Christian perspective on Rush Limbaugh
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Sound Doctrine Herald 

Lamentations 4:17  Moreover, our eyes failed, looking in vain for
help; from our towers we watched for a nation that could not save
us. 


We are looking for help in  the  wrong  place.  And  that  search
reveals a sign of the death of the church and our spirituality. 
Our  radio and TV towers are broadcasting a false hope to a dying
nation and church. The very fact we consider Rush Limbaugh to  be
a Christian shows we are defeated before we even get started. And
since we no longer let God search our hearts for sin,  we  search
outside  to the nation that we hope will save us.  Either through
government programs or self-reliance, we  seek  relief  from  our
struggles apart from God. 


We, as a proclaiming Christian nation, run to Rush.  Why? Because
of  our  sin.  Our  Christian  religion  is  self-gratifying.  It
fulfills  our  lust for self-esteem. Our churches are loaded with
self-righteous and haughty worshippers  of  God.  In  short,  our
religion benefits us. It is Christianity from hell. 

This  running to Rush is massive. His popularity is well attested
to. Over 3 millions copies of "The Way Things Ought to  Be"  were
sold.  And "See I told You So" has already sold a record breaking
2 million initial release. Rush has over 370,000  subscribing  to
his newsletter, and over 20 million weekly listening to his radio
show. That's over 4.5 million a day. He, of course, is  supported
by these followers to a tune of $12 to $20 million a year. 

Why  so much popularity? Because the Christianity in the churches
is not true  Christianity.  A  false  church  loves  its  worldly
preachers  and  will reward them well. These preachers proclaim a
worldly message of empty hope  and  truth  that  people  love  to
listen to. John pointed this out to us long ago. 


1  John 4:4-5  You, dear children, are from God and have overcome
them, because the one who is in you is greater than the  one  who
is  in  the  world. 5 They are from the world and therefore speak
from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. 

They are listened to because they speak  from  the  viewpoint  of
this  world  rather  than from a heavenly viewpoint. It really is
that simple. 


Why The Church? 

 
Why is the Christian community rushing to Rush? We are rushing to
Rush  because  we are godless in our Christianity. We find Rush's
books in our Christian bookstores because the Bible is no  longer
holy.  It has merely become just a book of principles to live by.
A handbook of concepts for living and commandments to  live  out.
Like  any  other  worldly book with noble concepts, the Bible has
become merely a good book with ink on pages, (2 Corinthians 3:3).
And  we  falsely  think  we have God if we live by the good book,
(John 5:39,  Acts 19:15). 

We find Rush held up in our Christian  magazines  and  interviews
because  Jesus  is  no longer held up in high honor. We hope Rush
will save us. Our trust lies not with  the  gospel,  but  in  the
American  way.  He feels good about himself and America and since
we love ourselves and not heaven, we stand up  for  his  message,
(Romans  7:18).  Rather than humility and shame being embraced as
the Christian life, we run  to  the  empty  peace  of  the  false
proclaimers,  (Jeremiah  6:14).  All  because we love to have our
flesh fed. 

We do not how to "carry around in our bodies the death of  Jesus"
at  all times, (2 Corinthians 4:10). Rush and our Christianity is
so right and put together that we  cannot  crumble  and  be  weak
before  God,  (Matthew  21:44).  No  longer  do we understand the
"First  Church  of  the  Widow",  (Luke   21:1-6).   Our   works,
righteousness  and  projects  impress us so deeply, that we can't
understand the cross, or see ourselves for what  we  really  are.
This confidence Rush has in self is only the false confidence the
church has lived for years. 


Denying Self 


Mark 8:34  Then he  called  the  crowd  to  him  along  with  his
disciples  and said: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny
himself and take up his cross and follow me. 

No longer does the  church  know  how  to  find  joy  in  denying
themselves by the power of the cross. Rather, we serve a Jesus in
our wisdom and power. We have become a nation of idolaters in the
name  of  the  Lord, (Exodus 32:5). Picking up the cross the Holy
Spirit would give each of us is no longer sought after and known,
(John 21:22). We love Rush, because he is like us. 

