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Conquered by the Conquered
When the Roman Republic conquered the Macedonian (Or Greek) Empire, two unexpected events became reality: 1) While Rome spoke Latin, Greek remained the dominant language; 2) While the Roman Republic was moralistic (for a pagan nation), the sexual proclivities of the Greek world permeated Roman society as it morphed from Republic to Empire. In the end, Rome got conquered by the nation it conquered.
Language and morality – or more accurately immorality – are day to day cultural forces. Each is spoken and lived in the present as communication and actions take place. That is how powerful and subtle language and moral worldviews are.
Historically, the Roman Empire morphed into the Holy Roman Empire and the Roman Catholic Church. Another historical reality is how today’s church is much like the Roman world in being conquered by the conquered enemy. How much of today’s language and ethics of the world have infiltrated “the Church” to the point that “the Church” sounds and acts like the world? Christ’s way gave way to American Christianity, which conquered America as the dominant religion, only to become conquered by worldly America. The conquered enemy became the victor.
2 Corinthians 6:14-18 [CSB] 14) Do not be yoked together with those who do not believe. For what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? 15) What agreement does Christ have with Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? 16) And what agreement does the temple of God have with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, as God said: I will dwell and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people. 17) Therefore, come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord; do not touch any unclean thing, and I will welcome you. 18) And I will be a Father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.
Do not be conquered by today’s culture.
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