It Is Time to Hear the Truth

By Bud Hancock

Anyone who has read my articles likely has a pretty good understanding of how I feel about politics. With politics being the base process for most governments on the planet, there truly is NO form of human government that is free of corruption, fraud and mismanagement. Whether a kingdom, a democracy or a republic, because of the very nature of fallen human beings who desire to be “leaders” (think power brokers), corruption always finds its way in and becomes so entrenched, it seems impossible to get rid of it. There are two main reason why this is so:

First is the very fact that “human government” is run by humans; and before you get your hackles up, I would never advocate for any agency or government that espouses the use of Artificial Intelligence. After reading the many articles explaining how wonderful AI will be, and how much benefit humanity will reap from its use, I remain unconvinced. After all, AI is a product of the intellects of multiple humans, men and women, who although being brilliant from the human intelligence perspective, are mostly over-educated people who have absolutely no concept of truth, morality, ethics or empathy. In other words, they neither know, nor understand God, nor do they care to know or understand Him. Their acceptance of Satan’s deception has convinced than that they are so far above God in intelligence, they think any such concept of morality or decency, or even the existence of a “god” that stands for these ideals, is irrelevant.
Secondly, every form of human government involves, to some degree, politics, politicians and political parties, and I challenge anyone to prove to me that politics, politicians or political parties have ever made life better for the majority of everyday citizens, regardless of what your native country is, or that politics has provided any viable solutions to any of the problems facing humanity. See:

https://chugley.blog/politicians-problem-solvers-or-problem-makers/

I have nothing against people, regardless of their ethnic background, their skin color or any other differentiating factor that separates them, one from another. But when humans become so enamored of POLITICS that they are willing to give up any moral standards they might have ever had, and begin a life in politics that produces nothing of benefit, I have to wonder: What is the draw? Years of study have provided the answer I sought for so long: MONEY, POWER and CONTROL, and not necessarily in that order. Those three are deeply rooted in a millennia-long fault of the human psyche of a dead spirit.
So, what do I mean by that? When Adam and Eve listened to the serpent (to be honest, Eve listened to the serpent, Adam listened to Eve), they both gave over their God-given purity and holiness and accepted the impurity and unholiness of Satan, the Deceiver. In that exchange, Satan gained THEIR status as governors of the planet, and they received SATAN’S characteristics, namely death and separation from God. And what method did Satan use to accomplish this “fait accompli”? POLITICS! Just as Satan’s original words to Adam and Eve questioned the character, power and honor of God (Genesis 3:3), so to this day, politics questions and challenges everything thought to be good, holy and sacred. Of all the millions of words that exit the mouths of politicians on a daily basis, very few of those words will honor the God of creation, the maker of the universe and all that exists in it. Rather, those words are mostly full of prideful expressions touting their“ myriad accomplishments”, which in effect cost them nothing since their bills are written by hired professionals and are seldom even read by the politicians themselves (remember Nancy Pelosi’s statement: You have to pass the bill to see what is in it). My personal belief is that the bills are produced by the multiple money powers behind the scenes who own the majority of politicians. So, the much ballyhooed accomplishments cost the politicians little, including their time, but do make many of them all wealthier while everyday people suffer. Don’t believe that? Read Satan’s words, then read the words of the curse God placed on the Earth and all humanity as a result of their acceptance of Satan’s words (Genesis 3:7-24).

That initial display of the absolute evil embedded in politics sealed the fate, at least temporarily, of every human being who would ever be born; mankind lost his dominion over the world and was doomed to die, but Satan gained power (over the processes that would govern mankind), control (over the world), and great physical wealth (the ownership of the world’s empires, Luke 4:5-8). So it can easily be seen that the first display of the political process resulted in nothing but suffering for humanity, and so it remains even today. One of my favorite quotes is this: “There is no political solution to a spiritual problem”, spoken by Bonnie Harvey of Hebrew Nation Radio. This is so true because a problem will never be solved by using the same process that created it. THE problem, which IS a spiritual problem, for all mankind, our loss of dominion and everlasting life, was indeed created by the political process, involving deception. Any expectation that any politician, or political party, ever would, or even could, solve it is beyond ludicrous. Anyone who believes that politicians exist to “solve problems” needs to have a serious conversation with the “anti-politician”, the man Christ Jesus.

