Post by pitbull on Sept 10, 2008 4:44:43 GMT -5
DAILY WISDOM
“Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.” [Proverbs 10:12]
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
AMERICA NEEDS A REVIVAL
Isaiah 6:1-8
America needs a spiritual revival. America needs to turn back to God and away from her immorality.
Isaiah’s world was also one that was troubled and needed a revival [vs. 5].
All revivals start with God and the Bible and on a personal, individual basis.
What do we need to see a true Biblical revival take place?
1. We need a new awareness of the character of God [vs. 1-4]
• Isaiah no longer was preoccupied with the world and the things of it
• Isaiah saw the throne
• Isaiah saw God’s attendants
• Isaiah saw the holy nature of God
2. We need a new awaking of a Christian conscience [vs. 5]
• Do we see ourselves as God sees us? [Romans 3:10, 23]
• Do we see our spiritual need?
• Are we willing to humble ourselves to confess?
• Are we willing to change?
3. We need a new cleansing [vs. 6-7]
4. We need a new concern for souls
Once these take place, revival will take place in our souls and spread through our families into our churches and then throughout our nation. But it must start in one Christian heart at a time.
RELIGIOUS AWARENESS
Chondogyo
Cheondoism or Chondoism is a 20th century Korean religious movement, based on the 19th century Donghak movement founded by Choe Je-u. Rooted in Korean Buddhist, Confucian, and Daoist beliefs and rituals with some Christian overtones, this Korean religion has become increasingly popular in both North and South Korea with the revival of Korean nationalism. Cheondoism arose from the Donghak (東學) Movement of the 1860s that had its origins in the peasant rebellions which arose starting in 1812 during the Joseon. Cheondogyo preaches that there is God and that He resides in each of us, not in Heaven as Christianity teaches. It strives to convert our earthly society into a paradise (Heaven) on Earth. It attempts to transform the believers into intelligent moral beings with high social consciousness. In this respect, it could be seen as a humanistic socialism. Cheondogyo had about 1.13 million followers and 280 churches in South Korea in 2005.