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Have you noticed lately how American Marxism is gaining ground in our culture and society? From college campuses to social media to mass entertainment to peer pressure to corporate politics and more, the next generation continues to face an incoming onslaught and ongoing avalanche in the form of classroom state-mandated CRT, availability of transgender multi-use restrooms, and the promotion to devalue the concept of the nuclear family.
The truth is the seeds of Marxism have been in place for decades in various American institutions, but now the seeds have grown up and are beginning to germinate in full bloom. Just as many from the LGBQT community have come out in time, so now many underground Marxists have come out of their closets.
It is at this point I want to remind you of a reference I made in a previous post to Rod Dreyer where he wrote of Marxism not as being a different political ideology, but rather being a rival religion to the Christian faith. Rod is right. Marxism and Christianity are at odds with one another. I could spell out many differences between the two religions, however, my preference is to share some commonalities.
CRT, which is a staple of Marxism, has captivated the next generation due the theory’s emphasis on justice. Overcoming injustice is certainly a good trait and one that Jesus would affirm. In fact, Jesus spent much of his life correcting the injustices he saw around him. Has the Church spent too much time trying to get people on earth into heaven to the peril of ignoring biblical justice, thereby allowing heaven, in the form of God’s Kingdom, to come down to earth? Derwin Gray speaks to this phenomenon at some length when he writes of building a multiethnic church in the here and now. One day, believers in the Lord Jesus Christ will gather from all tongues, tribes, and nations to worship King Jesus in and around the throne room of God. But, why wait until then?
I certainly don’t approve of Marxism or CRT. But can we not say that many of Marx’s adherents are trying to make a right, yet are going about it in the wrong way. I mean, rioting and looting and burning American cities, buildings, and monuments down to the ground are not ends that justify the means. There is a proper way to bring about justice. But how can outright force, violence in demanding one’s way, and defunding the police be the correct means? I am not a pacifist. There are times when war is necessary. But declaring war on your nation when your nation is the greatest nation on earth is not one of those occasions.
Many young people in BLM, Antifa, and many young people on college campuses and in public schools are chasing down two things: (1) the perfectibility of man, and (2) Utopia on earth. Now, trying to improve society and our earth, even through environmental means, is a noble cause. Jesus was all about restoring culture on earth and his followers should be as well. However, Jesus also realized something that Marxists do not. Jesus realized that man could never perfect himself on earth and that utopia on earth will never occur on this earth — that is outside of Jesus making it happen. In other words, neither idea is going to happen this side of heaven. The good news, however, is that one day Jesus will right all wrongs! Jesus will create a new heaven and a new earth where people he has made righteous will live in harmonic utopia. Systemic, structural, and individual racism will also end for good!
No society, no culture, no nation will ever be perfect. America the beautiful is full of flaws and has a history marred in sin. This is no cause to erase history or to forget history. Rather, it is cause for America to learn from its past failures, make amends, and make sure that its sins do not reappear. This is where God comes into picture. America can’t make itself right in her own efforts and neither would her self-destruction cure all evils. The better route is for our nation to repent of its sin, turn to Jesus, and begin to follow His Word. Then and only then will peace flow like a river and justice roll like a wave.
Christianity offers a better narrative than Marxism! And Jesus, not man, controls the narrative. Do you know this Jesus? The One that told the scribes and Pharisees they did right to tithe but did wrong to neglect the weightier matters of the law such as justice, mercy, and faithfulness. The One that said he was sent to preach the good news to the poor and to set the captives free. If not, perhaps you need to read the gospels or watch The Chosen. The Chosen contains much information that is extrabiblical yet is nonetheless one of the best visual presentations I have seen of what the Christ may have been like while walking this earth. I ask you again, “Do you know Him?