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17 Ways Verses Limit Government · Our nation should not borrow money. Deuteronomy 15:6
Debt:The national debt did not appear out of thin air. It has been a result of defying God’s laws for years. It has been incremental in nature. Just a little human viewpoint here and a little human viewpoint there and pretty soon you are talking about a lot of money. Americans have accepted this incremental human viewpoint for so long they have just decided to live with it. But in the last two years it was just too much to take all at once. The election of 2010 demonstrated that the people do not agree with so much debt. The Lord has addressed this problem in the scripture. He did this over 3000 years ago. He specifically addressed Israel on this issue in Deuteronomy 15:6.
Deuteronomy 15:6 (21st Century King James Version) Racism:Question: "What does it mean that a Christian is a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17)?" Answer: The new creation is described in 2 Corinthians 5:17: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” The word “therefore” refers us back to verses 14-16 where Paul tells us that all believers have died with Christ and no longer live for themselves. Our lives are no longer worldly; they are now spiritual. Our “death” is that of the old sin nature which was nailed to the cross with Christ. It was buried with Him, and just as He was raised up by the Father, so are we raised up to “walk in newness of life” (Romans 6:4). That new person that was raised up is what Paul refers to in 2 Corinthians 5:17 as the “new creation.” Racial distinctions disappear between Christians as we are new spiritual species. Genesis 1:27 Free Enterprise:God does not treat people equally. Socialism demands a bureaucrat’s idea of equality. God did not make us equal. Free enterprise has inequality. Free enterprise allows a person to excel. Excelling is not equality because those that excel get more than those that don’t excel. It is true in heaven and free enterprise. We are given unequal rewards in heaven based upon how we glorify God in our lives.Question: Labor Relations"What is the meaning of the Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard?"Answer:This lengthy parable is found only in the gospel of Matthew. Jesus tells the parable of the laborers in the vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16) in response to Peter’s question in Matthew 19:27: "We have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?" Peter wanted to know what reward would be given to those who give up everything to follow Jesus. In response, Jesus explains this truth about the kingdom of heaven. Planting, maintaining and harvesting vineyards in first century Israel was strenuous work requiring hard physical labor in the heat of summer. Often additional laborers were required to get all the work done. The owner of this particular vineyard went to the marketplace at the first hour of the morning (6:00 a.m.) to find workers for the day. His offered wage of one denarius, a Roman’s soldier’s pay for a day, was generous indeed. The workers in the first group were more than happy to work for the generous wage.As the day progressed and more workers were hired, the specific wage was not mentioned, but the landowner promised to pay “whatever is right.” Apparently, the workers were sufficiently confident of the landowner’s character that they trusted him at his word. Altogether, four groups of workers were hired, the last group just one hour before the end of the day. When the time came for the wages to be paid, the first group of workers saw the last group being paid a denarius and were naturally thinking they would be paid more since they had worked the longest. Their anger against the landowner spilled forth when they saw they would all be paid the same, even though they got exactly what they had agreed upon when they were hired. The landowner was forced to defend his actions to the first group, even though he had dealt them in perfect fairness according to the contract. The landowner, whose decision to pay all the workers the same was an act of mercy—not injustice—represents God, whose grace and mercy are shed abundantly upon those of His choosing. “For he says to Moses, ‘I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.’ It does not, therefore, depend on man's desire or effort, but on God's mercy” (Romans 9:15-16). In the matter of salvation, His grace and mercy are given to those whose self-righteous works could never obtain it. We are all sinful and “fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23), but His grace is sufficient to redeem all who believe. Whether God calls someone early or late in life to partake of His grace, the glory and praise for our salvation is His and His alone and in no way amounts to unfairness. Just as the landowner has a right to do what he wishes with his own money, so does God have the right to have mercy on whom He will have mercy. The first group of workers in the vineyard resented receiving the same wage as the last group. Their attitude was similar to the Pharisees who were incensed at Jesus’ teaching that others could inherit a heavenly kingdom they thought was reserved for them alone. They despised Jesus for offering the kingdom to poor, oppressed, weak sinners whom He made equal to them. In verse 15, the landowner asks “Is your eye evil because I am good?” The “evil eye” was a Hebrew expression referring to jealousy and envy. God’s goodness and mercy produced in the self-righteous Pharisees the evil eye of envy. The rest of the workers received their wages without complaint or envy of others. In the same way, as Christians we should rejoice when others come to the Savior, as we should rejoice in the service others render to Him. He is faithful to reward us for our service as He has promised, and how He rewards others should be of no consequence to us, nor should it affect our devotion to Him. Saying, These last * have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have born the burden and heat of the day. 13 But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny? 14 Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee. 15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good? Immigration:We are to treat immigrants as anyone else. However, once here, they are subject to our laws.Leviticus 19:33"And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him" Deuteronomy 27:19 "Cursed be anyone who perverts the justice due to the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow. And all the people shall say, "Amen" Immigrants are to obey the law:Romans 13:1-7Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer. Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God's wrath but also for the sake of conscience... Education:There are so many things wrong with our education system it is impossible to pick one. The scriptures have solutions to all its problems. Some of the problems are as follows:
Health Care: Doctors take an oath to help rich and poor alike. We who can pay are charged more. Don't we provide for the sick now? We do it on our own through higher insurance premiums not government direction? Hospitals and Doctors overcharge to help take care of the charity patient. Doctor’s have done this for generations. That is the way the system has always worked. What glory is there to the Lord in the government forcing you to buy Health Insurance?
Matthew 25:44 Freedom:Only through Christ can we be free from the slavery of this world.Our faith in universal truths makes us free.Socialism is a form of Slavery:
Socialism:Guilt, jealousy and theft are the mainstay of socialism. Guilt is a sin as seen in 1 John 1:9, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness". Jealousy is a sin as seen in Job 5:2, "For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. Theft is a sin as seen in Exodus 20:15, "you shall not steal". Socialism is a way for man to create his own God and not be dependant on Him: Many extremely rich men are presented as heroes of faith in the Bible. Can you name two? Are material goods sin or blessing? Consider Job. Read JOB 1:1-3. Was Job wealthy? But then, in testing he lost everything. Yet after his testing God did something. Read JOB 42:12-17 to find out what God did. Was it sinful for Job to have this wealth? Was the Middle East filled with wealth or poverty at this time? Yet is Job faulted for this wealth by God? Take Abraham as another example. Does Scripture picture Abraham as a generous man? Name a couple of examples of his generosity. But did Abraham feel that he had to distribute his wealth equally among all the people who had need? If he had done that what would have happened to all those who worked for him?
Environment:The overriding message of the environmentalist is that man is going to destroy the habitat for human life. The mantra of these idiots is that our grandchildren will have an inhospitable environment. When you read the verses below you will realize that man will not destroy the earth and that God will provide for mankind until He destroys the world. Should we take care of our resources? Yes we should; but the world is for man's use. The earth is not a delicate piece of crystal that will be destroyed by us if draconian environmental regulations are not implemented immediately. That flies in face of the scriptures. Only the arrogant believe that they can do as the most-high God can do. There are many more verses than the ones noted below. In this regard see below: Genesis 8:22 2nd Peter 3:10 Genesis 1:26 |