Those on the Left, as well as those who are simply selfish, constantly harp on the idea that America was never founded on Christian principles, let alone established a 'Christian Nation.'
They are myopic and selective in their view of history. They assume the designator "Christian Nation" means we adopted some sort of Theocracy, when all it really means is we based our laws, government and social institutions on biblical principles.
Was it a Christian thing to just take land away from Native Americans, even though they insisted the land belonged to no one?
Was it a Christian thing to annex Texas, simply because there were so many non-Mexicans living there and the Mexican government was corrupt?
Was it a Christian thing to institute a National Income Tax? Or a National Social Security Administration? Or the Keynesian economic policy that allowed FDR to create the Works Project Administration? Or a Federal Education System, based on the ideas and goals of a Humanistic Psychologist who wanted to indoctrinate our children with anti-Christian, anti-God concepts? Or taking us off the gold standard so the value of money could be floated to meet whatever need might arise?
Was it a Christian thing to take this country to war without the approval of Congress, not once, but five (5) times -- conservatively speaking -- ? Or to create, out of thin air, all sorts of agencies and 'czars' to make sure the pet goals of one President or another might be met? Or to flaunt the laws of the land for political gain?
NO! But men are prone to wanting their own way and often find ways to circumvent law in order to accomplish it. The shame is on those who let them do it.
Those who seek to restore America to her biblical roots are not trying to establish a rigid Theocracy. We simply want to restore the values, principles and laws upon which this nation was built and by which she became the strongest and most productive nation the world has ever seen.
The forces of evil in this world want to destroy The Family, Our Children, The Moral Fiber of our citizens, Our Laws and our Economic Base. Just look at what gets funded or supported and what gets pushed to the side and ridiculed.
The Budget Negotiations of the last week, in Congress, spells it all out.
We can't touch Planned Parenthood -- the poster child for abortion
We can't touch Obamacare -- the Socialist Agenda
We can't touch The Welfare Program -- the Short-track to Guaranteed Poverty
We can't touch the EPA -- the Short-track to destruction of the Middle Class
And we can't touch the deficit -- the Short-track to Globalism
Even if it means the financial ruin of the entire country!
Politics and Religion. They are intertwined at the core level. It's not the State v. the Church, it's Evil v. Righteousness.
Abortion, Marriage, Liberty, Justice, Oppressive Government, Private Property, a Just Weight and Measure, National Security, Rights of every sort and more.
The principle enshrined in our Founding Documents had been preached in our churches for more than 100 years before the Liberty Bell rang. That's why there are so many references to God and to His Favor.
The Republican Leadership in Washington could take a Lesson!
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
What's In It For Me? The Result of Four Generations of Self
If I'm a young person in America:
I have tremendous financial freedom: I don't have to work all day, just to eat
I have constant sensual stimulation: Music, Internet, Facebook, Youtube, etc.
I have a world of opportunity: I'm not limited in what I do or where I do it.
I have time for entertainment and relaxation: leisure time; time for Me
What I don't have is a stable, secure and constructive family life.
I don't have the pressure of survival to make me strong.
I don't have to live with the character building consequences of my actions.
I don't have to get along with people.
I don't have to take an active part in my community. I can hone my selfishness.
I don't have to learn from history. My success is not dependent upon it.
In the end, I am over-stimulated, sensually and under-motivated, spiritually. Everything about life is physical or social, not about strengthening the 'inner man.'
Of course, none of this is new! However, in recent years, it has reached new heights due to the invasion of destructive philosophies, largely in our own homes!
Home used to be a safe haven. We protected our children from outside influences. Now, if I try shielding my children from the destructive images of decadence and profanity dominating the media, I'm "The Problem!"
We've had several generations of people who have adopted the greedy, self-centered worldview offered up 24 hours a day, by every digital delivery system known to mankind. Now we're surprised at the suicide rate among young people [which is higher than any other demographic].
Or...the destructive nature of their 'play?' Something the Bible calls 'uncleanness.'
Or...the failure of so many to "launch?"
Or...the dismal way they handle their finances or raise their children?
