Michael, I'm going to respond to a couple of your responses at the same time, because in my mind, they overlap.
Biblical revival means believers recognizing their sin, their loss of interest in spiritual things, their sliding toward attitudes more in line with "the world" than with God's kingdom, their hypocrisy in expecting others to live according to their moral code while having hearts of stone. And then having a true change of heart that makes them more likely to read the scripture for what they can learn than for what they can read into it, more likely to pray, more likely to show compassion for others, in short - more likely to reflect the character of Jesus in their lives.
Historically, true revivals have often resulted in social reform, including the growth of anti-slavery movements, the movements to put children in schools instead of factories, the building of hospitals that treated the poor as well as the rich. But such things weren't "revival," per say, just the result of revived individuals recognizing their responsibility to love their neighbors as themselves.
The "Christian Nationalist" vision of revival is all about changing externals, nothing about changing our own hearts. It's a false religion, many of whose leaders are immune to compassion, more interested in enforcing their worldview on others than having hearts that reflect the character of Jesus. I pray daily that God's spirit would bring them to repentance and true service of Christ.
Michael, I'm going to respond to a couple of your responses at the same time, because in my mind, they overlap.
Biblical revival means believers recognizing their sin, their loss of interest in spiritual things, their sliding toward attitudes more in line with "the world" than with God's kingdom, their hypocrisy in expecting others to live according to their moral code while having hearts of stone. And then having a true change of heart that makes them more likely to read the scripture for what they can learn than for what they can read into it, more likely to pray, more likely to show compassion for others, in short - more likely to reflect the character of Jesus in their lives.
Historically, true revivals have often resulted in social reform, including the growth of anti-slavery movements, the movements to put children in schools instead of factories, the building of hospitals that treated the poor as well as the rich. But such things weren't "revival," per say, just the result of revived individuals recognizing their responsibility to love their neighbors as themselves.
The "Christian Nationalist" vision of revival is all about changing externals, nothing about changing our own hearts. It's a false religion, many of whose leaders are immune to compassion, more interested in enforcing their worldview on others than having hearts that reflect the character of Jesus. I pray daily that God's spirit would bring them to repentance and true service of Christ.