William F. Buckley was one of the most brilliant, conservative, political minds of our milieu–alas Mr. Buckley is gone. Nevertheless my co-author for my blog is equally cognoscenti in this area and eminently more handsome and distinguished.
While my co-author doesn’t actually do any of the writing, he is here at my desk as I write. I have only to wake him if a challenging conundrum presents itself. Allow me to introduce Mr. William F. Berklee–aka Berkmeister, aka Fuzzer, aka, Berk.
Folks–please, drop the emotion, lose the “follow the herd” mentality and let’s use the reason God bestowed on each of us. Pray that God would give us a true Constitutional conservative and use the mind He gave you to analyze the options.
There are four men in a shootout on Main St. The trick for us is not to get hit by stray bullets in the cross-fire.
We hear constantly about electability. It ain’t that simple. It is also not just “about the economy stupid.” Lets look at the truth—not hype– fact and truth, and we’ll keep it simple.
Romney is not a conservative—he’s just not. One word sums him up “Romneycare.” How is he going to debate, let alone defeat Obama when he initiated government run healthcare and did it before Obama?? Regardless of how Romney characterizes it—that is the truth.
Gingrich could get elected on his brilliance and debating skills alone—but look at the real Newt—who can trust what he will do if he got into office? Will he be better than Obama—sure, but we have a lot work to do to roll back three years of fiat Obama-rule because the House and Senate did not do their jobs.
Paul followers are non-thinking groupies. Paul has some good ideas, but he also has disastrous ideas. If some terrorist sets off an EMP (Electro-Magnetic Pulse) device there will be no economy to save. I said NO ECONOMY TO SAVE–game over.
He talks a lot about the Constitution, but America has two founding documents. The other is the Declaration of Independence, which Paul virtually ignores.
But Paul has an absolutely, absolutely, destructive (to America) grasp of how to safeguard America’s citizens against foreign threats.
I have done a lot of study of Islam and you will not appease them—period! They will attack Israel and they will destroy America, either from the inside out or by terror. It is as sure as the Sun coming up tomorrow morning. It is mandated by their holy documents, the Qurán and the Sunna.
Then there is China, North Korea, Cuba, et al.???
That leaves Santorum. Rick Santorum was not my first choice, but he is the closest thing to a true thinking conservative we now have. He is also not, in my opinion the egotist, the others are and, I believe, he would listen to his constituents.
Take a minute to listen to this. You can hear more enlightening commentary here.
Use the comments section, agreement is not necessary–what do you think?
This is a micro-series on what has become an unpopular topic among Christian pastors, and Christians who choose instead to speak mainly of evangelism, missions, and a love without justice. Jesus did not shy away from speaking on hell. On the other hand secular humanists and liberal theologian dismiss it all together out of hand. There is nothing new in their threadbare arguments, the parrot the same tired hypothesis and river of dismissive adjectives that like a bad penny will not go away.
The Judgments
The Path to Believer’s Judgment
Man cannot get into heaven, live with God and other faithful believers for eternity, by his own works–PERIOD.
Really the term “heaven” in general thought, is not representative of where God’s people will reside through eternity. The biblical reality is a new heaven (firmaments), a new earth, and a new Jerusalem (Rev. 21:1-2). However that is a discussion for another time.
The only way into heaven, is by recognizing Jesus shedding of blood and death on the cross was a payment for my sins and for yours. Jesus finished His work when he rose from the grave, thereby defeating death forever (John 14: 6).
Yet it is not enough to just recognize these historical facts, or offer mere intellectual assent. We must believe in our hearts that Jesus died and was raised bodily from the grave. His finished work is therefore sufficient to save us if we put our full trust in Him and turn away from our sin. That is the gospel; the celestial passport that is our salvation and gives us the “Christian.”
When the believer is judged God cannot see his sins, no matter how many or how heinous. God sees only the Perfection of Jesus Christ enveloping him. This is God’s grace and mercy given only to those who trust in God’s true Messiah, Jesus, for salvation.
This is the gospel message, but it is pretentious in so far as it is missing its implicit, but cognate component—eternal torment in hell. [See Side Note in Sidebar ]
Judgment of the Unbelievers
The Bible calls the judgment of the unbelievers, the “great white throne”[1] judgment. No true believer will be judged here. This will be a terrifying occasion. As the unrepentant dead stand before God’s throne they will witness the earth and heavens as they retreat into oblivion in a flash before God’s glory.
Then the books are opened illuminating the sins of each reprobate to the billions of unbelieving people. Standing before the throne of judgment every sin, every word, every secret thought, and every act of all peoples, from every nation, tribe, and tongue will be revealed for all to see. All evil done against God or man will be exposed!
God will judge them from their deeds, the works of unbelievers judged as right or wrong according to “the moral law, the precepts of the gospel.”[2]
But another book is also opened—the Book of Life which shows men did not heed the “precepts of the gospel,” thereby it damns unbelieving men to hell; whereas the books revealing their evil deeds decree the severity of their torment.
When the judgment is over, the eternally lost follow Satan and the beast into hell; Hell, geénnēs, is the eternal lake of fire. Whether the flames are physical or immaterial will matter not—hell is the place where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched (Mark 9: 48).
Abandon all hope, all ye who enter here.
Continued in Part 2
[1] Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds. 13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds. 14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. 15 And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
[2] Spiros Zodhiates, The Complete Word Study Dictionary (AMG Publishers), “deeds” Strngs 2041, 650.
Listen folks America is at the edge of the abyss.
But we are blowing out the solid presidential conservative candidates for RINOs and nutcases. America you had better start using reason, common sense, and do the work to discover the truth–it is out there but it takes work.
Take 30 minutes and watch this video–IF you don’t have thirty minutes then watch the trailer.
This needs to go VIRAL! South Carolina primaries are this week and Mitt Romney should be at the top of our Thanks, but NO Thanks list.