Life, for the average young person, is artificial. Nothing about it is real. It's a house of cards just waiting for a stiff breeze to blow it down.
So, what are WE doing to counter this destructive cultural pattern? Sadly, with the majority of Americans under the age of 50, we are like 'Pogo.' A Cartoon character who once opined: "we have met the enemy, and he is us!"
I have tremendous financial freedom: I don't have to work all day, just to eat
I have constant sensual stimulation: Music, Internet, Facebook, Youtube, etc.
I have a world of opportunity: I'm not limited in what I do or where I do it.
I have time for entertainment and relaxation: leisure time; time for Me
What I don't have is a stable, secure and constructive family life.
I don't have the pressure of survival to make me strong.
I don't have to live with the character building consequences of my actions.
I don't have to get along with people.
I don't have to take an active part in my community. I can hone my selfishness.
I don't have to learn from history. My success is not dependent upon it.
In the end, I am over-stimulated, sensually and under-motivated, spiritually. Everything about life is physical or social, not about strengthening the 'inner man.'
Of course, none of this is new! However, in recent years, it has reached new heights due to the invasion of destructive philosophies, largely in our own homes!
Home used to be a safe haven. We protected our children from outside influences. Now, if I try shielding my children from the destructive images of decadence and profanity dominating the media, I'm "The Problem!"
We've had several generations of people who have adopted the greedy, self-centered worldview offered up 24 hours a day, by every digital delivery system known to mankind. Now we're surprised at the suicide rate among young people [which is higher than any other demographic].
Or...the destructive nature of their 'play?' Something the Bible calls 'uncleanness.'
Or...the failure of so many to "launch?"
Or...the dismal way they handle their finances or raise their children?
Life, for the average young person, is artificial. Nothing about it is real. It's a house of cards just waiting for a stiff breeze to blow it down.
So, what are WE doing to counter this destructive cultural pattern? Sadly, with the majority of Americans under the age of 50, we are like 'Pogo.' A Cartoon character who once opined: "we have met the enemy, and he is us!"
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Jared Loughner: The Anomaly ?
Everyone is talking about Jared Loughner, the Tucson shooter. A troubled young man, he clearly has what Dr. Charles Krautheimer (a psychiatrist) says is a "thinking disorder." Others are trying to establish that he is a product of Right-Wing hate speech.
So, who is Jared Loughner? We'll find out over the next few months. But don't be surprised if nothing really stands out!
There may be reports of parental neglect or abuse. There has already been reports of drug use. One of his Community College teachers thought him 'spooky' enough to get him removed from his class. A female student said she deliberately sat close to the door because she thought he would erupt in violence, at some point.
Society will be found to have failed Jared. He will probably be judged insane, which he appears to be, and spend the rest of his life in a Mental Hospital or in jail.
Where do "Jareds" come from? Our secular philosophy doesn't have a concrete answer. It can simply guess. And 70 years' of guessing has taken us on a wild ride!
Sigmund Freud guessed it related to sex. Margaret Sanger (and other psychiatrists) guessed it was evolutionary. Taking her lead from another 'guesser,' Charles Darwin, she and her fellows worked to sterilize undesirable traits from the human genome. They called it Eugenics.
Adolf Hitler's psychiatrists applied Eugenics to non-Arian races, especially Jews. The world was, and continues to be, horrified with the result.
Dr. Spock guessed at how to raise children, apologizing in the late 1960's for his error. Many others have (and are) guessing at who we are, why we do what we do and how to fix it.
I think we'll find that Jared was raised in a permissive home, that his parents were not engaged, that his father was angry and abusive [one neighbor has already said as much], that Jared was a 'troubled child' and this event was simply the boiling-over of all these factors.
But Jared is just one more "Sign-Post" that our secular, psychological, marxist society is ill-equipped to accomplish what it promises.
The Triumvirate of Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud and Charles Darwin have set us on the road to destruction. They saw men and women as incapable of governing themselves. Marx saw a centralized government of the Elite, making all the important decisions. Freud saw the human body as simply a compilation of chemistry and impulses, while Darwin robbed us of our humanity, making us animals only slightly higher than brute beasts.
