Monday, June 23, 2025

What The Average Politician And False Teachers Have In Common

 


Common Sense Evaluation wrote a piece describing what they believe to be the character and nature of the average politician and what I have found is that what they describe as being the character and nature of the average politician is not entire unique to just politicians, but scam artists, cult leaders, false teachers, and heretics also possess similar traits in their character and not even just them, but also anyone claiming to seek a personal and intimate relationship with someone for their own gain and self-serving interests.
 
Contender’s Edge decided to do a breakdown of what they described as being the average politician and what is described as being the average politician has in common with the false teachers and heretics that have entered into the body of Christ and of whom Jesus and His Apostles had warned about in their day and against which the Apostles had fought so very hard against in order to preserve doctrinal purity and the purity of the Gospel message within the body of Christ.
 
Common Sense Evaluation begins with this:
 
 
 
There’s an uncomfortable truth about politicians that few people want to acknowledge: they’re built differently.  It’s not just their access to power, wealth, or resources---it’s how they operate on a fundamental level.  Their psychological makeup allows them to manipulate, deceive, and maneuver without a shred of remorse [1]
 
 
 
 
A lot of people might actually agree with this when it comes to politicians, but few would ever consider this to be a possibility with teachers and professors within academia, or within the Church, many preachers and seminarians at the pulpit and podium, or even the Sunday school teacher in the Sunday school room because more tend to trust clergy, teachers, professors, influencers, and so-called experts in various fields than they do politicians and fail to apply the same level of scrutiny to the academics, what is preached from the pulpits, what they hear from the media, and what is depicted in our entertainment than to a political candidate and even in the realm of politics, we tend to apply our scrutiny in a manner that is biased and unfair for when scrutiny is applied, we tend to apply our scrutiny more to a political figure of a political party to which we are opposed than to the figures of the political party and platform and as a consequence, we fail to detect the enemies from within our own ranks and when they say something that goes against the platform that they profess to champion or do something wrong, we tend to make excuses for them that we would not make for the opposing side and try to rationalize their actions in a way we would not afford the opposing side as we are by nature given to bias and even prejudice and as a consequence, end up blinding ourselves to the clear and present dangers within our midst.  Overt enemies are easy to recognize and therefore can be more easily dealt with but it is the enemy from within who is harder to detect because the enemies from within appear to be one of us, act like one of us, and can play the part so very well so as to make you think that they are one of us without suspecting a thing as they rely on subtlety instead of a head-on attack and often times, the damage done from within by an infiltrator is far greater and more difficult to undo than an attack from without.
 
What most people fail to recognize is that lies, deception, and manipulation do not begin in the political arena.  It is carried into it from the lower levels of academia, the entertainment industry, media, the private and corporate sectors, and even from figures from within the Church itself.
 
We may question the positions and even actions of any given political figure, but we seldom have ever questioned what is being reported in the media, taught in our academic institutions, and even preached from our pulpits never considering that politicians are just as much of a product of the influences of society and culture as we are and blind to the fact that the politician is the end result and reflection of what we as a people, our society, and our culture are.
 
Common Sense Evaluation continues:
 
 
 
Lying comes naturally to many politicians…This isn’t an accident---it’s the result of psychological conditioning and personality traits that thrive in the political arena.
 
For starters, many politicians exhibit traits of psychopathy.  This doesn’t mean they’re all dangerous criminals, but they do tend to have certain characteristics: A lack of empathy, a willingness to manipulate, and an ability to charm their way out of trouble.  This combination allows them to lie convincingly, often with a smile. [2]
 
 
 
That isn’t much different from the false teachers and heretics who have both infiltrated the Church throughout the centuries and who have risen up from amongst the ranks of the saints to make a name for themselves; both of which were warned of by the Apostle Paul:
 
 
 
For I know that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.  Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. (Acts 20:29-30)
 
 
 
 
The grievous wolves of whom Paul warned about were those who would infiltrate the Church and attempt to corrupt and destroy it from within with false doctrine, heresy, and even sabotage.  These infiltrators would know exactly what they were doing which was to destroy from within what they could not destroy from without.
 
