Jesus and Politics

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Today's perspective topic is Jesus and politics.

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Is Jesus pro or anti politics?

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Should we as Christians get involved in the political process beyond voting in our federal, state and municipal elections?

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Should we as Christians consider running for political office?

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So we're going to address all of this and more on today's podcast right after this.

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Today's perspective topic, Jesus and politics.

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We're going to get in it.

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I'm sure that many of you as I have over my years of serving God over the years of being a Christian that you have heard.

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We as believers, we as Christians, we as children of God, we should not be involved in politics beyond performing our duties,

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our duty as a U.S. citizen pertaining to primarily the presidential election.

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Those of us or those who do vote, the majority of those who vote only vote in the presidential election,

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because we are deceived in thinking that the president presidential election is the most significant and the most important.

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And it is an important election because in the presidential election, we are deciding as a nation who is going to be installed,

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who is going to be inaugurated in the highest seat and or position of authority in our nation, in our country.

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So the presidential election indeed is significant.

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It is important and we all as U.S. citizens, whom are of the voting age and have that privilege,

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we should vote in the presidential election.

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However, one of the.

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I would consider.

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The most important aspect of our election process or in the hierarchy of the type of election really is the municipal elections,

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even though the presidential election again, we elect the person who is going to sit in the highest seat of our government.

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But in the municipal election, we are voting in our county government, our city government officials,

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mayors, council members, city attorneys, school boards, school board members and sheriffs.

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And these.

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Are just as significant.

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As the presidential election, and in some instances, in my opinion, even more important because the municipal election deals with those persons that we put in place to run the specific city that we occupy,

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that we live in and as far as our school board, our school districts, our city government officials and things of that nature.

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Presidential election, the president governs the entire country, but the municipal elections is when is where we vote in those who govern.

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Where we live, they govern the area.

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That most affects us, catch this every day affects our children as a pertain to their education affects our liberties.

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It deals with our protections in regards to the police in regards to all that is entailed in running and governing and ensuring

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that cities are kept in alignment with laws and regulations and rules and if there are those or I should say when there are those who violate those laws, rules and regulations that they are punished.

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So my point is we need to, as Christians, progress in our thinking regarding the importance of elections beyond the presidential.

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And we're going to see what the word of God has to say about it, because as I referenced a few moments ago, many of you have been told that we as Christians,

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we should not get involved in politics beyond voting and the type of type of election that most people vote in is the presidential and they're not all do that.

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So that's a whole another podcast.

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But we have to understand that as Christians, we do not operate or conduct or govern our lives according to our own will, first and foremost, nor do we govern our lives according to society, according to the government.

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But as the elective God, we govern our lives according to the rules, regulations, precepts of Jesus Christ, the scriptures, because we are citizens of his kingdom.

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And it's what he legislates first and foremost that we come in alignment with, that we comply with, that we conform to, that we uphold, that we support and that we push.

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So I want to dispel some erroneous teachings that many of you have been taught over the years as it pertains to the separation of church and state.

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The Constitution says there should be a separation of church and state.

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That's a lie.

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It's not in the Constitution.

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Read it for yourself.

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That statement separation of church and state was a statement that was written in a letter by, if memory serves me correctly, one of the founders or contributors to our Constitution, as it were.

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But that statement, that phrase is not in the Constitution.

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And so it behooves us to sit.

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Sit is an acronym that I have coined for study it out.

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It is imperative for especially we as Christians to study things out and not just take the word of anyone regarding certain subjects, especially.

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In regards to what God said when that person, supposedly being a spokesperson for God is ignorant of God's mind, ignorant of God's perspective, ignorant of God's insight on a matter or issue, because they are void of the scriptures.

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The scriptures, the Bible reveals the mind of God.

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In regards to everything under the sun.

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So.

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Does Jesus support politics?

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Does Jesus.

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Desire.

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Does he call?

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Does he ordain?

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Does he handpick persons?

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To enter into the arena of politics.

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Just as there is an eternal call from God.

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To preach the gospel.

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There's also an eternal call of God.

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To those for those to enter into the medical field.

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Enter into the field of law.

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And even into politics.

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God.

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He is the creator of all creation.

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And we as his sovereigns in the earth.

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It is our duty and responsibility.

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If his kingdom is going to manifest and be implemented, his rulership.

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Implemented and manifest in the earth.

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Then he has to have his sons and his daughters.

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His offspring in every area arena, every seven sphere.

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Of influence in order to bring his wheel, his intention into the earth.

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We as Christians, we have to be in every sphere of influence, political

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entertainment, education, every seven sphere.

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However, it behooves us.

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Not to forget when God opens doors and aligns us with

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favor connections and contacts to enter into these spheres of influence,

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authority and power.

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It is imperative that we do not fail to forget him and we go into these areas

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preaching everything else other than what he called and commissioned us to

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preach, which is he himself, the gospel, transforming lives.

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All right.

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So.

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I want to first help us understand the word politic.

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Because. If you have an incorrect meaning and understanding of a word, then you

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will.

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Miser appropriate.

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What?

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That word.

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Is to.

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Bring you into.

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Comprehension concerning.

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If you're ignorant of what something means, then your ignorance to its meaning

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prohibits you from executing from applying from functioning accordingly and accurately

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from benefiting in totality.

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Because you are ignorant of what something means, you are under an assumption.

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You have been incorrectly informed.

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You have embraced Aaron teaching.