We have become lovers of pleasure, the American way, our country,
ourselves and our form of godliness, (2 Timothy   3:1-5).   Money
is  no  longer hated and despised among Christians. Indeed, we no
longer know how to hate our lives, our mothers, our  brothers  or
our  marriages  (Luke 14:26). The cross is a foreign thing to our
minds, hearts and pulpits. Indeed, the  only  time  that  denying
self  is  mentioned  in  a sermon is if it benefits the church or
self in some way. To preach a Holy Spirit inspired cross  in  our
churches today is considered unloving and judgemental. 

Like  Rush, we hate the cross and live for our bellies. No longer
can our Christianity endure  the  thought  of  denying  ourselves
sports,  money,  eating,  drinking and fun, (2 Timothy 3:4). Rush
reflects perfectly the Christianity around us. 

"Rush is known for voluminous $250 dinners of caviar  and  steak,
often  at  the  end  of a charted jet ride to New Orleans, and he
enjoys 'adult beverages'".* 

Just look at the eating and drinking that goes on in the  church.
It  is no wonder Rush is the high priest of American religion. In
fact, his Jesus is a convenient Jesus. He, like the rest  of  us,
worship  a  Jesus  that is comfortable for us. We give out of our
abundance to make ourselves feel spiritually good. We preach weak
gospels  to  the  homeless  because we are more interested in our
good deeds of feeding them than we are in the narrow road.  Well,
enjoy your meals and religion now, for someday you will hunger. 

Luke  6:25   Woe  to  you  who  are well fed now, for you will go
hungry. 


The Cross 


Until the church repents of all  its  feasting,  sports,  eating,
drinking  and  pizza parties, we will never gain the victory over
evil in the land. The whole reason we elect the officials  we  do
is  because men love their bellies more than the cross of Christ.
The whole reason Rush is held in honor is  because  our  stomachs
are  our gods. In other words, we hope he can preserve our way of
life. The American way. 

Philippians 3:18-20  For, as I have often told you before and now
say  again  even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of
Christ. 19 Their destiny  is  destruction,  their  god  is  their
stomach,  and  their  glory  is  in their shame. Their mind is on
earthly things. 20 But our  citizenship  is  in  heaven.  And  we
eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, 

Until  we  too  can weep by the power of God with Paul at how men
live in hatred to the cross, we can't even begin to think we  are
Christians.  Rush is not popular because of his morals. The truth
is that Rush is popular because liberalism has failed to  protect
our "way of life." Liberalism is destroying America, so Satan now
offers us Conservatism. As always, Satan keeps  offering  mankind
one  carrot  stick  after  another.   For the issue is really not
truth versus lies, or right versus wrong, but about what makes us
happy.  We  only  love  a Jesus that will make us happy, warm and
secure, (John 6:26). In the end Conservatism will also fail. 

But we really can't blame Rush. His motto of, "I am  having  more
fun  than a human should be allowed to have," was shown to him by
the church many years ago. If we want America  to  be  great,  we
must  repent  of  following the carrot stick and pick up a cross.
Until then our faith is only a mockery and a silly little joke. 


Today's Christianity 

 
"Limbaugh has not been very vocal about his personal faith on the
air,  although  he  has many Christian fans. Now, at last, he has
gone   on   record.   In   an   interview   published   in    the
November/December  issue  of  The  Door,  Limbaugh  revealed  his
personal  beliefs...'Jesus  holds  the  answers  to  all  of  the
everyday problems that you face. I am talking about an acceptance
and belief in Jesus, heaven, and God." 

This is the Christianity of today. Belief without  action.  Faith
without  obedience.  Concepts without a cross. Hollowness without
holiness.  Humbleness without  the  cross.  Spirit  without  Holy
Spirit. Oh, our pulpits, seminars, magazines and radio shows talk
of denying self, righteousness, purity, but  have  no  idea  what
they  are  talking about, (1 Timothy 1:7, Amos 5:14). And as long
as you talk about it you are considered godly. But let the  cross
come  with  specifics  and  the  penalty flag of legalism will be
thrown up in the air. 

