A New Voice of Freedom

Revelation Chapter 13, The Mark of the Beast 11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. 12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. 13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come do...

The U.S. Constitution We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

May we bring God back into our country so that we can bring liberty back into our hearts.  A country that does not support self-reliance, free enterprise, and freedom of conscience is not free.  The first responsibility of a republic is to create an environment where self-reliance is primary, and individualism is protected.  We must rid ourselves of the idea that man is merely a biological machine...

Season 1 Podcast 45, The Seven Letters of John to the Seven Churches These Podcasts all come from a series of 4 books I have written entitled In Defense of Christianity.  Volume I, Freedom, is now available in E-Book, Paperback, and Audible at Ronald Messer.com or on Amazon and Audible. Today’s Podcast is taken from Volume IV, The Perfect Law of Liberty.  This Podcast is entitled “The Seven Letter...

 1 Corinthians Chapter 13  1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor,...

Everything that Christ has done for us deals, one way or another, not only with the salvation of our souls, but also with the advancement of our physical body. Christ created the bodies of Adam and Eve, and from that union came the entire human race.  Everything on earth is modeled after heaven. As heaven mirrors earth, earth mirrors heaven in infinite reflection. We witness the creative powers of...

“8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” (Philippians 4:8)

Declaration of Independence (1776) “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form...

Matthew Chapter 15 1 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, 2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. 3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? 4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth fath...

Chapter 1 1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. 3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. 5 And God called the light Day, and the dar...

“15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. 16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. 18 As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. 19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through t...

Ephesians 6:10-18 10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. 13 Wherefore take unt...

The First Epistle General of John Chapter 1 1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; 2 (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;) 3 That which we have see...

The Bill of Rights Amendment I Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. Amendment II A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the righ...

1 Corinthians 13 1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and thoug...

Desire should not be confused with want or hope or dreams or goals or plans arrived at by reasoning.  Though it is possible that desire motivates those ambitions, it is not through necessity.  Many forces affect our goals. However, we must look at desire, not always as an out-of-control passion, as a lustful glance, or even as a long-awaited goal.  To understand desire, we must remove all planners...

  Whether you accept the Ten Commandments written by the finger of God on Mount Sinai on stone tablets or see them merely as a code of conduct generated by an ancient culture with thousands of years of tragic history, they are important to us because they are the foundation of our own democratic principles.  All the Ten Commandments are necessary for the law of liberty; and for every commandment y...

In 1513 Nicolo Machiavelli wrote The Prince , otherwise known as The Little Book , a diabolical manual for gaining power and holding power mercilessly.  I take my quotes from The Prince, translated by W.K. Marriott. An astute student of history, of scripture, of human nature, and of the rise and fall of governments, Machiavelli, putting conscience aside, describes the ruthless methods of those who...

A democracy can only survive where the people have faith—faith in self, faith in others, and faith in God.  Faith, fear’s greatest enemy, grows from righteous desires.  As fog dissolves under the heat of the rising sun, fear dissolves under the rise of burning faith.  Faith is the light that removes darkness from looming clouds and draws our eyes from the tumultuous turnings of an angry earth to t...

Season 1 Podcast 37, “Politics and the Language of Hate.” In his essay, “Shooting an Elephant”, George Orwell observed: “I perceived in this moment that when the white man turns tyrant it is his own freedom that he destroys. He becomes a sort of hollow, posing dummy, the conventionalized figure of a sahib. For it is the condition of his rule that he shall spend his life in trying to impress the ‘n...

One of the greatest gifts of the atonement is the institution of the principle of repentance, but what is repentance without forgiveness?  Hate binds us to our enemies; forgiveness undoes the power Satan has over us.  Though only Christ can forgive sins, only we can forgive ourselves or our enemies.  Even in forgiveness agency is preserved.  When Christ asked us to forgive our enemies seventy time...

With our hatred of thieves, one would think that finally we have a commandment Podcast 36 Full Measure Introduction Welcome to Podcast #36 These Podcasts all come from a series of 4 books I have written entitled In Defense of Christianity.   Today’s Podcast is taken from the endnotes of Chapter 8, Volume III, Dishonesty.  This Podcast is entitled “Thou Shalt Not Steal.” Monologue Example of My Mot...

“Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men.” (Isaiah 29:13) We have a tendency to worship that we may be seen of men.  James tells us, “A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.” (James 1:8)  True discipleship requires personal prayer, quiet cont...

Podcast 35 “Whoso Shall Offend One of These Little Ones” In socialism, political correctness replaces moral absolutes.  In the past, where moral absolutes were ignored, laws had to be enforced.  Today where political correctness is ignored, greater law enforcement becomes necessary. Therein lies the dilemma and the reason we will ultimately, if we follow the liberal agenda, move toward a totalitar...

To paraphrase Thomas Jefferson, the price of freedom is eternal vigilance in seeking truth and in keeping the commandments of God. There is no shortcut to freedom.  Mortality is a brief stop on an eternal journey, not the final destination.  Everything we do here affects our immortality, our eternal life, and our everlasting future.