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And so many people have a one track understanding of the word politics and or

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politics and or politics and.

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In other areas.

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They have adopted meanings of politics and what it means to be political that are

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cultural and not necessarily etymological, meaning.

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To find the word.

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Instead of aligning with the original organic meaning.

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And so let's look at the word politic.

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Politics from etym online.

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Is pertaining to public affairs.

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Concerning the government.

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Rather concerning the governance of a country or people.

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I want you to get that.

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So the word politic.

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In as an adjective, the word politic as an adjective, it pertains to public affairs.

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So is Jesus.

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Into politics.

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Of course, because the word politic.

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It means that which pertains to the affairs of the public or the affairs of the people.

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So if you understand.

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The entire mission.

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Mandate.

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Assignment of Christ.

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It was to reconcile.

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God's people.

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Back to him.

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So.

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Of course.

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It is scripturally.

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Safe to say.

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That Jesus is not anti politics.

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See, the problem is we have redefined the word.

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We have redefined.

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We have culturally redefined.

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We have culturally redefined.

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We have societally redefined the word politics.

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And so it has become something that it was never meant to be.

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It has become about the abuse of power.

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Versus putting.

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Properly trained and vetted persons in power that align with God's will and purpose.

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To govern the citizens of God's country and God's nation.

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In accordance to what he has legislated.

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Ensuring that every thing.

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Anti.

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God's purposes.

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That those who have been placed in the position of political power.

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They fight against it.

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They war.

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On God's behalf and they war on behalf of the citizens pushing back on damnable doctrine.

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Pushing back on abominable laws.

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Pushing back on principality powers that are coming against the Lord Jesus Christ.

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And so again.

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Politics, politics, it deals with the public affairs or the affairs of the people.

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Also, it pertains.

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To the administration.

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Of public life.

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It pertains to.

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To the administration.

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Of public life.

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Public life.

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It pertains to.

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Governing, guiding the life of the public.

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Making sure that there are safety measures and safety precautions in place to ensure the protection of the people.

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I'm going to make a statement here that may.

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Unfamiliar to some of you may even rub you the wrong way, but brace yourself.

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Brace yourself.

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Are you ready?

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Are you braced?

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The Bible, the Bible is a political book.

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Just think about that.

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Think about that for all who say and have had dear friends that I love say to me that Johnson, you should not mix.

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Religion, Christianity, Jesus and politics.

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And my response to them is obviously you don't know Jesus first and foremost.

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You, you may know of him.

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And I, in that statement, you don't know Jesus.

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I'm not necessarily saying that you're not saved.

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That could be the main issue right there.

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But in essence, what I'm saying in the statement, you don't know Jesus is you don't know.

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Obviously.

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What he is focus, his mission, his mandate was all about.

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He came to earth.

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Christ, God incarnate, wrapped himself in flesh to.

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Yes, redeem mankind and all of that.

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But listen to the latter part, mankind, his coming to earth.

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God leaving his realm, entering physically, literally into our realm.

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Through Jesus Christ had to do with people.

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His people, his creation, his offspring, because our four parents sold us out to the devil.

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And we were doomed to hell, still doomed to hell because we're born and shaped in iniquity.

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The only way to exempt hell to be delivered from hell is through Jesus Christ.

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But my point is Jesus came from heaven to earth as the gospel of the Lord.

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Earth as the gospel song says for the sake of God's creation, God's offspring.

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OK, so.

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The Bible is a political book.

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It actually is.

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It's a political book.

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In essence, politics literally.

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Deals and or refers to people.

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And so.

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I want you to get that.

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We're going to dig our heels into this.

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A little more here in just a few moments.

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But I really want you to understand.

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And what politics is all about.

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What it originally.

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Mint and yet means, however, our society, our culture has redefined it.

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All right.

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Politics, it's characterized by policy.

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Rules, regulations.

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But these rules and regulations are put in place for the protection of its

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nation's people or the people of its government.

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Now, even though the Bible is a political book and you don't have to take my word for it,

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just read it because Jesus was an advocate for the poor.

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He was an advocate for the needy for the disenfranchise.

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As a matter of fact, what did he say?

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He said, when you have done this to the least of these.

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Okay.

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Jesus was having a conversation and he said.

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You went when I was hungry, you fed me.

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He said, when I was naked, you closed me.

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When I was in prison, you visited me and they responded.

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When?

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When do we do this?

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When were you ever in prison?

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When were you ever?

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You ever naked?

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When were you ever hungry?

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When were you ever disenfranchised?

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And Jesus said, when you have done this to the least of these.

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In other words, when you operate in.

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Compassion.

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Empathy.

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Because we as Christians, we are called.

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To first and foremost, push Jesus's agenda, push the agenda and the mandate

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and the campaigns of the kingdom that's first and foremost.

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In conjunction with that, we are also called to humanitarian to humanitarianism.

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We are called to express God.

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Demonstratively, not just verbally.

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That's why Jesus said, close the naked, feed the hungry and all of that.

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And so don't listen or rather, let me rephrase my statement.

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I was about to say, don't listen to those who say as Christians, you shouldn't be involved in politics.

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Rebut them.

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Once they have spewed out their.

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Eurone's opinion.

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That as Christians, we should not be involved in politics other than voting and newsflash.

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If you vote, then you are involved in the political process by voting in the.

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The presidential election by voting in the state and the municipal election.

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You are involved.

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You are engaged.

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You are participating in the political process.