No one surrenders everything they have  for  the  gospel.  Single
Christians  do not know how to not look for a mate (1 Corinthians
7:27). The married do not know how to live as though they are not
married,  (1  Corinthians 7:29). We just don't now how to let the
dead bury the dead anymore and get on  with  following  the  Holy
Spirit.   In  the  church,  divorce  and remarriage is held up as
something sanctioned by God. Is it any wonder we support Rush? He
is a reflection of us and our religion. 

Even the demons believe what Rush believes, (James 2:19). For you
see neither the demons, nor Rush, nor the Church know  the  power
of Christianity. 

"I  guess  you  can  deal  with your problems on your own without
those beliefs, but it's much, much tougher." (Rush Limbaugh) 

No, my friend, it is not "tougher," it is impossible! 
 
We have reduced belief down to  opinion,  (Jeremiah  23:36).  And
because  the  church  has  its  abundance of false counselors and
Christian self-help books, we too think  things  go  easier  with
Jesus.  Truly  Rush is the high priest of last days Christianity.
For we have a form of godliness but deny its power. 

2 Timothy 3:1-5  But mark this: There will be terrible  times  in
the  last  days. 2 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of
money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient  to  their  parents,
ungrateful,  unholy,  3  without  love,  unforgiving, slanderous,
without  self-control,  brutal,  not  lovers  of  the   good,   4
treacherous,  rash,  conceited,  lovers  of  pleasure rather than
lovers of God-- 5 having a form  of  godliness  but  denying  its
power. Have nothing to do with them. 

You  did  notice  in the above passage we are to have "nothing to
do" with such folks. They are not to be found in our  bookstores,
magazines  or  pews. Of course most of the books in our Christian
books stores shouldn't be  there.  But  that  is  a  whole  other
matter. 


Family Values 


"Rush  preaches  traditional  family  values,  but  he  has  been
divorced twice, has no children, and rarely goes to church." 

We will ignore the hypocrisy and press on just as the church does
today.  That  is,  we  will overlook the sin. For did you know to
divorce and remarry is adultery? (1 Corinthians 7:10-11). And  we
know where adulterers go - don't we? Like Rush we are hypocrites.
We work church in around our marriages, sports, jobs  and  family
fun  days.  Instead  of denying ourselves we please ourselves and
others all in the name  of  Jesus.  You  and  Rush  have  a  very
convenient  Jesus.  We  no  longer  know  what pure joy is in the
church anymore, (James 1:2). 

Rush represents the gospel call in  the  churches  today  because
being  emptied of our wisdom and power by the cross is not sought
after. When he states that  he has "talent on loan from  God"  he
reflects  the  kind of Christianity lived today. Where we, in and
of ourselves, do moral things for God. Rather than a  cross  that
puts  us  to  death  so  that God might act through us, we remain
alive to serve God as we see fit, (Galatians 2:20). 

This attitude is the original sin in the garden  glorified.   For
it is us determining with our talents and wisdom what is good and
evil. And some day it will all  to  come  crashing  down  on  our
heads.  If we continue, the wrath of God will flare up against us
even more. Rush is typical of our  love of self, good self-esteem
and self-righteousness. He feels good about himself, this country
and so do we! 

The church no longer knows how to work  out  its  salvation  with
"fear  and  trembling", (Philippians 2:12). No one, when it comes
to salvation, lives in the fear of God  anymore.  How  can  they?
Every preacher we know is up there so secure, so rested and so at
peace with their salvation. Again, the agony and joy of the cross
just is not known anymore. 

If  the  cross  were  pressed in on everyone's lives today by the
Holy Spirit they would understand that our talents  are  dung  in
God's  sight.  Indeed,  we  would see they are dung, (Philippians
3:8). 

As it is, we break the command not to rely on our own wisdom  and
moral  judgments. It matters not if the moral judgment is correct
or not. Rush is correct on  a  lot  of  things  he  observes  and
reports.  But  being  correct means nothing. Even Satan will tell
you the world is headed to hell. Goodness,  he  is  correct!  But
he's a devil in his correctness. 

