Category Archives: Christianity

Christianity, Practical Ideas, Reject Socialism

Vote Harder This Time

The 2020 election is the most important election of our lifetime. How many times will Sean Hannity say that on his radio show in the next year?

I guarantee the Democratic candidate will be an utter despot and tyrant limited only by the tattered vestiges of the Constitution. We already know that is what the Republican candidate/incumbent will be. Trump is a New York liberal, a RINO, who is only a hair’s breadth better than whoever the Democrats put up.

Voting for either the Democrat or Republican candidate is a waste of time–from the president down to the local city council. You’re voting for people who will fight over how to best spend stolen money. The only time it might be worth voting is if someone campaigned on drastically cutting government spending and services and cutting taxes.

Christians could control who the Republican party nominates, and I think we already do. But the pulpits refuse to teach what the Bible says about politics, and that the Bible demands godly leaders. They refuse to apply God’s law to government, teaching that Satan controls the world, and the Bible is really only about getting people to heaven.

If you want to do something to help the future of this country, voting is one of the least useful. What you can do to help the country is:

  • Find a church that speaks out about what Scripture teaches about government.
  • Stop giving your money to defeatist churches that only care about snatching souls, right before the gospel and the church are defeated, rather than the advancement of God’s kingdom.
  • Don’t let your kids set foot in K-12 government indoctrination centers.
  • Care about your neighbors, and try to work out differences and help each other rather than calling police.
  • Refuse to accept government benefits, and government will shrink.

Here’s a fantastic quote from Bojidar Marinov:

“What most outside observers – and most American Christians as well – often miss about the US is how much this nation is driven by what’s preached from the pulpits. The statists know it very well, though, and that’s why they have worked so hard to capture the pulpits. And I am not talking about the liberal pulpits here: The pulpits in the so-called “conservative” and “Reformed” churches are just as much accomplices to statism as the liberal and the Charismaniac churches.”

“The solution to America’s slippery slope to statism and tyranny is actually very simple: purge the pulpits of any preacher who doesn’t preach righteous rebellion against unjust authority. Yes, even the celebrities. Yes, even those that are otherwise orthodox and preach really good sermons on the doctrines of grace or the five points of Calvinism. And even those that are good men and wonderful pastors. If they fail to take the right side in the great conflict of our day, they are useless and even dangerous. Kick them out. Replace them with preachers who will fearlessly oppose the Beast. Restore the Black-Robed Regiment.”

Christianity

Don’t Be Stupid

I hate to say it, but either conservatives have always been stupid, or Trump is making them act stupid. This was posted in a TEA Party group, and I left the following comment with no response. Unfortunately, it had already received many likes before I was able to blow it out of the water.

That any conservative would post this speaks to a vast sea of ignorance of America’s founding principles, and even the documents themselves. This is a famous line from the Declaration of Independence, a document you would think might be well-known among conservatives and TEA Party people. “We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness….”

Here’s what I wrote, with no response from anyone.

“If the rights mentioned in the Constitution don’t come from God and don’t apply to everyone on earth, then they come from men, and they can be taken away by men. Furthermore, this is a great argument for abortion, because citizens are defined as people born here. If you’re not born, you don’t have rights if this terrible argument were true. “

Christianity, Conversation, For My Kids, Resistance to Tyranny is Obedience to God, Theonomy

Typical Response

Whenever I discuss politics with a Christian, the other person usually ends up quoting Romans 13 to suggest that I ought to shut up and just submit to the government.

This happens so often that I coined a new word to describe this occurence, “romansthirteen”. Here’s the definition.

Of course, the bootlicking, Hitler-glorifying interpretation of Romans 13 most (90+%) of Christians teach is incorrect. Romans 13:3-4 clearly teaches that there is one purpose of government, and that is to be God’s servant to carry out His wrath against evildoers. Any government worker who cares to glorify the Lord in his or her duty, has clear direction on how to do that.

