Why Write on Federal Reserve and Less Government

Some of you have been concerned over the inclusion of thoughts on the Federal Reserve and less government on Acts29review, as it has been committed to the vision of Jesus Christ and His church; living out that life together on a daily basis ... focusing on encouraging and building up one another to reach the measure of the stature of the fullness or Christ.

What does that have to do with the Federal Reserve and government? History has proven that those who commit to Jesus Christ together in a real way will always be persecuted by governments. The bigger and more powerful the government, the more potential for effective persecution.

Also, the devastating effects of the costs of propping up big government beyond the mandate government has from God is staggering. It causes everyone to suffer, as well as result in many professed believers turning to the government in place of God to provide them with everything.

Many alleged churches even beg and extract from the government money to run their operations. This is the horror that came about from the merging of government and the church in the time of Constantine.

As for the Federal Reserve and central banking in general, this is the ultimate enabler of big government, as it can't grow and survive without money being printed or digitized out of thin air.

That means central banks will debase their currencies in order to create money to feed the gigantic government beasts so they can continue their endless programs to keep people dependent upon them.

The problem of course is other people's money eventually runs out, and you have a major crisis. That's what's happening in America and Europe at this time, as the demonic socialist policies or wealth redistribution have come to the place where the promises and programs are no longer sustainable or affordable.

But because the vast majority of politicians only think of getting re-elected in democracies, or holding power in dictatorships, they continue to kick the can down the road, hoping the collapse doesn't happen on their watch.

This is why they rarely get specific when talking about making cuts. The opposing party would jump on it, making it look like they are heartless and opposing the poor.

So it goes on and on, with the Federal Reserve, in the case of America, printing out more and more money to prop up the irresponsible government.

Even in the Old Testament God said He would judge Pharaoh for extracting 20 percent in taxes from the people. And when Israel wanted a king, it was mentioned that he would end up taking 10 percent from the people to prop up growing government. That was also considered a very big negative.

All of you reading this would be thrilled to have taxes at those levels, which were considered outrageous by God.

We all need to understand the consequences of endlessly throwing artificial or fiat money into the economy. It weakens the U.S. dollar or any currency when a central bank does that, while also causing inflation to rise.

Since the creation of the Federal Reserve in 1913, the U.S. dollar has lost over 95 percent of its buying power. It's identified by some economists as the hidden tax, as very few people understand the devastation accompanying money created out of thin air.

All Christians need to understand, pray against, and oppose this practice. It's destroying the countries where this is done, and in the case of the United States, because the U.S. dollar is the reserve currency, it's especially devastating, having an impact on all countries around the world.

Now that the unbelievably ignorant and irresponsible actions of Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve have instituted another round of quantitative easing, one that is open-ended, we'll see the value of the U.S. dollar come crashing down again, and the exports in the U.S. begin to drop because of the higher cost of products.

That's because when the U.S. dollar falls in value, countries can buy up U.S. goods cheaper than before using their currencies, which have gained in value against the dollar.

It's a little complex for those that know little about the consequences of big government and throwing fiat money into the economy, but the results aren't complicated: it's a bad thing for everyone financially, and creates a power far greater than was ever meant to be, resulting in an antagonism towards Christians who understand, or at least suspect, something is wrong.

This is why God gave Nebuchadnezzar the dream which foretold when Jesus came He would smash these world empires and set up an everlasting kingdom. In other words, Jesus opposes countries attempting to build global empires, and He will fight against those attempting to do so. That brings us who truly believe in and are regenerated by Jesus Christ directly into the line of fire.

That's why we must pray against all of the central banks in the world, that God would remove these enablers of empire, and bring the focus back to His eternal kingdom as expressed in His people who live it out together daily.

Ask God to give you wisdom in this if you don't see it, as it's one of the crucial issues of our day; one that will effect every human being on the planet.

We shouldn't be terrified or afraid, but we also shouldn't be unwise and unprepared.

Straight Talk to the Church: The Nature of Risk

When it comes to Jesus Christ and His church, there is an element that we need to examine a little closer than usual.
 
Because of the nature of salvation, we definitely can know that when we die we will always be with the Lord. In this area of our lives there is no risk. Jesus took that all upon Himself.  

Now let’s talk a little about what risk in general is, and then we will apply it to our relationship with Christ and one another.  

Risk, in a nutshell, is partaking in something that gives us absolutely no guarantee. Yet, the prize at the end, if we reach it, makes the journey and potential temporary failure worth it.  

We think of Abraham and how he believed what God had told him; yet he saw these things far off into the future. He knew that even though he believed, he would never see the city of God while he was on the earth. Yet he responded in faith and walked the physical land that God had promised him.
 
Did Abraham have any guarantees in his lifetime? Absolutely none. All he knew is that he was promised an heir that would continue on his natural lineage and also an heir that would continue on the spiritual lineage.  

David also in being anointed king, waited and did nothing to bring about what he knew was what God had said he was to be. In faith he waited upon the Lord and eventually received his promise from God.  

While he was going through all of his struggles he had no guarantee except what God had told him. Yet amidst all of this he hungered to build the house of God.  
This is the attitude and way of life that we must be willing to live. Yes we know that God is building his people into something after His own heart. We know that the city that Abraham saw began with the physical coming of Jesus. Yet Jesus, other than a few close followers, never saw the fulness of His eternal purpose worked out while He was on the earth.  
He had no guarantee while He was alive that all of this would happen. Yet He also saw the end afar off and rejoiced over it.  

So what do I mean about there being no guarantee. From what I have been writing there seems to be complete guarantee about where things will end up.  

The key is to look at it from the point of view of our time we are on the earth. In this we have no guarantee of how far things will go or what will be formed of the purpose of God within us.  

This is by Christ’s design. Just like we are told that the Old Testament saints weren’t complete without us, so it is from generation to generation. We are to be wise to what Christ is doing in our generation and be faithful in it. Then we are to pass it to faithful ones of the next generation to keep things growing.  

The reason why this is, is to show all of us that we can’t make it without one another. We stand on the shoulders of giants of the faith that have lived throughout the centuries. We are all here because they were there. It will take the entire span of time that is allotted us by the Father to bring things to the fulfillment He wants.  

Knowing this should be humbling and take a huge burden off of us. We only have to serve God in our generation; we can do no more than that. From this we can feel released and enjoy the simplicity of our devotion to Christ as we walk deeper and deeper into Him.  

So why talk about risk? Again, we have no guarantee of how far we will go in our lifetimes. We are to simply walk in faith, hope, and love in relationship to our God, fellowshipping with Him and each other in spirit and truth.
 
As we forsake the systems that have been made throughout the centuries and join ourselves to one another outside of these props and crutches, we have no guarantee of how things will work out in our lifetimes. That can be scary and exhilarating at the same time.  

What an opportunity to think that we can live a life pleasing to God and yet have no inkling of where things will end up at the conclusion of our life on this earth. Whether you know it or not, it is risk.

But what a risk that we can ‘waste’ our lives for something that has eternal implications. Now that is something worth pursuing.