AUSTRALIA HAS ABANDONED ITS CHRISTIAN FOUNDATIONS

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Australia is on a downward trend that, unless arrested, the country that will emerge will be nothing like what we once were. This is a great article by Dr Barry Emanuel, pastor of Healing Life Ministries in Adelaide, South Australia. I have modified it to add the impact the teaching of evolution has had on relegating the Bible to a book of myths and fables.

We have a malevolent government that is addicted to spending and raising taxes. We recently reached debt of one trillion dollars and the interest on that debt is staggering. It does this shamelessly. Money is given to countries and groups within Australia that reject our traditional values. My summation of our current government is caustic; it is seriously incompetent.

Our current prime minister is the sum of what many are saying, and it is that he is incompetent and dangerous. His grubby references to Kylie Minogue and the Japanese Prime Minister are unacceptable from the Prime Minister of our country.

Why have we come to this? Why have we a cavalier disregard for traditional values? We have abandoned God. It is a rare politician indeed who mentions any recognition of God and our Christian past. I see the extreme left suffering a severe case of Christophobia. However, some of our political class are more interested in condemning us for Islamophobia.

Have any of these clueless politicians ever read the Qur’an. To say Islam is a religion of peace is not endorsed by the Qur’an. Fundamentalist Islam is aggressive, intolerant, supremacist, and misogynistic. This does not mean all Muslims embrace such ideas. There certainly are law-abiding peaceful Muslims. However, the ideology is dangerous. It is supported by our current government and growing in influence. This does not augur well for our future.

The transgender and LGBTQI ideology is aggressive and intolerant of any questioning and has gained significant influence in our society. This means that people who support the idea that there are two genders, male and female, and that sexuality is not fluid are met with hostility. Therefore, a generation is being brainwashed with an ideology that is destructive to human relationships and social cohesion.

Christianity is now marginalised in academia, politics, and the media. Christmas celebrates the “jolly old fat man” with very little recognition that it is a celebration of the birth of the Saviour of the world. Christian belief with its historic expression and respect for the teaching of the Bible is now relegated within the four walls of a church building. In fact, the teaching of evolution in schools and universities has relegated the Bible to a book of fables and myths. For the same reason, even in Bible colleges and some church denominations the Bible is no longer considered the infallible word of God.

Too many progressive Christians have abandoned the historical basis for our faith and the authority of the Bible. Australia is a secular nation that is losing a moral foundation for living and in the end, it will be everyone doing what is right in their own eyes and the consequences will be horrific.

The murder of babies by abortion is condoned and defended by hard hearts. The shedding of innocent blood in our country is totally ignored.

The sex industry thrives in this country. It is a multimillion-dollar industry and this means that healthy human relationships are subject to one-sided momentary sensual pleasure. Also, human trafficking is involved.

Where is the authentic Christian Church in this morally declining society? It seems to me, and some may disagree, that many are asleep. They are not aware of the ultimate consequences of what is happening in our nation, to put it simply it’s the destruction of a nation.

Moribund Politics

I cannot believe that there are Christians who would actually vote for Labor, a party that I see has abandoned itself to an extreme left ideology, and needs never to form government in our country. The Liberals are divided and one wonders whether they could govern effectively. Can they truly capture the imagination of conservative people again and govern?

The Greens are an anti-Christian party promoting a vile agenda and no authentic thinking Christian could vote for a Greens candidate.

One Nation is growing significantly in support and not every Christian will vote for it. It seems to me that what appeals now to many people in our country is that One Nation is putting forward ideas and policies that seem to reflect what we once were as a nation.

However, One Nation must be careful to explain clearly its policies. For example, its opposition to mass migration is understandable because it is not sustainable. However, we must not demonise legitimate migrants. We must not in our opposition to multiculturalism make it appear to promote racism.

Australia has many fine migrants from India and China. For example, I have just spent a few days in hospital. The Asian doctors and nurses were absolutely wonderful. They are a blessing to Australia. One Nation must project a fairly clear message as to what troubles it about mass migration. We need to support migrants who support social cohesion and respect our traditional values.

Revival, Prayer and National Renewal

Therefore, where is Australia heading? Many opinions may be given in reply to my question. My view is that apart from a true authentic Christian revival, we are only going to get worse, and so the church of Jesus Christ needs to be praying for righteous leaders to emerge.

Christians need to have more significant influence in education, in academia, in politics, and in the media. Christians need to speak up and stand for what we believe.