For  example  to say that abortion is murder means nothing.  Only
when we say "abortion is murder " by the  power  of  God,  is  it
truth, (1 Corinthians 12:3). Remember, Satan can quote the truth,
too. However, to get the power of God you have  to  be  crucified
with  Christ.  And  most  are  just  not willing to pay the cost.
Indeed, you, and your self-esteem have to go. Anything less  than
that is only arrogance setting itself up against a living God. It
is the pride of Satan in our hearts. It is the sin  of  Adam  and
Eve  thinking  they know right from wrong. Only when the cross is
realized in a man's life can they claim  they  live  the  passage
below. 

 Proverbs  3:5  Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not
on your own understanding. . . 


Humor 


It is said that the secret of Limbaugh's success is his sense  of
humor.  And  that  is  true.  But Rush learned his humor from the
churches. Just look at the story telling. The  jokes.  The  funny
one  liners  that  entertain  us  each  Sunday. No one shows dead
seriousness from the puplit anymore, (Titus 2:7). Nope, the  call
today is for entertaining and good time sermons. 

His  humor  excites and energizes our flesh. Our flesh tingles as
he pokes fun at our leaders. That humor provides us with a  heady
rush  of  self-righteous  indignation  and  justification  of our
cause. But such humor is a sin. 

Christians are called to show  respect  to  all  men.  Especially
those  in leadership. It matters not whether the leader is worthy
of respect or not. 

1 Peter 2:18 Slaves, submit yourselves to your masters  with  all
respect, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also
to those who are harsh. 

The reasons for this command are many. One is that the very humor
that  pokes fun at the evils in government is the very humor that
will destroy all respect for government. For as  men  joke  about
government   and   leadership  they  undermine  all  respect  for
leadership in general.  That is one reason why God tells  us  all
to submit to those in leadership. 

Romans  12:21-13:2  Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil
with  good.  Everyone  must  submit  himself  to  the   governing
authorities,  for there is no authority except that which God has
established. The authorities that exist have been established  by
God.  Consequently,  he  who  rebels  against  the  authority  is
rebelling against what God has instituted, and those  who  do  so
will bring judgment on themselves. 

One  reason  our government is in the mess it is today is because
of humor. The press has bombarded  us  with  funny  pictures  and
disrespectful  photographs  of  our  leaders.  Comedians mock our
leaders with their funny scenarios of them. Why you can even  buy
grotesque  masks  of your favorite politician. The effect of this
creates a disdain for all  leadership.  Understand  clearly  that
every  political  joke  is a sin. For it mocks that which God has
allowed. It is commentary expressed at the expense of others.  It
is a total lack of love and disregard for God's handiwork. 

James  3:9-12  With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and
with it we curse men, who have been made in  God's  likeness.  10
Out  of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this
should not be. 11 Can both fresh water and salt water  flow  from
the same spring? 12 My brothers, can a fig tree bear olives, or a
grapevine bear figs? Neither can  a  salt  spring  produce  fresh
water. 


Joking About Satan 


You  never  read  in  scripture that God made a joke about Satan.
Never will you read a comment in the scriptures that reads,  "God
turned  to one of the angels and said, "Say, did you hear the one
about Satan and fruit flies?" But we  love  our  political  jokes
don't we. Why? Because from the pulpit comes a disrespect for our
adversary Satan. They talk of walking all over him,  of  spitting
in  his eyes, of dancing all over him with glee and laughter. And
if the church can laugh at Satan, they can laugh  at  other  evil
men.  However,  be warned, it is Satan having the last laugh. For
Satan loves for you to laugh at him. Because he knows God's Word. 

2 Peter 2:10-12  This is especially true of those who follow  the
corrupt  desire  of the sinful nature and despise authority. Bold
and arrogant, these men  are  not  afraid  to  slander  celestial
beings;  11  yet even angels, although they are stronger and more
powerful, do not bring slanderous accusations against such beings
in  the  presence  of  the  Lord.  12  But these men blaspheme in
matters they do not  understand.  They  are  like  brute  beasts,
creatures  of instinct, born only to be caught and destroyed, and
like beasts they too will perish. 

