Dark Freedom: The Rise of Western Lawlessness

Christian author C.W. Steinle spearheads this investigative journeythrough 3,000 years of western history exposing the deceptive spirits of humanism and deism rooted in ancient philosophy- the same ungodlyinfluences that were reintroduced to western thought during theRenaissance and the so-called Age of Enlightenment. Join the author'squest to uncover the spiritual systems of wickedness that have exaltedthemselves against the knowledge of Christ.Venture beyond conspiracy theories, hidden codes, and secretsocieties to find the real forces responsible for today's rampantlawlessness. Discover why the modern hodgepodge of spiritism,metaphysics, and evolutionary theories are not only false, butinconsistent and self defeating.Get ready for insights you won't find anywhere else- Includes more than 150 supporting references and 11 illustrations.ContentsIntroductionPart I - Pulling Down StrongholdsDeciphering the Mystery of LawlessnessFrom the Flood to the FireThe Lord, He is God!Wrestling with Worldly WisdomPart II - The Legacy of the Manmade ChurchThe Unorthodox Kingdoms of Rome and ConstantinopleThe Kingdoms of the World and Their GloryThe Renaissance of Classical PhilosophyProtest, Reformation, and PeacePart III - The Everlasting KingdomBy My Name - "The Lord"God's Model of Authority / SubmissionLaw-Abiding GracePart IV - How Great is that DarknessThe Dark Side of the EnlightenmentThe Quest for a Lawless UtopiaPart V - Against the Lord and His Anointed OneInternational Lawlessness - The Nations RageThe Paradox of a Lawless LeaderConclusionEpilogueBibliographyExcerpts:[Today's freedom represents neither the Old Testament concept offreedom from ungodly peoples, nor the New Testament freedom from theenemies of sin, death, and eternal separation from God. The new face offreedom is the liberty of self expression - a personal freedom thatperceives as its adversary every form of restriction...Dark freedom means freedom to experiment, freedom to sin, freedomfrom conscience, and freedom from God. Meanwhile, the remnant who stillcling to Judeo-Christian ethics look on in dismay as the citizens of the Western nations surrender all of their other rights for the right tosin. The irresistible lure and promise of lawlessness is that man mightbe set free to live as if there were no God. For this reason, purelawlessness is Atheism. Lawlessness is next to godlessness...The Western Church has diminished the perceived authority of God byembracing the philosophical god of goodness. An ideal god that is toogood to judge. A universal goodness devoid of power to do anything.Today's nominal Christians are disowning the Lord God and followingafter this theoretical god; an inanimate god who sees nothing, hearsnothing, and knows nothing. The philosophical god is as unlike theliving God as the idols of ancient times."But their idols are silver and gold,made by human hands.They have mouths, but cannot speak,eyes, but cannot see.They have ears, but cannot hear,noses, but cannot smell.They have hands, but cannot feel,feet, but cannot walk,nor can they utter a sound with their throats.Those who make them will be like them,and so will all who trust in them." - Psalm 115:4-8 NIVAnd those who make them will be like them! That is, the worshipersof the abstract god will be without discernment, without knowledge, andwithout judgment. Likewise, those who imitate this god believe that itis wrong to distinguish differences, that it is wrong to claim truth,and wrong to judge anyone. But our God is the living God; the FatherGod; the Lord God who is the judge of heaven and earth - the judge ofthe living and the dead. Thus, this dark freedom called lawlessness hasone great and dreaded enemy - the reality of the true and living God.]-end excerpts