So, after 150 years, we get Jared. Is there a difference between Jared and the average child you see in the store or in the restaurant, badgering his or her parents, insisting on having his or her own way, at the top of their voice?
Only in the result.
The Bloom is off the Rose! But the Elite among us: the social architects, politicians, scientists, psychiatrists and psychologists and even the preachers don't seem to 'see it.'
Give it some time and these folks will be back 'out there' buffing up that rose. Jared will be a blip on the radar. An anomaly. An exception.
Until the next time! Or, until it is discovered that the majority of us think very much like Jared. Then watch the door of personal freedom slam shut!
So, who is Jared Loughner? We'll find out over the next few months. But don't be surprised if nothing really stands out!
There may be reports of parental neglect or abuse. There has already been reports of drug use. One of his Community College teachers thought him 'spooky' enough to get him removed from his class. A female student said she deliberately sat close to the door because she thought he would erupt in violence, at some point.
Society will be found to have failed Jared. He will probably be judged insane, which he appears to be, and spend the rest of his life in a Mental Hospital or in jail.
Where do "Jareds" come from? Our secular philosophy doesn't have a concrete answer. It can simply guess. And 70 years' of guessing has taken us on a wild ride!
Sigmund Freud guessed it related to sex. Margaret Sanger (and other psychiatrists) guessed it was evolutionary. Taking her lead from another 'guesser,' Charles Darwin, she and her fellows worked to sterilize undesirable traits from the human genome. They called it Eugenics.
Adolf Hitler's psychiatrists applied Eugenics to non-Arian races, especially Jews. The world was, and continues to be, horrified with the result.
Dr. Spock guessed at how to raise children, apologizing in the late 1960's for his error. Many others have (and are) guessing at who we are, why we do what we do and how to fix it.
I think we'll find that Jared was raised in a permissive home, that his parents were not engaged, that his father was angry and abusive [one neighbor has already said as much], that Jared was a 'troubled child' and this event was simply the boiling-over of all these factors.
But Jared is just one more "Sign-Post" that our secular, psychological, marxist society is ill-equipped to accomplish what it promises.
The Triumvirate of Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud and Charles Darwin have set us on the road to destruction. They saw men and women as incapable of governing themselves. Marx saw a centralized government of the Elite, making all the important decisions. Freud saw the human body as simply a compilation of chemistry and impulses, while Darwin robbed us of our humanity, making us animals only slightly higher than brute beasts.
So, after 150 years, we get Jared. Is there a difference between Jared and the average child you see in the store or in the restaurant, badgering his or her parents, insisting on having his or her own way, at the top of their voice?
Only in the result.
The Bloom is off the Rose! But the Elite among us: the social architects, politicians, scientists, psychiatrists and psychologists and even the preachers don't seem to 'see it.'
Give it some time and these folks will be back 'out there' buffing up that rose. Jared will be a blip on the radar. An anomaly. An exception.
Until the next time! Or, until it is discovered that the majority of us think very much like Jared. Then watch the door of personal freedom slam shut!
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Bizaro-World!
Where are we?
We can't pay our bills so we borrow $3 trillion.
That didn't work, so now we add another trillion.
We have a Constitution that specifies the House of Representatives shall initiate spending Bills, but a select group of Congressmen meet with the President to 'hammer out' an emergency spending Bill, introduce it in the Senate and refuse to allow the House to change any of the particulars.
We have an election where the majority voters speak out against 'ear marks' and a Health Care Bill which was rushed through Congress last Christmas. A Bill very few actually read, it being about 2000 pages in length.
Now, Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid, introduces a $1.1 Trillion omnibus spending Bill [in the Senate] that is 1920 pages in length and contains hundreds of millions of dollars in 'ear marks.' He's threatening to keep the Senate in Session right through to January 4, if that's what it takes.
Two new movies are released: the last of the Harry Potter and Twilight Series.
Both feature gratuitous violence and occultic themes. Yet we are told that they represent the age-old battle of good against evil. NO!!!! They feature Evil against Evil!
