West and East are more than directions. They are mind-sets that have their origins in the times when there was war in heaven and when the earth was new. The terms West and East are synonymous with life and death, righteousness and evil, freedom and bondage, and love and hate.
“Then war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. The great dragon was hurled down-that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.” (Revelation 12:7-9)
This catastrophic event set the stage for everyone on earth experiencing happiness, unhappiness, joy, sorrow, pleasure, pain, and other circumstances that we find ourselves in as we walk through the minefield of this life. The war that began in heaven continues to rage around us, but much like the blowing wind that we cannot see, we are equipped only to see and experience the effects.
God gave the ability to choose to the first man and woman, Adam and Eve, and in an instance of being tempted by the ancient serpent, they chose to disobey God. Through this act of disobedience Adam involved all of mankind in the war that began in heaven. Common to any war there is death, dismemberment, and destruction. This war is no different. The life of ease that Adam and Eve experienced in the Garden of Eden where their Creator placed them was traded for a life of hard work, pain, and suffering. (Genesis 2 and 3)
The scriptures of the Bible contain the history of the love of God for mankind and how He made a way for us to be on His winning side of the war. This way is only through His son, Jesus Christ. John 3:16 tells us, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” Even those who have not read or heard of Jesus are without excuse. In Romans 2:12-16 we are told, “For as many who have sinned without law will also perish without law, and as many as have sinned in the law will be judged by the law (for not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified; for when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do the things in the law, these, although not having the law, are a law to themselves, who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and between themselves their thoughts accusing or else excusing them) in the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.”
The Western mind-set is based upon the teachings of Jesus Christ; more specifically, His first and second greatest commandments. Jesus said, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.” (Matthew 22:37-40) Although much of Western civilization has strayed from this teaching in many ways in the past and present, it is still the basis of our laws and thoughts. Our way of life is founded upon Jesus Christ who is God, the only true god that became a sinless man to pay the price of death for our sins so that if we repent of our sins and believe in this good news we will have everlasting life. This belief places value on faith in God’s Word, on life, on family, on mercy, on justice, on the weak, on every person, and on the country God has given us to live in.
Eastern thought is very different from and is opposed to Western thought. Most of the world is inclined to its ideas, and many in the West that are known as Liberals, Progressives, Socialists, Leftists, or Communists are given to this thinking. It is rooted in the irrational thought and intent that led to the rebellion in heaven. The propensity to rebel is in everyone, and when it is given in to, it is called sin. Those of the West know, or at least are influenced by, the truth that power to overcome sin is found in Jesus Christ. Those of the East reject this power, resulting in false beliefs and deception. In short, Western thought is based on truth, while Eastern thought is based on lies. The lies are varied, such as the idea that there is no God; the idea that there are many Gods; the idea that each person comes to God in his own way; and the idea that we are all God or will become God. There is also the lie that there is one God, but there is no Saviour, and that we must be saved by our own works.
One form of Eastern thought leads to hatred of those whose thinking is in opposition to their own, specifically the Islamic teaching to kill or enslave such people. The difference between the Western way of promoting beliefs through love and this mind-set of hate is striking. Their hatred is manifested in their treatment of women and children, their ruthlessness, their disregard for life, and their cowardice that leads them to harm the innocent, hide their faces, and send women and children on suicide missions to kill others.
This same spirit of hate, destruction, and cowardice is evident in riots and senseless shootings that have become common occurrences. It is also apparent in the maltreatment of those who stand firm in truth concerning male and female, marriage, and the lives of babies. There is a similarity of hate, ruthlessness, and destructive behavior between Islam and the Left.
West and East cannot mix. There is one or the other. Each person must decide which philosophy they will follow. The one that is based on love, truth, and common sense, or the one that is based on hate, deceit, and irrationality; the one that is on the side of the Creator, or the one that is on the side of the serpent; the one that is on the winning side, or the one that is on the losing side, the one that is true, or the one that is a lie. God tells us in the Bible, specifically in the book of Revelation, how it turns out.
For more insight on this topic go to:
https://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=PG13F01&q=islam
https://afa.net/the-stand/news/2015/12/the-problem-is-not-guns-its-islam/
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