Some professing Christians may justify their
yoking with Bush or Kerry as the choosing between the "Lesser of Two
Evils". But, did our Lord Jesus pick sides between the licentiousness
of the woman caught in adultery and the legalism of the Pharisees? Did Jesus
choose sides between the tax collector collaborators and the political
radical zealots? Did Jesus politically campaign for or against Caesar? Did
Paul politically campaign for or against Caesar? Did Paul take sides between
the temple prostitutes and the Religious Legalists? Did Paul promote Plato's
Republic or Caesar's Tyranny?
But if a powerful ruler
thinks like Machiavelli, what is the most powerful means by which to control
the outcome of any conflict in society? Control both sides! If Machiavelli
is smart enough to think of such deceptions then certainly Satan and his
demons are even smarter. And certainly they have inspired worldly leaders in
this regard for centuries. Consider how Joshua was also caught up in such
worldly, fleshly thinking...
