(OPINION) ETH – The World is now watching the United States begin to implode from what was in the beginning “peaceful protests” following the terrible and uncalled for the knee to the throat from the Minneapolis police officer resulting in the death of George Floyd, that has now transformed into violent riots, looting, and lawlessness […] God will have the final judgment and He knows the whole truth. There is a growing mood of lawlessness in modern secular society. There is coming a future day when God’s believers will be suddenly removed from the earth, and with the “salt” gone, the world will be unrestrained in the direction of evil and lawlessness (2 Thess. We must take back control of our Judicial system and get rid of those who practice lawlessness. In the year 2021, you should expect lawlessness versus principle as a front-and-center societal polarization to its most extreme. The government itself, God’s servant to rule bylaw, becomes guilty of lawlessness. The believer is also compared to light (Matt. Drain the swamp is … Where do we get our light from (John 8:12)? Granting amnesty to those who willfully broke the law makes a mockery of our legal system and encourages even more lawlessness - potentially more severe crimes than entering the U.S. illegally. ... we're talking about kids who don't have opportunities, so they're engaged in a certain degree of lawlessness, because we as a society have failed them. Lawlessness, anarchy, random violence, and destruction of private property frames their new normal. 5:14-16). Because the culture war is over principle. There are some good, but it is infiltrated with evil ones who do the work of the wicked and take the bribes. Those who obey God’s law will avoid having their love grow cold, because the entire purpose of the law of God is to help us show love to God and other people (1 John 5:3). The Democrats have successfully disintegrated decency and civility, re-shaping society. This spirit of lawlessness is rampant in our nation today. The seeming normalisation of lawlessness that obtains is not confined to only one sector of our society. Lawlessness is not where people commit crimes, but when law itself is dismantled by those who are in power. Such a time is the present day, and such a society is our society - a lawless time and a lawless society. He would not approve of the violence and lawlessness permeating our society over this tragic event, and even greater, our Lord Jesus Christ would not encourage or approve of the lawlessness of the people. But let’s start getting real about what’s been happening before our very eyes over … 2:6-7). They enjoy it. If not…the punishment will be harsh. The most important thing to remember is man’s laws are not the final word. You can choose to reject lawlessness and allow your life to be governed by the law of God. 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