Democratic Republic

Post 143

Is our soul the enemy of God?

We find pleasure in the Flesh (body)
We find happiness in our Soul (mind, will, and emotions)
We find joy in our Spirit. (that which communes with God)
These are the three parts that make mankind. *1

How many people in the flesh, even in the Church, rely on feeling, as the heathen do?
“I feel God wants me to…”
“I feel this or that is the right thing to do.”
“I feel that person is…”

But what does the Soul have to do with the Spirit, or the things of God?
When in control, the Soul is the Democratic government of the human being.
Democracy is choosing what the body desires to be the standard at the moment. *2
Democracy is a short transitional period from a Republic to a Dictator. *3
A Republic is governance based on a higher law than that of the general body. *4
A Dictator is control of the body by force, regardless of the body’s desire. *5

When the flesh is in power, the human being is powerless to defy its desire no mater how destructive the known outcome will be.
Case in point; “Perverted Justice”. *6
The huge volume of men caught on this TV aired child molestation sting operation, know it is wrong, they know something is off, but they plunge ahead to their own destruction because they are being ruled by their dictator The Flesh.

It is self-serving, personal Democracy that leads a free man to this slavery of the flesh.
“What I WANT to be true”, instead of what IS true.
This is the source of the foolish concept; "YOUR truth and MY truth" as if TRUTH is a variable.
Democracy dethrones what is JUST, in favor of what seems FAIR.
Poorly directed Democracy is self-serving, or self-protective at the expense of what is right.
Democracy itself is not evil, but like democracy, the soul has no spine.
By its nature it must be directed, whether by good or evil.
Left without guidance, Democracy, like the Soul, always degenerates into self-serving corruption.
It is an emotion, a conclusion based on whim, a changeable determination based on that which has no stability. “I think”, “I feel”, “I want”.
Poorly guided Democracy is always searching, but never satisfied.
And after removing the limitations of the righteousness and stability of the Republic (Divine Providence), it is exposed as naked, in its search for happiness, until consumed by the greater power of the flesh that now dominates un-resisted.

I am grieved that so many American Christians, run their personal government (their lives) from the platform of an internal Democracy, (soul) when Jesus Christ came to offer us the salvation of our Souls which are enslaved by the dictator of the Flesh because our democracy has abandon the constraints and protections of God’s Republic by killing our Spirit.
The salvation offered, is only accomplished when the dead Spirit of our personal Republic is made alive by the quickening of our LORD through salvation. (Declaring Independence from the dictator of our flesh, and turning our allegiance to our LORD.)
That is, the LORD Jesus our God, is become our personal Republic, (sovereign) to guide our beings in Righteousness, based upon laws that are higher than our ignorant understanding (mind), our misguided determination (will), and our corrupt desires (emotion).
When our Spirit becomes alive to God, and dominates our Soul, (our processes of self governance) Our unstable Soul is then re-aligned with the will of God,
And we have mastery over our Flesh (our conduct).

Yet without the Democracy of our Soul remaining in the balance of power, we end up with another dictator of the Republic, even if it is God himself in stead of the flesh.
This will not due either!
God does not want our obedience by force, but by choice.
And so we have been given the perfect solution;
The option of a Republic (Higher Laws) guided Soul, which when guided by this Sovereign power, is still free to run our own lives as we see fit.
As long as we choose to follow those Laws of the Supreme Judge, with intention and rectitude, we are assured blessing, and peace, and success. *7
This is what our founders knew and meant when penning the Declaration of Independence. The declaration had both personal and public application.

This is what it means to live in a righteous Republican Democracy, both personally and nationally.

This is why we mean; The form of Government our founder gave us is COMPLETELY CHRISTIAN!
This is why, although Democratic in nature, our founders said our Nation would stand forever or fall from within!
and this is why the Godless form of democracy we now offer other nations of the word, is failing. We offer them a soul without a spirit, which is death warmed over.

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Although supremely important to the wholesome function of our being, we are not to spend an inordinate amount of time publicly focusing on the work of the Spirit.
We are to LIVE in the Spirit by the IMPLEMENTATION of the regenerated Soul we use to CONTROL the body to do good ACTIONS (works).
The Spirit led Soul is what rules the Body in practical application, even when we don’t spend our day crying; “God is greater”.

This idea is made known to us as represented by the lack of public attention we are to give the Holy Spirit of God, while knowing that it is He who guides us into all truth. *8

Our Founding Fathers knew all this as they penned the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution of the United States:
The Declaration established a break from dependence on the Crown of England, and turned that dependence upon the Divine Creator. That document represents a new Spirit now alive unto another Lord.
This is why He is so prominently identified in that document.