And those false teachers and heretics who were not infiltrators were simply those who had initially given themselves over to Christ but became consumed with making a name for themselves that they decided to invent doctrines of their own in order to gain a following; both do a tremendous amount of damage in their own way.  The second epistle of Peter, the second epistle of John and the epistle of Jude all give a severe warning against false teachers, false doctrine, and heresy, and deliver scathing condemnations against all who preach false doctrine and heresy, describing them as unrepentant, remorseless, and without pity; very much like the politicians described by Common Sense Evaluation and like the false teachers and heretics of which Paul warned, the politicians not serving the best interests of our nation are either infiltrators serving interests contrary and hostile to those of the nation or those who are consumed with self-serving ambition and both are dangerous in their own way.
 
And what the politician that Common Sense Evaluation warns about and the false teachers and heretics that Christ and His Apostles have also warned about share in common is their ability to manipulate, play upon our emotions, their lack of empathy or remorse, deceive and lie and think nothing of it, and the ability to make merchandise out of their supporters and followers.
 
Common Sense Evaluation goes on to state further:
 
 
 
Politicians are masters at controlling the narrative.  They know that perception matters more than reality, and they’re experts at shaping how people see them and their actions.  One of their favorite tools is ambiguity.  When they speak, they often use vague language designed to appeal to as many people as possible while committing to nothing concrete.  This gives them room to maneuver later, no matter how their promises pan out.
 
They’re also skilled at using emotions to override logic.  Fear, hope, and anger are their favorite levers and they pull them with precision…The manipulation isn’t random---It’s calculated [3]
 
 
 
It is no different with cult leaders and false prophets.  For those of you who are of the faith, whenever a self-proclaimed prophet issues a prophecy that never comes to pass, ever notice how they try to explain away the failed prophecy, especially when it comes to a doomsday date they proclaim that comes and goes without incident?  They will say something such as their calculations were off or that they misunderstood or misinterpreted what the Lord allegedly was telling them and multitudes will continue to believe them.
 
Cult leaders and false teachers, like deceptive politicians, will also use vague and obscure language to appeal to as many people as possible and will attempt to appeal to their emotions and manipulate the values and beliefs that they hold to in order to take their minds and hearts captive.
 
They will even use terminologies to make it sound as if they believe in the very things the people whom they are attempting to deceive believe in and once they have gained the trust of their audience, will begin to sow seeds of doubt into them in the very things that they had held to be true until they have eroded the confidence and the faith that the people they are leading astray had once held to and have now persuaded them to embrace the respective doctrine and creed that they have introduced.
 
Next, Common Sense Evaluation goes on to talk about the confidence game and the art of deflection in politics:
 
 
 
People tend to trust those who appear certain, even if the evidence doesn’t back them up.  Politicians know this, and they exploit it by speaking with authority on topics they barely understand.  If they don’t know the answer, they’ll pivot or obfuscate, but they’ll never admit ignorance.
 
This confidence often comes from an inflated sense of self.  Many politicians are deeply narcissistic, driven by a belief that they are uniquely qualified to lead.  This makes them resistant to criticism and unlikely to admit mistakes.  After all, in their minds, admitting fault could shatter the carefully curated image they’ve built.
 
When cornered, politicians rarely confront problems head-on.  Instead, they deflect.  Deflection can take many forms.  Sometimes it’s as simple as blaming others…Other times, it’s about changing the subject entirely…They distance themselves from controversy and shift the conversation away from their own failings. [4]
 
 
 
Religious leaders within the Church and the teachers and professors within academia, and even celebrities within the entertainment and athletic industries use the same tactics to gain the trust and confidence of their respective audiences but when confronted with a challenge or a failing on their part, rather than admit their faults, they will become defensive and even hostile when attempts to deflect to an unrelated subject fail.  Like politicians, anyone holding a position of authority and influence is going to work hard to maintain the image that they want the people they wield influence over to see because if they are forced to admit their faults, they fear it could damage the image that they have built beyond repair and as a consequence, lose the confidence of those who had once trusted in them.
 
