Last Sunday when I ended this post I mentioned that since the Roe vs. Wade decision was handed down by the Supreme Court on January 22, 1973, the evengelical community started their involvement in the political arena. The late Jerry Falwell started the Moral Majority in 1979 trying to raise money to support Christian candidates for Congress and the presidency. Their purpose was to encourage Christian candidates to run for Congress to stop the moral cesspool that is taking place in Washington. They wanted candidates that would change the moral atmosphere in Washington and transform it into a "family-friendly" institution by legislating against abortion and bringing back prayer and Bible reading in the public schools. That continued under another organization called the Christian Coalition which started in 1987, led by Ralph Reed. The question I want to pose is after all the years of promoting "Christian" candidates to public office, what have these organizations accomplished? Nothing. Even those that claimed to be Christian when running for public office didn't stand by all their principles in regards to conservatism when they served in office. Don't misunderstand me, I'm not opposed to Christians participating in politics. They should. They should be informed and become involved. Christians should vote, participate in local community events, and make their voices heard. However, we must be realistic of what the Bible says that in the last days perilous times will come and things will wax worse and worse. We've always had the spirit of the antichrist in this world since the fall of man. And this world will have the spirit of the antichrist until Jesus comes to this earth again for the second time. As long as sin abounds in this world, there will be the spirit of the antichrist pervading this world. I've sadly come to the conclusion (in my mind) that there's no way to reform Washington. I believe it's went too far down the road. The globalist forces, which I refer to as the "forces of Nimrod" have their grip upon our government and the world's system. The problem isn't just Congress, the president, and the Supreme Court. It's those that control and manipulate our politicians. As much as I'm for throwing out the incumbents, we'll raise up a new crop of elected officials that will follow the same path as the previous incumbents. Our politicians are controlled by the forces of Nimrod and I don't know of any way to stop them. These forces are scattered throughout the globe and they control our world's system. They control the banking industry, the media, the universities, and our politicians. These forces who control our politicians are satanic. When you're dealing with the new world order crowd, you're dealing with the forces of darkness. Ephesians 6:12 says, "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." The battle that America is fighting is a spiritual battle. The problems that you find in government is spiritual. We have bureaucrats, Congress, and President Obama doing everything in their power to fundamentally change this country in a way that no longer represents the Christian ethos that permeated this nation in the last two centuries. We have government officials that support sodomy, abortion, Islam, socialism, and numerous other things that the Bible speaks against. Instead of focusing all our time and energy on the government of the United States, we need to focus upon ourselves.
The theme of this post is the United States desperately needs a second American revolution. When I speak of a second American revolution, I'm not making reference to the government. I'm fearful we're past that. We need a revolution amongst ourselves. When I make that statement, I'm not making reference to taking up arms and fighting one another. I don't believe we should fight one another with carnal weapons. The battle we face is spiritual. We need a revolution that begins with God's people. Matthew 5:13 says, "Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under the foot of men." This country was built upon Judeo Christian principles. We had Christians of old that immigrated to this country to seek religious freedom such as the Pilgrims and Puritans, for example. People came to America so they would have the opportunity to worship God according to their conscience without the government dictating how they worship, hence the First Amendment which says that Congress isn't to establish nor prohibit the free exercise of religion in America.
We as Americans need a revolution in regards to our lifestyle, our way of thinking, and our relationship regarding God and the Bible. That can only happen with God's people because God's people are the only ones that can lead the way. The world can't do that. Christians are to be the standard in this world. And when God's people fail to set this standard in this sin-cursed world, then the world will decay and crumble. That's what's happening in America. I wrote a few posts last year entitled, "We Get the Government We Deserve." That is a true statement. I'm aware of the fact that it no longer makes a difference who's in office because both political parties are taking this country in the same direction. It's true that both parties are doing things that the average American wouldn't approve of such as loose immigration policies, the long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and ridiculous deficit spending. I recongize it's difficult to know who to vote for given such lack of quality candidates in this hour. I know because I face the same dilemma. The problem is for decades upon decades the American people have continually voted for incumbent career politicians who have taken this country down the path of socialism. Why have politicians such as Ted Kennedy, Robert Byrd, Jon Dingell, Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank, and Harry Reid been continually re-elected year after year? It's because many voters don't care. It's called "voter apathy." It's because they believe they will provide them government benefits. The problem is the mindset of some Americans. There are some Americans who have this "gimme" attitude. They want what the government can provide for them. They don't want to labor for their own living. We have people who vote on the basis of what the politicans can give them in the form of government handouts and benefits. I've listened to senior citizens over the years and their mind is continually upon voting for politicians who will protect their Social Security, provide health care, etc. I recognize that they've paid into Social Security. Consequently, when you leave the government in charge of your retirement fund, there's always a deficit. The Social Security system has been depleted of its funds by our elected elite for decades. They should be thrown in prison for tampering with an off-budget item such as Social Security.
We have the mindset in America among certain groups of people that the government owes them something. Some think the government owes them a living, a house, college education, a car, etc. That couldn't be further from the truth. When the earliest ancestors came to America's shores in 1607, for example, they weren't coming looking for a government handout. They were looking for freedom to worship God, work, and enjoy the fruit of their labors. They were looking for a better land to raise their own families. It wasn't about government providing them something. There was nothing for government to provide them. At the time there were colonies in North America under the control of the British monarchy. It was a hardship for those that came to America. America was a wilderness. There was nothing appealing or physically attractive about America. It was the concept of freedom that brought our earliest settlers to America. It was the freedom to live without government encroachment. This generation of Americans have lost sight of that. That's why we're in the mess we're in.
I stated last Sunday I was going to conclude this post today. Instead I will bring the conclusion to this post on Thursday, January 26, 2012.
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