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So that statement Christians should not be involved in politics.

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What they mean is we should not run for political office.

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And that again is stupid.

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Because if we as God, see many don't believe what the Bible says as it pertains to our identity in Christ, we are God's sub-solverings.

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We are God's.

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We're not God's as it pertains to.

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The equivalent to the Lord Jehovah, but just as your children are a part of the Christian community.

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The equivalent to the Lord Jehovah, but just as your children are a part of who you are.

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Biologically.

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DNA.

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The same in regards to us in God, we are born.

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In his life.

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We are made rather in his likeness and in his image.

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So as he is according to the Bible, if you believe it, which I do, according to the Bible, as he is, so are we catch this in this world.

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So we are to dominate.

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We are to rule.

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We are to control in this realm, not control people, but control the.

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The environment.

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Control, govern, dictate to set in order.

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The atmosphere that is established in this realm.

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And so again, back to that statement, the Bible is a political book.

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When people tell you that you shouldn't be involved in politics, you should run for political office.

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You tell them, well.

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Well, obviously, dear heart, you don't know what the scriptures say.

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You don't know God's perspective on the subject of politics.

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If we are his sub-solvents and if we are Satan's solvents, we outrank devils.

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I don't know about you, but I'm in Christ.

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All right.

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I outrank every devil, every demon.

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And so it is this is this world.

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This realm has been given to the sons of God have been given to us, those whom are in Christ.

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This is our earth.

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Because it's our gods.

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It's Jesus's and he placed us in it to govern it to steward it for him.

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And so how can we push back on darkness?

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How can we fight against the devils of abortion, which is kid kid killing?

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Okay, I want you to start.

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I want you to start unhooking and unattaching yourself to the soft a tree that the pro choice movement is endeavoring to indoctrinate us to by using that word abortion.

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Use this more appropriate term kid killing kid killing abortion is murder.

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It is kid kid kid killing.

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And how can we push back on these pro choice laws?

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If we are not in the seats of authority, if we're not in.

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If we don't have a seat at the table and catch this, not only is it important and significant for us to acquire a seat at the table, but we must possess the knowledge, the understanding, the mental sobriety and capacity to properly.

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And apologetically defend our position as Christians.

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What good is it for us to get to the table?

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And all we have to say once we get to the table.

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Is Jesus is love is that the Bible says don't kill.

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Well, we need to educate ourselves beyond our superficial religious education, which is to say our go to response for that, which is sin.

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In this example, kid killing.

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Well, the Bible says that I shall not kill.

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We have to be able to give a more cerebral academic answer because our enemies, God's adversaries are educated.

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Unfortunately, God's allies are ignorant.

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I'm going to say that again.

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God's enemies are educated and trained and learned and literate, but God's allies are ignorant.

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We don't understand beyond again our go to response.

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The Bible says not to do it.

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Not to do it. Well, help articulate Heaven's explanation as it pertains to why.

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I know God is against it.

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He's against abortion.

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He's against kid killing.

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But why is he against it?

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And so I'm giving you language.

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I'm giving you.

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I'm giving you the tools to verbally combat their argument.

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Yes, Jesus is pro politics because politics deals with people.

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Now Jesus is not a socialist.

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Okay, he's not involved in socialism.

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He's not a capitalist.

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He's not involved in capitalism.

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No, no, no, no, no.

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Jesus is involved in.

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The law, the rulership of the father.

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He's on the side of eternity.

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And see, we have made politics something that it is not.

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Now, what does the Bible actually say?

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In regards to this subject of politics.

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Well, let's look at Isaiah nine and six.

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Isaiah nine and six for unto us a child is born unto us a son is given and the

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government will be upon his shoulder and his name will be called wonderful

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counselor, mighty God everlasting father, prince of peace.

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Now catch this and the government shall be upon his shoulders.

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So Isaiah nine and six, it debunks the myth that Christians should not be

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involved in politics.

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Wait a minute.

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What do you mean we shouldn't be involved in politics when the Bible says that

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the government is established upon the shoulders of Jesus Christ.

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In other words, Jesus Christ is the substratum.

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He is the substratum.

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He is the basis for power.

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He is the essence of power.

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He does not just possess power.

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He is the epitome thereof, but the government is on his shoulder.

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The ruling system.

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That is to govern this realm.

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The ruling system that is to govern this realm, regulations, laws.

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Should be established upon.

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The one who is the originator, the creator, the essence of all authority and power.

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There authority and power cannot exist outside of the existence of God.

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Are you following me?

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And so I want to dig our heels into this word government because I'm going somewhere.

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And the government, Isaiah nine and six shall be upon his shoulder.

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Now government in Hebrew is Mr.

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And it means rule, dominion, rule and dominion.

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And so when the scripture says and the rule, the government, the rule, the dominion shall

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be upon his shoulders.

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Satan does not have rule, dominion or governance over we the children of God.

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And because God gave the earth to we his offspring, it doesn't matter that devils are in the earth as well.

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And that devils have certain levels, certain aspects of jurisdiction.

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And really, they only have jurisdiction over those who are not born again.

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They don't have jurisdiction.

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They don't have a relationship over those of us who are born from above point blank.

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I just told you that we are Satan's sovereigns.

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If you are in Christ, if you have been born from above, if you have been born of the seed of God.

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And so the rules, the governance, the legislations.

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Yeah, let me say that way.

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The rules, the legislations, the laws that are established.