The Prince of Wales has a fiance: the next Queen of England. Her friend says one of her strongest features is her ability to drink the prince under the table. "She likes to have a good time."
Is it me? Or is everything up-side-down?
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink: which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him! Isa. 5:20-23
We can't pay our bills so we borrow $3 trillion.
That didn't work, so now we add another trillion.
We have a Constitution that specifies the House of Representatives shall initiate spending Bills, but a select group of Congressmen meet with the President to 'hammer out' an emergency spending Bill, introduce it in the Senate and refuse to allow the House to change any of the particulars.
We have an election where the majority voters speak out against 'ear marks' and a Health Care Bill which was rushed through Congress last Christmas. A Bill very few actually read, it being about 2000 pages in length.
Now, Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid, introduces a $1.1 Trillion omnibus spending Bill [in the Senate] that is 1920 pages in length and contains hundreds of millions of dollars in 'ear marks.' He's threatening to keep the Senate in Session right through to January 4, if that's what it takes.
Two new movies are released: the last of the Harry Potter and Twilight Series.
Both feature gratuitous violence and occultic themes. Yet we are told that they represent the age-old battle of good against evil. NO!!!! They feature Evil against Evil!
The Prince of Wales has a fiance: the next Queen of England. Her friend says one of her strongest features is her ability to drink the prince under the table. "She likes to have a good time."
Is it me? Or is everything up-side-down?
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink: which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him! Isa. 5:20-23
Friday, December 10, 2010
What Do You Know...And What Difference Does It Make?
It is said that young people know everything and get dumber as they age. By the time they are 50 years of age, they know far less than they did at 20.
But, how do you know what you know? You aren't born with knowledge of anything! That means everything you know, you've learned...somehow. Does that mean our understanding of life is the sum-total of all we've learned or been exposed to? As they say in Minnesota: You Betcha!
Politicians are solidly behind the idea that lower taxes mean more production and wealth --- or is it higher taxes mean greater opportunity to extend possibilities and thereby expand wealth for everyone?
It can't be both! But people line up on one side or the other, often with strident opinions which are expressed in absolute terms!
What makes for these differences? The simple answer is: exposure to information and circumstances. It's education, experience and conditioning. For some, it's opportunism, but that's another discussion.
Underneath, however, it's really spiritual. We call it our 'Worldview' and all worldviews are rooted in religious beliefs.
Dr. Al Mohler [albertmohler.com] reminds us of what Carl F. Henry wrote: "Divine revelation is the source of all truth, the truth of Christianity included; reason is the instrument for recognizing it; Scripture is its verifying principle; logical consistency is a negative test for truth and coherence a subordinate test. The task of Christian Theology is to exhibit the content of biblical revelation as an orderly whole."
Heard any biblical content, recently? I mean, by that, any preaching which featured divine revelation, offered in a Theological context, connected to the flow of biblical revelation.
The truth is, most of what we hear from the Big Name Preachers is fluff! Fundamentalists want everyone to be saved. Evangelicals want everyone to have the tools for living a better life. Charismatics want everyone to feel good and be wealthy. Liberals want to feed the world and save the dolphins. And the Contemporary crowd just wants everyone to feel good!
Sprinkled in among all of this are occultic techniques, Eastern meditation and the power of positive thinking (or confession).
The Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, however, thrives on the knowledge of God: His holiness, mercy, justice, grace and love. The Bible is a Treasure Trove of significant and practical doctrinal instruction. It is the knowledge of God that informs the rest of our life.
Telling us how to relate to our mates or raise our children or overcome fears may serve a practical purpose, but without the doctrinal foundation all the knowledge you have is one-dimensional. You may have a lot of it, but it's standing alone.
Maybe this is why so many of us don't really have a biblical worldview. Abortion, stem-cell research, homosexual unions, economics, law, politics, education, global warming and a host of lessor issues are held captive to our perspectives.
Remember: Whatever it is that forms your knowledge and understanding, forms the way you perceive life and how you make decisions.
So....what do you know about God?
But, how do you know what you know? You aren't born with knowledge of anything! That means everything you know, you've learned...somehow. Does that mean our understanding of life is the sum-total of all we've learned or been exposed to? As they say in Minnesota: You Betcha!
