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Let me try to paint a little picture. I believe that when the freedom was won from England we had the people that had bonded together. And as everybody knows that they decided that in forming a union from the various colonies, they were very concerned about their freedoms. The last thing they wanted to do was to have a federal government that could take away their rights. So some were not even willing to ratify the Constitution unless they had the Bill of Rights in there.

They would guarantee them the freedom of religion and so on, the freedom to speak, the right to bear arms. So there were, yes, ten things that they listed. These were the chains upon Congress about what they could not do. They’re not the chains upon American people. It was to keep them in check. You can’t pass a law concerning this or this or this. They really have no authority to establish a religion, a national religion, in the sense that we have to worship a particular way.

they could not pass laws that infringe upon our right to have guns. And along with that would be, of course, the right to make guns to have ammunition, because what good is a gun without it. But in our country now, they’re getting to where they do not even want you to have a gun. And there’s a reason why there is a move on to confiscate all weapons. we are as America. So we agree that we’re going to abide by this Constitution.

And so we will solve our differences by the ballot, not the bullet. So when we have disagreements, we don’t have to kill one another. We agree to govern ourselves by this Constitution. And when we have a disagreement, we can just the majority vote under the Constitution. But whatever the majority vote will be cannot violate this, cannot take away the right of one person. And so we agree to that. And so after a while, of course, there’s people that think it ought to be this way and somebody thinks it ought to be another way.

So over here we have the Republicans, over here we got the Democrats, okay, for the sake of illustration. I don’t mean to insult anybody here, but I want you to follow me as close as you can. Now the Republican form of government is supposed to be that we believe in protecting the rights of every individual under this Constitution. And we’re supposed to be willing to fight and to die for other people’s rights without persecution and for each other. But as time goes on, every man wants to get his own person that they like in office because, remember, when we elect them to office, they’re not our rulers.

They are our servants. We in America don’t have a king. We don’t have a Caesar. We’re free men. We are the boss. They only work for us. We tell them what to do. They don’t tell us what to do. We tell them. Somewhere along the line, they have forgotten how this works. Now, as we go down the line and we try to teach and to educate, we have some people who believe that we ought to have a very small federal government, limited government.

And it already is limited by the 18 things listed in the Constitution. That’s all that they can do. If it’s not found there, they have no right to it. And anything that’s not in there is reserved for the state and for the individual in the country. So therefore, federal government is not unlimited in what it can do. It has stringent guidelines. Now, the 18 things listed about what they can do is for the general welfare of the country. It is to provide, or I should say it says in the preamble, to promote general welfare, not provide general welfare.

Now there is a lot of difference. There are people who believe that we’re better off having a strong government, big government, that’s big enough to take care of all of us from the cradle to the grave. So let’s just pretend over here we have Democrats and over here we have Republicans. And they’re supposed to believe in lower taxes, less government, greater freedom, you know, that they believe in the free enterprise system. And so you have a set of belief.

But today the Republicans are about 10 years away from the Democrats going in the same direction. The Constitution is way over there someplace. They’ve all forsaken the Constitution, all of Congress. If Congress did not want us to be in a war, we would be in a war. They’re the one that did it. If they don’t want deficit spending, we wouldn’t have it. We have what we have because they want us to have it. We’re in a mess because that’s what they want us to have a mess.

There is a plan to all of this. Now sometimes the will of the majority is hampered by the Constitution because it says you can’t and they want to. So you can ignore the Constitution and hope that y’all don’t say anything and hold our feet to the fire because they want a government that can give more and of course it can’t give more unless it takes more. Now when you are leaving your foundational principles then you are left to do whatever you desire in your own mind.

This is one of the reasons. Now if I make somebody mad it’s okay I don’t care I live with I got broad shoulders I can handle it. When you have 20 to 30 million illegal aliens in this country if you want power you get that power from the people by the vote so then since the say the democratic party over here want so bad for these votes because they can repain power. If they was to give them amnesty, they would also be able to vote.

And I would venture to say if you have any thinking power whatsoever, you know how they’re going to vote. For whoever can give them the most. So there is a portion of society that believes in getting from the government in the economic crisis that we’ve been going through for several years now. The only thing that’s been growing is government. Government is growing by leaps and bounds and they’re printing money like it’s going out of style and they’re willing to give that money to pursue their cause.