One of the challenges that Islam brings to Christianity is that Muslim preachers are not afraid to state what they believe. It seems to me that Christian voices are too often silent. I conclude with these words from (2 Chronicles 7:14):

… if My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

There is the challenge. Will we respond to it?

SATAN’S FOUR STEPS TO CRUSH CHRISTIANITY

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Pastor Mark Driscoll has laid it out, plain as day, in his bold message: Satan has a four-step blueprint to crush Christianity, dismantle the family, and rule through chaos.

Step One: Feminism – Breaking God’s Order

It began in the 60s and 70s, that so-called sexual revolution. Feminism didn’t just “empower” women — it declared war on biblical manhood, womanhood, marriage, life, family, and legacy. All masculinity labelled “toxic.” Pornography, birth control, abortion, and divorce flooded the culture like a plague. They tore at the very foundations God laid in Eden: “Male and female He created them” (Genesis 1:27). “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh” (Genesis 2:24).

This is the Marxist agenda in lipstick and heels — deconstructing God’s design to weaken the home, the first government. Strong fathers? Mocked. Traditional families? “Oppressive.” Millions of babies slaughtered in the womb. Divorce rates skyrocketed. Legacy? What legacy when kids are raised by the state and screens? This wasn’t progress; it was satanic rebellion against the Creator. And the hate for Christianity was baked in — because the Church stood for truth, for life, for ordered liberty under Christ.

Note: I’m talking about the godless feminist agenda, not equality for women in Christ.

Step Two: Rainbow Agenda and Transgenderism – Confusion and the Marginalisation of Strong Men

Now well underway, the next assault: the rainbow agenda and transgenderism. These demonic delusions promote perversion, addiction, and skyrocketing mental health crises, especially among the young. It minimises and marginalises strong, godly men in the home, church, and government. Boys are told they can be girls. Biological reality is “hate speech.” Surgeries mutilate God’s image-bearers. “God created man in his own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them” (Genesis 1:27). Jesus affirmed this: “Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning made them male and female?” (Matthew 19:4).

This chaos weakens protectors. Fathers, pastors, leaders – sidelined while confusion reigns. Free speech? Crushed under “inclusion” mandates. Christians lose jobs, churches face lawsuits, and kids are groomed in schools. It’s a Marxist tool to invert creation, erode the nuclear family further, and produce a weak, divided people ripe for control. But the gospel stands: “There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3:28) – unity in truth, not erasure of design.

Step Three: Socialism — Stealing from the Strong to Prop Up the Weak

This is where we are right now, hurtling forward to destruction. Socialism steals wealth, power, and influence from the healthiest and strongest men — the providers, builders, and protectors — to waste it on the weakest and most incompetent. High taxes, redistribution, endless welfare that traps people in dependency. It is envy dressed as compassion, the same spirit that drove Cain to murder Abel.

The Marxist agenda hates the Protestant work ethic, private property (“Thou shalt not steal”), and the fruitful labour blessed by God. “The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat” (2 Thessalonians 3:10). Yet governments punish success and reward sloth. Strong Christian men who build churches, businesses, and families see their fruit confiscated to fund agendas that mock God. Freedoms evaporate — free speech first, then assembly, then conscience. Christianity is hated because it produces strong, independent people who bow to King Jesus, not the state. BLM fused feminism, transgenderism, and socialism into one public assault, exposing the roots.

Step Four: Islam’s Rise and the Neutered “Third Way” Compromised Church

Once the West is deconstructed – gender gone, families shattered, wealth seized – the vacuum fills. A brutal, pseudo-masculine, demonic Islam advances through immigration and high reproduction rates. While the “third way” church stays neutral, nuanced, avoiding offence, neutered and worldly, compromise reigns. Lukewarm pastors tickle ears, afraid of “divisive” truth.

Jesus warned: “I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm… I will spit you out of my mouth” (Revelation 3:15-16). No middle ground! “There is no middle with Islam. There is no way between Jesus and jihad… between Jesus and Marxism” (echoing Driscoll’s fire). Islam brings sharia, persecution of Christians, and conquest. The true Church must not yield.

The Gospel Triumphs! Christians Overcome

Satan’s plan is real, but so is our victory in Christ. “The gates of hell shall not prevail against My Ekklesia [My church]” (Matthew 16:18). The power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ — his death for sinners, resurrection conquering death — shatters every chain. Strong men of God, filled with the Holy Spirit, must rise. Pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17). Repent. Preach the Word in season and out. Train sons in righteousness. Defend life, marriage, truth.

