{"id":767,"date":"2023-05-26T10:13:15","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T16:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tidbitsofaudacity.com\/wordpress\/?p=767"},"modified":"2023-05-26T10:13:45","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T16:13:45","slug":"deconstructing-deconstructionism-part-2-the-fruit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tidbitsofaudacity.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2023\/05\/26\/deconstructing-deconstructionism-part-2-the-fruit\/","title":{"rendered":"Deconstructing Deconstructionism: Part 2- The Fruit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One day, years ago, one of my leaders in basketball officiating said to me, \u201cYou will always know whether your technical foul was a good one or a bad one by what happens directly after.\u201d He was right. If it was a good one, the game regained a sense of order. If it was not a good technical foul, the game went further into chaos. This was the \u201cfruits\u201d of my decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim reacts to having a technical foul called on him by official Roger Ayers during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Louisville Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. Louisville won 90-66. (AP Photo\/Wade Payne))<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

One of the many problems with deconstruction is that it focuses on \u201cME.\u201d The entire Bible spends its time focusing on turning away from ME and towards GOD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYour ways are higher.\u201d Isaiah 55:8-9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cto myself, I die daily.\u201d 1 Corinthians 15:31<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot MY will be done but YOURS.\u201d Luke 22:42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And on and on it goes. Don\u2019t hear what I\u2019m not saying. Taking the scripture seriously is a good thing. Going as deep as you can to get as close to God a possible is a good thing. However, in my examination of deconstructionism, I find that it consists of many people who have been mistreated by those in the church. I also find a pattern of those who truly believe they are of superior intelligence. And yet another definite pattern is a justification to live exactly how they want. Subsequently, you have the blind leading the blind. Having said that, one only has to look at fruits to determine whether this movement is a good thing or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The most disturbing pattern I\u2019ve found among those deep into deconstructionism is that they stop going to church. After all, Jesus didn\u2019t go to church. And church is a socially constructed way to control the masses, right? Wrong. Here\u2019s what I know about church (for more on this, see the series I did on church, part 1 HERE<\/a> and part 2 HERE<\/a>). The man on the cross next to Jesus had never been to church. Yet he went to heaven. So church doesn\u2019t save you. However, I also know that mountains of research studies show that community is necessary to remain socially relevant, prevent from going insane, preventing isolation, and helping provide the sustenance needed to survive this lifetime. Those studies show that isolation is what always precedes suicide. That community is what cures depression and prevents it from coming back. That service is the other component that fights depression and anxiety. All of this is found in a church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best form of community available in America is the church. Because it is based on an eternal foundation. The people there love you because you are human and no other qualification is needed. And without community, your proclivity for depression, anxiety, and suicide go way up. There are tons of studies on this.<\/p>\n\n\n

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So what are the fruits? Ceasing to attend the church you once loved attending and questioning God\u2019s existence. Yet another deception by the enemy. In order to steal, kill, and destroy, he must get you isolated. Deconstructionism is the newest way for the enemy to do that.  If the enemy can get you to stop going to church, you give up community and thereby become isolated. In isolation the enemy can begin to tell you lies that you will believe. And many are currently falling for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember what Matthew 7:15-20 says, 15 <\/sup><\/strong>\u201cBeware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep\u2019s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 <\/sup><\/strong>You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 <\/sup><\/strong>Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 <\/sup><\/strong>A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can<\/em> a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 <\/sup><\/strong>Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 <\/sup><\/strong>Therefore by their fruits you will know them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope I deconstructed that well enough. I mean, I ain\u2019t that smart!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stay Classy GP!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grainger<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One day, years ago, one of my leaders in basketball officiating said to me, \u201cYou will always know whether your technical foul was a good one or a bad one by what happens directly after.\u201d He was right. If it was a good one, the game regained a sense of order. If it was not … <\/p>\n

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