06/05/18 FROM NINE YEARS AGO
3/13-18/09 WE SHOULD BE TAKING OVER THE WORLD WITH LOVE
TAKING OVER THE WORLD CANNOT BE DONE IN OUR SPARE TIME OR WITH OUR EXTRA CHANGE.
Some Understand
Pinky asked, “Brain, what are we going to do tonight?”
Brain said, “The same thing we do every night Pinky, try to take over the world.”
Why is it that so many of the wrong people have the right idea but so few of the right people have the right idea? Godless governments, Christ-less cults, greedy money grubbers and even cartoon critters have causes that motivate them to take over the world.
Consider the Muslims, the Mormons and the misnamed Jehovah Witnesses. They all have a different Jesus, a different gospel and a different spirit (2 Co. 11:4) than what the Bible presents, but they are all driven with the same consuming desire to take over the world. While their cause is not worthy, their zeal is noteworthy. Some of these groups have young adults that support themselves for two years in "missions" service to their religion. They put their lives, their careers, their families, their education on hold for the cause of their religion. Some young men and women forego family life altogether to promote the false doctrines of pagan religion. Some young men and women tie bombs to themselves and die in the name of their god. Yet, the numbers of those who are brought up with the Gospel of Christ are leaving the Church by the multitudes.
Unbridled commitment is found in ideologues, military rulers and captains of industry as well as religious zealots. Their messages are wrong, their methods are wrong but their sacrifice to success is far beyond that of their Christian counterpart, who is vision-less and passionless. In fact, the worldlings have adopted the marching orders that Jesus gave to the Church, when He said, "Go into all the world and make disciples of all nations."
But Where Is The Church?
The Bible says that he who wins souls is wise (Pr. 11:30), yet most who believe themselves to be believers in Christ will spend their lives promoting the passing fancies of this world, but never take the Great Commission personally or seriously.
While the Church at large is "at ease in Zion," the lost are plunging into hell. Over 70,000 die every day in the 10/40 window without ever hearing the gospel. It is said that over 230,000 people die every day. If ten percent of that number is saved (not likely) then over 200,000 die every day without Christ.
Christians cannot, should not, count on the kingdoms of this world to win the lost. Jesus said His kingdom is not of this world (Jn. 18:36). The Bible says that the kings of this world rage against God (Ps. 2:2). In fact, the whole world is in wickedness (1 Jn. 5:19) under the power of the Prince of Darkness (Ep. 2:2; 2 Co. 4:4). Some of them act in principle (legislation, philosophy, education, religion) and others act in violence (persecution, oppression, opposition). They wield the power of the sword of steel (Ro. 13:4). God is not pleased with wicked leaders (Ps. 110:5-6; Pr. 16:12; Pr. 25:5)
God has given the power of the Sword of the Spirit to Christians (Ep. 6:17), yet they seldom wield it in battle against the powers of darkness (Ep.6:12).
Our hope is not in the flesh, but in the Spirit. Someone has said, "When the power of love replaces the love of power, there will be peace." At least there will be an active army following the Prince of Peace. B.J. Thomas sang, "Loving people and using things, rather than loving things and using people." It is understandable that the world is confused, but the Church should understand these things.
Paul said,
1 Corinthians 15:34
(34) Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.
PASSAGES IN ARTICLE
2 Corinthians 11:2-4
2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
4 For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.
Proverbs 11:30
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
John 18:36
36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.
Psalms 2:1-2
1 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
1 John 5:19
19 And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
Ephesians 2:1-2
1 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
2 Corinthians 4:3-4
3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
Romans 13:3-5
3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
4 For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
5 Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.
Psalms 110:5-6
5 The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.
6 He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.
Proverbs 16:12
12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
Proverbs 25:5
5 Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Ephesians 6:17
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
Ephesians 6:12
12 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.
Launch Out and Hold Fast,
Pastor David L. Gould