Note well how following the sinful  nature,  despising  authority
and  mocking  Satan all go hand in hand. When the church can mock
Satan, it can deride men. No wonder Rush is so popular.  Love  is
gone from the church and society. 

We  cannot  in  one breath say we love Jesus and in the next mock
our leaders. To do such is rebellion against  God.  Again,  every
pastor  or  church  member who makes fun of someone in leadership
only undermines all authority.  Even the authority of God's Word.
For   as   individuals  are  made  fun  of,  their  character  is
undermined. It creates  an  underlying  mis-trust  for  everyone,
including  God.  That  is why we see individuals saying character
doesn't mean anything. Or, what they do in  their  personal  life
doesn't  matter . This is happening because this humor undermines
everyone. So as you laugh at others you teach them  to  laugh  at
God. That just as words and character don't mean anything in this
world, it doesn't mean anything in the after-life.   Your  little
joke  or  act  of humor just demonstrates that God's Word doesn't
really mean anything. 

Now this is where Satan gets  his  jollies.  He  has  us  get  so
indignant  about that fact that liberals don't mean anything they
say, that we will tell jokes about them. And it is our very jokes
that  create the problem. All hell loves the laugh of a surprised
self-righteous person entering hell. 

Again this humor creates a disrespect for authority in all  areas
of   life.   Even  for  fatherhood,  church  leadership  and  our
government. It demeans all leadership. Just look  at  the  effect
from  TV and comedy acts that make fun of the family and fathers.
That ought to tell you that God's Word is true. Make  no  mistake
about  it.  Men  will  be judged for the careless words they have
spoken. 

Matthew 12:36  But I tell you that men will have to give  account
on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. 

This  humor undermines the sovereignty of God. In short, it mocks
God. If God has allowed a certain leadership to be in power  then
He  is  the  only one fit to remove it. God has allowed us to get
the leaders we wanted because we do not really belong to him.  He
is  merely giving us the King we want, (1 Samuel 8:7).  And until
we repent deeply with sorrow from the Holy Spirit we  will  never
have a good moral government. 

If  you want to enter heaven then you must ask the Holy Spirit to
put a guard over you mouth, (Psalm 141:3). Not only must you  not
tell  or laugh at a political joke, you must refrain from casting
a slur against others. 

Psalms 15:1-3  A psalm of David. LORD,  who  may  dwell  in  your
sanctuary?  Who  may  live  on your holy hill? 2 He whose walk is
blameless and who does what is righteous, who  speaks  the  truth
from  his  heart 3 and has no slander on his tongue, who does his
neighbor no wrong and casts no slur on his fellowman,... 

Words hold power. With words God created the whole universe.  God
spoke  and  it  was done. And we as Christians are to reflect the
power of words. But with all our jokes,  humor,  slurs  and  evil
suspicions we destroy respect for words. 

Proverbs  18:21   The tongue has the power of life and death, and
those who love it will eat its fruit. 


He Was Right 


When it comes  to  political  humor  that  belittles  leaders  it
doesn't  matter if you are right about an issue or not. Paul knew
what it was to repent of this, and so should we. 

Acts 22:30-23:10 The next day, since the commander wanted to find
out  exactly  why Paul was being accused by the Jews, he released
him and ordered the  chief  priests  and  all  the  Sanhedrin  to
assemble.  Then  he  brought  Paul and had him stand before them.
Paul looked straight at the Sanhedrin and said, "My  brothers,  I
have  fulfilled  my  duty  to  God in all good conscience to this
day." 2 At this the high priest Ananias  ordered  those  standing
near  Paul  to  strike him on the mouth. 3 Then Paul said to him,
"God will strike you, you whitewashed  wall!  You  sit  there  to
judge  me  according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law
by commanding that I be struck!" 4 Those who were  standing  near
Paul  said,  "You  dare  to  insult  God's  high  priest?" 5 Paul
replied, "Brothers, I did  not  realize  that  he  was  the  high
priest;  for it is written: 'Do not speak evil about the ruler of
your people.'" 6 Then  Paul,  knowing  that  some  of  them  were
Sadducees  and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin,
"My brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. I stand  on
trial because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead." 7 When
he said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees  and  the
Sadducees,  and  the  assembly  was divided. 8 (The Sadducees say
that there is no resurrection, and that there are neither  angels
nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.) 9 There was
a great uproar, and some of the teachers  of  the  law  who  were
Pharisees  stood up and argued vigorously. "We find nothing wrong
with this man," they said. "What if a  spirit  or  an  angel  has
spoken  to  him?"  10  The  dispute  became  so  violent that the
commander was afraid Paul would be torn to  pieces  by  them.  He
ordered  the  troops  to  go  down and take him away from them by
force and bring him into the barracks. 