Australia and the West can turn. Revival fires have burned before and will again. Spiritual truth exposes lies. The Marxist agenda collapses under the weight of reality and the prayers of the saints. Loss of freedoms? We fight for them boldly, but our hope is not in politics alone — it’s in Christ the King.

Stand firm, brothers and sisters. Put on the full armour of God (Ephesians 6:11–18). Overcome evil with good. The same Spirit that raised Jesus dwells in you. Masculinity redeemed, families restored, nations discipled — this is our mandate. No compromise. No neutrality. Jesus is Lord!

The greatest danger today is not the culture — it is a promoted, comfortable, lukewarm Church. A Church that avoids offence. A Church that softens truth. A Church that blends into the world.

Jesus warned the Laodicean church: “Because you are lukewarm… I will spit you out of My mouth” (Revelation 3:16).

Australia does not need a woke compromised Church. Australia needs a Spirit-filled, Bible-anchored, prayer-powered, truth-speaking, demon-defeating, gospel-proclaiming Church.

Fire up your prayer life. Teach your kids the Bible. Speak truth in love but speak it loud. Satan’s steps are visible, but our King has already won the war. “In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33).

The Ekklesia [Church] in Australia must return to:

  • Fervent prayer
  • Bold gospel preparation
  • Holiness and godly reputation
  • Spiritual warfare
  • Unashamed proclamation of Jesus Christ

When the Church prays, heaven moves. When the Church stands, darkness trembles. When the Church speaks truth, captives are set free.

AS PROPHESIED CHRISTIANITY HAS DEPARTED FAR FROM ITS ROOTS

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Jonathan Cahn reveals how Anti-Israel hatred has been spreading across the world, even through conservative influencers – But what does the Bible say? – And it’s all connected to end-time prophecy – and from the Book of Acts! It is amazing how this little nation, Israel which was established by God for His purposes is the centre of world events in our day. The Bible prophesied that this would be the case in the last days before Jesus returns to rescue His nation from total destruction and restore righteousness. And yet the nation did not exist prior to 1948. God had to miraculously resurrect it to fulfil Biblical prophecy.

Next on God’s agenda for planet Earth is Jesus Millennial Kingdom. Go to http://www.millennialkingdom.net to find out what is ahead.

Content of Jonathan’s video: Introduction – A Culture Embracing Antisemitism – The Rise of Antisemitism In American – The True Church vs False Christianity – Paul’s Journey To Jerusalem – The Fruit of the Spirit – Naomi and Ruth – Compassion Projects to Israel.

THE MAN WHOSE BOOKS INTRODUCED MANY TO JESUS CHRIST

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C. S. Lewis is one of Christianity’s most respected voices: whether as a fantasy writer whose stories have reached hundreds of millions or as an apologist and lay theologian who may be the most quoted Christian today. But what made the C. S. Lewis we all know and love? A film from the Fellowship for Performing Arts (FPA) tastefully and compellingly presents Lewis’s journey from convinced atheist to the titan of the Christian faith that he is today.

There is little doubt that C. S. Lewis will go down as one of the most influential Christian writers and minds of all time — certainly of the past few hundred years. Lewis is especially well known for writing the legendary Chronicles of Narnia, the seven-book high fantasy series which is among the most impactful book series of the last hundred years. In terms of sheer numbers (and depending on who is counting), The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (1950) alone is in the top eight, top ten, or top fifteen best-selling books of all time. It trails only religious texts like The Bible, The Qur’an, The Book of Mormon and The Little Red Book, masterpieces like A Tale of Two Cities (1859) and Alice in Wonderland (1865), and modern sensations like Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s (Sorcerer’s) Stone (1997). The entire series has sold some 120 million copies.

Between 2005 and 2010, three of the Narnia books — The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Prince Caspian, and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader — were made into blockbuster films on the same scale as The Lord of the Rings (with The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe outperforming Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in the North American Box Office).

While Lewis may not have penned the most popular books of all time, he can lay claim to being a major influence on those who did. J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings was rated the United Kingdom’s “most beloved book” in 2003, but famously, it was Lewis who pressed Tolkien to write the magisterial work.

