WE THE PEOPLE

a discombobulation of idiocy, lies, half-truths, and foundational theft!

The church my family attends is blessed to have a pastor, who I believe, gets it right. To date, every sermon he’s presented, I’ve agreed with. So, as I sat in church yesterday listening to the week’s pontification, the brakes locked up. For the past five weeks he’s presented a biblical perspective of WE THE PEOPLE. And it was all going according to plan until he left out the Constitution, to which, I knotted up. But by the end of the message, I was back onboard, even though my perplexity of possible contextual misunderstanding and desire to raise my hand to speak out were at odds with each other while I sat silent, resisting the urge to raise that hand.

My reason being, at the onset of his sermon, he’d mentioned the upcoming November vote and not to vote party but claimed we should only vote based on the precepts of the Bible, not the Constitution. To which, I wholeheartedly disagreed but also agreed on one point. Although, to marry the two together, I believe the Bible stands on its own, where the Constitution can’t stand without the Bible. Yes, the greatest, but somewhat flawed governing document ever written demands a moral compass to work properly, keeping the flaws closeted or the lid on Pandora’s box sealed. Even the Anti-Federalists had heartburn over the dictates defining the document, while their fight brought the Bill of Rights. Except, our fault has become a national discombobulated morass of idiocy, lies, half-truths and an outright theft of foundation. Exactly where the nation stands today, through party, by party choice.

 So, after service let out, I was hoping to run into him, and I did, asking for a couple minutes of his time. I wanted to let him know I did not agree with part of the day’s message and why. Namely: the reason our country is in the mess it’s in is the Constitution, and party power, including the driving force of the government to work around the “fundamental law,” including the driver of what is to be keeper of the guard; WE THE PEOPLE. The heartburn of apathy, indolence, the failed protection against tyranny, and how one keeps things straight, bringing forth the dilemma and purpose of “what is twisted cannot be straightened.”

So, if one understands the Bible, but doesn’t understand the Constitution, then what denotes the country and how it stands? Conversely, if one understands nothing while promoting the “anything goes” philosophy being their definer of right and wrong, then the Constitution, excluding the Bible, needs no compass, because there is no wrong. Only, the nation will reach a precipice where “anything goes,” will manifest at some point, and become the hypocritical moment of too far for everyone.  As such, excluding the “anything goes” perspective, the two (Bible/Constitution) can be at odds with each other if one does not understand one, or both. Worse, the Bible, Constitution, and the government are currently at odds with each other. Think constitutional and unconstitutional, including the definition thereof and what makes the other such. Except, the Bible holds the key to how the Constitution should work. Whereas the “anything goes” crowd wants everything to work until nothing works. All within the boundaries of their designed parameters, until the parameters collapse because there are no parameters to uphold or define until there are.

But, in all things, aren’t power and money the driving force to create a foundation of rules to control the masses of the many by the few. Yet the Constitution, in itself, was designed for the many to control the few: WE THE PEOPLE. Except, Jesus, when he walked the earth, was the servant of all, while also the King of all. Think “public servant” and who’s serving whom today. The conundrum of the vicious cycle of life, truth, direction, or a directional purpose to create a means to an end; thereby usurping the ability to have another hold sway or power over one desirous of such. But government, the Bible, the Constitution, even the “anything goes” crowd, including the desire or purpose to have those in church vote to the precepts of the Bible and not the Constitution: How much “government” should hold power over the masses to control one’s desire to pursue their life goals? Or, have their life goals defined by the government itself.

Thus theoretically, in a basic form, isn’t “religion” a form of government for those willing to live under an added layer of control using the Bible as its foundation of law? And not just the Ten commandments (Old Testament), but the New Testament, holding the testimony of Jesus at the heart of all that matters. Only, the two documents, being placed purposely at odds with the other by church and government, placing those who are American and Christian to live under the dictates of both. But which guides which, and which guide drive’s purpose? Then conversely, those who believe “anything goes,” leaving the Constitution to the devices of those who can sway one into believing they have another’s best interest at heart until they don’t. But one cannot understand any direction, if they don’t understand or know the Constitution first. Except, without the fundamental belief of the Bible being truth, anything goes until it doesn’t, or one defines it.

Which brings us back to the basic question: Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Only, in this case, the Bible came before the Constitution, as it can stand on its own, whereas the Constitution can’t stand without the Bible. Which, if the “anything goes” crowd can convince one that God isn’t real and Jesus is a fake, then the ability to push a narrative of unconventionality, brings a perversity of truth to the forefront collapsing the entire foundation to create one anew. And isn’t that the desire of politics today? Only, one will never know unless they understand the foundation: The Constitution. And that is the vicious cycle of power, greed, intent, and a design to usurp what was meant to be: WE THE PEOPLE. The destruction thereof a design easily achievable as those who were to be, have decided against the defined past to accept an undefined future of those who are selling what understandably can be called “snake oil” by the seller of the used car, driven by the grandmother only on Sunday. Only, who’s selling what and for what?