God's authority is diminishing in western nations and what replaces it is man's authority which is Liberalism. The effect of this change in society is observed in the various declines such as health, church, government, law and order, moral standards, intellect. Powers of darkness and spiritual wickedness are allowed today to have more influence in mankind.
If we look at eastern nations over the recent centuries we observe that they did not progress at the same pace as the west, and their people succumbed to primitive culture and a lack of the ability to develop, educate and improve. Whereas the ostensibly 'Christian' west held a root in God's providence to move forward and grow.

But the western nations have now succumbed to Satan and sin dominion and rejected the work of God even replacing their Christian aspirations with worldly philosophies and darkness. Steadily they work to prove the Bible as wrong and mythological. This brings weakness, foolishness and incompetence to their lives.

The UK and the USA are not far behind but Canada seems to be going the extra mile!!

The GAFCON journey began in 2008 when moral compromise, doctrinal error and the collapse of biblical witness in parts of the Anglican communion had reached such a level that the leaders of the majority of the world’s Anglicans felt it was necessary to take a united stand for truth." https://www.gafcon.org/about/

Well that sounds all very commendable!!
However there always has been more to it than fighting against the Liberals who seem to be running the Anglican church anyway.

Quote;
"Antarctic sea ice had barely changed from where it was 100 years ago, scientists have discovered, after pouring over the logbooks of great polar explorers such as Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton.

Experts were concerned that ice at the South Pole had declined significantly since the 1950s, which they feared was driven by man-made climate change.

But new analysis suggests that conditions are now virtually identical to when the Terra Nova and Endurance sailed to the continent in the early 1900s, indicating that declines are part of a natural cycle and not the result of global warming."

SteveR wrote:
Romans 10:10

Election is the decision God made, all by Himself, at the beginning of the foundation of earth.

Salvation the entry into heaven and God's family and presence is ONLY to be found in the merits of Christ Crucified.

The ONLY qualification man has is the access to hell and damnation because of his sin filled heart and head.

God sent His Son Jesus to die upon a cross to provide the necessary redemption to a Remnant of unworthy sinners whom God elected, in His purpose alone.

Thus your conviction that sinners arrogant presumption can convince God as to their 'qualified' access to election or salvation, - without God first deciding in His foreknowledge - is just man's blind ignorance of faith and truth. A bit like evolution and other human science stuff.

Jim Lincoln wrote:
So, no, Hilly, actually does have morals as I have pointed out on occasion, q.v., In fact she's probably more moral than many GOP politicians, unfortunately they aren't conservative Christian morals

SteveR wrote:
Oy vey, what a moron.
Every Protestant evangelist says something similar to that. Even my uber Calvinist Church will preach you must believe to be saved.

FYI: Preaching to the church that they must "believe" - That is dealing with faith, - Is completely different to saying that anyone can quote; "ask Jesus to come into your heart." And that this phrase will persuade God to put salvation into action.

The sinner in his natural estate cannot control God to act in any way whatsoever, regardless of what you are taught in the RCC.

1Cor 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

The sinner must be born again - The sinner btw cannot arrange his own birth!!!

"I was raised on the phrase "Ask Jesus into your heart", and yet I was never saved. Every Sunday morning in the church that I was raised we sang a song called "Come Into My Heart, Lord Jesus". The words were as follows: "Into my heart, into my heart; Come into my heart, Lord Jesus." We sang this song every Sunday morning and were given the opportunity to "Invite Jesus into our hearts". Well, I sincerely invited Jesus into my heart each Sunday and yet I was not saved.

I invited Jesus into my heart at least 600 times, yet I was not saved because that message is not the gospel. I hardly missed a Sunday at church from the time I was six years old until I was eighteen years of age. To be fair, let's say that from the time I was six years old until I was eighteen on at least 50 Sundays a year I invited Jesus into my heart. Eighteen minus six is twelve years times fifty times a year equals 600 (six hundred) times that I invited Jesus into my heart. On at least 600 occasions I invited Jesus into my heart."
www.biblelineministries.org/

John Yurich USA wrote:
by asking Him to come into our heart and become

Sinners cannot tell Christ what to do!

God draws the elect sinner to Christ.
The sinner prior to this event cannot discern spiritually and therefore does not even know he is a sinner.

A request founded upon blindness and ignorance cannot be successful. God must come first HE alone is first cause and only cause of the salvation of HIS elect servant.

Roman Catholics are unsaved and this can be recognised in their unbiblical theology and idolatry. Yes they are religious but then so are the Liberals and the JW's.

Inspiring stories of faith and courage.

God be praised!

John for JESUS wrote:
1) By faith.

What I wanted to add is the following recent British news article on immigrant crime. ...

Quote;
"A 15-year-old immigrant raped a five-year-old boy in his bathroom before threatening he would 'break him into pieces' if he told anyone."
At Derbyshire Youth Court on Friday the 15-year-old admitted rape and was given a three year youth rehabilitation order"
(http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article)

As can be seen - NO justice in British courts either!!!

Jim Lincoln wrote:
Remember all you, Donald "an ignorant, amoral, dishonest and manipulative, misogynistic, philandering, hyper-litigious, isolationist, protectionist blowhard" Trump kept hollering the election was rigged against him? It's about time you give support to your fellow Americans and agree the election was rigged -- against Hillary.

They always sound like a social works department instead of church.

If the church was to preach the Word and the truth and people were converted then love thy neighbour would be the philosophy of all communities. The poor and needy would be served and helped and their needs would be attended to.

But like the Liberals the RCC do not have the power of God on their side and having no faith they seek salvation by 'good' works done by bad sinners.

God's providence is the ONLY way to help the poor and the lost, but todays churches don't trust God and strive on the pretext of being Christian. Their efforts are very easily confounded by Satan and the result is always failure.

Romans, Liberals and the other false religions on earth will ultimately achieve nothing good in the nations, all that they will continue to do is works which mean nothing to God.

Eph 2:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

“Be very sure of this,-people never reject the Bible because they cannot understand it. They understand it only too well; they understand that it condemns their own behavior; they understand that it witnesses against their own sins, and summons them to judgment.”
― J.C. Ryle

25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, *UNTIL* the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
28 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, *THEY ARE BELOVED* for the fathers' sakes.
29 For the gifts and calling of God are WITHOUT REPENTANCE.