Common Sense Evaluation continues on to examine why politicians seem to have no remorse for the lies that they tell and for not keeping promises that were made on the campaign trail and the reason for that is this: Detachment.  Common Sense Evaluation explains:
 
 
 
Over time, many politicians develop a psychological separation between themselves and the people they represent.  This detachment allows them to view their actions through a cold strategic lens rather than a moral one…When you believe you’re above the rules, remorse becomes an inconvenience rather than a guiding principle. [5]
 
 
 
And just like politicians, teachers and professors within academia, and religious leaders within the Church whether it be the mega church Pastor at the pulpit, the influencer on the web, the celebrity singer up on the stage, or the actor/actress on the movie set can also develop this detachment from the audience they are supposed to serve and in the process end up setting themselves above their audiences, students, and congregants, and even above the very principles that they are supposed to be representing even becoming no different than the unbelieving celebrities in that regards who are routinely detached from their fans who love and support them for their talents.  We are then told that politicians, not all of them, but many of them by the way are performers [6] which means that not every politician, be they campaigning from the right or the left side, necessarily believes in the platform that they appear to be a champion of and the same goes for even people of authority and influence within the Church; they are performers who may act the part and play it very well, but are not really there to serve the interests of the Kingdom of Heaven but their own interests or the interests of forces and powers hostile to the Kingdom of God, seeking to undermine the faith of those professing to follow Christ and lead them into everlasting hellfire by luring them into those things that are sinful and evil in the eyes of God and into embracing soul-damning doctrines and heresies contrary to the pure doctrine contained in the inspired Word of God. (2 Tim. 3:16)
 
Whether in the political arena, the Church, or in any potential sphere of influence, we do not performers.  Who we want influencing us and leading us are figures who actually believe in the causes and values they purport to champion and represent and those figures of authority and influence who actually believe in what they profess to champion and represent are not going to be detached from their followers and supporters.  They are not going to be afraid to interact with them.  And they will be the same people off the screen and off the stage and away from the podium or pulpit and outside of the classrooms and seminary halls as they are on the screen and on the stage, at the pulpit or podium, and in the classroom or seminary halls.
 
Will they always do everything right and proper and will we always agree with everything that comes out of their mouths? No, because even the best of them will still have faults, flaws, and shortcomings just as the rest of us do, but they will not purposely lead us astray, nor will they seek to be a negative influence on us, or will they intentionally bring us to harm but they will show themselves to be sincere believers and champions of the values, principles, and causes they claim to believe in and with enough discretion and discernment, we will be able to tell the authentic believers of a certain cause from the pretenders and those driven by selfish ambition.  And finally, Common Sense Evaluation gives some advice and counsel as to what measures can be taken to prevent ourselves from being manipulated, deceived, and led astray to our own demise and destruction by corrupt dishonest and deceitful politicians:
 
 
 
 
If you want to protect yourself from manipulation, the first step is awareness.  Recognize the tactics politicians use and question their motives.  When someone promises you the world, ask yourself what they stand to gain.  Dig deeper.  Read between the lines of their statements and actions.  Look for inconsistencies and pay attention to what they are not saying.
 
Most importantly, do not let them control your emotions.  Politicians thrive on your anger, fear, and hope because these feelings make you easier to influence.  Stay calm, stay critical, and stay informed.  Remember: The more you understand their game, the less power they have over you. [7]
 
 
 
The same counsel applies not just to politicians, but to anyone of influence in any given sphere of influence and to a certain extent, it can even apply to choosing a prospective spouse or business partner, making investments, or buying a certain product.
 
As Common Sense Evaluation points out, it isn’t always what someone says is wrong, but it is also what they are omitting and refusing to say and this is especially applicable, not just in the political arena, but also the media, academia, and even in the Church as we who desire truth and for truth to prevail must contend not just with the error, deception, and lies that are propagated, but also with what is not being preached that must be preached.
 
It isn’t just the falsehoods and lies that we hear that are problem, but it is also what is not being said that is not being said that is the problem.  When we sit at the classroom desk, in the church pew, listen to a news broadcast, or listen to a political speech, there may not always be anything wrong or inaccurate about what is being said, but it is what is not being said that needs to be said.
 