1. Stop attempting to punish people who aren’t committing evil.
2. Stop attempting to collect taxes for anything government does other than punishing evildoers.
3. Be God’s servant to carry out His wrath on evildoers.
4. Stop harassing children with lemonade stands.

Of course, this is a radical idea to Christians who may have read this passage many times without paying attention to what it actually says, and believe that if a cop says kids must have a permit for their lemonade stand, the kids should jump up and go get a street vending permit, a food service license, and a sales tax license. I’ve tried to communicate this true message of Romans 13 to Christians many times online, and even meeting with otherwise knowledgeable people from church in person.

The only counterargument I’ve received is them jumping to some other passage in some other book and trying to explain Romans 13:3-4 away. This is a sure sign of a failed argument.

Whatever biblical doctrine you’re advocating, you must be able to walk through any and all passages and present a clear explanation of what that passage is talking about.

I learned this principle when studying Calvinism and Arminianism. There are passages that appear difficult for both of those systems of thought, and there are passages that initially appear to teach one over the other. The true test for which is correct is to listen to a Calvinist walk through a difficult passage for him, and see if he has a sensible explanation. Then, do the same thing for an Arminian. Of course, you would want to listen to the best and brightest individuals each side has to offer.

Calvinists can walk through 2 Peter 3:9, 1 Timothy 2:1-4 and Matthew 22:37, and explain what those passages are actually talking about in context, in a way that makes sense. Arminians can’t walk through John 6, 8, Ephesians 1, Romans 8:28-30, Romans 9, etc. without jumping to some other passage. This is how we know Arminianism is false.

Anyone can take a few verses out of context, and twist them to teach anything they want. The real test is whether they can make sense of the verses that are difficult for them. Whatever doctrine is true, is true from Genesis to Revelation, in every single passage.

So I’m still looking for someone to explain how Romans 13:3-4 teaches something other than what I’m saying without jumping to some other book of the Bible. Until then, I will support my kids’ black market lemonade stands.

Basic Economics, Capitalism, Christianity, Taxation

Socialists Are the Greedy Ones

This whole video is worth watching, of course. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything bad by John Stossel. However I’m just going to comment on what Hugo Chavez does at the 2:00 to 2:08 mark. He says, “Expropriate it!”, referring to the private business they were looking at.

It struck me what a greedy dirtbag he must be. He wants something, so he just takes it by threat of force. That is what all unrighteous government is based on, and the bigger, more socialist the government is, the more blatant they are about it.

Marx and the socialists on the street like to say that capitalists are the greedy ones, and anyone can certainly commit the sin of being greedy. However, capitalism doesn’t require greed. Socialism is built on, and requires greed and covetousness.

Capitalists get rich (in most cases) by serving people. In whatever business you’re in, you make a profit by serving people. Some businesses are more suited to serving a greater number of people than others. Sports and entertainment people can serve a greater number of people with their work hours than a guy who mows lawns, for example. A guy who figures out a way to mow lawns more efficiently and more cheaply than his competition, will please more people than a guy who doesn’t, and will make more money. People being motivated to make more money honestly, aren’t greedy.

Socialists are greedy. They covet free stuff either for themselves or for others, and they may even be willing to personally, voluntarily sacrifice, but as socialists, they ultimately want to force other people to pay as well.

Let’s take a local issue as an example. Socialists want more money for the local public school system. The school district is more than willing to accept their donations, and they may very well donate. But a socialist isn’t happy until everyone is forced to give more, whether they believe the school system is a worthy cause or not. Socialists like that are the greedy ones, who are committing the sins of covetousness and greediness.

Hugo Chavez demonstrates that sinfulness perfectly in those few seconds of this video.


Abolish The Police, Border Policy, Christianity, For My Kids

Teach Your Children

Little girl detained by Border Patrol scum for 32 hours…ALONE!

This 9-year-old girl is a U.S. citizen, with a passport, and was detained for 32 hours, by herself, because she gave inconsistent answers to questions. I have two main points to make about this.

