Posted by
ValiantForTruth on Thursday, July 17, 2008 11:56:05 AM
“Why did Jesus Christ not succeed thus far in moving the world to do what He has said?...I come with a practical plan to perform His purposes.” –Woodrow Wilson, 1918
We thank President Wilson for stating the liberal view of the kingdom. Jesus Christ is a failure and His promises cannot be trusted. The state is here to implement a ‘practical’ plan to bring in the kingdom of God on earth. Obamaism and the social gospel is nothing new.
Liberals like Wilson and Obama neglect the priority of the kingdom. In their view of man his problem is not sin; man has no need of righteousness. They think man can be perfected by meeting his physical and educational needs, and they can do it better than the church.
Where does such errors originate? Christ told Pilate that His kingdom was not of this world. He told His people to ‘seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness…’ [Matthew 6:33]. The apostle tells us plainly that the ‘kingdom is…righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit’ [Romans 14:17].
When liberals say they want separation of church and state, they do not mean a free church and a free state as the Founders meant. They want to separate the church from its legitimate role of benevolence and take it on themselves. They presume to know the purposes of God and have a ‘practical’ plan to perform them.
Would to God that liberals leave the roles of God and church to their rightful owners.