This is especially true within the body of Christ:  Even when false doctrine is not being preached to us, there is still the matter of what needs to be preached that is not being preached.
We often hear about the love and mercy of God, but not enough about the fear of God and what it is to fear Him and neither do we hear as much about righteousness and godly living as we ought to, nor do we hear enough about sin and its consequences and what sinful living does to our relationship with God and what consequences persistent sin has for our eternity.
We often hear about what a wonderful plan and purpose that God has for our lives, but we never hear enough about repentance and the need for repentance.
We often hear about Heaven but almost nothing about Hell.
We are often given sermons that would have us place our hopes in the things of this world and building a good life for ourselves in this present world, but never enough about the new and better world that is to come and why we need to be placing more of our hopes in that new and better world to come than this present one which is destined to pass away along with all of the death, suffering, evil, and misery that is in it.
We are often told how much fulfilling and easier life will be when we turn ourselves over to God and while that may be true in some respects, what we are not often told or prepared for is that the path that we walk with Christ on is not always going to be an easy one to walk and that there will be difficulties ahead as we are not promised a life of ease and comfort, but rather according to scripture, that is anything but guaranteed and yet so few ever hear that message and when difficult times do come, they can often become discouraged, disillusioned, and fall away, when if they had been prepared to expect that difficulties, opposition, and hardship in their efforts to serve the Lord God Almighty, they might have continued in the faith and in their service to Him.
Furthermore, most preachers are well versed at explaining to us what is in the scripture, but they do poorly in expounding as to how what they are preaching applies to us today.  They refrain from preaching on issues deemed controversial, including social issues so as to avoid offending their congregants and causing division because they measure the success of their respective church or ministry on how filled up the pews are rather than on the salvation of souls and the discipleship of new followers of Christ, and when faced with arguments and challenging questions that they are not prepared to answer, they would rather simply avoid the philosophical, theological, and intellectual challenges rather than ready themselves to give an answer for the faith and the hope that lies within them as we are admonished to do (1 Pet. 3:15) and to earnestly contend for the faith in as often as is required of them, (Jude 3) leaving the arguments and questions unanswered in a satisfactory way and without answers, doubt seeps into the minds of congregants who begin to question their faith and in the case of some, faith is overthrown because their respective clergypersons and teachers have not taken the time to make themselves ready to provide, in as often as is necessary, as reasoned and sound of a defense for the faith as they ought to.
Instead of confronting that which is sin, a false doctrine or heresy, many religious leaders will simply avoid those matters altogether and worse yet, tolerate, and even celebrate those things that are evil in the sight of God.   Just because they can pack a church from one end of the sanctuary to the other, that does not mean that all within that congregation has come to a saving faith in Christ Jesus but instead, it could be a congregation filled with unrepentant and unconverted souls because they have not heard the message of repentance that they should have heard; far better to have a congregation with five or ten saved souls who are devoted to following and serving Christ Jesus than a congregation with a multitude of unsaved, unrepentant, and unconverted souls.
 
When the day comes for all of us to stand before Almighty God, the preachers, teachers, seminarians, professors, and other influencers among us will not be judged and held to account just for what they have taught and preached but also for what they have not taught and preached but should have and they will either receive the greatest rewards and honors to be received from Heaven or they will face the most harshest of judgments as warned by the Apostle James (Jas. 3:1) and we ourselves will also be held accountable before God for what influences and teachings we allow into our midst as God created the body of Christ with checks and balances.
 
Leaders within the body of Christ are expected to maintain order, deliver instruction that is sound and pure in its doctrine, and to be defenders of the faith and the authority of scripture, but at the same time, we who are under them are expected to test all things (1 Thess. 5:21) and to examine all that they preach and teach against the scriptures to determine if the instruction and doctrine that they preach to us is consistent with the doctrine and Gospel delivered to us in the divinely inspired scripture (2 Tim. 3:16) but in order to hold accountable the leadership as well as one another, we must commit ourselves to reading and studying the scriptures for ourselves (2 Tim. 2:15) because unless we know well the scriptures for ourselves, we will find ourselves at the mercy of the whims of a ruling class who will, instead of teaching the Word of God, will be teaching their own traditions and doctrines and those of the unbelieving world, removing us far from the doctrine and dictates of our faith that was delivered to us through the scriptures written by men from various walks of life under the direction of God Almighty and into embracing another Gospel foreign to the one that was preached by Christ Jesus and His Apostles after Him and which, instead of leading men into Heaven, will lead them right into the darkness and everlasting torments of Hell.
 