First, teach your children to disrespect false authority, and to not to talk to government officials, whether it’s border patrol, local police, child protective service, school teachers (because I know no one reading this would ever be stupid enough to send their kids to public school), or anyone else with the government. We all have a 5th Amendment right to not answer questions. What good is a right if you voluntarily give it up? If they don’t answer questions, their answers won’t be inconsistent, as this girl had, and is completely understandable for a girl her age.

I have told my kids this, but who knows how they would actually behave when under pressure. This is a good opportunity for a refresher.

Second, most of my friends are conservatives. Standard conservative beliefs include the following two tenets:

1. You should submit to, and honor law enforcement.
2. Members of the armed forces serve to protect our freedom.

These are contradictory beliefs. The police lie and steal (via civil asset forfeiture, frivolous traffic ticketing and enforcing unjust taxation) to take away our freedom.

Most of my conservative friends would be in shock that I’m not teaching my children to be subservient to the police, and that the police aren’t a valid authority. They would be in shock if I told my kids to remain silent and not answer government’s questions.

However, the best way to honor the sacrifice of military veterans is to exercise those freedoms they fought for. Remaining silent is the best way to honor veterans. When you surrender your freedoms you’re disrespecting the sacrifice of veterans.

Abolish The Police, Basic Economics, Capitalism, Christianity, End Public School, Reject Socialism, Taxation

Slippery Slope to Socialism

I spoke with a couple people demonstrating for universal healthcare on 9th and Royal Gorge today. I asked them what exactly they’re wanting, and they wouldn’t really commit to anything specific, saying there are several different proposals being discussed in the state legislature.

I pointed out that whatever they’re advocating, if it’s based on taxation, and forcing people to pay, they’re committing the sin of covetousness, and they’re in favor of government theft.

The guy said we already fund fire services, public schools, etc by taxation. I told him we homeschool, and don’t receive a dime from the government, yet I’m forced to pay for the education of other people’s children under threat of confiscation of my property. We learn in kindergarten that it’s wrong to force people to participate in something they don’t want to do.

But he is absolutely correct in pointing out that if I were to take the position that it is just fine to fund public school, fire departments, and police services by socialism, then it is perfectly fine to fund everyone’s healthcare by socialism. Any line that you want to draw between public school and public healthcare is completely arbitrary. There is no logical reason why one would be acceptable, and the other unacceptable.

That is why unless we take a stand against all socialism, we will lose this debate. Our society will be based on covetousness, unless we start applying Scripture to the public discourse, and appeal to God’s law written on people’s hearts–even socialists. It is equally wrong for conservatives and Christians to covet taxpayer money for public school, police, fire services or border walls, as it is for liberals to covet money for healthcare.

Christianity, Resistance to Tyranny is Obedience to God

Resist the Devil and He Will Flee From You

The following quote is awesome. It is from David Chilton in his book, Paradise Restored.

Indeed, a very common evangelical worldview is that “the earth is the devil’s, and the fullness thereof” – that the world belongs to Satan, and that Christians can expect only defeat until the Lord returns. And that is exactly the lie that Satan wants Christians to believe. If God’s people think the devil is winning, it makes his job just that much easier. What would he do if Christians stopped retreating and started advancing against him? James 4:7 tells us what he would do: he would flee from us! So why isn’t the devil fleeing from us in this age? Why are Christians at the mercy of Satan and his servants? Why aren’t Christians conquering kingdoms with the Gospel, as they did in times past? Because Christians are not resisting the devil! Worse yet, they’re being told by their leaders not to resist, but to retreat instead! Christian leaders have turned James 4:7 inside out, and are really giving aid and comfort to the enemy because they are, in effect, saying to the devil: “Resist the Church, and we will flee from you!” And Satan is taking them at their word. So then, when Christians see themselves losing on every front, they take it as “proof” that God has not promised to give dominion to His people. But the only thing it proves is that James 4:7 is true, after all, including its “flip side” – that is, if you don’t resist the devil, he won’t flee from you.

Christianity, End Public School, Reject Socialism

This is Luscious

Here’s a small school district in Ohio where homeschoolers are having a tremendous effect in destroying public school. This is how we end socialism: we stop participating. We stop accepting the benefits.