So now the whole world is steeped in variations of a political process whereby hundreds of millions, possibly several billion people are viewed not as individuals, as sovereign persons who have a God-given right to the pursuit of happiness, but rather as chattel to be used as the collective, the New World Order elites, deem fitting.

Since the entirety of the problems facing mankind are a result of the initial entrance of politics into God’s creation, it is beyond insanity to believe that any action of politics, politicians and political parties will solve even the smallest of those problems or create an atmosphere of peace and prosperity that would encourage, or even allow, people to “pursue happiness”. Christians who are falling for that particularly alarming deception, and who still believe their happiness, peace and prosperity comes from any government or its leaders are very far along in a damning acceptance of Satan’s agenda. That agenda was summed up by Jesus in John 10:10, “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

In that passage, one could easily substitute the word “politician” for the word “thief.
The words of Jesus in this passage leave no room for any other possibilities, such as the creator/inventor of politics being, having or even desiring the means to save humanity from any problem or danger.
I have long been concerned about the ease with which so many people, especially Christians, become “infatuated” with the process that actually caused all the problems of humanity for the past 6000 years. I have listened to sermons from respected ministers, evangelists and pastors encouraging their followers to engage in the political process to get our nation back on the right track, as though the presence of religion in politics is enough to stop Satan in his tracks and cause people to want to turn back to God. Ludicrous!

That idea can be disputed by the words of Paul in 1 Corinthians 15:33, “Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners”. The word “communications” (plural) is from the Greek word hômilôs (Strong’s 3658, pronounced hom’-il-os) and it means “association together”, a crowd, a multitude. This scripture is stating how critical it is for a Christiaan to be aware of the people he associates with, or establishes a close relationship with, because when one does so with people of low moral standards, that association will “rub off” and cause one to develop poor manners (behavior). It cannot be argued enough that he very nature of politics, a desire or power, money and control, draws people with those low moral standards and ethics, and the danger of being deceived by them is tremendous.
So, what is a Christian to do? Paul also had the answer to that question. Realizing that our battles in this life are NOT with “flesh and blood” (human beings), but with principalities, powers, the rulers of the darkness of this world, and spiritual wickedness in high places. In light of the nature of our true enemies, he commands that all believers put on the only things that can offer protection (defensive) as well as a sword (offensive) for believers in these battles: The whole armor of God, and this armor is listed in Ephesians 6:10-18:

“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;”

I want to emphasize that the problems facing all people are similar in nature, regardless of their financial or cultural status. They are nearly all spiritual in nature and as such, cannot be attacked using any physical weapons, but will only ever be solved by Christians who fully understand the weapons God has provided and are willing to boldly use them to attack the true “problem creator”: Satan. The Apostle Peter told us pretty much the same: “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
An enemy fleeing is seldom a threat and when a believer realizes the power of using the weapons that will cause Satan to flee, the problems once thought to be unsurmountable will become only a fleeting memory. So, keep those weapons on and get ready to put the devil on the rum. (I believe they might work quite well on politicians also!)
Blessings and Maranatha!

Bud Hancock

Born and raised in a small textile town in North Carolina, Bud’s family moved to Michigan in the hope of finding better employment with General Motors.  After graduating from high school, Bud began an apprenticeship with General Motors to become a Metal Modelmaker.  Retiring after a 30 year career, which included an eight year stint as a Metrologist (Science of high precision measurement), he and his wife moved back to North Carolina to be near his elderly parents.  Shortly thereafter, with both of his parents having passed, he began a new career in the bank security/ATM business, advancing from an entry level technician to one of two North Carolina customer service managers for his employer.  Retiring again after 13 years, he and his wife of 51 years relocated to Tennessee where Bud began writing articles emphasizing Biblical teaching and geopolitical issues.  At age 75, he and his wife relocated to South Carolina with their Miniature Schnauzer, Baxter.  Bud continues to study God’s word and write articles on Christian living and geopolitical issues from the Biblical end times  perspective.