Why do so many of
our political leaders support various forms of totalizing or authoritarian government?
Why is Collectivism
creating such odd bedfellows such as gay rights activists supporting Islam when
it would happily murder homosexuals in their bed?
Why are these
governments universally rejecting free market capitalism for “stake holder
capitalism” and a Green Economy that is far from green and far from successful
in creating a stable economy?
I haven’t written and recorded a vlog in quite
some time. Anne-Siri and I have moved to Niagara into a new house, which at our
age was not an easy task. However, the home is lovely, and we are grateful for
it hoping that it will become a centre for challenging Christian discussions, and
a place of fellowship where our brothers and sisters will be edified. So, despite
the issues around the move and getting settled, I have had a great deal of time
to listen to the progress of political discourse across the confusion of what I
will call “the Babylonian divide”. We are witnessing a globalist attempt to
reconstruct the Tower of Babel. Namely the attempt to construct a global system
which will rule mankind under one authoritarian umbrella. Therefore, I have
been paying close attention to how this frightening development has been
affecting religious discourse.
It is the latter issue which has given me grave concern.
I am seeing a revival of high churchianity being presented as the solution to
Postmodernism and Cultural Marxism. But WOKE has found a welcome home in the
Roman Catholic Church. The former Pope was as WOKE as King Charles who now
calls himself the “Defender of the Faiths”, which logically implies that he no
longer defends Christ as the Way, the Truth and the Life. The King is now claiming
that all faiths have equal merit. This is perhaps the best example of
Postmodern Cultural Relativism imaginable. It is interesting to note that all
major denominations have fallen into this error by repudiating the very nature
of Christ and His salvation.
Nothing of what I am about to share ought to
surprise anyone. I have used readily available sources to write this. In this vlog
I address how and why authoritarianism invariably expands and does so globally.
Humanity has always struggled between two opposing desires. The first is based
upon self-reliance, Christian morality, individual accountability and autonomy,
while the second is built upon surrendering oneself to a social collectivist enterprise
where the individual exists only to serve the State or Caliphate. Collectivism can
be defined as the result of our innate tribal nature becoming parasitized
against our best interests. This former of parasitization will always happen in
the name of safety and looking after the public good while the former in its
highest and best form will be the manifestation of a true Christian life. The
latter has given birth to Nazism, Fascism, Socialism, Communism, WOKE Marxism,
Postmodernism, Cultural Marxism, and certainly Islamism. It is only the former which
has given us Free Markets, the Rule of Law, Parliamentary representation in
government, and Constitutionalism which recognizes that the government cannot
make man free. It reminds the State to recognize that true freedom is our God
given inheritance.
Galatians 5:1 Stand fast therefore
in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again
with the yoke of bondage.
Collectivism of necessity demands that all submit
to a global enterprise that reaches unto heaven. It is the metaphorical fulfilment
of the story of the Tower of Babel. It seeks to enslave mankind in a totalizing
system where conversion is forced and submission demanded. Today two great globalizing
systems are cooperating to enslave humanity. Islam and Neo-Marxism are united
as odd bedfellows to usurp what is left of the vision which made the West possible.
But as an antidote I am watching a system that was totalizing in its own right
being offered as the solution to our present cultural and socioeconomic dilemma.
So, can High Churchianity
save the West for it was once the totalizing enterprise that had held the West
in its own form of absolutism?
Pope Francis was Pope
from 2013 to his death in 2025. Many conservative Catholics accused him of
promoting ideas they described as "woke," especially through his
emphasis on inclusion, migration, environmental issues, interreligious
dialogue, and a more pastoral approach toward LGBTQ people. However, Francis
repeatedly maintained that he was not changing core Catholic doctrine. For
example, he did not change the Church's teachings on abortion, same-sex
marriage, the male priesthood, or sexual morality, though he often spoke in a
less confrontational tone and allowed certain pastoral practices that critics
saw as departures from tradition.
Common criticisms
from traditionalist Catholics included:
LGBTQ issues: Francis
allowed blessings for people in same-sex relationships under certain
conditions, while insisting this was not equivalent to marriage. Critics argued
this created confusion about traditional teaching.
Migration and social justice:
He strongly emphasized welcoming migrants and addressing inequality, causes
sometimes associated with progressive politics.
Climate change and environmental stewardship:
His teaching in Laudato Si' was praised by progressives and criticized by some
conservatives.
Synodality: He
promoted broader consultation within the Church, which some traditionalists
feared could weaken doctrinal clarity.
As for the current Pope Leo XIV, available
reporting suggests that he has largely presented himself as being in continuity
with Francis on social concerns while also emphasizing doctrinal continuity and
respect for tradition. Sources describe him as supporting pro-life teaching,
criticizing gender ideology, defending Catholic tradition, and viewing reform
as something that must remain rooted in existing doctrine rather than a
rejection of it.
We are at a
spiritual crossroads for the following reasons:
·
Postmodernism has made it impossible to know
what is true versus what is false
·
The apostate churches insist that the traditions
of man trump the veracity of Scripture
·
They have perverted the nature of Christs Body
since the Church is fundamentally an organism NOT an organization!