Paul was right. The leader was a "whitewashed wall" that  sinned.
The  issue  is not whether something is right or wrong. Paul knew
not to speak evil of someone in leadership. How much more  should
the  church  put  away  its  sin  of  foolish jokes and political
cartoons of our leaders. How much more should  you  refrain  from
telling a friend that nice political joke? 

What  Paul  did  was  repent and then deal with an issue. And the
issue alone was enough to send the whole place up in an uproar. 

It is enough for Christians to speak clearly about an  issue.  To
state  that  abortion is murder and those individuals who support
it are murderers is enough. But this  is  no  joke.  And  when  a
Christian  rebukes  those  in  leadership  it  is  with  fear and
trembling before a Holy God. A Christian dare not open his  mouth
to  deride  a  leader  unless  they  know  for sure they have the
authority that comes from the Holy Spirit, (Mark 6:18). 

Again, what is missing is the cross. A cross that takes our lives
and  produces  in  us a spirit of holy judgment and love. A cross
that sees the closeness of hell and warns. A cross that  dies  to
self so that others might see the truth. And like Jesus, we are a
people filled with sorrow and weep. We are not  a  people  having
"more  fun  than  a man should be allowed to have," (Isaiah 53:3;
Romans 8:17).  Indeed, we  as true Christians know which house to
enter into. 

Ecclesiastes  7:2-6   It  is  better to go to a house of mourning
than to go to a house of feasting, for death is  the  destiny  of
every  man;  the  living  should  take this to heart. 3 Sorrow is
better than laughter, because a sad face is good for the heart. 4
The  heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart
of fools is in the house of pleasure. 5 It is better  to  heed  a
wise man's rebuke than to listen to the song of fools. 6 Like the
crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter  of  fools.
This too is meaningless. 

Once  again it must be said that this love of pleasure and fun is
only a reflection of a  church  on  the  verge  of  judgment,  (2
Timothy  4:1-3).  So like Rush, keep your football, jokes and fun
times. Enjoy them  while  you  can.  Because  you  will  have  an
eternity  in  hell  to  regret them. Laugh now, for you will weep
later. 

Luke 6:25   Woe to you who laugh now,  for  you  will  mourn  and
weep. 


Capitalism and Christianity 


"We  are  told  by  Rush  that what has made America great is the
"freedom to compete." To achieve greatness. To  succeed.  Instead
of  worrying  about  who  gets which 'piece of the pie', remember
this: The  entrepreneurial  free  market  that  America  invented
releases human innovation and creates wealth,"* 

What  made  America  great,  if  it ever was great, was humility,
sacrifice and  brokenness  before  a  living  God.  Take  Abraham
Lincoln  for  example. He lost every battle against the South for
many years until one thing happened. He signed the  "Emancipation
Proclamation"  that freed the slaves. After that the tide finally
turned. For in the beginning all Lincoln was concerned  with  was
the  unity  of the country. He like the rest of us were primarily
concerned with the American way of life. 

What makes any of us great is being lowly at all times. In short,
the cross in individuals lives. For what made Jesus great? It was
His total surrender and giving of all to  God.  It  was  not  his
talent,  money,  pride  in  country  or  innovation that made him
great. Instead, it was his emptiness before  a  living  God.  His
total  dependence  on  God.  What  Rush  offers,  and  the church
embraces is the total opposite of the gospel of Jesus. In  short,
it  is  the spirit of the anti-Christ. For his gospel call is not
that of Jesus. 

