Walking a Fine Line

As worshippers of YHWH and followers of Jesus we walk a fine line in this world. On one hand we are “set apart” and know that the kingdom we await is not of this world. One the other hand we are to spread the truth and to help others in need as much as we can. This can be tricky when trying to decide how much, and in what ways, we are to try to influence our current society and current affairs. We try to balance our endeavors to reflect both our dedication to YHWH as well as try to influence those around us.

          Consider that as a true follower of YHWH and an American I strive to serve YHWH as well as strive to protect and promote the freedom for others to serve Him as well. This freedom is more important than many realize. For example, in 386 Priscillian was executed by other “so called Christians” for denying the trinity and honoring Saturday as the Sabbath. I do both today in the US and have not been killed for it - just ridiculed. I am even allowed to help spread the truth about the trinity and the Sabbath. With the internet I can do so worldwide. These actions still carry the death penalty in many parts of the world.

          To ignore the secular dangers to freedom within society is to endanger our ability to spread the truth. Citizens in the US (and many other parts of the world) have become so complacent about our “type of freedom” that we are sliding toward Satan and dictatorship more and more every day. We have gained the “freedom” for homosexuals to teach their perversions in our schools to our children while we have lost the freedom to teach our children to pray in school. We have gained the “freedom” to kill our unborn children while we losing the freedom, in most cases, to defend ourselves and others.

Under Obamacare we are even being forced to pay for others to kill their children. It was bad enough when our government forced us to pay taxes that indirectly paid for these State sanctioned murders; but, now we are being forced to pay for them with “fees” that are designated for the sole purpose of murder.

                    . . .  thou shalt not murder a child by abortion nor kill them when born.

                    (The Didache [The Teaching of the Twelve]:  Chapter 2, Verse 2)

I have heard folks who actually say they wonder how this could happen in our great democracy. Wake up folks! Even though our ignorant politicians try to force feed democracy to the world the USA has never been, nor was intended to be, a democracy! We were a constitutional republic. The US forced Israel to help the PLO form a Palestinian state that has a democracy. The Palestinians are opting for a regime that is based on terrorists that want to destroy Israel and the US! The US  Constitution demands that the Federal Government guarantees States will even have a republican form of government: Article Four, Section Four, Clause 1 - The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government.

          Our forefathers knew the dangers and limitations of a democratic government:

“Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” -- John Adams

          It wasn’t just Americans that saw this either:

“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can exist only until the voters discover they can vote themselves largesse out of the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always to be followed by a dictatorship." -- Alexander Fraser Tyler, a British contemporary of George Washington,

          Folks today scream about democracy and demand equality. These demands, by citizens, businesses, and the government itself, have led to laws that are a Marxists dream - serious crimes under Marxism include “exploitation of labor”, "price gouging," "price fixing," violating “civil rights”, etc. Consider what Wilfredo Pareto said: "The demands for equality are always demands for special privileges."

          The US is not a democracy. We have become primarily a plutocratic oligarchy* that has a secondary agenda based on whoever screams the loudest (an ochlocracy**). It is not even recognizable as a constitutional republic anymore:

"Once political freedom is eliminated, the instruments of democracy can be so used to multiply the power of the tyrannical state. This constitutes the essence of fascism, that is democracy without freedom." -- Alex Ascoli

          If you still think you are safe consider that Executive Order number 11490 allows the president of the United States to assume dictatorial powers after declaring a national emergency. This was long before more constitutional rights were usurped by the federal government via the Patriot Act, etc.

Some folks are probably thinking I am paranoid. Paranoia has been defined as "an irrational fear." Is there a word in the English language for a "rational fear." I once read something along the following lines, “Modern humans are not free. They are like tethered dogs: as long as they keep their heads close to the stake, they do not feel the leash. They prefer comfort to freedom.” The USA has troops all over the world “defending freedom”. These troops swear an oath to defend the Constitution of the US. We need them here at home to defend us from our own government!

Teach me Your way, Yahweh; and lead me on a level path, because of them that lie in wait for me.

(Psalms 27:11)

          If we are not free to share the Gospel then we have no freedom at all. Stand and be heard, for your own sake and the sake of our children. If you do not stand up for Christ and stand against abortion, homosexuality, etc., then do not be surprised when Christ will not stand up for you:

Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the kingdom of heaven — only those doing the will of my Father in heaven. On that day, many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, didn't we prophesy in your name, and in your name cast out demons and do many powerful deeds?' Then I will declare to them, I never knew you. Go away from me, you lawbreakers!

(Matthew 7:21-23)

 

*PLUTOCRACY = Rule by the wealthy. OLIGARCHY - Rule by the few.

**OCHLOCRACY - Rule by the mob.