Politicians are solidly behind the idea that lower taxes mean more production and wealth --- or is it higher taxes mean greater opportunity to extend possibilities and thereby expand wealth for everyone?
It can't be both! But people line up on one side or the other, often with strident opinions which are expressed in absolute terms!
What makes for these differences? The simple answer is: exposure to information and circumstances. It's education, experience and conditioning. For some, it's opportunism, but that's another discussion.
Underneath, however, it's really spiritual. We call it our 'Worldview' and all worldviews are rooted in religious beliefs.
Dr. Al Mohler [albertmohler.com] reminds us of what Carl F. Henry wrote: "Divine revelation is the source of all truth, the truth of Christianity included; reason is the instrument for recognizing it; Scripture is its verifying principle; logical consistency is a negative test for truth and coherence a subordinate test. The task of Christian Theology is to exhibit the content of biblical revelation as an orderly whole."
Heard any biblical content, recently? I mean, by that, any preaching which featured divine revelation, offered in a Theological context, connected to the flow of biblical revelation.
The truth is, most of what we hear from the Big Name Preachers is fluff! Fundamentalists want everyone to be saved. Evangelicals want everyone to have the tools for living a better life. Charismatics want everyone to feel good and be wealthy. Liberals want to feed the world and save the dolphins. And the Contemporary crowd just wants everyone to feel good!
Sprinkled in among all of this are occultic techniques, Eastern meditation and the power of positive thinking (or confession).
The Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, however, thrives on the knowledge of God: His holiness, mercy, justice, grace and love. The Bible is a Treasure Trove of significant and practical doctrinal instruction. It is the knowledge of God that informs the rest of our life.
Telling us how to relate to our mates or raise our children or overcome fears may serve a practical purpose, but without the doctrinal foundation all the knowledge you have is one-dimensional. You may have a lot of it, but it's standing alone.
Maybe this is why so many of us don't really have a biblical worldview. Abortion, stem-cell research, homosexual unions, economics, law, politics, education, global warming and a host of lessor issues are held captive to our perspectives.
Remember: Whatever it is that forms your knowledge and understanding, forms the way you perceive life and how you make decisions.
So....what do you know about God?
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Liberty And Equality?
There is a Not-So-Subtle Tension Between Liberty & Equality. The issue is framed by current events:
Leftists, Libertarians, Progressives and any number of Social Architects seemed fixated on making sure all people groups are treated equally.
Conservatives, Strict Constitutionists and Traditionalists favor Liberty which, by its very nature, tends to limit equality.
The reality is: the more liberty a person has, the greater are the inequalities. When people are free to be and to do what they can, the differences in people become more pronounced.
This is seen as unfair and destructive to those who do not have the same capacities. So, compassionate people step up to limit the highly imaginative and productive people, in order to make the playing field more equal. In so doing, they infringe on the rights and liberties of the creative group.
The framers of our Constitutional Republic understood this tension. They crafted a societal structure which rewarded creativity and industry while fostering and encouraging Christian values. We see it in every State Constitution, in the way our law is structured, in the place given to public prayer and expressions of the Christian religion, as well as the Scripture verses and sentiments carved into just about every government building.
What they knew was: unless people had a God-consciousness, the tendency would be to run rough-shod over those who could not (or would not) compete in this arena. It is only in the Judeo-Christian ethic that we find the selflessness and deference so necessary to a strong society.
The arguments will come, pointing to this religious philosophy or another, as equally good, but the proof is still in the pudding! Which country has out-shined all other societies for enshrining liberty, justice, enterprise, creativity and personal freedom? Which society is as generous and self-effacing? After WWII, America was the only country with the Atomic Bomb. We could have cowered any and all nations into subservience, creating a World Government for and about The U.S. We didn't! It took the atheistic, Communists, to try this.
Critics can find notable abuses in this or any society, but the over-arching testimony of The United States of America is one of industry, innovation and the desire for peace. English is the Trade Language of the world because of America. The dollar (so far) is the standard of currency for the world. People around the world risk their life and future to come to our shores. America is a Success Story never before told.
