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Lawlessness

Jainarayan

Jainarayan

ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय
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Jainarayan said:
I think the only thing that’s increasing is the speed of disseminating information and news about crime.
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I think I have to rethink and correct myself. According to the Hindu cycles of time the four yugas (ages of the world) start with a golden age and decline in righteousness and increase in lawlessness. We’re in the final yuga of this current cycle. This is why, which I ashamedly missed, Sri Krishna says “When there’s a decline in righteousness and an increase in unrighteousness I manifest from age to age to restore order”. But I do believe the rapid dissemination of information and news contributes to the increase in lawlessness.
 
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F1fan

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Jainarayan said:
I think I have to rethink and correct myself. According to the Hindu cycles of time the four yugas (ages of the world) start with a golden age and decline in righteousness and increase in lawlessness. We’re in the final yuga of this current cycle. This is why, which I ashamedly missed, Sri Krishna says “When there’s a decline in righteousness and an increase in unrighteousness I manifest from age to age to restore order”. But I do believe the rapid dissemination of information and news contributes to the increase in lawlessness.
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Why do you believe this?

Could it be the reporting of lawlessness of certain people might inspire others to mimic their behavior? Like trump followers being inspired by trump's behavior might make them do things they wouldn't otherwise?
 
Wandering Monk

Wandering Monk

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Jainarayan said:
I think I have to rethink and correct myself. According to the Hindu cycles of time the four yugas (ages of the world) start with a golden age and decline in righteousness and increase in lawlessness. We’re in the final yuga of this current cycle. This is why, which I ashamedly missed, Sri Krishna says “When there’s a decline in righteousness and an increase in unrighteousness I manifest from age to age to restore order”. But I do believe the rapid dissemination of information and news contributes to the increase in lawlessness.
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Pick a metric you think demonstrates a decline in 'righteousness' (after first defining what righteousness means.)
 
InChrist

InChrist

Free4ever
Wandering Monk said:
Of course, you begin with the assumption that God actually exists and that your Bible is actually his words to humanity.
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Yes, you are correct. That the Creator God exists and the biblical scriptures are His revealed words to humanity is my foundational belief and starting point.
 
InChrist

InChrist

Free4ever
F1fan said:
So. Crime ebbs and rises. What, are you looking for trouble?

Why not just follow republicans and their bad ethics? These people are typically Christian. What does that tell us?
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It tells me there are very few ethical politicians: Republicans or Democrats. It tells me that professing to be Christian is meaningless and nothing less than hypocrisy and blaspheming Christ, if one is deliberately involved in unethical activity. It tells me that crime and lawlessness is rampant among all levels of society and worldwide, as the scriptures indicate it will be at the end of the age.
 
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F1fan

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InChrist said:
It tells me there are very few ethical politicians: Republicans or Democrats. It tells me that professing to be Christian is meaningless and nothing less than hypocrisy and blaspheming Christ, if one is deliberately involved in unethical activity. It tells me that crime and lawlessness is rampant among all levels of society and worldwide, as the scriptures indicate it will be at the end of the age.
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Apparently all of history has been "at the end of the age". Sounds like we need less divisive dogmas. Jesus never asked for people to form a religion around him.
 
InChrist

InChrist

Free4ever
F1fan said:
Apparently all of history has been "at the end of the age". Sounds like we need less divisive dogmas. Jesus never asked for people to form a religion around him.
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True, He didn’t. Jesus asked that people trust Him for forgiveness and eternal life.
According to the scriptures, since the time of Christ onward we’ve been in the last days, yet certain indicators show the end of the age is near.
 
Wandering Monk

Wandering Monk

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Wandering Monk

Wandering Monk

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InChrist said:
It appears, as the Bible indicates (Matthew 24:12) lawlessness is growing in the last days...

“On average, thieves are stealing more than 100 million dollars worth of merchandise from our retailers every single day. Just think about that. I have written extensively about the shoplifting epidemic that is plaguing this country, but even I didn’t know that things had gotten that bad. Sadly, much of the thievery is being committed by highly organized gangs of looters. “

In Some Parts Of America, Looting Has Become A Way Of Life | ZeroHedge
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SkepticThinker

SkepticThinker

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InChrist said:
It tells me there are very few ethical politicians: Republicans or Democrats. It tells me that professing to be Christian is meaningless and nothing less than hypocrisy and blaspheming Christ, if one is deliberately involved in unethical activity. It tells me that crime and lawlessness is rampant among all levels of society and worldwide, as the scriptures indicate it will be at the end of the age.
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Worldwide? You posted a story out of Los Angeles.
 
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