The title is slightly misleading . . . allow me to vent briefly. America’s problem . . . liberty’s problem . . . many of our problems are found in politics and a complete lack of competent, honorable leadership. Our political posers have proven to be as despicable as they are mindless; as pathetic excuses for leadership as they are disgraceful to the offices they hold. There are a handful of good ones – very few, but they are there. There are some that are complete idiots and buffoons. Many, especially in Obama’s regime, are deliberately operating on a proven-to-fail, anti-American way of thinking. They are intentionally dragging the rest of us to societal suicide. To give them at least a smidgeon of credit, however, I think they actually think they are doing the right thing – it can only be considered “right” by them, though, since it is for their own arrogant benefit, but I think they might actually believe in the crap they shovel. Enough of laying into these people. The point of this post is to point out that the issue goes beyond politics. They think they are “enlightened” and are smarter than everyone else and, therefore, can decide things for all of us. The system that started their wrong and, might I add, evil ideology (Marxism) is a secular, humanistic system that is faulty from the beginning. Why is it faulty from the beginning? Because it is not based on anything concrete, true, or absolute (not to mention it’s logically impossible)!

In contrast, however, I’d like to say, as I’ve said in previous posts and on the podcast, if there be any hope for America’s survival – for freedom’s resurgence and survival for future generations – it is absolutely imperative that we return to what has proven to work, rather than drown ourselves in proven failures. This all begins with the Bible. All of the “enlightened” people say some of the dumbest crap I’ve ever heard in my life . . . probably you, too! They don’t seem to have a lick of common sense. They don’t listen worth a darn. They don’t have any respect for values, morals, history, or people. They certainly have zero respect for God and His word. Yet, they claim to be the enlightened elite . . . Romans says that “professing to be wise, they became fools” (for the record that is not necessarily about politicians, but it doesn’t exclude them either – it is about a worldly mindset that our government/society happens to be pushing). Let’s just go through a small sampling of what the Scriptures say about knowledge and wisdom. Most of these are out of Proverbs, and I haven’t even gotten it started. Please study Proverbs on your own because there’s a ton. There are a few others I included because I thought them to be relevant. Read on and please share any thoughts or offer any more relevant Scripture you’d like to share! Keep in mind, as you read, when Proverbs is talking about wisdom (or if it’s “Wisdom” speaking), it is referring to Godly wisdom (in other words, wisdom found in the Bible).

It’s simple folks, our nation MUST return to our Creator and we MUST live according to His word – not Karl Marx, Saul Alinsky, John Dewey, Engels, Darwin, Gramsci, Obama . . . none of those fools! (yep, I said it)

• Proverbs 1:7 – The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

• Prov. 2:3-9 – Yes, if you cry out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding, if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures; then you will understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God. For the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding; He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk uprightly; He guards the paths of justice, and preserves the way of His saints. Then you will understand righteousness and justice, equity and every good path.

• Prov. 8:12-13 – I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge and discretion. The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way and the perverse mouth I hate.

• Prov. 8:32-36 – Now therefore, listen to me, my children for blessed are those who keep my ways. Hear instruction and be wise, and do not disdain it. Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. For whoever finds me finds life, and obtains favor from the Lord; But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul; all those who hate me love death.

• Prov. 9:6 – Forsake foolishness and live, and go in the way of understanding.

• Prov. 9:10-11 – The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. For by me your days will be multiplied, and years of life will be added to you.

• Prov. 10:4-6 – He who has a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. He who gathers in summer is a wise son; He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame. Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

• Prov. 10:9 – He who walks with integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will become known.

• Prov. 10:12 – Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins.

• Prov. 10:22 – The blessing of the Lord makes one rich, and He adds no sorrow with it.

• Prov. 10:27-29 – The fear of the Lord prolongs days, but the years of the wicked will be shortened. The hope of the righteous will be gladness, but the expectation of the wicked will perish. The way of the Lord is strength for the upright, but destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.

• Prov. 14:9 – Fools mock at sin, but among the upright there is favor.

• Prov. 14:12 – There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.

• Prov. 14:29-30 – He who is slow to wrath has great understanding, but he who is impulsive exalts folly. A sound heart is life to the body, but envy is rottenness to the bones.

• Matthew 7:13-23 – Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Therefore by their fruits you will know them. Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in the day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’

• 2 Peter 2:18-22 – For when they speak great swelling words of emptiness, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through lewdness, the ones who have actually escaped from those who live in error. While they promise them liberty, they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by whom a person is overcome, by him also he is brought into bondage. For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them than the beginning. For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them. But it has happened to them according to the true proverb: A dog returns to his own vomit, and a sow, having washed, to her wallowing in the mire.

• James 4:8 – Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

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