It is not just the leadership who is charged with the upholding of truth and of sound doctrine within the body of Christ, nor is it them alone who are charged with holding accountable those who persist in sinful living and preaching false doctrines and heresies within the body of Christ, but we all bear that responsibility (Mt. 18:15-17, 1 Cor. 5:1-8, 11, 13, Titus 2:10, 13, Mt. 7:15-20, Acts 20:28-31, 2 Cor. 11:3-4, 12-15, Gal. 1:6-9, 1 Tim. 1:19-20, 4:1-3, 7, 5:22, 6:3-5, 20-21, 2 Tim. 2:16-18, 23, Titus 1:10-16, 2:11, 2 Pet. 2, 3:15-16, 1 Jn. 4:1-3, Jude) so as to prevent as much as possible corruption and disgrace from within our ranks that we might show ourselves to be the best representatives of Christ that we can be on the earth as we are called the light of the world (Mt. 5:14-16) because it is His light that is supposed to shine through us by Him who lives in us, but how can we be a light to the world, if we act, live, and think no differently than the world itself but this has been the goal of the enemy of God and the enemy of our souls all along; to corrupt and destroy from within that which he cannot destroy from without and he does this through infiltration and through those within the Church who are driven by selfish ambition rather than a love for God and in the process damages our credibility in the eyes of those who might otherwise come to repentance and what he cannot accomplish through persecution, he will try to accomplish by way of complacency, cowardice, and apathy and it is when we become complacent that the enemy creeps in among us and then with subtle deception begins to corrupt our minds and our hearts turning us away from the pure truth of the Gospel message, even causing us to doubt and forsake the very doctrines delivered to us by the divinely inspired and inerrant scriptures and it is through a laziness and complacency that we neglect to study for ourselves the scriptures by which the Gospel message of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is delivered and by which we do not take the time to test what we hear and are taught against those very scriptures in which we ought to be well-versed but instead, we, in our blind trust, rely on the preacher for our doctrine, build our education upon the instruction of the teacher and professor, assume that what is reported to us by the media to be truth, and place our faith in the political system to look out for our best interests, never considering that what is being preached to us from the pulpit, what is taught in the classroom, what is broadcasted by the media, and what is being propagated by our political leaders may be a lie.
 
And if there is one thing that the politician, the academic, and the clergyman, and the news broadcaster have in common is that in order to retain power over your mind and heart, they must have unquestioning trust but the more discerning and discretionary we are, the less power and influence they will have over us, but the only thing that is worthy of having our unquestioning trust, it is not those of authority and influence who are themselves subject to error and corruption just as we are, but it is an incorruptible God who has given us an incorruptible truth that we have miserably neglected to take the time to know well because we have allowed ourselves to be carried away by the distractions of the things of this world and to be consumed by the cares of this present life and if we do not know well the Bible, how then can we hold accountable the leadership and influential figures within the body of Christ?
 
If we do not take the time to test all things (1 Thess. 5:21) as scripture admonishes us to do, then how do we hold accountable the media and the academic for the lies they tell us?  We won’t know that we are being lied to, but instead will be blindly taking for truth that which is a lie and that which is truth for a lie.
 
And if we do not take the time to study our own Constitution and learn well our own history, how then will we be able to hold accountable our own government for violating the rights that our Constitution was designed to protect and uphold?  We won’t even know that there are rights being violated but will just be blindly assuming that the powers that be are only looking out for the best interests of all when in reality, they may only be looking out for interests that are not our own but at the expense of our welfare.
 
But if we are to prevent ourselves from being subject to both a spiritual, social, economic, and civic tyranny, we need to be discerning and to use discretion and that begins by not allowing our emotions to be controlled nor allowing ourselves to be led by our emotions but instead, when it comes to what is preached within the body of Christ, we search the scriptures daily to see if what we are hearing is so (Acts 17:11)
 
When it comes to what is being depicted within our entertainment industry, taught in our schools and universities, reported by our media, and proclaimed by our political leaders, we test all things (1 Thess. 5:21) to see whether or not what is being taught by our teachers and professors, depicted within our entertainment industry, reported by our media, and proclaimed and propagated by our political leaders is founded in truth and fact and that requires doing our own independent research which may take time and yet must be done if we are to protect ourselves from deception and manipulation by the politician, the news broadcaster, entertainment celebrities, the teacher and professor, and even the clergyperson.
 