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In this earth should be in alignment with God.

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Not culture, not secularism.

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Not what is fattish and a popular.

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We want to push women's right to choose.

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You don't have the right to murder.

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What you did not create.

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Now, let that sit.

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Because the argument and I'm just going with my initial example of kid killing.

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Y'all call it abortion.

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I'm calling it what it is.

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That those who are, you know, ascribed to the pro choice movement.

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You don't have the choice or the right to kill what you did not create.

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Well, it's my body.

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But what you're killing is not your body.

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What you're killing is incubated, is housed in your body.

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But it's not your body.

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If you want to kill something that you deem yours, then kill yourself.

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But then even in that, we are not our own.

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Now, I'm not by any means advocating for suicide, but I'm making a point.

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And I hope you're hearing what I'm saying and you're listening.

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Cerebrally.

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You're listening intellectually and you're listening by the ear of the spirit

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and not emotionality.

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Okay.

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Because that argument is not what you're talking about.

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Okay.

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Because that argument, it's my body.

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It's your body quote unquote, but you're not going to plan parenthood.

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You're not going to the abortion clinic to commit suicide.

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In other words, kill yourself.

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You're going to plan, plan parenthood.

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You're going to the abortion clinic to murder to kill a life that is currently

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living within your body, but it's not your body.

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So government, the government being upon his shoulder, the rule, the dominion,

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the power to legislate in this realm, in this earth realm is established upon Jesus Christ.

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So in other words, Jesus Christ should be the one instructing us, guiding us,

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leading us on what laws to legislate.

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Legislate what laws to establish what precepts with statues to enact in order to

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keep his citizens in alignment and in compliance with the overall will of the father.

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I want to read from the prophets dictionary, a powerful definition of government.

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Dr. Paula a price, the author of the prophets dictionary term 582.

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I gave you the Hebrew meaning.

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I want to allow you to enter into the apostolic mind of Dr.

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Price as it pertains to this word government term 582 from the prophets

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dictionary government, the organized body of officers, activities and entities that

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operate a country by managing and administrating its affairs, ruling over

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its realm and legislating its behavior, conduct and liberties.

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Now that right there.

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Is why Jesus is pro politics.

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He is geo geopolitical.

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This is why we should be in politics and not just involved in the political process

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as it pertains to voting in our federal state and municipal elections,

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but seeking God as it pertains to am I called?

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Do I have a burden, a mandate, a mission to enter into the political arena as a

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politician to ensure that Jesus's way that Jesus's truth is herald is

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articulated is stood up for and listen, you can say, well, I'm praying.

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I'm in my closet every day.

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I'm praying against what this current administration is legislating.

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I'm praying against the policies and all of that.

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Okay.

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But other than prayer, because prayer serves the purpose of receiving strategy

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receiving the war plan, receiving God's mind on a matter.

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But after you've done all of that, see prayer is entering into the situation

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room to have the commander in chief God in this.

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Example, explain what's happening.

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Explain the fallout.

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Explain the repercussions explain and or to provide.

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Our battle plan, our strategy.

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And then after that, we are to exit the prayer closet exit the situation room.

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And now it's time to implement what we received, what we were informed,

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what was downloaded.

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It's time to implement.

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So prayer is a necessity.

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Prayer is foundational, but prayer alone is not going to push back on these

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damnable, abominable laws.

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Prayer is not going to push back on the LGBTQ's agenda to further indoctrinate

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and infiltrate the soul in the minds of our children.

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I've said it last year when I did a whole live social media live as well as I came

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and taught it here on the podcast platform in regards to pedophilia.

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There the pedophiles agenda, the pedophile communities agenda to normalize

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pedophilia so they can legalize pedophilia.

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And the pedophile community is aligning with the LGBT community aligning with this

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transgender foolishness because it is their desire and hope to ride off of that

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into legalizing pedophilia.

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And so should we be involved in government?

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Of course, should we as Christians be in the Senate?

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Should we be?

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Should we have a seat in Congress?

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Of course.

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Come on.

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How are we going to push back on these devils outside of prayer alone?

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No, you need to be at the table.

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And you need to know what to say when you get to the table.

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Other than Jesus loves you.

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Yes, Jesus loves you, but Jesus doesn't love your devils and he doesn't love what

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your devils are endeavoring to do.

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See, and this is why I open up the broadcast talking about the been the

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municipal elections, loose tongue, loose here.

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I open up talking about the municipal elections because almost all of us are

495
00:44:44,760 --> 00:44:49,760
familiar with the federal election, which deals with the presidential deals with

496
00:44:49,760 --> 00:44:52,760
the House of Representatives deals with the Senate.

497
00:44:52,760 --> 00:44:56,760
Almost all of us are familiar with the state elections.

498
00:44:56,760 --> 00:45:00,760
Deals with the government, the governor, the lieutenant governor, state senator,

499
00:45:00,760 --> 00:45:05,760
state representatives and so forth.

500
00:45:05,760 --> 00:45:10,760
But we slack when it comes to the municipal elections that deal with county

501
00:45:10,760 --> 00:45:11,760
government, city government.

502
00:45:11,760 --> 00:45:18,760
How many of you know in your respective county and city, especially if you have

503
00:45:18,760 --> 00:45:23,760
children and or grandchildren, do you know who sits on your school board?

504
00:45:23,760 --> 00:45:26,760
Do you know who the superintendent is?

