Conspiracy: A Biblical View, by Gary North - EntreWave

THE SHIFT IN THE CLIMATE OF OPINIONfundamental truth: there is no such thing as a free lunch. Or to put itbluntly, "You get your hand out of my wallet, and I'll get my hand outof yours." Until the vast majority of voters believe this, and vote interms of it, conspirators will continue to manipulate the publiceffectively, and their hands will never get out of our wallets, for theywill always tell each of us individually that they are digging evendeeper into our neighbor's wallet, and besides, "it's in the publicinterest."The Question of FaithThe second step after self-education is also primarily internal, thoughpartially institutional. It is the response of faith. It is our acceptance ofthe principle that ethics is more fundamental than power, that the goodguys win in the end.I quoted the opening lines of Psalm 2 at the beginning of Chapter One.Now let me quote its conclusion. It warns rulers against becomingconspirators against God and God's law:Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thineinheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thypossession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron;thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. Bewise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judgesof the earth. Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice withtrembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perishfrom the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little.Blessed are all they that put their trust in him (Psalm2:8-12).This should be the ultimate hope of man. This is the foundation uponwhich societies must build. If you are not building in terms of thisfoundation, then a mountain of fully documented books on theConspiracy will do you precious little good. Conspiracy books offerus shovels with which to bury the plans of evil men. They are not tobe used to dig our own graves. As God said to Joshua after the deathof Moses, and just before the invasion of Canaan, Be strong, and of agood courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritancethe land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them. Only be strongand very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to allhttp://freebooks.commentary.net/freebooks/docs/html/gnco/html/7.htm (7 of 8) [5/26/2000 1:48:19 PM]