But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. John 3:21
It never fails to surprise me: how we deeply sincere Christians are readily taken in by Satan’s counterfeits. We never take time to “try the spirits”, or to closely examine either the spiritual fruit, or the tree it comes from (Matt. 7:16-20). Remember that the tree from which the woman ate in Genesis chapter 3 had fruit that seemed very appealing, but ultimately led to death (Prov. 14:12).
Our beloved America also looks good to many, but is ultimately a very corrupt tree, bringing forth evil fruit. Some would contend that we started off well, and are really a good tree; that we must simply get back to our roots. These “roots” are presumed to be things such as Biblical instruction and the U.S. Constitution.
Yet for the follower of Christ, the Word of God must be our final authority in all matters of faith and practice. Though many individuals may be well-intended, “Let God be true, and every man a liar.” If we want what is true (John 4:23), let us seek the according to His Word (John 17:17). Let us accept by faith that which we find there, honoring God in humble obedience. We may not initially like what we find there! It might even disagree with the views of some highly esteemed leaders (Luke 16:15) that we respect. Indeed, “narrow is the way which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.” –from Matt. 7:14. “We ought to obey God, rather than men.” –from Acts 5:29.
The path which the Lord has led me on has brought me to a certain, but unpleasant conclusion: that America was founded upon principles directly opposed to the revealed will of God, as set forth in the holy scriptures. We cannot get “back to the Bible”, if we didn’t even start out that way!
The U.S. Constitution is a humanist manifesto. It is built upon the assumptions that mankind “good”, and “noble”; well able to plot out his own destiny- in a fashion that is morally upright, and favorable to God. Yes, one can find references to God in the Constitution. But “the devils also believe, and tremble.” An acknowledgement of God’s existence is NOT the same as being redeemed through the blood of Jesus Christ, and being submitted to His Lordship!
Let’s face it: America was founded upon the self-determination of man. This is implied to be good, and that it will “naturally” bring about the best welfare for everyone. It is also true that some Americans have sought earnestly and sincerely to serve the Lord, and their fellow men. God gives to all people free will, and they are accountable for the choices they make- regardless of the political system that they live in.
Putting such faith in mankind, as the U.S. Constitution promotes, is to fall for the same lie by which the serpent beguiled the woman when he said, “ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.” Is it right to put our trust in sinfully fallen men, or ourselves? Did not God provide His Word to show us the way of life? What does the Bible tell us about the “inner condition” of mankind?
And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. Genesis 6:5
The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one. Psalms 14:2,3
But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. Isaiah 64:6
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? Jeremiah 17:9
And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God. Mark 10:18
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. John 3:19
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. John 8:44
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Romans 3:23
And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear? I Peter 4:18
Why did the Lord scatter mankind at the tower of Babel? In Genesis 11:6 we find, “…now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.” Why does God find this to be bad? Genesis 8:21 tells us, “… for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth.” II Corinthians 10:3 confirms this theme by instructing us to cast down imaginations. Our imaginations are naturally given toward straying from God. This is one great benefit of having the Lord’s words perfectly preserved for us in the KJV: we have one standard for the words of God, not the “imaginations” of the many revisions, which were only done for money (I Tim. 6:10).
God has shown us by His Word that He wants a King; a monarchy. In breaking from the tyranny of King George, it is understandable why our nation’s founders would have shied away from such a concept. That, and the fact that many of them weren’t Christians to begin with- they would have had no desire to pray, or seek the holy scriptures for guidance. When we give men their “freedom”, this is what we get; we are seeing the whole system unravel. You see, there have been some men that have used our own liberty against us, ultimately stealing it from us. Americans have been deceived into thinking that they can change their future through voting. We have absolutely, positively no say in selecting our nation’s leaders, and have not since the late 1800s.
We are given examples of God’s preference for kings, many times in scripture. Without looking to deeply at the many, I would just point out a few right now; Ezra 1:2, Is, 42:28, II Kings 23:29, II Chron. 35:20-24, Jer. 25:9, 27:6, Daniel 4. Consider the following sequence of scriptures which show us the “king” mandate;
Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes. Deuteronomy 12:8
In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel. Judges 18:1
In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes. Judges 21:25
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment. Proverbs 16:10
The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will. Proverbs 21:1
Our God has given to us, His children, the spirit of a sound mind (II Tim. 1:7). It dishonors the Lord when we do not use it in discernment! At this point in history, any true Christian ought to be able to see that something is seriously wrong here in America. The Bible, the only legitimate source of pure truth, will show us where the problems lie. We need to repent. We need to stop calling ourselves a Christian nation, or a God-fearing nation, when that is light-years from the truth! Until we can come to God in truth, we can expect nothing but more evil to befall us. We need to start from ground level, and work upward.
“…when he (God) hideth his face…whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only: That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared. Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more: That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.” -from Job 34:29-32.
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