Monday, March 16, 2009

The Altruistic Machine

You know, I really like that I can sit here at my computer and write what ever I want and no one is going to break my front door down and haul me off to jail. I know you probably think that scenario is a bit of a stretch, but if we continue going in the direction we are going, it might not be that far off. Now that is an ominous prediction and a scary thought for the average American. Probably something someone would make a movie about right? We are after all the "entertainment nation" and we tend to think in those terms. I hate to burst your bubble, but when you start getting rid of self government and start allowing the government to dictate more and more law, unchecked and uncontrolled by the people, you are steadily making progress in that direction. Did you know that in Illinois they passed a law, in the dead of night I might add, making it a requirement for you to be fingerprinted when you sell your home in that state? They did this in October I believe when we were all busy watching election news and caught up in all that drama. http://cbs2chicago.com/local/Mike.Puccinelli.fingerprint.2.957819.html

So to the title of my rant. The problem with allowing the government to step in and commit what they term altruism is that they always want something back. That is usually your money and your liberty. Altruism is the deliberate pursuit of the interests or welfare of others or the public interest. It sounds pretty enduring, but you have to read between the lines where government is concerned. Government is an institution or a machine, not a person with feelings or insight, nor is it a god. When altruism is handed to the government it is ultimately mishandled and used for gain or control. Altruism should function solely in the private sector among individuals without selfish ambition. It works best in my opinion and is a commandment of the Bible for the christian church.

James 1:27:27 Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.

The problem with The Bailout or any bailout by the government is that it lacks charity. There is no such thing as a free ride in a worldly sense. There is only one free thing and it cost the One who gave it dearly and it is not of this world. There is only one true charity and it comes from the heart of one who has surrendered his heart to God and is allowing His spirit to freely flow through him. These individuals won't raise your taxes or start governing your life. They consider helping an individual a divine calling. If they are truly motivated by charity from God their ambition is only to please Him by serving others. It is a pure motivation and no matter how hard and jaded you might consider yourself to be, there truly are people like this.

We don't need a bailout from a cruel heartless self interested machine. Our forefathers escaped monarchies that functioned even more cruelly and designed our government to provide maximum liberty without sacrificing morality in the process. We need to understand our history as a people. Instead we are a dumbed down generation content to fill our bellies and our minds with junk. I do pray that America wakes up, but I also understand that much must occur before my Savior returns. So I will write about what is right, whilst knowing it might all be in vain. My only hope is that many come to know Him before that day comes. His is the ultimate bailout plan and the only one with a pure Heart for you and me.

God bless you.

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