When love for your kids leads you away from Truth

The cycle of ancient Israel: repentance and obedience lead to God’s blessing. Then the children pursue the pagan culture and idol worshiping spouses. And the parents and grandparents, motivated by love, accommodate the choices of their loved ones. This always meant redefining the Word and law of God in order to remove the tension produced by the drift of the next generation.

Then the nation would inevitably slide into idol worship, immorality, and departure from the Creator. So, God brings the enemies of Israel in to enslave His rebellious people, to drive home the seriousness of their choices…until they cry out to Him in repentance. And, the record shows, God forgives them. Again, and again.
He provides a judge or a king to deliver them from the enslavement of their enemies. Their bondage is broken. They are initially grateful and walk in obedience. God showers His blessings of peace and prosperity upon them. And the cycle of predictable wandering hearts and values begins again. Once the threat of ruthless enemies is gone and everything seems to be going just fine again, the same old wandering pattern begins.

The children and grand children are again attracted to the culture of the surrounding nations. Then to the marriageable youth and their exciting Idol worship. Their intermarriage and the condoning, accepting and affirming pattern begins again.

And now fast forward to today. The so-called bible believing conservative evangelical churches of North America are experiencing the exact same cycle. The “prodigals” (i.e.: children, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, cousins, and nephews who have walked away from God, the Bible, the church and the Christian culture.) draw those who love them into the world’s culture. In the attempt to stay close to those who are choosing to journey to the “Far Country” many conservative Christians have elected to join them, affirm them, and celebrate them.
Long time mature believers are adjusting their biblical beliefs to accommodate the sinful choices of the people they love…just like the Israelites!

This is what progressive woke evangelicalism is about. The sinners are leading the saints into the far country of the world’s culture. The ring in the noses of those being led is…LOVE.
The problem that emerges, is love is only real love when it is married to truth. Truth defines love. Love does not define truth.

The situation we are creating is a trap of good intentions. We simply cannot bear to be separated, even though we have always known that the bible teaches that sin separates. In following our loved ones, we have done them a terrible injustice. In joining them we have removed HOME! There is no place for turning around and going back to real love.

There is now no place for repentance, no Father’s house, no Father’s welcoming arms for the returning wanderer. The Father’s arms of love and acceptance must not travel. They must wait! And so must all fathers and mothers who truly love their children.

This is the lesson of the most famous story Jesus told. Luke 15:11-24