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Trends or Truth?

Today, being trendy seems to be the coolest thing a person can do! Trends, fashions and styles have been around forever, but they do change quickly. You only have to watch an old movie or view artwork of the past to be reminded of that. Certainly these things aren’t necessarily wrong, but as Christians, we must keep them in balance. For instance, the styles of the Amish were frozen a century or more ago so that they wouldn’t stick out as being trendy or worldly! We have to ask ourselves, just how far do we go following the trends?
“Fitting in” is a powerful pressure that many people feel. The need to be “cool” can be overwhelming and can quickly lead us away from truth. Social belief trends are particularly dangerous in that they are seldom scrutinized or even questioned, at least until afterwards.
For example, the Politically Correct movement has been a major trend which has caused many to be conformed to its demands. Though there may be some good things, overall, it has brainwashed whole generations to base their views through its “trendy” lens, and to reject the age-old Biblical views of the Church that have shaped the past culture.
So what “cool” trend are you trying to fit into at the cost of compromise? Will you sacrifice to the “god of this world’s” clever tricks, or will you stand for the integrity of the Bible’s Truth? To stand for God’s Word, please start a Bible reading schedule now! Romans 12:2, “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind….” (Reposted from 9.7.16)

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