You make some good points biblically. In some ways I think generally there has been a gradual evolving away from the time of Christ and in the early years of Christianity until today for the west. That much is true.
The fathers of the American Declaration thought there was a creator God who gave order to this world. Now secular society doesn't think so. Humans have become the creator of order. We are no longer made in Gods image but now humankind makes God in their image.
That is probably the main difference I think. As time has gone by to varying degrees we still looked to God but now as a society we look to ourselves. Like you say technology and science because they give humans great power. But as we know that power is not the true answer to life.
In a time when we have more things to make us happy, healthy and fullfilled more and more people are experiencing unhappiness and dispair. Maybe it is that this has to run its course before things will change. Reality has a way of coming back to remind us that we cannot mess with it.
I'm not sure if you consider the Bible to be an accurate and reliable record of Gods Word, or if you take it seriously and literally. But I have been studying it with a Church group, with two theologians in the group to help us. I started out, thinking the Bible was just a book to teach people morals and guide us to make wise choices so we could live a happy, healthy and prosperous life.
As we studied the Bible, I found it to be just as relevant in our time as it was 2000 years ago, I found the prophesies to be the most amazing as the vast majority have already come to pass exactly as they were foretold. So I'm sure the remaining 10% in the the last book of the bible (the book of revelation) will also come to pass jut like all the others did.
I found, the more we studied the Bible, the more convinced became that it is a reliable and true in every respect. The things that Jesus said would happen to the world, before He returns are far more scary than any Hollywood horror movie. He described His Angel opening the door of hell, and all the Demons coming out and tormenting people for four months.
He said hey will go after everyone who doesn't have the seal of God on their forehead, He said the Demons would inflict unimaginable pain on people and the people won't be able to die. They will try to kill themselves as the pain is unbearable, but death will be removed from them.
This torment will last a full four months, four months may not sound like a long time but it will seem like an eternity to those who are suffering excruciating pain 24/7 and unable to die. The Demons will have a sting like a Scorpion, only much worse. God apparently planned this as a form of punishment for rebellious sinners.
The rebellious sinners, are currently laughing at Christians and mocking God, thinking there is no coming judgement or punishment for sin. But according o the Bible, they are in for a horrific shock.
My neighbor told me he doesn't believe in God, because so many murderers and child killers get away with their crimes. He is a law enforcement officer, so he was referring to all the cold cases where decades go by and the families never have closure of justice.
I told him that God promised to punish everyone according to their deeds. but he argued that God is indifferent if He exists. He said the creator probably created everything and let it unravel as it will, without interfering.
I wasn't able to convince him to join my Bible study group, he kept on dismissing the Bible as an irrelevant old book. I believe some people are born with a gift to believe in God while others can never be convinced, no matter what we say or do.
