It saddens me
in the amount of christians and conservatives who have accepted and even
wanted the Patriot Act. Giving the government such physical powers should
be a concern. As well as the tendency of the government to use torture.
The use of corporal punishment and other
extreme physical preventatives should be minimal and last resort, and not
the norm. Does not scripture tell us:
2Cor:10:4: For the weapons of our warfare
are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds
If our weapons are not to be carnal (physical)
but spiritual why should such extreme physical methods be the norm in our
society and government, or in high use? This obviously is in direct connection
in how unspiritual our society is.
The method we should use, should be spiritual
as the verse states. This means we should be living by faith. We should
be trusting in our God for our protection, not in the powers of big brother
in spying on it's citizens.
Oh, some may say, why didn't faith protect
us on 9/11? In fact it did protect many people on that fateful day, there
are many testimonies of people who did not go to work that day or were
not in the building and they should have been. But its the lifestyle of
being carnal which allowed such a breach to occur.
Q. Why do bad things happen? Accidents,
death... does God kill?
Eccl 10: MKJV 8 He who digs a pit shall fall into
it; and whoever breaks a hedge, a snake shall bite him.
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I go into more detail answering that question
there. Which I encourage you to read. I believe its the 6th question, and
about 1/3 of the way down on the page.
I once learned a valuable lesson, "Don't
pluck the fruit, but destroy the root". If the fruit of terrorism is in
our nation, plucking the fruit by physically using all the physical means
necessary to get rid of that fruit is a fruitless endeavor, because the
tree will continue to bear that fruit. The way to stop it is at it's root.
Otherwise you will need a police state to constantly take care of the bad
fruit, which is where this nation is headed.
I am not advocating the the loss of police
and military, as I also discuss on my FAQ's page, see the question:
Q. What do you believe about military
service or self defense?
I am discussing moderation and balance.
If we live a society that serves God and walks in the spiritual warfare
techniques, then the amount of bad fruit will be minimal, and the use of
the physical restraints would be minimal. As long as mankind has the sinful
nature, there will always be some need for corporal punishment.
Those who are concerned about the loss
of civil liberties, may have a human concern. But in Christ it's not about
our rights, cause we deserve none, we deserve death for our sins, but this
is a matter of where we are putting our trust in. (although Jesus has paid
for our sins, but we should deny our lives, and live His.) The 2nd foundational
principle of Christ is "faith towards God" :
Heb 5: 12: For when for the time you ought
to be teachers, you have need that one teach you again which be the first
principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk,
and not of strong meat. 13: For every one that uses milk
is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. 14: But strong meat belongs to them
that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses
exercised to discern both good and evil. Heb 6: 1: Therefore leaving the principles
of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again
the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, 2: Of the doctrine of baptisms,
and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal
judgment.
Lets enumerate them:
1: repentance from dead works 2: faith toward God 3: doctrine of baptisms (plural) 4: laying on of hands 5: resurrection of the dead 6: eternal judgment
The bottom half of the above page discusses
this principle. Of coarse this may seem easier to me, as I have been told
I have the manifestation of faith:
1 Cor 12: 9: To another faith by the same Spirit...
Even so, faith comes only 1 way:
Rom:10:17: So then faith cometh by hearing,
and hearing by the word of God.
Some may declare, that sure this is all
temporary and that they are going to win the nation back to Christ, and
until such time, we must use these physical methods. B. False! How can
we turn the nation around using physical methods when scripture says our
warfare is spiritual!
Many are simply afraid for their children.
Well, in whose hand would you prefer to put your children's safety in?
Big Brother or God's?
It is a lack of faith to trust in torture
of the muslim terrorists and the use of the Patriot Act. If this nation
has fallen into sin, no police state will protect it. Look at all the great
nations that have fallen.
It's too late to save America, but it's
not to late to save individuals. I discuss these truths and similar topics
here:
