The World and the Word

                                                Freedom versus Tyranny

Some controllers seek to gain power over their fellow humans by insisting that everyone strictly obey the law, except themselves. They will vigorously prosecute any fellow citizen whom they claim has broken the law, even in self-defense, but they allow themselves to break any law with a claim of impunity. They will employ foot soldiers to riot, loot, and burn buildings and claim impunity because they did it all for the betterment of mankind. They will loudly proclaim their love for democracy while at the same time they will gladly rig elections to put their own controllers in charge. Such potential tyrants do not seek the betterment of humanity. They seek only power over their fellow humans.

Some controllers even exist within the bounds of Christianity. They seek to ruin Christianity by the introduction of false doctrines and false bibles. They desire to gain control of Christianity for their own evil purposes. True Christians strictly adhere to the true Word of God for guidance to true doctrine and practice. God has preserved the true Word of God in the Received Text which came to the west through the Antioch Church to Eastern Europe and then spread to Western Europe. The true Word of God in English is the King James Bible translated directly from the Received Text. Psalm 12:6-7; Matthew 24:35.

Jesus proved in His Word that He recognizes that everyone who hears His Word has the right to choose to believe or not. John 3:16.

Jesus demonstrated that He approves of a moderate form of free enterprise where the employer and his employees agree beforehand on the terms of their employment. Matthew 20:1-16. Jesus also revealed in Matthew 20:25-28 that leaders should be the servants of their people, not their rulers, which is the essence of democracy.

Jesus also revealed that He had no use for the super rich who use the power of their riches to gain oppressive controls over others. Matthew 23:14; Matthew 22:21. Even though they are worth billions, the super rich of today seek to increase their riches by gaining control over whole economies. They often ally themselves with the oppressive socialists because they desire universal health care which will lower the costs of the health care that the super rich must supply for every one of their workers individually. The super rich obtain sweetheart deals with the socialists to ensure that they pay only a small amount in taxes every year for universal health care. The super rich also favor the socialists' desire for a slow growth economy because that will ensure high unemployment which, in turn, will provide the super rich with cheaper labor. For these reasons, the super rich should never be allowed to control the economies of free societies.

The socialists also seek to obtain oppressive controls over others by taking away individual rights. The socialists desire to supply only the material needs of the masses. They ignore the inner freedom of individuals. In their philosophy, everyone must be wholly devoted to the material needs of everyone else. Any individual who criticizes this idea must be punished for being selfish. Socialism cannot produce a better society because it destroys all of the natural incentives of individuals, born of inner freedom, to create a better life for themselves and their families, and by extension for others, through their God-given talents to create useful systems of supply. Socialism is really based on an unfair, greedy attempt to steal the wealth created by others and on jealousy of the talents that God has given to some people who know how to create systems of wealth for themselves and others. The socialists are also natural atheists. They claim that they can create a workers' paradise which leaves no room for God's rule. Psalm 14:1.