Jesus instructed His followers to be as “wise as serpents” (Mt. 10:16) meaning that we should always approach all things with a reasonable degree of skepticism instead of placing a blind unquestioning trust in anything or anyone because this present world is, to a certain extent, under the influence and lordship of an invisible deceiver who does all in his power to take and keep hearts, minds, and souls captive in order to lure them into an everlasting darkness filled with nothing more than an unrelenting torment and he works his lies and deception through anyone that he can, even through the most seemingly innocent of figures and it is through figures of authority and influence that he poisons and corrupts us with his lies and it is through lies that he builds his power and influence and it is through suppressing anything that might discredit his lies that he is able to keep hearts, minds, and souls captive, and it is by appealing to the inwardly corrupt nature of men that he is able to lure men into everlasting darkness.
 
Before battles are fought with physical weapons, they are first fought for hearts, minds, and souls and it is for the hearts, minds, and souls that an age-long war has been fought between God by whom all things are made and Satan who, in his enmity towards his Creator, seeks to corrupt and ultimately destroy that which God has made and the reason for why this age-long war between God and Satan began is because Satan, also called Lucifer, who had once served as a covering Cherub at the throne of God, became lifted up in his pride and thought to make himself equal to God and claim for himself glory that belonged to God alone which caused him and all who sided with him to be cast from their places in Heaven (Is. 14:11-21, Ezek. 28:12-19) and after Lucifer and those angels who had sided with him were cast from Heaven, God then created a world in which there was no evil but only goodness, no darkness but only light, no death but only life, no sorrow but only happiness, peace and contentment and in which existed a perfect and unhindered and uninterrupted harmony between God, man, and nature and there was nothing withheld from man except for one thing and that was a fruit from a certain tree called the tree of the knowledge of good and evil having been warned that in the day that they were to eat thereof, they would surely die (Gen. 2:16-17, 3:3) but Satan, in the form of a serpent, crept into that newly created world and led the first man Adam and the first woman Eve to eat of that forbidden fruit, leading them to believe that the eating of that fruit would not bring death to them, but that it would make them more enlightened and even divine (Gen. 3:4-5) but after having eaten of that forbidden fruit, the only thing they became enlightened to was a shame that came upon their nakedness (Gen. 3:7) and instead of being raised to a status superior than the one in which they were created, they were reduced to a status inferior and instead of being spared the sentence of death of which they had been warned, the sentence of death, to which they both eventually succumbed, was pronounced upon them (Gen. 3:19) for it was when Adam and Eve had eaten of that forbidden fruit that sin had entered into them and when sin had entered into them, they became subjugated to death because it is in sin that death has its power, but the sentence of death did not stop with Adam and Eve but the sin that entered into them when they ate of that forbidden fruit was then passed down to the rest of mankind (Rom. 5:12) for since we are all descended from Adam and Eve, we have also inherited from them the sin that entered into them and the sin that we have inherited from them and are born into is not defined by just our outward acts nor even the words that we speak, but it is described as the corrupted condition of our very nature that has turned us into what God never intended for us to be and causes us to do those things that God never intended for us to do which is why it is written that we are not defiled by that which is from without but by that which is from within (Mt. 15:11, 17-20) and it is the defilement from within that influences not just what we say and do, but also our very thoughts, motives, and attitudes of the heart and it is that inward defilement that brings death to us because, as it is written, the wages of sin is death (Rom. 6:23) and because we all sin, we all die, but the effects of sin and the eating of that forbidden fruit still is not confined to mankind, but because of sin, creation itself is subjected to a curse and because of the curse brought upon it by way of man’s sin, the creation groans and travails in pain to this day (Rom. 8:19-22) which is why this world is filled with death, decay, suffering, evil, grief, sorrow, misery, and hardships of all kinds and varying degrees and severities but it gets even worse as the disobedience of Adam and Eve gave Satan justification to claim lordship over the earth (Mt. 4:8-9, Lk. 4:6-7) which is why he is called the prince of this world (Jn. 12:31, 16:11) thereby diminishing the dominion that was once given to man (Gen. 1:26) and the worst consequence of all that came from that one fateful act of disobedience is that the sin into which we are born causes us to be estranged from our Creator with whom we would otherwise have an unhindered relationship and fellowship because that which is without sin cannot allow into His direct presence that which is in sin nor can He allow into His Kingdom which is undefiled by sin that which is sinful lest Heaven should become defiled as the earth has become defiled.
 
