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| Freedom Fraud |
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Ed Howes |
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"If you continue in my words, (conscientious study and application) then are you my disciples indeed (followers who do right by others in their words and deeds, public and private) and IF disciples, you shall know the truth (That I am the I AM) and the Truth (I) will MAKE you free".
Scripture tells us, Jesus tells us, the Truth that makes one free and the resulting freedom is obtained by meeting conditions. That is, it is a conditional gift. The condition makes freedom a personal choice. Doesn’t everyone want freedom? No. Most people want security. Security is the polar opposite of freedom. One can neither be secure in freedom, nor free in security.
According to John Locke, a major influence on America’s founding fathers, a man is free under natural law, to do as he is able. Survival of the fittest. In this free state, a man must be ready to defend against every attack on his property, life and liberty by man or beast. The moment a man contracts with others for mutual security, he surrenders much of his liberty in duty to his fellow contractors and is then subject to mutually agreed upon social rules, regardless of their source. He is no longer free.
This explains why the entire idea of freedom is relative. In the society of lawful obligations a man is free insofar as he performs his contractual duties to others, who support his lawful rights under the social contract. I think it is safe to assume that the freedom of which Jesus spoke was also that of civilized, socialized people who would love their neighbors as the foundation of the social contract. The duty of love is an infringement on absolute liberty, or survival of the fittest. A loving society insures survival of the less and least fit to the best of its ability, always at some cost to individual liberty.
So why are the New Age CINOs (Christians In Name Only) telling Afghanis and Iraqis that the United States Government will make them free, on the condition they accept violent revolution and democracy? Why don’t CINOs continue in Jesus’ words and learn the Truth that makes people free? What happened to "agree with your adversary quickly, while you are in the way with him"? Wasn’t 9/11 the result of ignoring an adversary for many years? What ever happened to "I say unto you, love your enemies"? What happened to the golden rule? Was it suspended for political expedience? Is humility what you get when you have exhausted every other option and your spirit?
"By this they will know you are my disciples, that you love one another". So whose disciples are they who say we will control and dominate one another? Who sends his beloved brethren and fellow disciples to kill and die? We will bend all others to our will. Our wrath is righteous and theirs misguided. Who do these disciples serve, that we might know them and know their god?
In the study of scripture, the student should learn what is not said can be more important than what is. Jesus did not say there is no other way to know the Truth or that no person can be free except they be disciples. Surely we can free others the same way we can free an eagle raised in captivity. Its chances of survival will be poor to none but we will have set it free. What if we have the eagle vote in an election? Surely that will increase its odds of survival and its freedom. The world is now living the dreams of madmen. Let us live a better dream. Let us see the madness. Let the freedom lovers create their own freedom. Let the security lovers create their own security. Let us stop pretending one thing is another.
When Jesus said a man cannot serve God and greed, or mammon in the King James Version, He was not speaking an absolute. It is as those who pretend to do both are mocking Jesus, saying; look at me - and you said it couldn’t be done. The point was that when we try such a compromise we will favor one and neglect the other. All an observer needs to know is how well is a government and its people serving greed? Who is being neglected? The whole world knows and the servants of greed pretend nobody notices. People like Michael Moore and Seymour Hersh are making the pretense very difficult.
"The borrower is servant to the lender". The United States of America has the greatest debt of all nations and is therefore the greatest servant of all nations. Whoever it is we serve, it is clearly not God and therefore, it must be greed. A master has it in his power to free a slave. But how does a slave free a slave, or many? I heard Moses did it, with a great deal of divine help and encouragement.
Today we have servants of servants of servants, co terrorizing people in foreign nations in the name of freedom and democracy, which none have power or authority to bestow or command. Who shall we call upon to come free us from the tyranny of greed and ambition? Osama? Let’s get real! Let’s say no to the freedom fraud.
Ed Howes sought and found, knocked and entered. Now he sees things differently. To see more of what he sees, please visit http://www.justanotherview.com or do an author search here at Fish 4 Articles. Readers grow: wiser, better, faster.
freedom, security, John Locke,civilized, socialized people, golden rule, political expedience, love your enemies, borrower is servant
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