The Liberal Mind: How To Understand It And Protect Yourself From Acquiring It

Definately A Liberal!

    I've been considering all of those liberals in the media, in entertainment, and in politics and how they think and why they do the things they do. Liberals can be found everywhere but that makes perfect sense to me because "for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:" (Matthew 7:13) On the other hand, relatively few enter the "narrow gate".

So, whether we are talking about religious liberals, social liberals, or political liberals, we're basically talking about the same mindset and their associations tend to cross over those genres. Social liberals will tend to be religious liberals and political liberals will tend to associate with religious and social liberals.

  Before I go further let me define the word "liberal". There is a good and wholesome liberality. For instance that which comes from God as found in the New Testament: "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him." (James 1:5) Here the word is synonymous with bountifully. In fact in my Webster's New World Dictionary one of the descriptions of the word liberal is giving freely, generous. So, in that respect we should all be liberal in our giving. If, however you look at the other descriptions of the word liberal you will find things like open mindedness (which in the modern idea is limited), favoring reform or progress and not restricted. Basically a liberal, regardless of which kind you are talking about, is one who is progressive, does not like restrictions, claims to be open minded, and seeks a reputation as being generous.

  So, for instance religious liberals claim to be progressive, they hate Biblical restrictions and they rebel against the idea that God is Sovereign, that Salvation is by Grace, that sinners NEED salvation, and that all men are reprobate. Therefore, they claim to be open minded (which is just a covering for rebellion) and they seek a reputation for generosity (using other people's money of course) through various social programs, but giving it a religious connotation. They love titles like Reverend and Doctor while having little reverence for the LORD; and are teachers of false doctrine.

   Then you have the social liberals. These are the people who love to "save the dolphins" but demand abortion rights. These are also the people who promote "gay rights" issues and all of the other social issues. They are the ones who applaud the Wall Street Protesters. They are also progressive, dissatisfied with social norms, always pushing the envelope, and tend to be the first to yell fowl when it comes back to bite them in the butt! They claim to be open minded but only if you agree with them. They're always working to reform but they base their ideas of reform on a faulty notion that everyone deserves, by right of birth, a share in the wealth of others, a form of communism without dictatorship, and a welfare system that ensures one's ability to receive without earning.

    Next we have the political liberals, who are generally both religious, and social liberals. These are the worst kind of liberal because of their power and influence. They are progressive, by which I mean they HATE the Constitution of the United States, with its restrictions. They use it, or I should say mis-use it but all the while they have nothing but contempt for it. They believe that if the framers of the Constitution had only been as enlightened as they are, the document would be much different today and they despise the notion that they have to live with it. Like the others they claim open-mindedness but anyone who has followed their agenda knows that is simply NOT true! When a liberal speaks of compromise he means the other side adopts the liberal view! They pretend to be generous but it's with tax payer money.                                  

     They promote socialism but they dress it up in a gown of social justice. They, like the social liberals, believe in the promotion of class envy. They like that "class" word because they tend to be European in their thinking. They don't learn by their mistakes and because they hate the Constitution like the religious liberals hate the Bible, they cannot admit to their mistakes because their egos won't allow it.

      So when you come across a liberal don't expect to be able to reason with him/her because they are incapable of reasoning. They have given themselves over to the religion of humanism to the point that they, not God, are the sum total of all things. So instead of having a Biblical morality they invent their own. Their ethics are based upon the idea that the end justifies the means. What is truly righteous does not fit into their way of thinking because biblical righteousness defines the norms. They cannot accept those norms! Liberals have convinced themselves that they are on a higher plane than conservatives; they believe they are enlightened.

     It's NOT that they are ALL as evil as can be (though I could name a few). It's just that they have been deluded into believing in their own deity. If you don't believe me take some time to observe Barak Obama, Nancy Pelosi, or Harry Reid. Or watch News Anchors like Brian Williams and George Stephanopoulos in their reactions to people who disagree with them. If you can't see how they consider themselves god-like you have not observed closely enough!

     By the way, Mitt Romney who is trying to convince us all that he's a conservative has many liberal ideas and being a Mormon, providing he agrees with Mormon doctrine, believes he can become a god.

    When you hear a liberal claim to be a Christian you must understand it is nominally at best. There is no such thing as a political, social, religious liberal who is also a Christian! If you cannot identify them here and now, I hope you don't meet them on that "broad" way!
     Oh, I almost forgot to add something about protecting yourself from Liberal notions. First, make sure you are a Christian, this is your best defense! When you understand what God did to save you it will change your entire outlook on life. He wrote your name in the Lamb's Book of Life from before the foundation of the world, He sent out a call, regenerated you,  and gave you the gift of faith so that you could respond to the call. He secured your salvation by His Sovereign action and has secured your eternal future as well. It's all the work of a loving Heavenly Father who has promised to supply all your need according to His riches in glory (Philippians 4:19) You don't need to be envious of anyone!
   I could go on with more on that but let me make a second suggestion. I could suggest the Limbaugh Institute of Conservative Learning but getting familiar with the United States Constitution and especially the Amendments to the Constitution can be helpful. The biggest help though is to study God's word because therein is found the proper view of a Christian's responsibility regarding citizenship, relations toward others, and, of course, the proper reason for all we do and say, that is, "to the glory of God" (1 Corinthians 10:31)