Ten Reasons (10) State as Saviour

Democracy has given the American state unprecedented power by expanding the role of governments. They now promise to provide cradle to the grave security. Over the last century, the thinking of people has changed. They now expect the state to provide all their needs. Governments care for the poor, the sick and the elderly. They are expected to guarantee wealth and happiness for everyone.

The rulers of earlier empires had more absolute power than current governments and took the title saviour, but they never considered care for individuals to be part of their role. The state acted on behalf of the privileged elite. The rest were left to fend for themselves, or worse, were slaves. The Government as Saviour is a new idea, but is the spirit of the age.

In the State We Trust
The United States is an enigma. It was founded on faith, yet political power was dominant right from the start. Christians had an influence on the government, but this was soon squeezed out the decisions of the Supreme Court and Congress and the growth of Presidential Power. Faith in political power and human government now dominates American culture. Even those who oppose a particular party or president have enormous faith in the presidency and politics.

• Americans trust in God, but expect the state to solve the problems of life.

• The American lifestyle is extremely materialistic and people expect the government to sustain a lifestyle of comfort.

• Comfort trumps freedom. American people will give their rulers immense powers to maintain peace and security.

• Despite public profession of faith, the government of the United States has bowed to humanism. Many public institutions are hostile to Christianity.

• American big businesses claim to believe in free enterprise, but expect the government to protect their interests and rescue them when they fail.

• The people claim to trust in God, but rely on military power for security.

• Christians have been captured by the lure of state power. When they see human suffering, compassionate Christians say, "The Government should do something about it".

• The "End-times Industry" has encouraged American governments to expand their political power and dominance of the world. The church has been a false prophet supporting the American Beast.

The political systems of great nations are extremely dangerous, because one person has control over hundreds of millions of people. Evil gains huge power on earth by deploying a few strong spirits to get control of the leaders of large powerful nations. By controlling these leaders, the government-spirits get authority over everyone submitted to the leaders. Concentration of human political power gives vast power to the government-spirits that control it.

Political power is a huge obstacle to the Kingdom of God, because it is so vulnerable to evil. Political evil cannot be defeated with political power. Many Christians have unwittingly supported the enemy and held back the Kingdom by supporting political power.

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