CONSTITUTION MYTHBUSTERS

Now while Paul waited … at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry…. Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other[s], He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection. And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is? For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean. (For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.) (Acts 17:16-21)

 Today’s Internet is comparable to the Areopagus in at least one significant way.

Something New

The vast majority of information presented on sites and blogs (non-Christian and Christian alike) is devoted to telling or commenting on something new—or retelling over and over and over again what was once new. Even sites not devoted to outright evil purposes are often of little or no value, especially as it pertains to saving America from the precipice upon which she teeters.

Wisdom is in the presence of the one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth. (Proverbs 17:24)

A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own mind. (Proverbs 18:2)

 One expects this from sites owned, operated, and patronized by non-Christians. However, many Christian sites do not fare much better. I can’t begin to tell you the frustration I’ve experienced in witnessing Christians who know the solution to America’s present dilemma but who use their sites and resources merely to inform people of the latest headline.

The accumulated words and time wasted on nothing more than telling or commenting on something “new” is staggering. Christians are admonished to use their time judiciously:

So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. (Psalm 90:12)

Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. (Ephesians 5:14-16)

Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. (Colossians 4:5)

Something New Without Solutions

Like “conservative”¹ TV and radio talk shows, many websites are devoted to exposing harmful influences upon our nation. This is Biblical:

Again the word of Yahweh²came unto me, saying, Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man … and set him for their watchman: If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people; then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head. (Ezekiel 33:1-4)

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove [expose, NASB] them. (Ephesians 5:11)

However, to only call attention to America’s problems is to do little or nothing toward solving those problems:

And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of Yahweh thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that Yahweh thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of Yahwehthy God…. But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of Yahweh thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes … that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee….”(Deuteronomy 28:1-2ff, 15ff)

Among those who do attempt to provide solutions to America’s plight, few focus on the only thing that can liberate America from the quagmire she presently finds herself in—that is, Yahweh’s perfect law of liberty³:

Society is diseased and we have the cure, but the evangelical world will for some reason try every bottle of medicine in the cabinet, one by one, and die trying, before they reach for that one bottle that happens to say “theonomy” [God’s law] on the label.⁴

Something Worse

To identify America’s national woes without providing Biblical solutions is, at best, fear mongering.⁵ Worse, most conservative sites (as well as most conservative TV and radio talk shows and blog respondents) incessantly offer the genesis of America’s plight as the solution:

Every problem America faces today can be traced back to the fact that the [constitutional] framers failed to expressly establish a government upon Yahweh’s immutable morality as codified in His commandments, statutes, and judgments. (Would infanticide and sodomy be tolerated, let alone financed by the government, if Yahweh’s perfect law and altogether righteous judgments were the law of the land? Would Islam be a looming threat to our peace and security if the First Amendment had been replaced with the First Commandment? Would Americans be in nearly as much debt if usury had been outlawed as a form of theft? Would crime be as rampant if “cruel and unusual punishment” had not been outlawed and criminals were instead punished with Yahweh’s altogether righteous judgments? Would we be on the fiscal cliff if we were taxed with a flat increase tax rather than a graduated income tax?)⁶

 To promote the Constitution as any part of America’s answer is analogous to defending the traditions of the elders, which Christ so vehemently denounced:

 Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. (Matthew 15:6-9)

Many Christians defend the Constitution’s original intent. But this is tantamount to defending the Sadducees over the Pharisees. When you’re dealing with a Biblically seditious document,⁷ why would a Christian defend either position?

America cannot be saved except by repentance. We mustrepent not for disobedience to the Constitution, but for disobedience to Yahweh and His moral law. This repentance must include any endorsement of the Constitution itself.⁸

Making Time Count

My dear Christian brethren, why are we wasting time promoting the very thing that put America on the precipice? Why are we wasting words on the latest newsflash, especially when we’ve been given the tools to save America from her enemies?

[T]he weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. We aredestroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we aretaking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ, and we are ready to punish all disobedience, whenever your obedience is complete. (2 Corinthians 10:4-6)

Not only the nation, but the entire creation is waiting for us to manifest ourselves on our King’s behalf:

For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will, but because of Him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself also will be set free from its slavery to corruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God. (Romans 8:19-21)

Instead of wasting time on today’s Areopagus, let’s take dominion of the Internet for King and kingdom. You can help to accelerate the kingdom here on earth as it is in heaven (Matthew 6:10, 13) by joining us in our Kingdom Ambassador Project.

But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. (1 Corinthians 15:57-58)

 

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2. YHWH, the English transliteration of the Tetragrammaton, is most often pronounced Yahweh. It is the principal Hebrew name of the God of the Bible and was inspired to appear nearly 7,000 times in the Old Testament. It was unlawfully deleted by the English translators.In obedience to the Third Commandment and the many Scriptures that charge us to proclaim, swear by, praise, extol, call upon, bless, glorify, and hold fast to His name, we have chosen to memorialize His name here in this document and in our lives. For a more thorough explanation concerning important reasons for using the sacred name of God, see “The Third Commandment.”

3. Law and Kingdom: Their Relevance Under the New Covenant

4. Joel McDurmon (quoting someone else), “A revelation on the real reason behind two-kingdoms theology,” The American Vision: A Biblical Worldview Ministry, http://americanvision.org/11157/a-revelation-on-the-real-reason-behind-two-kingdoms-theology/.

5. Campaign Against Fear Mongering (Audio message)

6. 5 Reasons the Constitution is Our Cutting-Edge Issue

7. Bible Law vs. the United States Constitution: The Christian Perspective

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