Iconoclasts

Iconoclasts

"Then verily the first [covenant] had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary. For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein [was] the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary. And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all; Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein [was] the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant. And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly" (Hebrews 9:1-5).

            Magnificent beyond words to express, the theme of your frame of reference, basic Christianity controlling your life, if chosen-elected-called as a child of God. "What's yours is not yours." Everything belongs to God.

            Here, towards the end of the New Testament, Paul's letter to the Hebrews, describing in detail the Old Testament account involving the first sanctuary, the ark of the covenant, a type of Christ. The world does not understand that only the good soil where the sower sowed seed, understand (Matthew 13, Mark 4): soil, seed, sower, arc of the covenant covered with pure gold (containing the law, budding rod, manna), the gold "mercy seat."

            God's frame of reference was established from the very beginning. One tree, his rights, THE THEME OF THE ENTIRE CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. There is not one verse of scripture in God's word which shows that we can compromise his word, negotiate with God. God's entire frame of reference, he is sovereign, in charge, he honors his word (Hebrews 1:3, Psalm 138:2). He expects us to glorify him by honoring his word. "Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God" (1 Corinthians 10:13).

            In the circus of madness in which we are entwined by our living here on earth (citizenship in Heaven) (Philippians 3:20), caught up in extreme paradox.

            The hardworking, tax paying, God fearing citizen must pay for crimes we did not commit, taxed for destruction of foreigners in warfare and then taxed to rebuild that which was destroyed. (Marshall Plan in Europe, rebuilding Japan, Korea, Vietnam. Now, rebuilding Iraq, Afghanistan.) The tax payer (50% of Americans pay taxes, 2% most of the taxes) enslaved without realizing it AND, it is hard to remember what freedom was like, or what slavery was like several generations down the road. The children of Israel forgot about slavery after God, chosen to do so by him without any effort on their part, were in the wilderness for a few months. Hardships which come to all in freedom were forgotten as they remembered the melons and cucumbers available in slavery. In our slavery to sin, the heathen were so much fun, we liked their jokes-parties. Christians are so stoic-solid-sincere.

            The tax payer pays taxes to subsidize farmers, land hogs, Monsanto-Pfizer, big Pharma. For years, paying farmers for tobacco, GMO poisons, and then, audacity to tax same citizens for victim health care. And so it goes, addictions (drugs, food, alcohol, gambling-lottery, welfare checks to victims). Dumbed down citizens from controlled media, education systems, do not realize the limits of their frame of reference. Western civilization thrives on property rights-surveys, ownership. Those in the goulogs-housing projects-section 8, those who depend on "soup kitchens," welfare checks, Medicaid and other health programs truly know the lack of esteem or liberty from living off the sweat of others. Only a parent, knowing the trials-expense of raising children, know about a thankless child. Tax payers, living frugally, getting up and going to work everyday whether you feel like it or not, knowing that they and their children are in debt beyond anyone's ability to pay. This nations debts can never be repaid. Soon, like Greece, taxed to the limit, selling off assets. (The Greek government attempting to sell Islands in the Aegean Sea.)

            Tax payers, particularly under Obama care, forced to go to medical facilities where last year, 187,000 patients died from poor care. Why not subsidize-encourage patients and others to eat correctly? Use supplements? The body must have 90 nutrients to survive. Big Pharma, big medicine, does not want you to learn to care for your own body. (You know more about your own body than anyone else.) Rather, they'd have you hide behind a tree (Adam and Eve hiding from God in the garden), use the most expensive rooms in the world (fancy doctors offices-expensive hospitals), offices and hospitals where germs are rampant-vicious. There are still a few of us who will attack the iconoclasts of cherished-pick-pocket institutions-your expensive impotent sick care system, your strangulation by government-by enslavement with taxation.

            My evangelical friends reject bowing down to icons, particularly those in the Catholic world. They find nothing wrong in bowing down to icons in politics-medicine-business-banking. God is jealous of idols (Deuteronomy 32:21, 1 Cor 10:22), even your idols on television. Most of my evangelical friends do not wear a cross, hard to find a cross in their church house. The cross on which my redeemer died should be seen everywhere in the church. I like the crucifix, all Christians should associate with his atonement.

            In the front of the Duke Memorial Methodist Church, Durham N.C, stain glass window of James Duke of the Duke family fortune. In the vestibule of the "infamous" Jeremiah Wright Trinity United church, Chicago, where Obama said he attended church for 20 years, a portrait of freedom writer, Harriet Tubman.

            There are no fortresses, walled cities that you must scan, conquer in Heaven. It will be so good not to be exploited by my fellow man, to know again and again, the faithfulness-mercies of our triumphant redeemer. It will be so good not to be pursued-condemned by demonic love. (Love me for what you can get out of me.) There are still many people in the world who believe that the earth is flat. The same people will vote for anything, support anything, proved in the last Presidential election.