505
00:45:26,760 --> 00:45:30,760
Do you know what?

506
00:45:30,760 --> 00:45:41,760
Filth or if these pornographic books have been allowed in in your

507
00:45:41,760 --> 00:45:46,760
child's in your grandchild's school?

508
00:45:46,760 --> 00:45:54,760
Do you are you aware of a book called the gay BC's that I did a whole broadcast

509
00:45:54,760 --> 00:45:59,760
on on my live platform as well as right here on the podcast?

510
00:45:59,760 --> 00:46:10,760
See, we as Christians have to slap ourselves theoretically, hypothetically.

511
00:46:10,760 --> 00:46:19,760
Okay, we need to enter into the state of sobriety.

512
00:46:19,760 --> 00:46:26,760
We need to pull our heads out of the proverbial saying and begin other than

513
00:46:26,760 --> 00:46:27,760
well, I'm just praying.

514
00:46:27,760 --> 00:46:28,760
What are you doing?

515
00:46:28,760 --> 00:46:31,760
And then are your are you even praying right?

516
00:46:31,760 --> 00:46:35,760
I need to listen to what you're praying and how you're praying.

517
00:46:35,760 --> 00:46:39,760
Are you praying as a popper?

518
00:46:39,760 --> 00:46:48,760
Are you praying as someone who is unsure of their identity in Christ?

519
00:46:48,760 --> 00:46:50,760
Are you praying as a solver?

520
00:46:50,760 --> 00:46:52,760
Are you praying as a citizen?

521
00:46:52,760 --> 00:46:57,760
Or are you or are you praying as a sovereign?

522
00:46:57,760 --> 00:47:02,760
Are you praying from your seat of authority in Christ?

523
00:47:02,760 --> 00:47:06,760
We got to get involved in the in the municipal elections.

524
00:47:06,760 --> 00:47:12,760
The 2024 presidential election is down the street.

525
00:47:12,760 --> 00:47:16,760
How many of you watch the debates couple of weeks ago?

526
00:47:16,760 --> 00:47:22,760
How many of you are informed about the candidates, the candidates?

527
00:47:22,760 --> 00:47:32,760
Or are you going to be led in your voting decisions according to your feelings

528
00:47:32,760 --> 00:47:40,760
and your emotions as it pertains to the personality of those running like many of you did for Trump?

529
00:47:40,760 --> 00:47:50,760
You allowed your personal feelings about a man that you do not know cause you to go against

530
00:47:50,760 --> 00:47:53,760
who God wanted and what God wanted.

531
00:47:53,760 --> 00:47:56,760
I said it.

532
00:47:56,760 --> 00:48:02,760
So Isaiah nine and six, I'm dealing with the word government.

533
00:48:02,760 --> 00:48:05,760
The government should be upon his shoulder.

534
00:48:05,760 --> 00:48:07,760
I was I'm not lost.

535
00:48:07,760 --> 00:48:13,760
I was reading for you out of the Prophet's dictionary regarding the term government term 582.

536
00:48:13,760 --> 00:48:23,760
And I just pause because I wanted to really hone in on the first portion of the definition that Dr.

537
00:48:23,760 --> 00:48:25,760
Price gives and I'm going to repeat it.

538
00:48:25,760 --> 00:48:27,760
The organized body of affairs.

539
00:48:27,760 --> 00:48:29,760
This is the definition for government term 582.

540
00:48:29,760 --> 00:48:36,760
The organized body of the organized body of officers, activities and entities that operate a country

541
00:48:36,760 --> 00:48:41,760
by managing and administrating its affairs, ruling over its realm.

542
00:48:41,760 --> 00:48:51,760
See, that's why we need to be in government and not Satan's kids in government because if all the persons in government

543
00:48:51,760 --> 00:48:56,760
are the offspring of Satan, then of course they're going to legislate.

544
00:48:56,760 --> 00:49:02,760
They're going to drive and push the agendas and the campaigns of hell.

545
00:49:02,760 --> 00:49:12,760
Who do you think are responsible for pushing and driving the campaigns and the agendas of eternity?

546
00:49:12,760 --> 00:49:16,760
God's offspring, but we can't do that.

547
00:49:16,760 --> 00:49:26,760
If we're not in the seats of power and authority, if we're not in the Senate, if we're not a saved.

548
00:49:26,760 --> 00:49:34,760
Organically, scripturally, organically saved Holy Ghost Field Congressman.

549
00:49:34,760 --> 00:49:38,760
School board member.

550
00:49:38,760 --> 00:49:44,760
We can't manage and administrate the affairs of God.

551
00:49:44,760 --> 00:49:46,760
We can't rule over this realm.

552
00:49:46,760 --> 00:49:55,760
We can't legislate the behavior that aligns with eternity versus aligning with hell.

553
00:49:55,760 --> 00:50:05,760
So we have all this hellish behavior, all of this hellish legislation because we have Satan's kids in government.

554
00:50:05,760 --> 00:50:09,760
And God's kids are at the movie theaters.

555
00:50:09,760 --> 00:50:12,760
God's kids are on the golf course.

556
00:50:12,760 --> 00:50:17,760
God's kids don't even know what's going on at their kids' school board.

557
00:50:17,760 --> 00:50:20,760
You don't go to the school board meeting.

558
00:50:20,760 --> 00:50:26,760
But we ought to we ought to be legislating the behavior, the conduct and the liberties.

