I have been reading Glen Beck's newest book 'Common Sense' and have really enjoyed almost every bit of it. Sure, there is absolutely major corruption in government going on right now and has been for many years. Sure, there is no longer very significant difference between Democrats and Republicans; the real debate is between progressives who want more government and everyone else fighting to reduce the size of our government. Sure, we are in a major economic crisis, one I do not foresee us coming out of; one that our current administration is only making bigger and bigger with their out of control spending. I agree with these things and oh so much more of what he shares and highly recommend reading the book, but there are some things that are really bothering me about a few things he is saying.
1. About 2/3rds of the way through the book, Beck's writings end and the original 'Common Sense' by Thomas Paine begins. In the middle of these two are Beck's 9 principles of government and 12 values that he wants to see us as a nation move towards, "the 912 project" he calls it. I love these; I think they are great, except the very first one: "America is good." 8 out of 9 is not bad right? Well, I am afraid this one is a biggie and if we were to use this principle to start forming government policy we would have disaster. America is good? What exactly does this mean? Our original form of government is good? If so, this is pretty vague. Maybe he is talking about the people in general? But certainly not the politicians right? He just got done laying out all of the greed, lies and outright corruption going on in Washington. So as long as you are not a politician you are good? By whose standards? Only God is good. He is the measure of all right and wrong, and He lays out clearly that man has a sinful nature.
"As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one" Romans 3:10
Any government formed on the idea that the people of their nation are good will find themselves easily deceived.
"The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going." – Proverbs 14:15
We the people, under God, are sovereign under our form of government as set up in our Constitution. This means that the pecking order looks like this:
God
The Individual Citizens
The Local Governing Authorities (State Government)
The National Governing Authorities (National Government)
Our elected officials answer to us as our public servants and ultimately God. We answer to God and have a responsibility to be vigilant in making sure our elected officials are making wise decisions; to be "prudent " in "looking well to his going". We are not to sit back after each election and relax under a false pretense that America is good.
"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors." -- Plato (429-347 BC)
Another problem with this "principle" is that any government policy formed on this 'America is good' sentiment is bound to be subject to what the majority currently decides is good. Whereas on the other hand, if we use the principle that 'God is good' to make policy then we will be guided by His Word with God as the ultimate authority on right and wrong. This is the key difference between a democracy and a republic: democracy = majority subjectively decides right from wrong, republic = a set standard of right and wrong is used. Remember that this is how our government was set up in the beginning, using God's law as the law of the land. Benjamin Franklin called our form of government "A republic, if you can keep it" meaning in part, that if we were to use any other standard of right and wrong, then right and wrong would become subjective and we would see our nation begin it's downfall.
"When it becomes dominated by a collectivist creed, democracy will inevitably destroy itself." -- Fredrich August von Hayek (1899-1992), Nobel Laureate of Economic Sciences 1974
"The word 'democracy' is not in the U.S. Constitution. It is however, in the Communist Manifesto: "Establishing democracy is the first step in the revolution." - Karl Marx
So please, Mr. Beck, understand that God is good, not America.
2. My second problem with Beck's views is found in the fifth chapter, page 90. Beck states that
"There is no "star chamber" that needs to be found and destroyed, and there is no global conspiracy being played out."
There has been an obvious move towards globalism for a very long time now. One would have to be blind not to see it. Do we really think it is just happening without anyone pulling the strings to make it happen? That this has been a natural evolution of society occurring; people just naturally began to think globally? Please, please do enlighten me, Mr. Beck...I want to see your proof that there is no conspiracy. You have laid out some very incriminating evidence of clear corruption going on within our government but have not backed your words on this issue with anything but your personal opinion. Do we think that the powers that be are capable of going only so far...but not any farther? Let us not be so enamored with the false idea that "America is good" that we are not willing to suspect America or a shadow government within America of all evil.
“There is no safety for honest men except by believing all possible evil of evil men.”—Edmund Burke
One does not have to listen to conspiracy theorists to know where we are headed. One does not have to go any further than the headline news to know that we are heading towards a one world currency or that we are in no way trying to secure our borders, but rather seem to be forgetting that they even exist. Both are evidences of a move towards global governance.
And let us not forget in 91' when Bush Sr. made this statement:
"Now, we can see a new world coming into view. A world in which there is the very real prospect of a new world order"
Now one can say that I am taking this statement out of context but Bush's choice of words here is very bold and very telling of an agenda. Haven't we heard about a New World Order (NWO) aside from this statement?
But with all of the very hard to deny evidence that the conspiracy theorists are laying out, I think the most convincing evidence of all is found in the pages of Scripture. Not only does Scripture foretell a one-world government, but also a one-world currency. God also foretold that Israel would become a nation again which happened in 1948, but even more specifically God told that it would happen in one day, and it did on May 14. What is even more amazing is that this happened in one day even though the land was owned by many different nations at the time. Think of all of the turmoil going on right now over this very land, and yet in one day all of these nations handed the land over for Israel to become a nation again. Wow! Please understand that I am just listing a few of the hundreds of prophecies foretelling the things happening right now. Please go to the following website and read for yourselves the 101 prophecies that they share about:
"http://www.understandthetimes.org/101prophecy.shtml"
Please understand, my friends, that these things are happening whether Glen Beck or any other naysayer cares to admit it. There is a conspiracy, but there is nothing we can do to stop it. God's Word tells us it is going to happen and so it will.
