O Canada, We Stand On Guard For Thee
Aren't Christians Responsible to Stand On Guard For The Constitution?
Because The
Bible Tells Me So…
“For the mystery of
lawlessness is already at
work; only He who now
restrains will do so until
He is taken out of the
way,” (2 Thessalonians 2:7)
Are we not at (the present time) observing an increase of lawlessness in our society? Is it not the result of a weak and divided Church in hiding from our responsibilities?
The Holy Spirit dwells in each believer. The Church is
the Holy Temple of God, where its Spirit resides. When the Church lives in the truth,
it acts as a restrainer. The Church's responsibility is to restrain the increasing mystery of lawlessness and prevent it from getting out of control.
Satan's plan is the creation of a one-world government, a one-world religion,
the establishment of a new world in disorder, and the Tower of Babel reincarnate. If
you believe that the present moral condition is bad, wait until the Church is
removed; it will be as the day of Noah, the pre-flood period, and even worse.
In Canada, the
Constitution was founded upon the principles that recognize the supremacy of
God and the rule of law (Constitution Act 1982 Part 1). Not any gods, but the Christian God – the God of
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The God who so loved the world that He gave His only
begotten Son (Jesus), that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have
everlasting life, Jn 3:16. The Constitution of Canada was signed by Queen
Elizabeth, which holds the title of the 'Defender of the Faith and Supreme
Governor of the Church of England.’
To both the Canadian
Church and the American Church, God has given us the responsibility to resist lawlessness now in the whole world, starting within our families and with our neighbours. The United States Bill of Rights
and the Canadian Bill of Rights have been and still are the instruments
that God the Highest has instituted to restrain Satan’s plan until God finds it appropriate to let him loose. Understandably, the great tribulation is God's judgement toward the whole world, not vice versa (Satan’s wrath).
God equipped us, The Church, to restrain with the power to do so.
“For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again
to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba,
Father,” Romans 8:15
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of
power and of love and of a sound mind”, 2 Timothy 1:7
Unfortunately, the Church concentrates on shining its light on society by conducting good social work and living within our good moral code of ethics. Guess what? So does humanism. They also do all things for the good of society, but without Jesus in the picture. Humanism expects you to be as good Samaritan as they are, but with a condition that you keep Jesus to
yourself. They will accuse you of intolerance if you express your conservation of biblical worldviews.
“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but
against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of
this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places,” Ephesians 6:12
The Bema seat of judgment is a time in the future when
we will be face to face with our Lord Jesus. All lies will be revealed, the
secret ones in our lives, the ones we deny. “What is truth?” Pilate asked Jesus
(John 18:38). If Pilate couldn’t tell the truth from the lies, do you think you could do better? We are without excuse, we have the truth available
freely, unrestricted, even in our own language in the Bible.
Loving God in the truth is as important as starting the day by making your bed. It takes discipline and determination. It sets an example for children about the importance of the little
things in life that prepare them for the more important things to
come.
What are we to do?
As Christians who are now caught in the snare of deception? This is what we are to do:
- Pray for righteous leaders at all levels of government
- Pray for righteous leaders within the Church.
- Pray for more pastors anchored in the inerrancy of God’s word and have the courage to teach it.
- Get out of the snare of the Tax exemption. Rent a hall and create a home base assembly.
- Christians support your pastor financially according to your ability to do so without expecting Tax-exempt receipt
- Pastors pay your taxes as any self-entrepreneur would do.
- Christians create a small group to discuss politics from a biblical perspective and its influence on the church, especially our children.
- Yes, expect Our Lord Jesus to return at any moment, but until then, please get involved.