We have enjoyed this marvelous 'ride' not because our laws force us to be fair or require equality in every area, but because our ethic does. The Greatest Generation is so because of their selflessness. Reared in great deprivation, forced to set their personal life 'on hold' to fight a World War, coming home to a land without enough jobs or housing and dealing with the psychological issues that wars create, this generation set all that aside and simply went to work!
Multiculturalism, Rights advocates, Progressives and Socialists have sought to make us do what our grandparents did out of their own heart. They hate The God of The Bible. They are embarrassed by their own success. That success gives them time to consider something beyond survival. So they are trying to make people be and do what they believe is right and good. How's that working out?
Their goals may be good, but their tactics are abusive. To make sure everyone is treated equally requires laws which limit everyone's freedom.
Leftists, Libertarians, Progressives and any number of Social Architects seemed fixated on making sure all people groups are treated equally.
Conservatives, Strict Constitutionists and Traditionalists favor Liberty which, by its very nature, tends to limit equality.
The reality is: the more liberty a person has, the greater are the inequalities. When people are free to be and to do what they can, the differences in people become more pronounced.
This is seen as unfair and destructive to those who do not have the same capacities. So, compassionate people step up to limit the highly imaginative and productive people, in order to make the playing field more equal. In so doing, they infringe on the rights and liberties of the creative group.
The framers of our Constitutional Republic understood this tension. They crafted a societal structure which rewarded creativity and industry while fostering and encouraging Christian values. We see it in every State Constitution, in the way our law is structured, in the place given to public prayer and expressions of the Christian religion, as well as the Scripture verses and sentiments carved into just about every government building.
What they knew was: unless people had a God-consciousness, the tendency would be to run rough-shod over those who could not (or would not) compete in this arena. It is only in the Judeo-Christian ethic that we find the selflessness and deference so necessary to a strong society.
The arguments will come, pointing to this religious philosophy or another, as equally good, but the proof is still in the pudding! Which country has out-shined all other societies for enshrining liberty, justice, enterprise, creativity and personal freedom? Which society is as generous and self-effacing? After WWII, America was the only country with the Atomic Bomb. We could have cowered any and all nations into subservience, creating a World Government for and about The U.S. We didn't! It took the atheistic, Communists, to try this.
Critics can find notable abuses in this or any society, but the over-arching testimony of The United States of America is one of industry, innovation and the desire for peace. English is the Trade Language of the world because of America. The dollar (so far) is the standard of currency for the world. People around the world risk their life and future to come to our shores. America is a Success Story never before told.
We have enjoyed this marvelous 'ride' not because our laws force us to be fair or require equality in every area, but because our ethic does. The Greatest Generation is so because of their selflessness. Reared in great deprivation, forced to set their personal life 'on hold' to fight a World War, coming home to a land without enough jobs or housing and dealing with the psychological issues that wars create, this generation set all that aside and simply went to work!
Multiculturalism, Rights advocates, Progressives and Socialists have sought to make us do what our grandparents did out of their own heart. They hate The God of The Bible. They are embarrassed by their own success. That success gives them time to consider something beyond survival. So they are trying to make people be and do what they believe is right and good. How's that working out?
Their goals may be good, but their tactics are abusive. To make sure everyone is treated equally requires laws which limit everyone's freedom.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Keep Religion Out of Politics?
The Religious Right, fueled by the Neo-Evangelical, Dominion Theology, Kingdom Theology crowds, jumped into the political arena with both feet, in the 1980's. They promptly got both feet burnt! They have wisely backed off.
This political cycle, however, there were a number of political candidates claiming the mantle of God (or at least Christianity) in their bid for election. Does that mean The Religious Right succeeded in affecting the political discourse, for good? Not really.
Apparently the polls show that it is Republicans who are most likely to be God-fearing voters. It is they who favor decency, honesty, morality, fiscal responsibility and social restraint. If you want their vote, it's best to position yourself as 'one of them.' Especially since they inhabit the vast 'fly-over' areas of these United States.
