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SOCIETY OF DELEGATION AND REPLACEMENT
By JOSEPH HARRIS
We have become a society
of delegation and replacement. We delegate that which is our responsibility
and that delegation then turns into replacement. Let me explain what I
mean. Delegation has its place. Good leaders delegate responsibilities
and tasks to workers under their authority. Delegation gives the leader
ability to do other things. Delegation can be effective. But some things
can’t be delegated. In some areas, certain responsibilities should not
be passed down to others.
As a whole we have delegated,
even relegated certain responsibilities, which has resulted in disaster
for the family, church, society, and the nation. Notice some of the delegations
below:
(1) Mothers have delegated
nurturing by substituting daycares for mothercare.
(2) Parents have delegated
their children’s education to institutions (public and private) by not
teaching their children at home first, if not completely, through home
education. For most, all education and instruction is done outside the
home.
(3) We have delegated all
spiritual and moral instruction to the church, but this responsibility
belongs primarily to the parents. It should then be reinforced
by the church.
(4) We have delegated our
government to elected representatives (which is what electing government
representatives is all about), but then have not held them accountable.
Representatives are supposed to vote the mind of their constituents, but
when the voters do not hold them accountable, this delegation becomes
a signed blank check.
Through passage of time,
delegation becomes abandonment, which then turns into abdication
(resignation, relinquishment of power). This natural course then leads
to replacement. Is it any wonder then that society has turned upside down
over the past 50 years and black has become white and white has become
black?
The Old Testament prophet said,
"Woe unto them that call
evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness;
that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Woe unto them that are
wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight,!"
Isaiah 5:20, 21. Notice the replacement
that has resulted in all areas of life:
We have replaced this Republic
with a Democracy.
We have replaced the Constitution
with the Supreme Court.
We have replaced God with
secular government.
We have replaced civil
rights with discriminating quotas.
We have replaced the right
of life for the innocent, with the right of the woman to choose death.
We have replaced empirical
science with a theory
called evolution.
We have replaced education
with schooling.
We have replaced love with
sex.
We have replaced abstinence
with safe sex.
We have replaced the
normal (heterosexuality) with abnormal perversion (homosexuality).
We have replaced absolutes
with relativism.
We have replaced common
sense with irrationality.
We have replaced peace
with pacifism.
We have replaced benevolence
with welfare.
We have replaced our diverse
heritage with multiculturalism.
We have replaced the Authorized
Version of scripture with a myriad of incomplete, inferior versions.
May God open our eyes and
bolster us with the courage to replace the replacements with that which
we already know to be the tried-and-true foundation. Contrary to popular
opinion, seeking the old paths is not always bad. V
Joseph Harris is the Vice
President of Southeastern Baptist College in Laurel, MS.
(This article may be reprinted in whole, as long
as the name Joseph Harris and
www.miniedition.net
also appear)
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