559
00:50:26,760 --> 00:50:34,760
The definition goes on to say in the Bible, which is useful for prophetic understanding government as used in Matthew two and six.

560
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I want you to go and read Matthew two and six.

561
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If I have some time, I'll read it for you here on the podcast, but make sure you go and read it.

562
00:50:43,760 --> 00:50:49,760
Matthew two and six refers to empire and expresses the idea of a ruler's dominion.

563
00:50:49,760 --> 00:50:52,760
It is designated by the word.

564
00:50:52,760 --> 00:51:01,760
Carotos, which means supreme authority, mastery, ruler and dominion.

565
00:51:01,760 --> 00:51:02,760
The work.

566
00:51:02,760 --> 00:51:21,760
Curotis is closely aligned with the Hebrew word Sarah and in Isaiah nine and six government that I gave you the Hebrew word miss miss.

567
00:51:21,760 --> 00:51:34,760
Miss miss that is aligned and in alignment with the Greek word curates and forgive me for mispronouncing.

568
00:51:34,760 --> 00:51:37,760
I don't speak Greek fluently.

569
00:51:37,760 --> 00:51:38,760
All right.

570
00:51:38,760 --> 00:51:50,760
But the Hebrew word that I gave you earlier, miss, it deals with prevail princely power and ruler of a principality.

571
00:51:50,760 --> 00:51:54,760
See, that's who we are.

572
00:51:54,760 --> 00:52:08,760
If you're in Christ, it's not that we're servants in the sense of powerless and.

573
00:52:08,760 --> 00:52:12,760
We have no authority and we're pushovers.

574
00:52:12,760 --> 00:52:16,760
No, no, no, no, no, no, we serve.

575
00:52:16,760 --> 00:52:19,760
We serve at the pleasure of the king.

576
00:52:19,760 --> 00:52:21,760
However, we serve.

577
00:52:21,760 --> 00:52:24,760
In a position.

578
00:52:24,760 --> 00:52:30,760
Of might, strength and authority, Matthew two and six.

579
00:52:30,760 --> 00:52:32,760
Let me make sure I have it right here.

580
00:52:32,760 --> 00:52:35,760
Yeah, Matthew two.

581
00:52:35,760 --> 00:52:48,760
And six and thou Bethlehem in the land of Judah are not the least among the princess of Judah for out of these shall come a governor that shall rule my people Israel.

582
00:52:48,760 --> 00:52:53,760
See, greater is he that is in us than he that is in the world.

583
00:52:53,760 --> 00:52:56,760
So we need to be involved.

584
00:52:56,760 --> 00:52:57,760
Catch this.

585
00:52:57,760 --> 00:53:02,760
We need to be involved in every sphere of influence.

586
00:53:02,760 --> 00:53:05,760
Some of you refer to it as the seven mountains.

587
00:53:05,760 --> 00:53:10,760
Of power of influence, arts and entertainment.

588
00:53:10,760 --> 00:53:12,760
And things of that nature.

589
00:53:12,760 --> 00:53:17,760
But we need to be involved in every sphere.

590
00:53:17,760 --> 00:53:18,760
Why?

591
00:53:18,760 --> 00:53:24,760
Because we are God's solvents in the earth.

592
00:53:24,760 --> 00:53:26,760
Okay.

593
00:53:26,760 --> 00:53:30,760
We are God's powers.

594
00:53:30,760 --> 00:53:38,760
So we need to be in every seven sphere.

595
00:53:38,760 --> 00:53:46,760
Again, some of you refer to it as mountains, religion, family, education, government, media, arts.

596
00:53:46,760 --> 00:53:49,760
And entertainment and business.

597
00:53:49,760 --> 00:53:53,760
And did you not hear government?

598
00:53:53,760 --> 00:53:54,760
Government.

599
00:53:54,760 --> 00:54:02,760
We need to be in every area, every sphere of influence, every sphere of power to represent Jesus Christ.

600
00:54:02,760 --> 00:54:11,760
And so this podcast today is to light a fire under those of you who are fireless.

601
00:54:11,760 --> 00:54:14,760
It regards to politics.

602
00:54:14,760 --> 00:54:30,760
You need to pray, prayerfully seek God in regards to what catch this, what he needs you to do to turn the tides of the evil.

603
00:54:30,760 --> 00:54:40,760
That is rampant in our world and in our nation because we as Christians have been sleep.

604
00:54:40,760 --> 00:54:51,760
We have been unengaged and uninvolved and uninformed as it pertains to politics.

605
00:54:51,760 --> 00:54:58,760
Do you even know who the current presidential candidates are for 2024?

606
00:54:58,760 --> 00:55:09,760
Because as we, of course, move further into the 2024 presidential election, people will drop off because

607
00:55:09,760 --> 00:55:17,760
they won't have the votes and they won't have the support and they won't have the numbers and things of that nature.

608
00:55:17,760 --> 00:55:23,760
But do you even know who they are?

609
00:55:23,760 --> 00:55:33,760
Other than, of course, the obvious incumbent Joe Biden and then the.

610
00:55:33,760 --> 00:55:36,760
His party is not in support of him.

611
00:55:36,760 --> 00:55:37,760
That's a whole other story.

612
00:55:37,760 --> 00:55:40,760
But do you know beyond the incumbent?

613
00:55:40,760 --> 00:55:45,760
Do you know beyond the former vice president, Donald Trump?

614
00:55:45,760 --> 00:55:48,760
Do you know that?

