| If you truly understand the goal of Marxism it is | | | | The Christian sees millions of fossils buried in mud |
| not difficult to see its influence on American | | | | and interprets that as evidence of a great flood. |
| culture today. Marx stated in his Economics and | | | | The Marxist sees millions of fossils buried in mud |
| Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844, "The entire | | | | and sees that as evidence of the survival of the |
| so-called history of the world is nothing but the | | | | fittest. Same facts, same evidence, but |
| creation of man through human labor..." His | | | | diametrically opposed conclusions. It is the same |
| historical materialism views man as a mere | | | | with historical facts. A Christian thinker reads the |
| economic unit trapped in a class struggle. | | | | First Amendment to the Constitution and sees |
| Look around you, the struggle at work between | | | | God, by His supreme authority over both church |
| management and labor, the struggle between the | | | | and state, distinguishing the authority that is be |
| so-called races permeates the culture, the | | | | exercised by the church from the authority that |
| feminist movement has elevated the struggle | | | | is to be exercised by the state. The Marxist |
| between men and women to levels never before | | | | reads the First Amendment to the Constitution |
| seen in history. None of this has come about by | | | | and sees a repudiation of God's authority over |
| accident. One of the most prolific authors, | | | | the state. Same facts, same evidence, |
| disseminating the materialistic worldview of | | | | diametrically opposed conclusions. |
| Marxism through his writings on history was | | | | An effectuation of the Christian worldview would |
| Charles Beard. He purposely de-emphasized the | | | | dispense with the class struggles caused by the |
| Biblical influence on the founding of America, and | | | | divisions of the materialists. The struggle between |
| tainted the character of the founders. | | | | management and labor would be smoothed over |
| It is important to point out the fallacy of | | | | by following the scriptural guidelines for masters |
| neutrality. To apply the providential view of | | | | and slaves. There could be no racism, because |
| history to your interpretation of history you must | | | | scripture only recognizes one race - the human |
| presuppose that the Christian God is the one and | | | | race. The struggle between men and women |
| only true God and that He has revealed himself in | | | | ceases when men and women recognize and fulfill |
| the pages of Holy Scripture. The Christian must | | | | their God-given roles within the family, and live as |
| not shrink from this admission, for it is true. The | | | | one complete unit. The divisions caused by the |
| materialist, or Marxist, must presuppose that the | | | | Religious Secularist denies Biblical standards of |
| only thing that matters is matter. Just as the | | | | good and evil remain to the extent that |
| Christian has not scientifically proven the existence | | | | secularism is present in the culture, but as the |
| of God and the truth of the Bible, the materialist | | | | Christian worldview becomes more effectual the |
| cannot scientifically prove the truth that matter is | | | | influence of secular humanism will win. Finally, there |
| all there is. | | | | will probably always be divisions within |
| Moving forward under the presupposition that God | | | | Christendom, however, these divisions are a result |
| is sovereignly in control of history you can | | | | of wrong doctrine. Though Christians are as guilty |
| interpret history based on this truth. Any view of | | | | of interpreting scripture based on their |
| history that denies the sovereignty of God must | | | | presuppositions, the more the Christian worldview |
| of necessity distort the facts of history. | | | | captures the church the more Christians will |
| Everyone has the same basic facts to deal with | | | | reconcile differences within the church. When you |
| when interpreting history, but a Christian thinker | | | | are willing to admit that you are starting with |
| will interpret history based on God's Providence, | | | | presuppositions then you are willing to examine |
| while the Marxist will interpret the same facts | | | | those presuppositions to determine their validity. |
| based on materialism. Compare this to evolution. | | | | |