A ‘Culture of Lawlessness’? Jesus warned us
12 And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold. (Matthew 24:12 ESV) In Matthew 24, Jesus warned of a series of events such as earthquakes, and wars, that would start taking place on Earth leading to His second coming. One of these signs, which Jesus described as birth pangs (Matthew 24:8), was the increase of lawlessness that would result in many people’s hearts turning cold. According to Thayer’s Greek Dictionary, the word ‘anomia’ translated as lawless refers to ‘the condition of without law,’ and a ‘contempt and violation of law, iniquity, wickedness.’ Today, I read two articles that indicate we could be entering this phase, and sadly, politicians are largely at the root of the problem. The first involves a statement made by a New York broker who recently had a home she manages illegally invaded by alleged squatters and is fighting both the government policy and the squatters to have them removed. In an interview with Fox News, Ejona Bardhi Shyti said New York, which has gone soft on crime, …