615
00:55:48,760 --> 00:55:53,760
Veevic Ramaswamy.

616
00:55:53,760 --> 00:55:57,760
Is running on the Republican Party ticket.

617
00:55:57,760 --> 00:56:00,760
Robert F. Kennedy running on the Democratic.

618
00:56:00,760 --> 00:56:03,760
Marina Williamson.

619
00:56:03,760 --> 00:56:08,760
No party affiliation as of now.

620
00:56:08,760 --> 00:56:11,760
Ryan Brinkley, no party affiliation.

621
00:56:11,760 --> 00:56:13,760
Doug Berman.

622
00:56:13,760 --> 00:56:19,760
Republican Chris Christie, Republican Ron DeSantis, Republican Larry Elder.

623
00:56:19,760 --> 00:56:26,760
Nikki Haley, Will Hurd, Asia Hutchison, Perry Johnson, Mike Pence, Tim Scott.

624
00:56:26,760 --> 00:56:27,760
How many of you?

625
00:56:27,760 --> 00:56:28,760
I'm Christian.

626
00:56:28,760 --> 00:56:29,760
I love the law.

627
00:56:29,760 --> 00:56:34,760
OK, do you love God enough to push back on his enemies?

628
00:56:34,760 --> 00:56:36,760
What are we doing?

629
00:56:36,760 --> 00:56:39,760
Other than waiting on Jesus?

630
00:56:39,760 --> 00:56:41,760
Nope.

631
00:56:41,760 --> 00:56:43,760
Are you familiar?

632
00:56:43,760 --> 00:56:45,760
With.

633
00:56:45,760 --> 00:56:47,760
The.

634
00:56:47,760 --> 00:56:49,760
The policies.

635
00:56:49,760 --> 00:56:53,760
That this current administration.

636
00:56:53,760 --> 00:56:56,760
Has implemented.

637
00:56:56,760 --> 00:56:59,760
That literally.

638
00:56:59,760 --> 00:57:01,760
Are a slap.

639
00:57:01,760 --> 00:57:05,760
In the face of this nation's founder.

640
00:57:05,760 --> 00:57:07,760
The Lord Jesus Christ.

641
00:57:07,760 --> 00:57:08,760
Yes.

642
00:57:08,760 --> 00:57:10,760
And for those of you who go into that.

643
00:57:10,760 --> 00:57:13,760
Ridiculous argument that.

644
00:57:13,760 --> 00:57:15,760
Our nation.

645
00:57:15,760 --> 00:57:18,760
Was not founded on Christian principles because the founders of our nation.

646
00:57:18,760 --> 00:57:20,760
Had slaves and.

647
00:57:20,760 --> 00:57:22,760
Every person that.

648
00:57:22,760 --> 00:57:24,760
Entering this earth.

649
00:57:24,760 --> 00:57:27,760
And all have sinned according to Romans.

650
00:57:27,760 --> 00:57:29,760
And fallen short.

651
00:57:29,760 --> 00:57:35,760
God uses flawless people because we're flawless.

652
00:57:35,760 --> 00:57:37,760
However.

653
00:57:37,760 --> 00:57:39,760
That does not negate.

654
00:57:39,760 --> 00:57:41,760
That the founding principles.

655
00:57:41,760 --> 00:57:45,760
That established and built this country were not rooted in scripture.

656
00:57:45,760 --> 00:57:47,760
And some instances they had.

657
00:57:47,760 --> 00:57:49,760
Errant understanding.

658
00:57:49,760 --> 00:57:51,760
But for the most part.

659
00:57:51,760 --> 00:57:53,760
Jesus.

660
00:57:53,760 --> 00:57:55,760
Founded this country.

661
00:57:55,760 --> 00:57:57,760
In this nation.

662
00:57:57,760 --> 00:58:00,760
The United States of America belongs to the Lord.

663
00:58:00,760 --> 00:58:02,760
Jesus Christ.

664
00:58:02,760 --> 00:58:04,760
It does not belong to Satan.

665
00:58:04,760 --> 00:58:06,760
It does not belong to devils.

666
00:58:06,760 --> 00:58:09,760
It does not belong to those who allow.

667
00:58:09,760 --> 00:58:12,760
Satan and his cohorts.

668
00:58:12,760 --> 00:58:14,760
To embody them.

669
00:58:14,760 --> 00:58:18,760
We have to fight back and we fight back.

670
00:58:18,760 --> 00:58:19,760
With.

671
00:58:19,760 --> 00:58:20,760
Knowledge.

672
00:58:20,760 --> 00:58:22,760
We fight back.

673
00:58:22,760 --> 00:58:24,760
With understanding.

674
00:58:24,760 --> 00:58:26,760
We fight back.

675
00:58:26,760 --> 00:58:29,760
Cerebrally and academically.

676
00:58:29,760 --> 00:58:32,760
Strategic Lee.

677
00:58:32,760 --> 00:58:34,760
Are you with me.

678
00:58:34,760 --> 00:58:38,760
And so I encourage you.

679
00:58:38,760 --> 00:58:40,760
To come out of the background.

680
00:58:40,760 --> 00:58:46,760
In regards to your political stand some of you listening under the sound of my voice God wants you in politics.

681
00:58:46,760 --> 00:58:49,760
He wants you on he wants you to.

682
00:58:49,760 --> 00:58:50,760
Be on the school board.

683
00:58:50,760 --> 00:58:53,760
He wants you to run for city councilman.