What concerns me
about Roman and other High Church: expressions of Christianity:
· They
have replaced the true nature of the Body of Christ with manmade unscriptural
traditions
· They
fail to recognize that tradition must not outweigh the teachings of Scripture
· Both
reject the clear pattern for church fellowship laid out in the Bible
· Both
have created a special class of Christian where priests and ordained ministers act
as intermediaries between God and man
· Both
ignore the universality of believers where all are kings and priests unto God
·
They thereby have denied the efficacy of
Christ’s sacrifice by attempting to re-crucify Christ over and over in the mass
and confessional box rather than recognizing that He died for our sins once and
for all
·
It is blasphemy for anyone to claim that they
have the power to absolve us of sin since this is the free gift of Christ Jesus
accomplished once and for all time when He offered Himself up as the sacrifice
and sufficiency to pay for our transgressions. To receive His grace the only
thing one must do is to repent of sin while placing one’s faith in Christ and then
to be physically baptized into fellowship with God and other believers
What did most Protestant reformers believe regarding the Roman Catholic Church? Why have modern Evangelicals forgotten their teachings?
Virtually all major Protestant reformers of the
16th and 17th centuries identified the papacy or the office of the pope with
the biblical Antichrist.
Instead of pointing to a single individual
person, the reformers typically viewed the papal system itself as the
fulfillment of the "man of sin" or "antichrist" described
in scriptures like 2 Thessalonians 2 and the Book of Revelation.
Key
Reformers and Their Views:
·
Martin Luther: Concluded
that the papacy was the seat of the true Antichrist after studying biblical
prophecy and facing excommunication.
·
John Calvin: Wrote
that the pope sits in the temple of God and presides over a regime that
attempts to usurp divine authority.
·
John Knox: Boldly
preached that the Roman pontiff was the specific "man of sin"
mentioned by the Apostle Paul.
·
Philip Melanchthon & Thomas Cranmer:
Both supported the identification of the pope as an enemy of Christ and
incorporated these polemical stances into foundational Protestant teaching.
·
Confessions of Faith:
Major historical documents like the Lutheran Smalcald Articles and the
Reformed Westminster Confession of Faith formally codified this
perspective into their respective church doctrines.
The
Historical Context:
This viewpoint—known as the Historicist
interpretation of prophecy—was not entirely new to the 1500s. Pre-reformers and
medieval groups like the Waldensians, John Wycliffe, and the Hussites had
previously used similar rhetoric to protest papal corruption and political
power.
Since they could prove that the office of the
antichrist was fulfilled exegetically, why have
their spiritual descendants not merely rejected the Reformers’ teachings but
replaced that with doctrines promoted by Jesuits who were enemies of Protestantism
to counter the reformers concerted beliefs?
Autonomous,
Indigenous, and Local:
These are the characteristics of New Testament Church
life. What did Paul have to say about division based on sectarianism?
What
does Paul have to say to the church at Corinth about sectarian division in
Christ’s Body?
1 1 Paul called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God,
and Sosthenes our brother,
2 Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to
them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in
every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both their's and
our's:
3 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our
Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
4 I thank my God always on your behalf, for the
grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;
5 That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in
all utterance, and in all knowledge;
6 Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed
in you:
7 So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for
the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:
8 Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that
ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto
the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of
our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be
perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
11 For it hath been declared unto me of you, my
brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions
among you.
12 Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos;
and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.
13 Is Christ divided? was Paul
crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?
14 I thank God that I baptized none of you, but
Crispus and Gaius;
15 Lest any should say that I had baptized in
mine own name.
16 And I baptized also the household of
Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.
17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to
preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be
made of none effect.
18 For the preaching of the cross is to them
that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
There
are therefore only two division permitted by Divinely Inspired Scriptures!
One is based upon geography and the other upon
time. I am separated by the church in another local by geography and I am
separated by the brethren who lived in the past and will live in the future by
time. These are the only two divisions permitted to exist in Christ’s own Body
for how can Christ be divided? Indeed, His Body
is one and indivisible!
What
was the nature of gathering in the New Testament and how does it differ from
Church gatherings today?
Here I will permit Paul to minister to you so
that you can measure his words to compare them to church life today.
1 Corinthians
King James Version
26 How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every
one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation,
hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
40 Let all things be done decently and in order.
My
conclusions:
Paul’s instruction for what may be referred to
as the “normal Christian life” in no way, shape, or form represents or matches
what is being offered to Christians in most church gatherings today. This
includes all the major and most fervent Evangelical denominations. The fact
that they exist as organizations which divide believers along sectarian and
doctrinal lines denies the universality and oneness of the Body of Christ. How
can such a fallen thing resist the steady march of social collectivism and
globalist tyranny when we are attempting to deny the very nature of Christ and
the unity of His own Body? What I have written here many men died so that we
could know the truth of it.
Thomas Cranmer, who was the Archbishop of
Canterbury was a key architect of the English Reformation. He was executed by
burning at the stake in Oxford on 21 March 1556 during the reign of the
Catholic Queen Mary I. He had ben tortured for his faith and signed a recantation
of His faith in pure unadulterated Christianity. When he was burnt at the stake,
he held out the hand which had signed the recantation crying out, "This
hand hath offended."!
Cranmer had been imprisoned and tried for heresy
after Queen Mary had restored Roman Catholicism. Although he signed
recantations while in prison after being tortured, he publicly withdrew them
before his execution to die as a Protestant martyr in the eyes of later
Anglicans and Protestants.
How can Europe’s first totalizing globalizing
enterprise, namely the Roman Catholic Church be the solution for Neo-Marxist secular
globalism which is in deep in bed with global Islamic Jihad?
Roman Catholicism murdered my righteous
ancestors for their simple faith in the efficacy of Christ’s sacrifice alone. The
Church of Rome has martyred believers for teaching a purer form of Christianity
without the unscriptural and superstitions traditions of Rome.
Rome cannot save us only the finished work of Christ’s
death and resurrection can!
Global collectivism denies the God given nature
of mankind while Roman Catholicism denies the nature of Christ’s sacrifice.
It is time to resurrect the Normal Christian life!