All this brings me to my point: All Politics is Religious! But, then, so is economics and social policy. You need proof?
Look up Revelation, 17. What you see is a woman who sits on many waters [18:3 says the waters are 'multitudes, nations and tongues].
v.2 She has committed fornication with the kings of this earth. She has made the inhabitants of the earth drunk with the wine (product) of her fornication.
v.6 She is drunken with the blood of the saints and the blood of the martyrs of Jesus.
Chapter 18:3 ....the merchants waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. At her destruction, v.9 The kings shall bewail her / lament for her
v. 11 The merchants shall weep and mourn over her.
v. 17 Shipmasters and sailors, alike, stand afar off [from her]
v. 23 ...for by her sorceries were all nations deceived
v. 24 In her...was found the blood of the prophets and of the saints...and all that were slain upon the earth.
Who is she? She is The Woman Who Rides The Beast. The 'Beast' is the leader of the Global Federation that has sought to rule the earth. He has fashioned himself as the long awaited, Jewish Messiah, but he is evil. He is the Antichrist.
She? She is Mystery Babylon, The Great, The Mother of all Harlots. She is The System!
The system, at the end of the age, is a mystery-form of Babel; that system dedicated to supplanting Christ as Ruler of the Earth. It is political. It is economic. It is social. And it is the epitome of evil.
What has appeared to be completely secular is shown to be religious, all the while. It is the culmination of Satan's earliest effort, in The Garden, to take control of the earth and rule over it as God.
We wonder at it, today. It's subjects work to make it all seem secular and to keep the religious crowd from having any part in it. They say it's all about the separation of Church and State, when in reality it's all about leaving them alone to fashion it the way they please.
Keep out of politics? As long as we have a vote, WE are the government. Ceding it to them only hastens the destruction of freedom and marginalization of The Gospel.
This political cycle, however, there were a number of political candidates claiming the mantle of God (or at least Christianity) in their bid for election. Does that mean The Religious Right succeeded in affecting the political discourse, for good? Not really.
Apparently the polls show that it is Republicans who are most likely to be God-fearing voters. It is they who favor decency, honesty, morality, fiscal responsibility and social restraint. If you want their vote, it's best to position yourself as 'one of them.' Especially since they inhabit the vast 'fly-over' areas of these United States.
All this brings me to my point: All Politics is Religious! But, then, so is economics and social policy. You need proof?
Look up Revelation, 17. What you see is a woman who sits on many waters [18:3 says the waters are 'multitudes, nations and tongues].
v.2 She has committed fornication with the kings of this earth. She has made the inhabitants of the earth drunk with the wine (product) of her fornication.
v.6 She is drunken with the blood of the saints and the blood of the martyrs of Jesus.
Chapter 18:3 ....the merchants waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. At her destruction, v.9 The kings shall bewail her / lament for her
v. 11 The merchants shall weep and mourn over her.
v. 17 Shipmasters and sailors, alike, stand afar off [from her]
v. 23 ...for by her sorceries were all nations deceived
v. 24 In her...was found the blood of the prophets and of the saints...and all that were slain upon the earth.
Who is she? She is The Woman Who Rides The Beast. The 'Beast' is the leader of the Global Federation that has sought to rule the earth. He has fashioned himself as the long awaited, Jewish Messiah, but he is evil. He is the Antichrist.
She? She is Mystery Babylon, The Great, The Mother of all Harlots. She is The System!
The system, at the end of the age, is a mystery-form of Babel; that system dedicated to supplanting Christ as Ruler of the Earth. It is political. It is economic. It is social. And it is the epitome of evil.
What has appeared to be completely secular is shown to be religious, all the while. It is the culmination of Satan's earliest effort, in The Garden, to take control of the earth and rule over it as God.
We wonder at it, today. It's subjects work to make it all seem secular and to keep the religious crowd from having any part in it. They say it's all about the separation of Church and State, when in reality it's all about leaving them alone to fashion it the way they please.
Keep out of politics? As long as we have a vote, WE are the government. Ceding it to them only hastens the destruction of freedom and marginalization of The Gospel.
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