No matter what we do or where we go, our inherently corrupt nature is with us everywhere we go and we bring it in to everything that we do and all people give into that nature to a certain extent; it is just that some give into that nature to greater extents than do others but sin, no matter how seemingly insignificant, is enough to prevent us entry into Heaven and since we have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Rom. 3:23) we cannot by our own merit enter into Heaven because no matter what we attempt to do to earn our way into Heaven, it cannot be done because of sin ever present within us but God is not willing that any should perish but that all come to repentance (2 Pet. 3:9) because our Creator is a God of love and mercy, not taking pleasure in judgment or punishment but in bestowing His goodness upon all who are willing to receive and in His goodness, love, and mercy, the Almighty has provided redemption on our behalf in a man called Jesus Christ who is not only a man, but God in the flesh (Jn. 1:14) in the form of a man who, being God, was without sin (2 Cor. 5:21, Heb. 4:15) and in being without sin, was that perfect sacrifice needed to take away the sins of the world (Heb. 7:26-27) which He did by the shedding of His blood on the cross upon which He was crucified and, after having by His death purchased redemption on our behalf, was raised again from the dead for our justification (Rom. 4:25) so that we, by our faith in Him for the forgiveness of sins and the redemption of our souls, may be justified in Him if we will but call upon His name for salvation (Rom. 10:13) in sincere faith and repentance and it is by calling upon the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins that we are reconciled to our Creator (2 Cor. 5:18) and with the cleansing of our souls from sin and reconciliation to our Creator comes an inward transformation (2 Cor. 5:17) and it is this inward cleansing of the soul and this regeneration which cause all who are willing to call upon Christ for it, submit to it, and embrace it to no longer desire to follow after selfish and worldly pursuits but after those things that pertain to the Kingdom of Heaven, (Mt. 6:33)
to no longer take pleasure in those things that are evil and displeasing in the sight of the Lord, but in that which is good, right, and pleasing in His sight,
to no longer desire to walk in the lies of this present world, but only in the truth that comes from Christ Almighty, (Jn. 14:6) no longer placing our hopes in the things of this present world, but looking forward to that new and better world to come, (Rev. 21-22)
to no longer rely on worldly resources, men, or even our own power, abilities, skills, and wisdom for our needs and provision but upon God who is able to meet all of our needs, (Mt. 6:25-33) recognizing that the resources of this world and even the people He brings into our lives are but instruments and vessels through which God meets our needs and that the skills, power, knowledge, and wisdom by which we might acquire our provision are provided and instilled in us by God,
to no longer fear what men can do to us, but rather fearing the God before whom we will have to one day give an account for how we lived our lives, (Mt. 10:28)
to no longer look to corruptible institutions within our society for direction and order in our lives but to God who, by His written Word has given us laws and precepts to be applied to our lives and which serve to produce and maintain an ordered life, and who, by His Holy Spirit which comes to dwell within us upon repentance, establishes in our lives a course and direction in our lives to pursue for His glory,
to no longer seek our own glory but the glory of God,
to no longer rally behind corruptible men, but instead behind the incorruptible God in Heaven bearing in mind that those men and women God raises up for our edification are but instruments and servants of His for that respective purpose to which He has called them,
to no longer seek to align ourselves with the things of darkness but only with the things of the light,
to no longer trust in the wisdom of the world but only on the wisdom and knowledge that comes from above, nor depend on corruptible earthly authorities to swiftly administer justice, but only in the power of God to deliver us from evil.
 
And it is that very transformation that changes the way that households are run, how people treat one another, how education is taught, how the private sector is operated, how news and information are reported, the nature of the entertainment that is produced, and finally how our politics are conducted and the kind of government to which we are subject.
 