Philippians 2:5-11  Your attitude should be the same as  that  of
Christ  Jesus:  6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider
equality with God something to be grasped,  7  but  made  himself
nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human
likeness. 8 And being found in appearance as a  man,  he  humbled
himself  and  became obedient to death-- even death on a cross! 9
Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave  him  the
name that is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every
knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the  earth,  11
and  every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory
of God the Father. 

This  marriage  of  Capitalism  and  Christianity  is  an  unholy
alliance.  Demons  love to teach this kind of economic class. For
God can bless no matter what the fiscal plan is of a country.  It
is  just  that God cannot find enough individuals and churches to
give up all, (Luke 14:33). Indeed, the whole idea  of  Capitalism
is  the  opposite  of  God.  With God you get to keep nothing for
yourself. Indeed, everything gained is for the single of  purpose
of giving it away. Your joy is in giving, not in keeping. 

Remember,  Jesus  made  himself  "nothing".   He  who  gave  up a
universe asks us to give up our small  piece  of  earth.  Yet  we
can't even give up the kind of cars we drive. 

A  true  Christian  does  not  work hard to get ahead. Indeed, it
never crosses a Christian's mind to lay down the cross so he  can
earn  more  money  for  his  family. For they know a joy that the
world and the worldly know nothing about. It is the joy  of  hard
work so that one has something to give away. 

Acts  20:35   In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind
of hard work we must help the weak,  remembering  the  words  the
Lord  Jesus  himself  said:  'It  is more blessed to give than to
receive.'" 

A Christian works only to be able  to  give.  This  is  Christian
economics.  This  is  Christianity with a cross. Again, let it be
stated clearly. The first church knew nothing of  capitalism.  It
only  knew  a  love  that  came from heaven. It was an economy of
love. But a love that came from heaven. Communisim tried this and
failed.  Because  they  left  out  the one person who can make it
work. 

Acts 4:32  All the believers were one in heart and mind.  No  once
claimed  that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared
everything they had. 

No wonder we rush to Rush. God requires you give up  all  from  a
heart  of  love.  Whereas Rush, and our pastors, allow us to keep
plenty for ourselves while we give some to our favorite  charity.
They allow us to play, laugh, eat , drink and be religious all at
the same time. Theirs is not a Christianity of all. It is  not  a
Jesus of "every day". 

Acts  2:44-46  All the believers were together and had everything
in common. 45 Selling their possessions and goods, they  gave  to
anyone  as  he  had  need.  46  Every  day they continued to meet
together in the temple courts. They broke bread  in  their  homes
and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 


Money 


What  Rush  represents  is  money.  What  the  church has in it's
"proper place" and has learned to love is money. Just take a look
at  the  best  selling  books in your local Christian book store.
This love for money Rush makes no bones about. The  question  is,
why  doesn't  the  church  find  this  to  be  repulsive  and  an
abomination? For what Rush represents, God hates. 

Luke 16:14-15  The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and
were sneering at Jesus. 15 He said to them, "You are the ones who
justify yourselves in the eyes of men, but God knows your hearts.
What is highly valued among men is detestable in God's sight. 

Like  the  Pharisees  the church and the Christian next door have
learned how to "justify" their lives and love of money. Until the
church  receives wisdom from God on how to find money detestable,
we will never gain the victory over moral decay. For how can  we?
When  we  are  the  source of the moral decay. Until you learn to
"hate" and "despise" money you will be doomed to the same fate as
the liberal. 

Luke  16:13   "No  servant  can serve two masters. Either he will
hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one
and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money." 

If  you want to wear a button, don't wear one of Rush's. Write to
us and we will send you an "I Hate Money" button. Of course  it's
free.  Only  problem  is, you can't be embarassed to wear it. And
your life has to reflect it. 

Right now money is  winning  in  our  Christian  homes,  schools,
churches  and  hearts.  We  know  not  a cross that teaches us to
despise money and  so  cannot  possibly  win  the  moral  battle,
(Joshua 7:11-12). 