In doing this we have been going to the polls and we are trying to vote for the best man or woman that will represent us. Yes I have problem with those 500 and something people up there in Washington, but they’re only the consequences or the results of the ignorance of the people. We are putting people in place that are like us. If we are thieves, we’ll put thieves up there. If we were men of character, we would want men of character.

But that doesn’t seem to matter anymore. Over the years, they got control of our schools. In getting control of our schools, you put your kids in those schools, but they get to teach your kids. I’m not lying, I’m telling you the truth. I get it off. And they are teaching our kids every public school in America is a little seed bed for turning out little Democrats. And that’s why eventually we have to lose by the ballot. We will simply be outnumbered.

This is why we’re going in the direction that we’re going. Now, you can’t totally be conquered in that sense, as long as you have the ability to resist. And at this point, we have the ability to resist, the power to say no. But I believe very strongly the day is coming when we won’t be able to say no. There is a line that we will cross and it’ll be the line of no return. You can’t go back. We are allowing little by little the majority of the people to vote away our freedoms.

We made an agreement. You over here, we made an agreement. all of us agree, we will settle all of our differences by the ballot and not the bullet, and we will put in place a leadership, those that represent us. But they all agree to abide by this document. What happens when they no longer agree in what this document says? That’s That’s why we keep our guns. And if we are not willing to one day, if need be, use those weapons to preserve this country, you’re not much of a patriot.

We’ll have to say to those that died for this country and for that flag and for our freedoms, we’re ashamed of what they did. Now if it’s wrong for us, it was wrong for them. They fought and died to give us the freedom that we just so easily will hand over without firing a shot. Now listen to me. I don’t want nobody running off hat cocked. But we need to understand that there’s coming a time in this country where we know that we are going to be outnumbered.

There’s going to be more of them than there is of us. We wouldn’t have to worry about it if everybody played by the same rules. But how would you like to play a football game where the opposing team has the right to change the rules as They play the game, but you’re still playing by the rules, but they’re no longer playing by the rules You can never win They can’t lose That’s why America lost in Vietnam Because they have some Hi, arky making stupid laws and rules if they’re gonna fight fight to win If we wanted to win a war in Afghanistan, we can.

You trying to tell me that America can’t take up whatever they’re doing over there? It’ll faddle. I’d love to be president just for a little while. I don’t think it would take too long to do what I wanted to get done. I’m not running for all the food in there. But the day is coming here in America. And I believe this. If we do not take this country back, this coming election And we don’t get it back by the ballot.

We’re going to be forced to use the bullet. That’s my prediction that I’m the road. And I don’t like that. I have no desire for anything like I’m a peaceful man. All I want is peace. But I’m not for peace at any cost. I can see what is slowly being done. And see now that they’re slowly starting to outnumber us. See, that wasn’t an issue before. The guns was not an issue, but they know they can’t totally conquer a people that’s got guns.

And remember, this is not just between the Democrat and the Republican, this is between truth and error, between right and wrong, between freedom and slavery, because people can see what Hitler was doing in Germany. We are headed toward the very same type of government when they’re slowly little by little dismantling our freedoms, our Constitution. Look what we pay today in taxes, and they founded this country because they taxed their tea. Something’s wrong. But we have raised up generations of people without an education.

They don’t know where we came from, so they don’t know where we’re going. They don’t see the battle. To me in my mind, it’s clear as a bet of what’s right and what’s wrong. I can see the humanistic educators that have infiltrated all of the institutions of learning in this country and have twisted the minds of our young people. Where they wouldn’t dare want to fight for this country. But I believe there’s still in the heart of a lot of patriots in this country that don’t want to lose it yet.

And they can see what’s coming down the road. Somewhere along the line, there needs to raise up a magistrate, somebody that represents the people in some state somewhere, that they’re going to have to be a rallying point. And you say, that’s enough. I believe myself first. I believe the whole administration up there and everybody in Washington and everybody in America. I don’t know. You’re not taking this country without a fight because if we don’t do it, we’re going to lose and we’re going to be slaves just like in Germany.

We’re headed for a dictatorship in this country. And I’m not ready for that yet. I only got maybe a few good years left. But buddy, I’m not about to be silent. I will say whatever I believe is the right thing to say. If I die so be it, let me die. But I am not gonna shut my mouth. I’m gonna say what I believe needs to be said. So when will the day come? You realize how we’d like now.

