RickD wrote:Stu, it's not as simple as that for me. I guess I would say that I was pretty into the whole New World Order conspiracy stuff about 20 years ago. Not singling you out, but it can be a very overwhelming and depressing topic of study. I had a close friend who was too far into the whole conspiracy thing. I would say he got to the point of "paranoia" with the whole issue. I was at his house one day, and he had something to show me. He pulled a box from under his bed, and inside was a semiautomatic machine gun. I asked him shockingly, what was it for. He said it was for when someone tried to hurt his family. He went from a pretty "normal" bible studying Christian, to a pretty paranoid guy, with a whole bunch of conspiracies occupying his mind.
So, it's not so much that I don't believe some of the conspiracy stuff, but it can easily be taken to extremes. If you or anyone is going to get into it, just be careful, and stay grounded in scripture, and constantly pray for discernment. My friend really didn't have too much discernment, and he started to get swept up into all kinds of false teachings. And, I believe his "obsession" with the New World Order, was kinda like a door that opened him up to some pretty unbiblical stuff.
Too late I'm already there
No but seriously, I hear you 100%.
I've been hearing about the NWO stuff for about 15 years now, and was into it quite heavily about 5 years ago.
I've recently become interested again, as 15 years ago it was all conspiracy and no evidence, whereas now there are events unfolding before our eyes.
You are absolutely correct though -- it can be extremely overwhelming and can consume one if you are not careful. It can become an obsession very quickly if you aren't grounded or recognise it; and so some people "stop living" and make it their entire focus.
However, just like your friend, I too have armed myself and prepared for the worst, that however doesn't mean I'm not level-headed or have become "loopy"
; just prepared. Forewarned is forearmed and all that. And it's not something that I obsess over either -- I don't clean guns or sharpen swords every night
it's compartmentalised and plays no major role in my daily life (other than looking out for those black helicopters you mentioned
). Personally I hope it doesn't happen.
As long as you don't become obsessed, and just use it simply as a tool to ensure you are informed on events it's not harmful.
