I have published blog posts both recently and in the past years concerning my political beliefs and the idea that our leaders of today and of several past administrations have trampled the Constitution and are intent on curtailing our freedoms in this great republic. In the past week I have published three blogs about JADE HELM 15, the infamous military exercise about to be perpetrated on the people of seven states. The official start of JADE HELM is set for July 15th, but already all over the United States various military exercises are happening OFF of the military bases, and military "assets" have been moved around the nation.
So why SHOULD a Christian be concerned about all of these and other "worldly" things?
First, let me say that a Christian is (or should be) faithful to and trusting in the Good Shepherd no matter what kind of system of government controls his earthly nation. Having said that, we in the United States were so much more blessed than many people the world over because we have freedom of religion here...even freedom FROM religion if we so desire. There is no State Religion here, neither is there forced atheism. At least not yet. As Americans, we are called to be good citizens, voting on issues and candidates, and obeying our laws (to the extent that they are Constitutional laws). As Christians, we are called on to support our leaders, to pray for them, and to obey the laws instituted by our leaders. Jesus once told a Pharisee, "Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's, and render unto the Lord what is the Lord's." Meaning if the law commanded Jews to pay taxes to a heathen leader, then that is what they should do, while still obeying the Lord and holding His law and authority over that of the earthly government.
Today, we in the United States can be Christians while still obeying the law of the land as much as possible. I am still working on the command of "Render unto Obama what is Obama's" and that is my own weakness. But as a Christian, I am called on to be a good American citizen as well. I consider part of being a good American citizen doing all I can to preserve the nation and the Constitution as long as possible. President Obama is, in my opinion, the worst, most unpatriotic, unchristian, most lawless, most arrogant, most ungrateful, and most unqualified person ever to hold our nation's highest office. This makes it so much the harder to obey the command to respect and obey the leader of the nation, his minions, and the spineless lawmakers who have ignored 1) this President's highly questionable citizenship; 2) his lawlessness above and beyond that of even Bush I, Bush II, and Clinton; 3) his obvious disdain for the soldiers, the very ones who keep him in the power and strength to which our President is accustomed; and 4) his constant usurpation of the law of the land, our United States Constitution.
Today we in the United States are witnessing, for the first time, a President who has dismissed top military leaders who professed loyalty to the Constitution rather than the man. We are witnessing for the first time in our history the military operating within our nation other than on military bases. Today we are witnessing a time when people fear the way the military may be used - that is, against US instead of against our enemies. Today we are witnessing a government that no longer seems capable of representing the will of the people, but instead seems to cater to large corporations, many of which are themselves military related. We see a government that bails out large corporations and banks from their own folly while standing by as many people who work and pay taxes have little to show for their efforts, while at the same time many who are able to work but do not have quite a lot to show for their NON-efforts.
So, a good Christian then should try to work for the good of the country, or to just do what he or she can to preserve our free way of life for those who will come after us. No, I am not saying that Christians should panic in the face of all that is going on now. In fact, just the opposite. As times get worse, one's faith should grow and be strengthened, because God is in control and he will save his people, whether that means saving them from things physical, or simply saving their souls when misfortune, tribulations, or even death might overtake them.
A Christian would (I hope) continue to worship the Good Shepherd even if this nation, this great nation of ours, should go the way of all nations and empires. We may someday be placed under martial law by our own military and government, or we may someday be overrun by foreign enemies. OR, maybe all of the hype about the coming collapse of the nation, JADE HELM, the New World Order, and what ever other horrors are waiting for us will never come to pass. Regardless, we in the United States have rarely faced real persecution for our faith, and we have shook our heads and sympathized with people in foreign lands who have been killed for just being Christians.
As Christians we trust in God in good or bad times. And even in times of uncertainty such as now, when we face the very real possibility of economic collapse on the one hand, and the increasing strength of military and federal agencies on the other. So, no, I am not worried about these changing and perilous times, because I have faith in our Lord. But I do want to preserve America as long as possible, because America, with all its faults, is the land of opportunity and the shining light of freedom for the rest of the world. If that were not so, we would not have an immigration problem, thanks largely to our current President. So, a Christian should be concerned about politics and about the JADE HELMS, about the non-representative representative government we have now, not because we fear something, but because we want to preserve the good that our founding fathers intended for this nation to be and to do. Whether this nation lasts into the next century or further, or if it falls before even the middle of this century, we as Christians will serve our God, be saved, and go on to our reward.