It’s easy to mock Bernie Sanders for being a socialist, and wanting to make college free for everyone. The question is, are those who are mocking him for wanting 17 years of free education benefiting from 13 years of free education for their children? If they are, they have no credibility. They’re socialist hypocrites who are helping build up American socialism.

Here’s the quote from the article that is worth its weight in gold. If this doesn’t motivate you to homeschool, I don’t know what will.

“And, home schooling is causing the bottom to fall out of public education. There is a whole new subculture regarding home school, and no one hates it more than me.”

That’s cause for celebration in my book!

No one hates public school more than me. If we can cause the bottom to fall out of it just by doing what Scripture demands parents do–take charge of our children’s education, let’s do it! If your children are already grown, you can help parents who have school-aged children. Homeschoolers in your area almost certainly have Facebook groups where you can join and hopefully find opportunities to help.

Homeschooling may be the most important thing we can do to win our country for Christ. And, if you’re worried about the quality of education your kids receive at home, you should be worried about the quality of education they receive at public school. The U.S. ranks very poorly in the world for education. Homeschooled kids aren’t missing out on anything except a substandard, socialist education.

Christianity, Taxation

Who is the Troll?

There’s a ballot measure for a substantial property tax increase for the fire department locally. Sickeningly, people in my church are for it. The girl in this conversation goes to my church, and before I asked the first question, a guy from my church, who is a real pantywaist, had responded that he will bring her a sign. He showed again what a real pantywaist he is by deleting his comment. Here’s the conversation.

This girl is a perky, bubbly person who is currently running an insurance agency, and is marketing herself as someone with whom you’d want to come in and chit chat about insurance. I’m surprised she betrayed all the marketing efforts in this conversation with personal attacks.

A troll from stories I read as a kid is a creature that lives under a bridge and forces people to pay a toll. Does that sound at all applicable to this situation? Call me whatever names you want, but she is the real troll, in favor of forcing others to pay just for living in this fire district. Once a year the system of trolls send the bill, and we’re forced to pay.

She’s personally mounting an attack on my financial well-being. Any other business in favor of forcing people to pay for its services would be immoral, but I’m the troll for speaking out against the covetousness in my congregation. I’m the troll for not wanting to be forced to pay for services I’ve never used, and being in favor of a funding model that doesn’t involve threats and violence.

But yesterday, my pastor spoke on the minutiae of Exodus 35 for 50 minutes, while ignoring the gross immorality of a good portion of the people in his church.  Christians are the enemy of righteous government and liberty. That is why we are losing the culture.

Abolish The Police, Christianity, Practical Ideas, Reject Socialism, Taxation, Theonomy

What Am I Willing To Do To Make Government Irrelevant?

Why is government so involved in nearly every aspect of our lives? Because Christians have been disobedient. We weren’t supporting our parents and grandparents, so the government gave us Social Security. We weren’t taking care of education properly, so government gave us public school and so on.  Once the government started doing those jobs, we really gave up doing those jobs.

What is the solution? How do we shrink the size of government? We have to start doing those jobs again, and do them better than the government is doing them. Someone on Facebook said that sounds nice, but what are you willing to do? Here is what I told them:

1. I’m willing to homeschool my children in spite of being forced to pay property taxes that are used to educate other people’s children.
2. Lord willing, I’ll be able to rip up my Social Security checks in spite of being forced to pay into it.
3. I’m willing to come when my neighbors call to help to protect them from intruders, so that we don’t have to call the cops.
4. I’m willing to never call the cops/government on Christians because I’d rather be wronged than go to unbelievers to solve disputes as Scripture commands.
5. I’m willing to help my in-laws in their old age so that they might tear up their Social Security checks, as Scripture commands.
6. I’m willing to help orphans, widows and foreigners as Scripture commands.
7. I’m willing to listen to ideas for other ways we can make our antichrist government irrelevant and demonstrate the inferiority of secular humanism to Christianity.