Civilian Affairs 


The  resurgence  in God and country is nothing more than civilian
affairs. It  is  nothing  short  of  idolatry.   This  new  found
confidence  in  our  country  is  nothing  less than sin. And all
because we have lost sight of knowing only the cross in our lives
and gospel calls. 

1  Corinthians  2:2   For  I resolved to know nothing while I was
with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 

Rush involves the church and Christians in things  they  have  no
business  in.  A  true Christian and church has only one concern.
The will and direction of God and losing their lives for him. 

2 Timothy 2:4  No one serving  as  a  soldier  gets  involved  in
civilian affairs--he wants to please his commanding officer. 

Even when a Christian is lead to be involved in a political issue
they have a different agenda in mind  and  heart.  They  are  not
concerned  with the pipe dream of making this a Christian nation.
They are not concerned with making a good moral climate in  which
to raise their children. They certainly are not interested in the
economic welfare of America. They are  not  even  concerned  with
winning the abortion battle. They are only concerned with God. 

Their  cause is a higher cause than all the causes out there. For
example, the abortion movement has become a source  of  idolatry.
We  want  to  win  that  battle  at any cost. Even at the cost of
doctor's lives. Even at the cost of calling  other  denominations
"brother".  We  toss  doctrine or truth aside in order to win the
cause. Be warned. Jesus was never interested in winning  a  cause
at the expense of the Truth. For to do that would be to become an
idolater. 

No, a true Christian only knows the cross and Jesus crucified. He
does  not  concern himself with civilian affairs even as he works
with other civilians. After all,  America  is  not  our  home  or
concern. Oh, as a by-product things might improve because we have
loved God with all our hearts, mind and souls -- great!  But  the
goal  is  never  to  have  America  blessed.  It  is  to have God
glorified. And there is a vast difference between the two. 

Hebrews 11:13-16 All these people were still living by faith when
they  died.  They  did not receive the things promised; they only
saw them and welcomed them from a  distance.  And  they  admitted
that  they  were aliens and strangers on earth. 14 People who say
such things show that they are looking for  a  country  of  their
own.  15  If they had been thinking of the country they had left,
they would have had opportunity to return. 16 Instead, they  were
longing  for  a  better country--a heavenly one. Therefore God is
not ashamed to be called their God, for he has  prepared  a  city
for them. 

Don't  you  see  the  trap of the evil one. As Satan tears things
down with liberalism, he then offers us a  form  of  Christianity
based  on  love  of self, money and fun. Morals without morality.
Conservatism without a cross. Truly the church is just  like  the
humanist. 

You  as  a  Christian  might be called to politics, but you would
know this country is not your concern. Indeed, we  are  strangers
and  aliens  to  this  world  or  we are not Christians, (Hebrews
11:13). Of course the question begs itself. Can one really  be  a
strong Christian and be elected to office? 


Final Outcome 


America and what Rush stands for will be destroyed in the future.
And that by God. The point through-out all this is that God wants
you separate so you too will not be destroyed. 

Revelation  18:9-20   "When  the kings of the earth who committed
adultery with her and shared her luxury  see  the  smoke  of  her
burning,  they  will weep and mourn over her. 10 Terrified at her
torment, they will stand far off and cry:  "'Woe!  Woe,  O  great
city,  O Babylon, city of power! In one hour your doom has come!'
11 "The merchants of the earth  will  weep  and  mourn  over  her
because  no one buys their cargoes any more-- 12 cargoes of gold,
silver, precious stones and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk  and
scarlet  cloth;  every sort of citron wood, and articles of every
kind made of ivory, costly wood,  bronze,  iron  and  marble;  13
cargoes   of   cinnamon   and   spice,   of  incense,  myrrh  and
frankincense, of wine and olive oil, of  fine  flour  and  wheat;
cattle  and  sheep; horses and carriages; and bodies and souls of
men. 14 "They will say, 'The fruit you longed for  is  gone  from
you.  All  your  riches  and  splendor have vanished, never to be
recovered.'