PM Scripture Reading: Colossians 2.4-10 Brent T. Willey SECULARISM & SOCIAL DECAY  Introduction: Secularism [Latin: “of the age”] means, “indifference to or rejection or exclusion of religion and religious considerations” (Webster). First used by George J. Holyoake in 1851, but the concept is age-old. (E.g., Gen. 3.12; 4.9; 6.5; cf., Col. 2.8) Secularism opposes the biblical principles of Christianity. THE IDOLATRY OF HUMAN PRIDE A classic human problem! The Tower of Babel (Gen. 11.1-9) The sins of the Gentiles. (Rom. 1.18-32) Pride stands in the way! (Acts 28.26-27) What about today? Beware of “science falsely so called” (1 Tim. 6.20). […]