However, the time it took to for the Lord to crumble their oppressive rule was miniscule again proving that He is the creater, renewer, and sustainer. He will always let you rise in knowledge enough to show you that you cannot be Him. He makes it clear that He is the only one worthy of praise. So, like the afore mentioned empires, satan rules here now only to be the greatest of testament to the Lords greatness in the future. Suffering people, we should be proud to be the center of this. We serve a special role in the infinite. He runs this.