684
00:58:53,760 --> 00:58:55,760
He wants you.

685
00:58:55,760 --> 00:59:00,760
To run for office on the municipal level.

686
00:59:00,760 --> 00:59:02,760
Seek him go on a fast.

687
00:59:02,760 --> 00:59:03,760
Pray.

688
00:59:03,760 --> 00:59:04,760
Seek God.

689
00:59:04,760 --> 00:59:06,760
Especially you know you have the burden.

690
00:59:06,760 --> 00:59:10,760
Because like me you're frustrated about what's happening.

691
00:59:10,760 --> 00:59:13,760
In the political arena.

692
00:59:13,760 --> 00:59:19,760
And I myself God has been dealing with me for the past year now in regards to entering into a role.

693
00:59:19,760 --> 00:59:22,760
Of political leadership.

694
00:59:22,760 --> 00:59:24,760
And so I'm seeking him.

695
00:59:24,760 --> 00:59:29,760
As I'm transitioning into another phase of life personally.

696
00:59:29,760 --> 00:59:31,760
Of ministry.

697
00:59:31,760 --> 00:59:34,760
And occupation and profession.

698
00:59:34,760 --> 00:59:36,760
And so.

699
00:59:36,760 --> 00:59:40,760
I want you to preferably consider.

700
00:59:40,760 --> 00:59:43,760
Asking God seeking God what is it.

701
00:59:43,760 --> 00:59:50,760
That he requires of you in regards to this subject of politics because Jesus is.

702
00:59:50,760 --> 00:59:51,760
Political.

703
00:59:51,760 --> 00:59:55,760
He's not political from the position and the standpoint of our culture.

704
00:59:55,760 --> 00:59:57,760
And our current society.

705
00:59:57,760 --> 01:00:00,760
As I told you Jesus is not a socialist.

706
01:00:00,760 --> 01:00:02,760
Jesus is not a capitalist.

707
01:00:02,760 --> 01:00:04,760
Jesus is not a Democrat.

708
01:00:04,760 --> 01:00:07,760
Jesus is not a Republican.

709
01:00:07,760 --> 01:00:09,760
Jesus.

710
01:00:09,760 --> 01:00:11,760
Is.

711
01:00:11,760 --> 01:00:13,760
The king of kings.

712
01:00:13,760 --> 01:00:15,760
The Lord of Lords.

713
01:00:15,760 --> 01:00:16,760
The God of Gods.

714
01:00:16,760 --> 01:00:17,760
Jesus is Lord.

715
01:00:17,760 --> 01:00:19,760
He's on the side.

716
01:00:19,760 --> 01:00:21,760
Of God.

717
01:00:21,760 --> 01:00:23,760
And if you're not on the side of God.

718
01:00:23,760 --> 01:00:25,760
Then you are on the side.

719
01:00:25,760 --> 01:00:27,760
Of his enemies.

720
01:00:27,760 --> 01:00:29,760
And that's a position.

721
01:00:29,760 --> 01:00:31,760
You don't want.

722
01:00:31,760 --> 01:00:33,760
To take.

723
01:00:33,760 --> 01:00:37,760
I am so appreciative again.

724
01:00:37,760 --> 01:00:39,760
To you for your listenership.

725
01:00:39,760 --> 01:00:41,760
For your support.

726
01:00:41,760 --> 01:00:43,760
If you are not.

727
01:00:43,760 --> 01:00:45,760
Subscribe to the podcast.

728
01:00:45,760 --> 01:00:46,760
Do it right now.

729
01:00:46,760 --> 01:00:48,760
Subscribe to the podcast.

730
01:00:48,760 --> 01:00:50,760
And rate the podcast.

731
01:00:50,760 --> 01:00:53,760
Drop me a little note as it pertains to.

732
01:00:53,760 --> 01:00:55,760
How you're enjoying it.

733
01:00:55,760 --> 01:00:59,760
I want to know your thoughts as it pertains to this particular episode.

734
01:00:59,760 --> 01:01:01,760
So email me.

735
01:01:01,760 --> 01:01:03,760
Your thoughts, your opinions.

736
01:01:03,760 --> 01:01:08,760
If you have subjects that you want me to address because we're going to hit some.

737
01:01:08,760 --> 01:01:12,760
Taboo subjects in just a few weeks in alignment with this.

738
01:01:12,760 --> 01:01:17,760
I know this subject rub some of you the wrong way and stirred some of your devils.

739
01:01:17,760 --> 01:01:21,760
And preferably aggravated them so that you.

740
01:01:21,760 --> 01:01:23,760
Initiated.

741
01:01:23,760 --> 01:01:25,760
Your deliverance.

742
01:01:25,760 --> 01:01:28,760
But I want you to email me at.

743
01:01:28,760 --> 01:01:30,760
In full.

744
01:01:30,760 --> 01:01:33,760
I in F O at CT Johnson.org.

745
01:01:33,760 --> 01:01:35,760
I want to hear.

746
01:01:35,760 --> 01:01:40,760
Your thoughts on this particular perspective topic Jesus and politics.

747
01:01:40,760 --> 01:01:42,760
So rate.

748
01:01:42,760 --> 01:01:44,760
Subscribe to the podcast.

749
01:01:44,760 --> 01:01:45,760
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750
01:01:45,760 --> 01:01:46,760
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751
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Tune in next time as I continue to empower your thinking from God's perspective.