The Screwtape Letters (1942), an ingenious novel-style devotional book, arguably popularised a new genre — “demonic epistolary fiction” — and has sold millions of copies around the world. The Fellowship of Performing Arts also has plans to adapt the book to film, with production to begin in 2027. In 2000, Christianity Today named Screwtape among its top 100 books of the century.

Not to be outdone, Lewis’s Mere Christianity (1952), adapted from Second World War BBC broadcasts, took the title of the “Book of the Century”. The short, systematic, and brilliantly accessible work of apologetics has been translated into thirty-six languages and sold over three and a half million copies globally.

In this video Gavin Ortlund shares about why he loves C.S. Lewis’ That Hideous Strength, and why it is a helpful and important book for Christians today.

HOW CHRISTIANS CAN SUCCEED TODAY

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What happens to Western civilisation when it rejects its Christian and Jewish foundations? This a great video from Greg Sheridan.
In this wide-ranging conversation at the Institute of Public Affairs, Greg Sheridan joins John Roskam to discuss his book How Christians Can Succeed Today: Reclaiming the Genius of the Early Church. This is the third book in a trilogy on the Christian faith: 1. God is Good For You, 2. Christians: The Urgent Case for Jesus in Our World, 3. How Christians Can Succeed Today: Reclaiming the Genius of the Early Church. Greg did not realise it but the trilogy covers the Trinity – 1. God the Father, 2. Jesus and 3. The Holy Spirit.

Sheridan argues that the early Christians faced a far more hostile culture than Christians in the modern West, yet transformed that culture through courage, clarity, conviction, and faith. “You will never lose if you never give up.”

He explores what their example means today for Christians, conservatives, and anyone concerned about the future of Western civilisation.

The discussion covers:

  • Why Sheridan believes “everything good in Western civilisation” comes from the Christian and Jewish tradition
  • What the early church can teach modern Christians
  • Why the West has become increasingly hostile to Christianity
  • The rise of a new paganism in modern culture
  • Signs of Christian revival among younger generations
  • Whether Australia is still a Christian country
  • Why Sheridan takes a measured view of Donald Trump

This is a conversation about faith, culture, civilisation, and whether renewal is still possible. Greg is a great communicator. You will enjoy and benefit from the information he shares.

U.S. SECRETARY OF DEFENCE, PETE HEGSETH ACCUSED OF PRESSURING CHRISTIANITY ON U.S. TROOPS

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Pete Hegseth is facing backlash following claims that he is pressuring service members to practice Christianity.

In a video posted on Dec. 16, Hegseth claimed that the Chaplain Corps has been “weakened” and “degraded” by “political correctness” and “Secular Humanism.”

According to the International Business Times UK, he also attacked the Army’s 112-page, Spiritual Fitness Guide. The guide was designed to support service members of all faiths and belief systems. In his video, Hegseth mocked the guide for its focus on emotional well-being and inclusive language. He also criticized the guide for references to “feelings” and for only mentioning God once.

Now, there are growing concerns after he characterized the guide as “unserious” and announced that he would sign directives to eliminate its use immediately. He hinted that secular and non-Christian approaches to spirituality would no longer be accepted as he works to “simplify” faith and belief codes that service members use.

As USA Today previously reported, Hegseth’s actions are in line with a sweeping push to purge “wokeness” from the military. The Defense Secretary has been vocal about a vision of the military being guided distinctly by Christian faith and has introduced monthly Christian prayer services into Pentagon settings. These actions are sparking fears that he is alienating non-Christian service members. 

Following Hegseth’s comments, Fish Stark, executive director of the American Humanist Association, and Ben Iten, president of the Humanist Society, condemned the Defence Secretary.   

In a different statement, the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) sent a letter to Hegseth, objecting to his actions. The organization also filed a Freedom of Information Act request seeking all records related to the directives, internal communications about chaplaincy reform, and any planned changes to religious affiliation coding practices.

“Chaplains exist to ensure the free exercise rights of all service members, not to serve as instruments of religious conformity,” wrote FFRF’s legal counsel Chris Line.

He continued: “Any attempt to transform the chaplaincy into a mechanism for privileging particular religious doctrines or encouraging service members to believe in a particular religion would violate service members’ constitutional rights and undermine the very purpose of the corps.” 

The American Humanist Society, Humanist Society, Freedom From Religion Foundation are all trying to take God and Christianity out of American society which I hope would be abhorrent to most Americans.

