Given that it's been a few months since my last blog article I thought it was high time I put pen to paper and wrote about a matter that has been on my mind recently (and, no, it's not this virus business!).
During the 19th century this country was outwardly Christian, at least in a cultural manner. Most people regularly attended church services (though I suspect that many were simply wearing the name "Christian" as a badge, without being truly born again of the Holy Spirit) and the laws of this country did not permit many of the unnatural perversions and other acts of wickedness which are prevalent today. It was even the case that atheists were not allowed to stand for parliament.
Against this backdrop a group of people emerged calling themselves "freethinkers". They were strongly humanistic, even atheistic, and strenuously opposed the way that this country's laws and culture sought to conform to the Bible.
We all know that over the last century, and certainly, since the end of the 2nd World War, the culture and laws of the UK have moved well away from the teachings of the Bible and we are now living in a country which is not only post-Christian, but anti-Christian, with persecution being real for true Christians who seek to live by God's infallible word.
Given the dire spiritual state of the nation, it intrigues me that there are still people around calling themselves freethinkers because of their atheistic humanism. These poor creatures are 150 years out of date! Why do I say that? Simply because the true definition of a freethinker is one who is prepared to have views and beliefs that do not conform to the majority of the population. Given that most people do not accept the Bible as God's word, the term "freethinker" is redundant as far as humanists are concerned.
Who, then, are the real freethinkers? Again, using the correct definition of the term - the freethinkers of today are believers in Christ, who hold to the Bible as absolutely true and reject much of the thinking and behaviour of the majority of the population.
The real freethinkers of today stand firm for God's word and refuse to conform to the wickedness prevalent in this benighted country. We stand against the unnatural perversions, the filth, the infanticide and the hedonism of the masses. We have the courage to swim against the tide and are prepared to endure hardships and persecution for daring to challenge the extreme "political correctness" that pervades modern society.
In short the true freethinkers of the UK in 2020 are the ones who walk the narrow way as outlined in the words of our Saviour in Matthew 7 v 13-14.
