Glenn Beck and Restoring Honor

Bringing the people "back to God"? I think it's a hoax.

"God" and religion are not interchangeable terms. (Everyone seems to think they are!)

Yes, religion would improve our country and it may benefit the people a bit, but it's nothing more than a band-aid for a gaping wound.

Glenn Beck means to be doing good and doing well -- and socially, he could be. But, spiritually, he is deceiving the conservative masses into thinking that because they are good and want to follow "God" they will be saved. But he is creating a new religion, not preaching the true one!

The god Beck is referencing is not the actual GOD who deserves all our praise and all our lives. This god is whatever higher power you prefer and is nothing more than the source of our morals, giving us a country in which we can live comfortably.The true power Beck and these people are worshiping is the power of the United States. The men Beck seems to truly be worshiping (as evidenced in his zealous actions) are our founding fathers. He is idolizing them and effectually, his new religion exchanges Christian" practices for political ones:

The Constitution takes the place of the 10 Commandments.

Political unity takes the place of gathering together and being a part of Christ's body.

Making sure to debate about political issues takes the place of spreading the Gospel.

Casting your vote takes the place of obeying your Lord.

Observe:

"Scott Hackney was under the tree with his wife, four kids and his in-laws. They drove 24 hours nonstop from their home in Nocona, Tex., after hearing about the assembly on Glenn Beck's television show. Hackney, 37, a construction worker, said the biggest crowd he'd been in before was at a football game.

'We just wanted to be part of this,' he said. 'Just to be among a group of people expressing patriotism and a return to traditional values. I can't even hear anything. But that's okay. Just to be here sends an important message: that the backbone of the country is the family. Messing with the definition of family is dangerous. Strong families make a strong country.'"

*(Full artcile can be found here: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/08/glenn-becks-restoring-honor-ra.html)*

We do love us some good patriotism. We do pay us some good homage to "traditional values" (safety).

(I can't resist) -

But what about loving us some good life-evangelism?! (Where are the TRUE believers living in the society?!)

People went HOW far to listen to the energy-filled words of a man? People went took how many days off work to be among a group -- to feel a sense of belonging and purpose? To stand up and out for a cause?!! (In a FAILING economy?!)

Why aren't CHRISTIANS making that weekly commitment to the church 5 minutes down the road?!

Where is the "invisible" Church? (The true Body of Christ?)

I don't want to be so radical and say that everyone must do what God is moving within me to do...and yet...

I pray that we are working faithfully among our people. I pray that we are being good stewards. I pray that we are working in God's harvest. But, I really doubt that's occurring.

If such a movement is trying to happen in our country as this "Restoring Honor" -- that could be even MORE dangerous for the people. Everyone will trust all the more in their goodness for their salvation. They already love a Glenn Beck-approved god, why do they need to submit their lives to Jesus?

Beck did not preach Jesus at the rally. (How could JESUS unite the peoples?!) He preaches the goodness of Morals. He preaches these things because he loves his country and does not want to see it ruined. He loves what is right because his life has been changed. He sees the wickedness and sin and wants to help fix it, but he cannot. He does not have the right tools. He does not know the right Physician.

To clarify: I am not against politics. Go ahead and be a Christian who is involved in politics. It is difficult and we really need you people.

Additionally, I am not aiming for bringing the church and the government together unless it is Christ who is the Ruler. I am just saying that this is not as hopeful a thing as some "conservative Christians" may believe it to be.

I believe it to be a dangerous slope because it is a false hope.

It is a quiet deception -- hiding itself in the light of apparent goodness. And this goodness is a deception because it lacks the pain of first cutting out the dying infection.

The "dying infection" being that we are dead in our transgressions and sins and must first submit ourselves to God rather than to fight for our moral rights within our current government.

But we cannot organize rallies in order to declare this message. We must GO to the people. We must live AMONG the people. We must KNOW the Truth which is God's Word. We must cling to it. We must stand firmly upon it. We must answer questions and we must defend the TRUE faith.

In recent conversations, it would seem that agnostics, etc are most perplexed by "Christians" because we are so willing to bend our beliefs to blend with the discoveries of man. Either you are going to trust the Bible alone, or you are going to trust man. Which one will it be? You cannot serve two masters. The world knows this, but apparently the Christian culture that exists within churches does not.

Let's awaken the people.

Let's start today. Do not be lazy! Do not lack endurance! Do not lack LOVE for the souls of your neighbors.