Unity, Tribalism, What's Next?

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My Dear Friend,

Truth gets around. And here's some timely truth: “Every house divided against itself shall not stand,” said Jesus, said Lincoln, and say historians. Oh, and says Satan, too! Surprised?

You shouldn’t be. He used this principle to divide heaven originally and has for millennia reused it on Adam’s unsuspecting children.

He has first divided, and then destroyed, many nations, including Israel, and countless churches. Ethnic rivalries, envious leaders, and doctrinal contentions have kept us criticizing and separating, when God would have us uniting and fellowshiping. Astoundingly, we seem blind to Satan’s ubiquitous, nefarious operation.

To expose his deviousness among us and propose a solution, I pose four questions: What were we once? Where are we now? How did we get here? What’s next?

What Were We Once?

America was originally a melting pot of all nations and races. Flawed by slavery, we recognized our wrongs and, through ardent abolitionists, a bloody war, and brave civil rights activists, righted them. E pluribus unum was our motto and, indeed, out of many rose one nation under God. Our prosperous unity peaked in the 1950s, then began unraveling during the Vietnam War era. Race relations, however, steadily improved. As the century turned, it seemed our motto would become our manner.

Where Are We Now?

Today, deep, painful divisions exist. Our culture is a perfect dichotomy, half sanely conservative, half insanely liberal.

False race, gender, and equity theories, and rampant media lying, have poisoned our national psyche and bitterly divided our house. Millions evaluate others by color, not character, divide binary from non-binary, and fill jobs by demographic group, not qualifications. Opportunist Black Lives Matters leaders used several falsified public incidents to foment anti-white hatred, excuse black rioters, encourage police resistance, and garner vast wealth - promptly spent on themselves! Tribalism is growing; millions vote only for candidates who look like them.

The legal vs. illegal immigration controversy, trillion-dollar budget deficits, and the Israeli-Hamas war further divide us. Partisanship has slain justice and politically driven rulings have replaced it. Our formerly magnanimous melting pot has melted, leaving us poured out into many petty cast iron cups. Our new motto is, out of one, many!

How Did We Get Here?

We have not arrived at our current societal location randomly. Diabolical fingerprints are all over our current body politic. Satan has inspired unceasing chatter emphasizing our differences and ignoring our common interests. Obama’s presidency greatly exacerbated this by encouraging race, gender, wealth, and other social divisions. Days before Trump’s Inauguration, Obama hatched a White House conspiracy to cripple Trump’s conservative administration. Four years of unwarranted Congressional investigations and groundless impeachments followed, narrated by a media propaganda blitz worthy of Joseph Goebbels! Today, Trump seems poised to return to power, but potential pandemonium still looms.

What's Next?

Here is what we need to do. Three strata need reform: spiritual, social, and political. But the spiritual must lead. Only something from above can cure the craziness here below. Unity cannot be restored without Christ’s help. Jesus taught, “Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself” (Matthew 22:39). The Bible repeatedly asserts, “To God every person is the same” (Acts 10:34, NCV). Christians led America’s past great reforms: abolition, temperance, child labor, women’s rights, civil rights. But there is a problem.

Today we ourselves are divided! How can divided Christians unify a fractured nation? Churches are separated denominationally, doctrinally, socioeconomically, and, yes, racially. Doctor King lamented the most segregated time weekly was Sunday morning. Little has changed.

But 2 Chronicles 7:14, still valid, awaits our response: “If my people . . .” If Christians repent, and rally around Jesus’ standard – putting obedience to His teachings before our political tribalism - our fervent prayers and gracious social and political interactions will help heal America. For a season. Why not permanently?

Despite our best efforts, Bible prophecy will soon overtake us. The End Times are at hand. History ends in God’s glorious kingdom, not our good but inglorious nation. America is not mentioned in End-Times prophecy. Therefore, it is fading while primary Tribulation players Russia, Europe, and China are rising. Trump’s second coming is unsure, but Christ’s is sure. His Spirit is steadily preparing His bride, a thoroughly transformed, unified ecclesia from all nations and races. After His return, Jesus’ theocracy, not our democracy, will rule the world; and from Jerusalem, not Washington.

Truly, “Our God,” and His prophetic Word, “is marching on!” And no social nor political reforms, however temporarily effective, will halt or slow His steadfast, sacred tramp. In this day of widespread falsehood, this is the biblical, prophetic truth.

And truth gets around. It's time we spread it.

Telling you the truth,

GregSig2

Dr. Greg Hinnant

GREG HINNANT MINISTRIES

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Comment Link Friday, 19 April 2024 13:23 posted by Fredrick W. Ogara
This message highlights the importance of unity and the dangers of division in society, drawing parallels from historical and biblical perspectives. Brother Greg emphasizes the negative impact of societal divisions fueled by political, social, and spiritual factors. They call for spiritual reform as the foundation for restoring unity, citing biblical teachings on love and equality. The article ends with a reflection on the End Times and the ultimate sovereignty of God's kingdom over human affairs.
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