Whereas the Constitution does not specifically make mention of that Divine Creator because it is the Spirit which was declared in the Declaration, that must guide the Soul, (mind, will, and emotions) which is what must rule the Body.
The Constitution represents the Soul of America, the motivating function of the nation quietly guided by the Spirit of Divine truth.

Having now Abandon our “appeal to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions” and forsaking our “firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence,” which we Declared in that original Document of Independence,
Our National Spirit has now died, and our Constitution (our Soul) is just so much paper to be abused by our national leaders as they see fit, because without the Spirit the Soul is dead, even if the Body (nation) lives on for a time.
This is what was meant by God when he declared to Adam and Eve, “The day you eat of it you shall die.” *9 But they continued to live for many years.
This is what I believe the Spirit of God meant when he told me he would destroy America last November 2. *10
As Adam and Eve were driven from the Garden of God, and more importantly they were cut off from direct fellowship with God, The result was their Spirit died on that day.

Divine Providence no longer has the seat of authority in our land.
As a result, the wicked conduct of our people in the Flesh is now uncontrollable, even though we can see the inevitable demise.
Our own leaders are sacking our own government with freakishly unexplainable means;
passing huge bills they don't read, spending unexplainable sums without purpose, abandoning our borders to evil men, and defying the pleas of the people to our own enslavement.

America, YOU have now been caught in Perverted Justice!

The ONLY successful recourse America has at this time, is to throw the Soul of our Democracy at the feet of the Republic of God’s Supreme Law, and beg for mercy in repentance.
Attempting to solve our economic problems now, is like pulling a sliver from our palm, while sitting in the Electric Chair waiting for midnight!

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*1 Man’s Three Parts:
I Thessalonians 5:23 “And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit, and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Psalm 16:11 “Thou wilt shew me the path of life: (found by the mind, will and emotion of the Soul) in thy presence is fullness of joy; (found in communion with God) at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. ” (found by the flesh of the physical body)

Psalm 19:7-8 “The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes."
9-13 “The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much honey and the honeycomb. Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward. (this is the guidance the fickle soul needs in order to remain in the right way.)
Who can understand his errors? Cleanse thou me from secret faults. Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.”
We love to lean heavily on the last part of this passage, which by itself tends to suggest it is God’s job to keep us from doing wrong, but we choose to ignore the truth that the last part is contingent upon our exercise of the first part.
This is a perfect example of a Democratic Republic, which is what America was created!
That is; a Democracy of people choosing their way based upon the unalterable laws of God’s sovereignty.

Now with this understanding we can see the deep meaning in passages like Psalm 25:12-14 “What man is he that feareth the LORD? Him shall he teach in the way that he should choose… The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.”
When our Soul; (mind, will and emotion) is in agreement with the law of God, our personal democracy (our soul) has the stable foundation to keep it wholesome. In this state it is free to be creative, to be safe, to enjoy all manor of pursuits within the healthy parameters of those laws. The understanding, (thus fear of violating) God’s laws (Republic) give our Soul (Democracy) the stability that it does not have naturally.

This is patterned for us in the discipline of children.
They do wrong, and we spank them for the purpose of teaching them there are undesirable consequences for doing wrong.
This foundational knowledge they learn early, teaches them the reverent fear of the LORD. Obey the LORD or there will be fearful consequences!

*2 Democracy: 1. Government by the people; government in which the supreme power is retained by the people… - Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary 5th edition 1948 (partial definition for clarification)
The ultimate power is at the whim of the body.

*3 Transition:
“Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either [aristocracy or monarchy]. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.” - John Adams quotes (American 2nd US President (1797-1801), 1735-1826)

“Democracy is the road to socialism.”
- Karl Marx quotes (German political Philosopher and revolutionary, 1818-1883)

*4 Republic: A state in which the sovereign power resides in a certain body of the people… - Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary 5th edition 1948 (partial definition for clarification)
The sovereign power resides outside the manipulation of the body’s whim.

*5 Dictator: One who dictates; specifically one who exercises, or in whom is vested, supreme authority in a state…- Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary 5th edition 1948 (partial definition for clarification)

*6 Perverted Justice - NBC on Dateline
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9878187/ns/dateline_nbc/

*7 Quotes in bold; from our Declaration of Independence of January 18, 1777
Matthew 22:36-38,40 "Master, which is the greatest commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and greatest commandment... On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets."
Deuteronomy 11:8-9, 13-15, 26-28 and many many others.


Rectitude: 1. Now Rare. Straightness. 2. Undeviating adherence to moral standards; Uprightness. 3. Correctness of judgment or procedure. - Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary 5th edition 1948

*8 Holy Spirit: “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come.” John 16:13

*9 Spiritual Death: “But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.” Genesis 2:17

*10 Your Doing What? - http://when-did-reason-die.blogspot.com/2010/10/your-doing-what-october-16-2010-have.html