God Bless America
So why SHOULD a Christian be concerned about all of these and other "worldly" things?
First, let me say that a Christian is (or should be) faithful to and trusting in the Good Shepherd no matter what kind of system of government controls his earthly nation. Having said that, we in the United States were so much more blessed than many people the world over because we have freedom of religion here...even freedom FROM religion if we so desire. There is no State Religion here, neither is there forced atheism. At least not yet. As Americans, we are called to be good citizens, voting on issues and candidates, and obeying our laws (to the extent that they are Constitutional laws). As Christians, we are called on to support our leaders, to pray for them, and to obey the laws instituted by our leaders. Jesus once told a Pharisee, "Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's, and render unto the Lord what is the Lord's." Meaning if the law commanded Jews to pay taxes to a heathen leader, then that is what they should do, while still obeying the Lord and holding His law and authority over that of the earthly government.
Today, we in the United States can be Christians while still obeying the law of the land as much as possible. I am still working on the command of "Render unto Obama what is Obama's" and that is my own weakness. But as a Christian, I am called on to be a good American citizen as well. I consider part of being a good American citizen doing all I can to preserve the nation and the Constitution as long as possible. President Obama is, in my opinion, the worst, most unpatriotic, unchristian, most lawless, most arrogant, most ungrateful, and most unqualified person ever to hold our nation's highest office. This makes it so much the harder to obey the command to respect and obey the leader of the nation, his minions, and the spineless lawmakers who have ignored 1) this President's highly questionable citizenship; 2) his lawlessness above and beyond that of even Bush I, Bush II, and Clinton; 3) his obvious disdain for the soldiers, the very ones who keep him in the power and strength to which our President is accustomed; and 4) his constant usurpation of the law of the land, our United States Constitution.
Today we in the United States are witnessing, for the first time, a President who has dismissed top military leaders who professed loyalty to the Constitution rather than the man. We are witnessing for the first time in our history the military operating within our nation other than on military bases. Today we are witnessing a time when people fear the way the military may be used - that is, against US instead of against our enemies. Today we are witnessing a government that no longer seems capable of representing the will of the people, but instead seems to cater to large corporations, many of which are themselves military related. We see a government that bails out large corporations and banks from their own folly while standing by as many people who work and pay taxes have little to show for their efforts, while at the same time many who are able to work but do not have quite a lot to show for their NON-efforts.
So, a good Christian then should try to work for the good of the country, or to just do what he or she can to preserve our free way of life for those who will come after us. No, I am not saying that Christians should panic in the face of all that is going on now. In fact, just the opposite. As times get worse, one's faith should grow and be strengthened, because God is in control and he will save his people, whether that means saving them from things physical, or simply saving their souls when misfortune, tribulations, or even death might overtake them.
A Christian would (I hope) continue to worship the Good Shepherd even if this nation, this great nation of ours, should go the way of all nations and empires. We may someday be placed under martial law by our own military and government, or we may someday be overrun by foreign enemies. OR, maybe all of the hype about the coming collapse of the nation, JADE HELM, the New World Order, and what ever other horrors are waiting for us will never come to pass. Regardless, we in the United States have rarely faced real persecution for our faith, and we have shook our heads and sympathized with people in foreign lands who have been killed for just being Christians.
As Christians we trust in God in good or bad times. And even in times of uncertainty such as now, when we face the very real possibility of economic collapse on the one hand, and the increasing strength of military and federal agencies on the other. So, no, I am not worried about these changing and perilous times, because I have faith in our Lord. But I do want to preserve America as long as possible, because America, with all its faults, is the land of opportunity and the shining light of freedom for the rest of the world. If that were not so, we would not have an immigration problem, thanks largely to our current President. So, a Christian should be concerned about politics and about the JADE HELMS, about the non-representative representative government we have now, not because we fear something, but because we want to preserve the good that our founding fathers intended for this nation to be and to do. Whether this nation lasts into the next century or further, or if it falls before even the middle of this century, we as Christians will serve our God, be saved, and go on to our reward.
God Bless America
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