If Not Obedience, Judgment.

"Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it." - George Santayana

The bible is full of examples of cause and effect. For Israel, as they drifted away from the laws passed down from God through Moses and conformed to the standards of the nations around them (Ezekiel 11:12), they drew the wrath of God and paid the price for their disobedience.

Canada and the world are on a slippery slope of a declining moral standard rushing towards an "enlightened" model of diversification, open acceptance and tolerance that is very much in conflict with the bible. Is Canada truly better off with the legalization of abortion, gay marriage and the declining influence of God and church in our society?

And if the Old Testament reveals the history of our relationship with God, we can't seem to agree as to what our new relationship with God should be. To a Catholic, no law is required beyond your allegiance to the church. Adhere to the 7 sacraments and you are assured entrance into heaven. To a Protestant, (particularly evangelicals), the law was impossible to keep. Confess your sins, pray the "sinners prayer", be baptized, love God, call on the name of Jesus Christ, be a good person, win the world through your participation, spread the Gospel and you will be with God forever in heaven. Here's a little ditty I came across from a "Reformist" entitled "Mainstream Christianity Wrong on Salvation". Their view is the law is just as relevant today as it was since it was handed down....

http://www.voicesinthewilderness.net/diary.jsp?DIARYID=13

And to the rest well....many will tell you to pack your sunscreen because your just SOL.

So if God is "the savior of all men..." as spoken by the apostle Paul in 1 Timothy 4, why has corporate religion failed so miserably to deliver on God's promise?