You don’t even own your own home. You owe property taxes, probably 80% of it, that go to the public schools that teaches kids not to believe what you believe. It’s not about teaching kids to read and to write. It’s teaching them about philosophy. The government owes you. You have a right. And we’re not teaching kids responsibility. Adults don’t want responsibility. But sooner or later, there’s going to be a price to pay for our lack of days of coattitudes. They’ve already got it to where you can’t hardly buy ammunition for a lot of guns.

They’re cutting that off. Up here in Chicago, banning it in the whole city, you can’t take your gun on your porch. You can’t carry your gun out in your yard. And if you have one in the house, it’s got to be locked. Somebody breaking in your house. Wait, just a minute, got to get the key. Wait, honey, you weren’t wearing that key. Now, if Congress shall make no law respecting the free exercise of religion, and you cannot make a law restricting our right to bear arms, then why are they making a law?

Where did they get the party cause of the states have to agree to the federal Constitution? They don’t have the right. But they’re going to do it anyway. And now they’re telling me, you can’t do that. You can’t, you can’t, you can’t. Well, that’s not freedom. I say a man takes a man’s life, take his life. Swift justice. I wouldn’t even be opposed to taking them outside and public hanging them. The Lord had them stung them public. Today is everything’s behind seeing.

Nobody knows what goes on. They don’t see the consequences of their sin. I thank you all to see the consequences of it. I believe that all our politicians ought to know. Go ahead. You pass any law you want, but we’re not going to obey it. It causes an unjust law, it’s an unconstitutional law. And we can challenge the constitutionality of every piece of legislation they ever pass. You see, they never took away our right to pray in schools. We surrendered.

They didn’t kick the Bible out of the school. We surrendered. We still had the right to do it. We gave up because they said we had to. We said with a supreme law of the land. The supreme law of the land is you and me, not Supreme Court. And we’re supposed to fight for crisis, stand faster for in the liberty where you have and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. And I believe that can apply to you spiritually as an individual, as a husband and a wife, and in a country.

stand fast therefore in the liberty. And it says when the enemy comes in like a flood, raise up a standard against it, resist the devil, resist the evil, stand against it. We have people in there so pacifist, but you know, Jesus wouldn’t do that. You don’t know the book. I have read the Bible, believe it or not. I’ve read it from beginning to the end. and I believe that God established governments, and God permitted war, and God brought nations against nations.

And I believe that God can raise us up. Remember in the book of Revelation in chapter 2, verse 5, he says, from whence thou art fallen. Do you understand and know from whence I have arisen? Could we rise to such a great nation without the knowledge, the help, the providence of God himself? And can we fall from Windsor to Holland? And it says in chronicle it says, How are the mighty fallen? How are the mighty fallen? If we take our eyes off God, it’s kind of hard for us to say God bless America.

I want America to bless God, to be a blessing to God so that God can bless America. But it’s almost getting to be hypocritical, asking God to bless this wicked country. I’d love to see America bow to the Lord so that we can stand on our feet. But if we don’t bow to Him, we’re going to be bow unto man. And we’re not going to have their freedom. Let me give you this simple illustration. The guy out there in the swamps wanted to catch some pigs.

So they hired this guy to come in and tell him how to catch pigs. He was a professional pig catcher. So he says, just give me some corn. The game of corn. He went out there, where’s from track corn. He threw some corn down there. He’d go down there and you’d see where some hogs had been entering. He put some more corn down there and he left. Okay, back next day, corn was gone. went down there and gave him corn and he waited.

The halls coming out. They saw the corn that they saw him, but he backed up the month and they come up here and got the corn anyway. While he stood there, he got that corn. After a while, he gave him some more corn. They come up there while he’s standing. So one day he goes down there and he had a pole and a post-ho digger. He just began to dig a hole. They were eating the corn. So he dug a bunch of holes and made a whole circle right in the field.

Went down there and they’d pop some corn and they’re just eating that corn. Put a post in there and packed it. When I went down there and had some fence. Hogs in there eating that corn. And he just put that fence up. That’s what they’re doing, that’s. And one day they’re gonna close the gate. And you’re not gonna go, how did this happen? Don’t you dare say how this happened because this preacher told me it was going to happen.

