Idealism motivated by political and scientific agendas stifle true progress.
'What remains is idealism without ideas. It offers no guide to political action and creates the illusion that important decisions can be taken without conflict. The result is a failure of leadership.'
I took that quote from a NEWSWEEK clip from years back during the Clinton era.
I then approached the Lord seeking wisdom. I wanted to know what it meant to have ideals.
For man, having ideals is what progresses action into a desired result. This can be seen in two ways:
1. Ideals that see man as equal under God
2. Ideals that see man by man's authority over them.
Even in heaven we know that ideals have a part in the Kingdom. Jesus our Christ held the ideal that all under God are equal in his love, and Jesus laid down his life to prove this point. Opposingly, in the book fo Enoch we know that a group of angels held ideals that led them to corrupt mankind by showing them that knowledge is power over others, which led to the flood to cleanse the land of the resulting behavior this ideal manifested.
In the world, any ideal that does not base itself in the compassionate equality of man under God, is not only corruptible, but will certainly result in ita destructive nature being revealed. The cost of which effects all who worked to empower it. Judgement for such things is based on the hearts of those involved.
So today, in a world that considers science as the premise for its idealism, we know a number of things. We know that God is not even a consideration. We know that perception are what gives science direction for study. We know that the only perceptions that have influence are those who have either authority, wealth, or both. And finally, we know that our societies rely upon science and technology for our ideals to define ourselves. Simply put, the Spirit-filled life and the faith driven ways of Christ are secondary at best for most of the living. There is no equality under God in any ideologies today.
This is another aspect of Lawlessness. Something to consider.
What does this mean to you? Be aware of what ideals you carry, question whether they honor the Father, whether they recognize the authority the Father set upon His Son, whether they place equality of the living under God. You may be disappointed to find that you and everyone around you is greatly misled. Any ideal that does not glorify the Father as the love that see us as equal under Him, is no ideal worth keeping.
Food for thought.