AI, FAITH, AND THE FUTURE: A CONVERSATION CHRISTIANS MUST HEAR

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What should Christians think about AI? Artificial Intelligence is reshaping culture, business, education, and even the way we think about human identity. In this roundtable conversation, Sean McDowell talks with 3 Biola professors to explore how believers can navigate the rapidly changing world of AI with wisdom and clarity. This is an intriguing conversation that I am sure you will appreciate and learn from.

DEFEND CHRISTIANITY IN EGYPT AND YOU WILL BE GAOLED

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Christian author and apologist Dr Augustine Samaan was detained in early October. His only crime? Criticising Islam.

Samaan’s social media presence is unashamedly Christian. Much of his content contains a defence of Christianity and discussions about Christians who’ve left Islam. According to Samaan’s social media accounts, he is a well-schooled theologian.

While personal information about him is scarce, Samaan’s YouTube page states he is dedicated to preaching the reliability of the Gospel. He describes himself as an ecumenical clerical deacon (reader and teacher), who is enthusiastic about engaging in “defensive and offensive theology in both Arabic and English.”

On a more personal note, Samaan’s “theology channel” is also dedicated to his mother, who, Samaan said, “planted in him the love of Jesus Christ.” This was, he added, “despite all the internal and external wars and persecutions.” The self-titled channel has over 1 million views, hosts 7,400 videos, and enjoys over 106,000 subscribers.

Reasons for his dubious “defaming Islam” arrest could be directly related to content shared two weeks ago. In one video he describes as funny, he shared audio of “a Muslim teaching an attempt to raise doubts about the Bible.” The second video appears to be excerpts from a much longer StreamYard debate about Islam from last year. Samaan’s last post featured a short from that debate in which he calls Islam’s tolerance for child marriage criminal. Particularly, Muhammad’s marriage to Aisha. To recount, Aisha was six years old at the time, and Muhammad consummated that marriage when she was nine. In the debate excerpt (posted twice, once in English and Arabic), Samaan argued that Muhammad’s child bride contradicted Egyptian and International law. Under those laws, Samaan declared, Muhammad had committed a crime.

Christian oppression in Egypt continues to worsen. Kidnappings, false imprisonments, and forced disappearances are at least a weekly occurrence. The latest is 18-year-old Bola Adel Naguib. Naguib was forcibly disappeared (secretly arrested) the week before last on suspicion of preaching Christianity and insulting Islam. Egyptian intellectual, Magdy Tadros, told Bassam Sam, owner of the YouTube channel Free Thought, that Naguib’s disappearance was probably due to his contact with Said Mansour Rezk. Rezk was arrested as a terrorist in August for converting to Christianity and criticising Islam.

WHO IS CHARGED WITH THE GREAT COMMISSION?

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“When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realised that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and took note that these men had been with Jesus.” Acts 4:13

The mission of God has always been in the hands of ‘ordinary’ people, rather than in the hands of the professionals.

When Peter and John were brought before the religious rulers, there were several things that were noted about them.

Firstly, they took note of their courage. This is worthy of our extra attention. After all, it was only several weeks since Peter, out of fear, had denied even knowing Jesus (Luke 23:54–60), and since all the disciples hid in the upper room behind locked doors “because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders” (John 20:19).

Secondly, they noted that they were unschooled and ordinary men. These were not professional priests, nor were they formally educated. These men had been fishermen.

Thirdly, they could tell that they had been with Jesus. Their fear and unschooled ordinariness had been transformed by their being with Jesus.

It appears to me that the average Australian Christian has an internal narrative that is defeatist when it comes to being able to help another person put their faith in Jesus. For many, they associate trying to share their faith with failure and even trauma. Hence, they aspire to simply being willing to invite a friend to an environment where someone else can do it.

It was not so with the first disciples. Their courage came from time in Jesus’ presence, which resulted in them “teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead” (Acts 4:2). May it also be so for us today.

The issue is not whether we are trained or somehow ‘special’. The mission of God is in the hands of ordinary people just like us.

THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

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Christian scholar, pastor John MacArthur destroys Jewish scholar, Ben Shapiro’s view of Jesus. The two have an intense conversation about Judaism and Christianity, exploring their commonalities but also the major difference found in the person of Jesus Christ. This a powerful exchange worthy of wide distribution which is why I am posting it here.

I am sure you will agree with me that John MacArthur does a great job. If you don’t let me know why.