Dr. D. James Kennedy was before his time in recognizing the need for the church to be involved in the culture.

Another person who recognized the need for Christians to be involved in the culture was Francis Schaeffer.

To learn more about Dr. D. James Kennedy’s work, message, and writings, click here.

And while we are on the topic of those whose thoughts help shape culture and help others see how thoughts shape culture, the book “The Abolition of Man” by C. S. Lewis, is a short, but important read.

Christians recognize the importance of these scriptures regarding thoughts and the mind.

Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

But the renewing of the mind must take place in the culture as well.  We are seeing what happens in the world when the thoughts of wokeness, transgenderism, the swamp, the deep state, atheism, and satanism prevail.  This is where the real battle is.  The scripture below reveals  where thoughts come from that are contrary to true science, true economics, true health information, true education, true anything.  Thoughts that steal, kill and destroy, contrary to the truth, come from this realm.

Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

 

This is the origin of these thoughts contrary to truth.

John 18:38 Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.

Prior to this event, Jesus had said this to his disciples.

John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

 

Anything that is of life, that brings life, comes from the Lord, “Hear O Israel, the Lord our God is One Lord.”  He is not simply a “religious Lord”, he is the Lord of all that brings life in the culture.  He is the Lord of “male and female” versus “transgenderism”.  He is the Lord of “if a man will not work neither will he eat” versus “socialism” and “communism”.  He is the Lord of a just legal system versus “two- or three-tiers” of justice.  He is Lord of true healing versus “medical procedures and jabs for profit”.  He is the Lord of peace versus “war for the profits of the military industrial complex and its backers”.

Jesus Christ is Lord of all.