CULTURAL MARXIS
For you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 3:28b
Karl Marx was a dark and troubled soul who passionately hated God and was frequently incapacitated by a debilitating bipolar condition. On other occasions, however, he managed to labor with furious intensity, forging an all-embracing worldview that destroyed millions of lives, and continues to engender international chaos.
The center of Marxian thought is the “US vs. THEM” dialectic—the conflict between “oppressors” and the “oppressed,” which originally centered upon economic relationships. Today, postmodern neo-Marxists broadly apply this power-dynamic to every aspect of life (i.e., “Critical Theory”), and embrace the following concepts:
1. The dialectic applies to many areas, including race (“CRT”), sexual orientation (“Queer Theory”), and gender (“Feminist Theory”).
2. Human virtue corresponds to the levels of oppression that people experience, providing the basis for social categorization (“intersectionality”). Straight white Christian men are “oppressors”—regardless of their personal history or conduct.
3. Oppressors maintain their control by establishing social biases and norms (e.g., Christians “oppress” homosexuals Bible teaching).
4. The only sources of authoritative knowledge are the personal testimonials of the “oppressed.” Other sources (e.g., the Bible, facts, logic) mean nothing—these serve as “tools of oppression.”
5. Ethics. The “liberation” of the oppressed is the highest good; whatever promotes that outcome is ethically permissible.
Many Americans embrace this worldview, while politicians coddle its most extreme advocates. Communication is difficult; resistance to Biblical authority and reasonable discussion is firmly baked into the ideology. PRAY for the supernaturally effective power of the Holy Spirit (John 6:44)!
Marxist dialectical-theory ignores the possibility of Christ-centered reconciliation. ALL MEN are CREATED in God’s Image (Gen. 1:27), FALLEN (Rom. 3:9-12), but POTENTIALLY SAVABLE in Jesus (John 3:16). In the Prince of Peace, genuine spiritual unity is achievable (Gal. 3:26-29)!
Terry L. Reese