11/13/17 INDIVIDUAL ELITISM

11/13/17 INDIVIDUAL ELITISM
I just read an article, written by a law school professor, echoing my long held position that our society has become morally and intellectually self righteously aloof. For decades I have watched these aspects of human pride build walls of elitism, shutting out any and all information that does not agree with that person's viewpoint. This more recently bold and aggressive arrogance is the development and expression of man's inherent exaggerated self esteem (pride).

This pride precludes the authority of parents, pastors, law, traditions and ultimately the authority of God. Each person becomes a, "law unto himself." Reason is basically an unknown and unwelcomed factor, since reason requires honest evaluation and acceptance of ideas, which conflict with personally held ideas (regardless of how briefly held or how groundless the personal ideas may be). Carnality has always resisted and rejected legitimate authority, but these last several decades have seen this rebellion unleashed more virulently in the west, in home, church and government. This has made evangelism, discipling, leadership, authority, true education almost impossible.

God addressed this end times mentality.
2 Timothy 3:1-5
1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

If people are going to become the people God wants them to be, they must renounce their haughtiness and be filled with God's word and Holy Spirit, and they must allow God to transform them into the likeness of Christ, removing "self" from the throne of their own heart.