And there’s a lot of people across this country that are sick and tired of what’s going on. And you know,Goal and I know, somewhere along the line, either we have to win by the ballot, or we’re going to wind up with the bullet sooner or later. You see, that doesn’t sound very Christian-like. Well, I’m sorry. But that’s the way it is. And that’s the truth. of people can see that we are going downhill and there’s those who are deliberately taking this downhill and destroying this country.

They’re not trying to rebuild, they’re trying to destroy it so that the people have lost their will and you watch. You can’t declare martial law until we have civil unrest in this country and people are going to be fighting one another and a good place to start would probably be down here maybe by the Mexican border and people will take things into their own hands and we have a few little vigilante style people to say and I’ve had enough and boom boom all over the country you watch and see you remember I told you and then you got to declare martial law and that’s a spend all of your constitutional rights that’s a complete takeover of everything in the country they’re already predicting that there’s are gonna be a mass swarm of locus that’s gonna come eat a pala of the food.

Do you realize that all of our food is not produced by the little farm but by just a few big conglomerates? And it wouldn’t take much for this country to be starting. And we’ll do whatever it takes to live. Anyway, that’s another sermon I got coming to down the road. I wish to have had to have lost my notes. Anyway, it’s later than usual. But let me just explain in case somebody’s watching by the internet. I sometimes, you know I forget about that thing.

Let me explain two verses to you. You know them. You don’t even have to turn there. You know the verses. Ephesians 2, 8, and 9. Two of my favorite verses in the whole Bible. I believe the key is still to try to get America saved. Myself personally, see, I can’t waste my time trying to straighten out the world. I just wanna teach this, and hopefully, the challenge and motivate somebody to be the leaders in this country that they ought to be.

I never know how far and wide what I say is how far it’s gonna go and who’s gonna be listening? Never know. But I do know, according to my website, There’s an awful lot of military ears on our site. I got a little thing that slows that. If you get a tense till you show the man. For by grace are you saved through faith in that, not of yourselves. It’s the gift of God and not of works lest any man should boast.

Have you ever heard that before? Isn’t it good news? By grace are you saved. Grace, that’s unmerited favor. Something that God does for us because of his life. for us. You see, if it was by our works, it wouldn’t be by grace. But if it was by works, then I could brag about how good I am. I’m not good. I’m a bad man. But God loved bad men, bad women too. And He died on the cross to pay for the sins of the world.

And all we have to do is believe He did it for us. And God said He would give us as a free gift everlasting life. Let me just show you something. This Bible is Christ. This is you and me. The Lord says and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith. So when God comes looking for me I’m hid.

Where did I hide? I hid in Christ. And so whenever God looks for me, He sees His Son. I go to heaven because I am in Him. I am in His Son. So when you trust Christ as your Savior, the Bible says the Holy Spirit places you into Christ. And God sees you in the Son. Let’s pray, shall we? With heads bowed nice, closed, and no one looking around. If you have never trusted Christ as your Savior, I pray that you will.

There’s no tricks to it, no gimmicks to it. Right where you are. Didn’t know God loves you so much, died on that cross and paid for your sins. Said, if you’ll believe He died for you and paid for your sins that He would give you a free gift everlasting life. Said, He’d never cast you out and never lose you. He loves you that much. We are living in some very difficult times. We may never solve any of the problems in this country, but, friend, if you never trust it, Christ, your problem is greater than anything else you can mention.

If you can solve that one, would you trust him? If you will, God said he would save you and give eternal life as a gift. You can know that you are going to heaven whenever you die. Our Father we thank You so much for loving us, allowing us to live in such a great country. We’re so thankful for all the veterans, the military, the seeks to keep us free from harm. But I pray, Lord, each one here would know and understand and appreciate what You’ve really given us, and that it is our responsibility to stand fast in the liberty we’re with Christ That’s made us free.

We thank you for this time together. We ask you a blessing on each one. Christ, now we pray. Amen. Are you a new listener to Bibleline? Do you enjoy the teachings of Dr. Arnold? Well, if you’ve never contacted us before, we want to give you Dr. Arnold’s book, The Gospel Driven Man. Every day we receive many emails from folks who have questions about repentance and salvation, about faith in works, and about how to share the gospel with friends and loved ones.

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