And we look forward to the day that, just as our souls have been redeemed and delivered from eternal damnation, when we shall also be delivered from bodily death when that which is sinful is made sinless and that which is corruptible is transformed into that which is incorruptible (1 Cor. 15:51-55, 1 Thess. 4:13-18) for wherein dwells no sin there is no death and finally, creation itself will also be liberated from the curse that has come upon it because of sin, when Satan who is the adversary of our souls and is that thief who comes to steal, kill, and destroy (Jn. 10:10) is given his final sentence and cast into eternal damnation along with all who have sided with him (Rev. 20:10-15) and after that, the creation will then be made anew, and it will be a creation in which there will dwell no death, no decay, no evil, no darkness, no grief, no sorrow, and no misery, and no hardship, but only light, life, happiness, peace, contentment, and joy before the Lord God Almighty for all eternity. (Rev. 21-22)
 
If you have not done so already and want something that you can place your full confidence in, then I urge you reader to call upon the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins.  Though man can and will fail you at times, Jesus will not fail you.  He doesn’t promise that life will always be easy or spare you from every difficulty and hardship, but He does promise to help us through those difficult times.  It is just a simple sincere prayer of repentance away:
 
 
 
"Lord Jesus I need you.
 
 
I realize that I am a sinner
who has fallen short of the glory of God
and that my goodness falls short
of your standard of Moral perfection.
 
Please forgive me of all of my sins.
Come into my heart and into my life
to be the Savior and Lord of my life.
Make me into the servant and follower
that you want me to be.
In your name Lord Jesus, I pray.
 
 
Amen."
 
 
Know that God is not concerned with the words that you use to call upon Him forgiveness, but with the attitude of your heart and if you have, with all sincerity, have asked Christ to forgive you of your sins, placing your trust in Him only for your salvation and in nothing else, then your sins are forgiven and your place in Heaven is certain.
 
 
 
End notes:
 
 
 
1.  Common Sense Evaluation, “Your Average Politician,”
Common Sense Evaluation, November 26, 2024
https://commonsenseevaluation.com/2024/11/26/your-average-politician/
 
2.  Ibid
 
3.  Ibid.
 
4.  Ibid.
 
5.  Ibid.
 
6.  Ibid.
 
7.  Ibid.
 
 
 
Scripture references:
 
 
 
1.  Acts 20:29-30
 
2.  1 Peter 3:15
 
3.  Jude 3
 
4.  James 3:1
 
5.  2 Timothy 3:16
 
6.  2 Timothy 2:15
 
7.  1 Thessalonians 5:21
 
8.   Matthew 18:15-17
 
9.  1 Corinthians 5:1-8, 11, 13
 
10.  Titus 2:10, 13
 
11.  Matthew 7:15-20
 
12.  2 Corinthians 11:3-4, 12-15
 
13.  Galatians 1:6-9
 
14.  1 Timothy 1:19-20, 4:1-3, 7, 5:22, 6:3-5, 20-21
 
15.  2 Timothy 2:16-18, 23
 
16.  Titus 1:10-16, 2:11
 
17.  2 Peter 2, 3:15-16
 
18.  1 John 4:1-3
 
19.  Jude
 
20.  Matthew 5:14-16
 
21.  Acts 17:11
 
22.  Matthew 10:16
 
23.  Isaiah 14:11-21
 
24.  Ezekiel 28:12-19
 
25.  Genesis 2:16-17, 3:3
 
26.  Genesis 3:4-5
 
27.  Genesis 3:7
 
28.  Genesis 3:19
 
29.  Romans 5:12
 
30.  Matthew 15:11, 17-20
 
31.  Romans 6:23
 
32.  Romans 8:19-22
 
33.  Matthew 4:8-9, Luke 4:6-7
 
34.  Genesis 1:26
 
35.  2 Peter 3:9
 
36.  John 1:14
 
37.  2 Corinthians 5:21, Hebrews 4:15
 
38.  Hebrews 7:26-27
 
39.  Romans 4:25
 
40.  Romans 10:13
 
41.  John 14:6
 
42.  2 Corinthians 5:17
 
43.  Matthew 6:33
 
44.  Revelation 21-22
 
45.  Matthew 6:25-33
 
46.  Matthew 10:28
 
47.  1 Corinthians 15:51-55, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
 
48.  John 10:10
 
49.  Revelation 20:10-15


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