Our gentile thinking Government is trying to come up with solutions to our country’s financial woes by increasing their own size and power.  As Americans, we once knew this truism:  When there is more economic freedom, there tends to be more economic prosperity.  The proof of that statement is shown in the fact that the greatest period of economic growth in U.S. history was during a time when the federal government was much smaller, and there was no income tax.  America’s capitalistic or free-market economy virtually exploded in growth in those days.

People are quick to say that both capitalism and socialism have their problems.   The difference is that in capitalism people are freer to work and pursue their goals.  Greed in capitalism leads to the correction factors of recession, depression or collapse—but that is because the equalizing effects of God’s jubilee year principles are ignored.  Socialism on the other hand is ungodly through and through.  Socialism is sin because it is stealing.  The Eighth Commandment is:

“Thou shalt not steal.”  (Exodus 20:15)

For America to precede in the right direction the generational theft must stop.  Governmental compassion and charity is to steal from the working and retired classes and give it to the non-working class.  Capitalism works because when the rewards are great, the efforts to succeed are greatest.  On the other hand, socialism fails absolutely every time it is tried because when government takes away the reward of hard work, no one tries to succeed.  It is that straight forward.

But, there is control and power in socialism.  When monies and services are redistributed to non-workers—their vote is insured.  What the recipients of this welfare fail to recognize is that their relative economic status becomes less and less.  There is a much greater disparity between the welfare class today and the middle class wage earner than at any time in the history of the progressive movement.  Simply stated, the gap between the haves and the have-nots continues to get larger—and now it promises to get much worse—even catastrophic for our country.

We have lost our Constitution in America—it is not supported, followed or respected by our national leaders.  We no longer have a realistic republic. Our President, in order to compel his will on the American people declared this week that his powers would contravene those of the legitimate congress—the House of Representatives and the US Senate.  For the purpose of expediting the regime’s socialistic agenda in what is being declared a “Year of Action,” the President indicated that he would work with rubberstamping lawmakers to pass his legislation but he also stressed that he is prepared to use his unilateral executive actions more frequently to advance administration goals. 

He said,  "We are not just going to be waiting for legislation in order to make sure that we are providing Americans the kind of help that they need.”

In his speech Saturday, the President made it clear that he intends to further insulate himself from mainstream American Constitutional values by surrounding himself with like-minded policy advocates who share his domestic policy agenda.  Not only will this serious crisis impact our nation; this Godless socialism has already begun taking its toll on the Church of God brethren.

“Faced with a recalcitrant Congress and a constrained budget, President Obama is increasingly working to promote White House economic and social policies.”  Translation:  In spite of the lack of Congressional funding, the President plans unrestrained spending on his socialist programs.

What is wrong with this scenario?  This is theft and larceny on a grand scale.  Sometimes organized trade unions exact an unfairly large slice of the American pie for themselves, but this is a massive government takeover of our nation’s heritage.  It is borrowing and spending with no intentions to ever repay the debt.  We have already seen this wrong mindset grab hold of some brethren in the Church of God who borrowed excessively, only to default on their responsibility to repay.  “If it’s government policy—it must be okay,” they reason.  One man deliberately ran up his credit card as high as possible—knowing that he was about to declare bankruptcy.  He thought it was both wise and funny.  There was no thought for those who trusted him to repay their good-faith gesture in loaning him the money.

An entitlement mentality can be detrimental to spiritual growth.  Recipients of the government’s dole might come to believe they are entitled to wealth they have not worked for.  Our Christian faith tells us to apply every principle and virtue of Jesus Christ to every facet of our actual lives 24/7.  And when we do—who and what we are begins to change.  We begin to become moral beings with integrity and Godly character.

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Sermon:

"Blood Sweat and Tears"