We are very familiar with the kind of Compass that points to the magnetic north pole.  That instrument has long been used in navigation.
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The thing that makes the Compass work is the fact that the magnetic north pole doesn`t move.  It is dependable.
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A Moral Compass is a set of beliefs or values that determine a person`s ethical behavior.
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In the 1960`s the concept of Moral Relativity became popular.  Situational ethics followed from that concept.
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The essence of the philosophy is that there is no absolute authority on moral issues.
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In hindsight it is clear that this was nothing more than a rejection of God .
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Without a ~ Spiritual magnetic north pole~ the American culture has shifted from order, based on the God`s definition of morality, to chaos, based on the selfish, depraved heart of man. 
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This is why we see ~immorality-creep~ - gradual, persistent lowering of standards of behaviour, acceptance of what used to be unacceptable and the normalization of abnormality.
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The Moral Compass for many has as its ~ Spiritual magnetic north pole~:<br>
- what is popular<br>
- what feels good<br>
- what seems right<br>
- what is politically correct<br>
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The Compass that a person uses determines where the end up <b>regardless of their intended destination</b>, 
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An individual`s navigation Compass that has a stuck or de-magnetixed pointer will lead them astray,
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An individual`s Moral Compass not pointing to the Truth will lead them astray.
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To Repent is to drop the Moral Compass a peron has and pick up the Moral Compass of Christ Jesus who is the Truth , the incarnate Word of God .
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 Jesus said: ~Except you Repent you will all likewise Perish ~.
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 Proverbs 14:12 <br><i>
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.</i>
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 Jeremiah 2:13 <br><i>
For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.</i>
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