The more people there are who get their needs met by the government (teachers in public schools, police, social service workers, recipients of welfare, disability, health care, etc.), the more those, who remain independent of all these ‘benefits’, will become vulnerable to being forced into complying.
We’re almost there! The only way to reverse the mess would be if these citizens got the wisdom, courage, and integrity to say, “This has gone too far. I quit and no longer want whatever the government has to offer.” Sadly though, those people want what they’re getting right now more than they care what it will cost everyone later. If that’s not bad enough, most of the younger generation are way too naïve for even beginning to see this pattern that’s been brewing for a long time.
Adding to this hopelessness is the fact that everyone in the entire world would have to comply towards making the same kind of changes at the same time. This principle is the same one behind why young people join gangs. Gang members are terrified to leave because they know they’re vulnerable alone.
God never promised us that we would solve this problem. He only warns us in the bible about its coming. It’s inevitable because too many people would rather be independent of God’s rule. They prefer trusting in their self (self-confidence¹) for being right (a ‘good’ person) and mankind to save the world rather than trusting Christ to save their soul from captivity to the covert ruler of this world (Satan).
¹If I come across as being self-confident, yes, I also am in a way. The difference is that within me, it is not me who ultimately rules. All of my soul (by the grace of God) is in the safest bank available. It’s covert manager is Christ abiding within (all Christians should be called ‘trinity-confident’ instead of ’self-confident’ because they trust in God, His Spirit to guide, and Christ’s righteousness). It’s impossible for me to separate from Christ because that’s what happens when two become one. If you think that’s an expensive investment, you have no idea what the costs are for the alternatives yet. How can anyone know such things? . . . by trusting in the only one who has never lied → our creator. No one knows the end of the story better than its author.
