Do what you will but let me just remind you that obedience is not without sacrifice.
1 Sam 15:22, "Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams."
The murder of a pre-school teacher at the hands of ungodly authority is not God’s idea of a lawful “sacrifice.” Rather, it’s a perfect example of a “sin unto death” -
Romans 6:16. We need to
listen to the
King, and
obey him.
We trust God with our lives because he is the author of life.
But we don't trust God -- we trust Caesar, believing he is ordained of God. That belief is in grave error. Caesar, like all governments of men, is God's rod of correction to drive you back to God. And right now, we are reaping the tragic consequences of trying to
serve two masters (witness the OP).
Romans 13:3, "rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil." What that cop did re: the OP was evil -- the exact opposite of what constitutes Godly government. And the authority that the majority have submitted themselves to, allowed these turkeys into those positions.
When he chooses to remove those who have abused their position, it will be in his timing and according to his will.
"Abused their position"? They have no Godly position -- never did. Like the Holy Bible says, they “
set themselves.” They offer you deceptive benefits packages, and so you go ahead and buy into it and strike hands with these heathen (that's disobedience) and then cry when their "duty" hammer comes down.
It truly breaks my heart -- sometimes it's too much to bear -- to see God's people being
destroyed for lack of knowledge. Current Events forums are full of fearmomgering posts like the OP, and they always cry out for justice, but none will be forthcoming because virtually no one is willing to
do what it takes to be in
obedience to the King.
So now the so-called Christians are vacillating in a holding pattern, trying to hold out before they too lose their very lives, twisting scripture to justify their selfishness while living thei remaining time in fear.
Yet, there is always hope. God always makes a way where there seems to be no way. It is the essence of faith. Trust him, seek him out, and he will guide your path.
With OP's like this, what's to discuss -- other than to commiserate about the pickle we're in? Well,
yes, there is hope -- IF we REPENT, God will restore, and he will heal our land. That’s all it would take. Let’s say, the people at USA or Kiwiland take one day off, just one day, from the president/”prime minister” all the way down to the street sweeper, we all agree to take just one day off and repent. How likely do you think that is gonna happen? Well, then, you’d better prepare for the coming persecution, because, as we’ve seen with the OP, it is even at the door.
Make no mistake, God’s judgment is about to fall on
the children of disobedience. Do not be found among them.
If your reaction to being told that there are faults in Caesar's statutes is to rush to defend them, it is because you cannot envision life without them. This is normal for someone who can only see one kingdom: the kingdom of this world. Yet this world is passing away, as are our own bodies. There is only one thing in life more certain than Caesar's taxes. So we are really here as a test of whether we can “see” and then choose those things that have eternal value. Are our energies devoted to laying up earthly treasures, or treasures in heaven? Are we slaves devoted to building the kingdom of this world, or are we seeking first the kingdom of God? We cannot even know where to begin unless we can see God's kingdom, which is the true meaning of being born again.
God in his sovereignty has provided the perfect means of testing whether we can make the distinction between the two kingdoms. Caesar has usurped God's authority, but his kingdom is built entirely with our consent and by using legal fictions. His authority over us is imaginary. We do not have to render ourselves to him unless we believe that we belong to him. Most people believe with all their heart that they do, for they cannot see the alternative. But if you know that you belong to God, along with your labor, your family, and everything else you have, then you will already have a deep-seated unease with the multitude of demands Caesar makes on you.
If this is the case, then make a list of those things that rightly belong to God but you have in ignorance given to Caesar. Then develop a plan of action for returning them to their rightful owner. This is not easy, but it is necessary. You will need to learn much more about God's Law so that you can discern what true obedience requires of you. If you trust the State to provide for your needs rather than trusting God, it should be clear which master you are serving. As no man can serve two masters, you have a choice to make. Scripture is clear that obedience to God comes at a price, and we must first count the cost. But once you can see the eternal kingdom, you will realize that any price is worth it.
Matthew 13:44, "The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.”
Anyone who engages in commerce (profiteering; pursuit of mammon) comes under Caesar's jurisdiction (“Caesar” = ungodly government). The merchants, the rich men of the earth, the great men of the earth, are identified with the
ungodly authority:
Again, “The kings set themselves, and the rulers take counsel against the Lord and his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us” (Psalm 2:2, 3).
and
“Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things? The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.... Lord, behold their threatenings...” (Acts 4:25, 26, 29).
“Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him. They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off” (Hosea 8:3, 4).
Yet, many stumble with the reality that there is a counterfeit “authority” seeking our obeisance. Satan said, “I will be like the most High” (Isaiah 14:14).
It is Satan’s “higher power” that is behind the merchants, the rich men of the earth, the present temporal “governing authorities”
who murdered that pre-school teacher.
Satan is “the god of this world” (
II Corinthians 4:4), “this present evil world” (
Galatians 1:4); there is
no Godly ordination there.
We
have a choice as to which purported authority we submit to and therefore “serve.” God’s authority is above all the “government institutions” of men.
Why does God “allow” ungodly “governments?” What is the purpose of man's law? It is God's rod of correction. God uses man's law to chasten his people. God uses heathens to chasten his people.
We are to place ourselves under
God's jurisdiction, living in
God's kingdom. And we're not going to be perfect, we may fall and do wrong, but we are to check everything that we're doing. And if we do something that's against God's Word, we repent immediately to renew our mind. That's how we renew our mind, by repenting to the King and saying, "I'm sorry. I did not want to do that. It's a habit, it's the way that I learned in the world. Help break me of that." And he does help us if our heart is truly after Him. And if you don't repent, he has the natural man right there as a rod of correction for you, and that's what man's codes, rules and regulations and police power are all about.
If we be without chastisement, we would not be his sons. But he loves us, so God uses a rod of correction to
wake the sleeping disciple and get him back on course.
Proverbs 22:15, "Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him."
Proverbs 23:13, "Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die."
As per the OP, the time for the rod of correction would be passed. The time for repentance and restoration is now.
Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions. Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance. And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them. Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand. Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity. Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry: And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies. He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives. Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks unto thy holy name, and to triumph in thy praise. Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the LORD.
He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
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