Conspiracy: A Biblical View, by Gary North - EntreWave

REPLACING EVIL WITH GOOD"secret initiation" into knowledge about their enemies, whether theirenemy is the devil (in the case of Christian investigators) or theconspiracy (in the case of radical conservatives or leftists) serves themas a psychological justification for doing nothing. They think that justknowing more and more about "the Conspiracy" relieves them fromdoing anything about it. Their endless studying is an excuse for theirinactivity. They spend their time with other similarly minded people,enjoying the impotent luxury of exchanging secret phases andknowledge of secret things. They have imitated their enemies; theyhave created their own inner ring — a secret ring which knows allabout their enemy's secret ring. They become hypnotized with "circleswithin circles." Their great spiritual enemy thereby removes themfrom the real fight.A continuing theme in this book is that we are not saved byknowledge. We are also not saved by power. We are saved by gracethrough faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, because He wasGod's substitute sacrifice for sinful men. Christ's victory over Satanand sin is in principle our personal and corporate victory over Satanand sin, in every area of life, including politics. Christianity is thedominion religion. It is not the power religion, nor is it the escapereligion. 1The first thing to recognize in this cosmic struggle is that those whoseek power through manipulation or through execution have inprinciple lost the battle. They lost it almost 2,000 years ago. Theyhold power temporarily. Although they are accomplished powermanipulators, power is not the issue; ethics is the issue. God and Hislaw are the issue. "Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but wewill remember the name of the LoRD our God" (Psalm 20:7). "Thechariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels"(Psalm 68:17a).Our opponents are not supermen. They are not the masters of history.They are the heads of multinational banks that have more bad loans ontheir books than they have equity capital. They are the heads of oilcompanies that face the possibility of an oil glut and a collapse of oilprices. They are the people who gave us Jimmy Carter. They are notso smart. Or better put, they are way too smart for their own good(and ours). In any case, it isn't a question of brain power; it is aquestion of ethical standing before God the Judge.http://freebooks.commentary.net/freebooks/docs/html/gnco/html/8.htm (3 of 15) [5/26/2000 1:48:23 PM]