CBN News takes on the topic in the article ‘American Exceptionalism’ Next Political Hot Button?
Must say, over the last 8 years I have grown to hate the term. It now calls to mind an image of exaggerated self-importance, pride, and one who believes they “rightfully” deserve favor. Kinda reminds me of Lucifer.
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Many Americans have not heard the expression “American exceptionalism,” but that could soon change. Political analysts say it’s likely to become one of the buzzwords of the 2012 presidential race.
The expression has already been a major talking point at CPAC-the Conservative Political Action Conference. It’s the focus for a chapter in former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s latest book…It was also the theme at this year’s Ronald Reagan Symposium at Regent University. Symposium speaker Dr. Daniel Dreisbach says interest in the issue makes sense. “I think this is an issue that goes to the core of who we are as a people, as a nation, our identity in the world, and the role we play in the world.” he told CBN News.
It’s not clear whether the faith community will embrace the idea in the next year. Many evangelicals do believe that America has a divine destiny as a nation — but not everyone. “It can become a kind of idolatry, raising up the nation to be the redeemer, the last best hope of mankind,” Heclo said. “Well, there are many faith voters who say there’s another best hope of mankind and it’s not a given nation.”
Full article can be read here
Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall (Proverbs 16:18)
"If the professed convert distinctly and deliberately declares that he knows the Lord's will but does not mean to attend to it, you are not to pamper his presumption, but it is your duty to assure him that he is not saved. Do not suppose that the Gospel is magnified or God glorified by going to the worldlings and telling them that they may be saved at this moment by simply accepting Christ as their Savior, while they are wedded to their idols, and their hearts are still in love with sin. If I do so I tell them a lie, pervert the Gospel , insult Christ, and turn the grace of God into lasciviousness."
Their idolatry has blinded them into supporting adulterers, buffoons and murderers.
It has led them to call evil good and good evil.
Of course there’s not one scrap of Biblical evidence to support the idea that God somehow covenants with nations in the New Covenant era. Instead of viewing the Church as the corporate manifestation of God’s people, they have replaced it with a nation.
The English did it, in fact every European country did it. We have learned nothing.
It’s Judgment, strong delusion, and should be identified for what it is, a heresy that is unsustainable when challenged by Scripture.
The fact that when you question the paradigm you are identified as a heretic by them…only proves the depths of the idolatry.
Thanks for continuing to write on these matters. As I’ve said before it’s encouraging to find a growing remnant of people committed to Scripture and with open eyes rejecting the false religion of Christo-Americanism also known as American Evangelicalism.
I was going to leave a comment, but John A. said everything that I was going to, and probably better.
So … yeah, what he said!
I too really wanted to add my thoughts to this post, but discovered that John A. already had said it perfectly. So … Amen! … Amen! … Amen!
Thanks guys!
These kind of posts don’t make me or this blog popular, but it is what it is.