Mikhail Dukakis, governor of Massachusetts, may have lost his presidential bid this past November, but he is determined to leave his mark on the nation. He recently signed a bill that will warm the hearts of America's statists. It prohibits new firefighters and police officers from smoking cigars and cigarettes; not just at work, but at home as well. This was reported in the January/February issue of Dr. SerVass' Saturday Evening Post. The Post went on to say this was a heroic and courageous thing for Mikhail to do.
Mikhail Dukakis, governor of Massachusetts, may have lost his presidential bid this past November, but he is determined to leave his mark on the nation. He recently signed a bill that will warm the hearts of America's statists. It prohibits new firefighters and police officers from smoking cigars and cigarettes; not just at work, but at home as well. This was reported in the January/February issue of Dr. SerVass' Saturday Evening Post. The Post went on to say this was a heroic and courageous thing for Mikhail to do.
Mikhail Dukakis, governor of Massachusetts, may have lost his presidential bid this past November, but he is determined to leave his mark on the nation. He recently signed a bill that will warm the hearts of America's statists. It prohibits new firefighters and police officers from smoking cigars and cigarettes; not just at work, but at home as well. This was reported in the January/February issue of Dr. SerVass' Saturday Evening Post. The Post went on to say this was a heroic and courageous thing for Mikhail to do.
Massachusetts, may have lost his presidential bid this past November, but he is determined to leave his mark on the nation. He recently signed a bill that will warm the hearts of America's statists. It prohibits new firefighters and police officers from smoking cigars and cigarettes; not just at wmk, but at home as well. This was reported in the January/February issue of Dr. SerVass' Saturday Evening Post. The Post went on to say this was a heroic and cour- ageous thing for Mikhail to do. "It is sure to cut disability costs in the future," the magazine said. "It is also hoped that this revolutionary mea- sure will encourage other states to fol- low suit For his courage in signing such controversial legislation ( oppo- nents claim it is an invasion of privacy) and for helping to curb health-care costs in Massachusetts, Governor Dukakis surely earns the grade of A+." Copy such as this shows how we have accepted the gruesome reversal of the sin and crime distinction; what was once the matter of conscience and heart is now the focus of reprisals from the state, and many crimes are regarded as private matters. It also shows that Dr. SerVaas has the same mushy world view as former U.S. Sw:geon General C. Everett Koop. This kind of journal- ism surely earns Dr. SerVass an A+ from Big Brother.
No one should be surprised to see the Democrats in Congress do everything possible in the next four years to raise taxes, blarne Bush for it. and wreck the economy. With memo- ries of Herbert Hoover's presidency, the kick-off of the Depression, and the ensuing reign of Roosevelt, Democrats will find a way, ostensibly for deficit reduction. But boosting revenues will not reduce the deficit or balance the budget. It will stimulate more govern- ment vote-buying and Congressional bribery. The deficit could soar. The national civil government now spends almost $1.60 of every $1.00 of revenue it takes in. .......... Dontt. be surprised either if the minimum wage legislation defeated this past year is resurrected and passed by the Democratic majority. This will contribute to the coming economic downturn and to social unrest as more and more small businesses reduce the number of those on the payroll. The liberals will get away with this because their comrades in the major news media will not blame the really guilty ones.
During the 1988 presidential election the question about what a liberal is was never answered on the popular news-entertainment programs. But it was answered earlier by James Burnham in his 1985 book "Suicide of the West," Regnery books, Chicago. An "avowed liberal" may be "a com- munist in free speech clothing," (pg. 29). To paraphrase, Burnham says that liberalism is certain that relativism is right, that man is born good, and is everywhere perfectable through "educa- tion" controlled by the civil govern- ment. Burnham says that "Liberalism rejects the essentially tragic view of man's fate found in nearly all pre- Renaissance thought and literature, Christian and non-Christian alike." In view of Christ's Salvation, the Fall is not tragic; denying it is. American Liberals are only the step-children of the anti-Christian 18th century philo- sopher, Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The French Revolution here is gathering steam. ttt Who is a liberal? In a recent interview on Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network, Tony Campollo admitted to being a Democrat, and sounded very much like a liberal. He flatly denied both the teaching of the Old and New Covenants when he said some homosexuals do not choose to commit this sin, but that some are merely biologically predisposed to homosexuality. They should not be made to feel guilty for this, Campollo said. It is no comfort to know that Campollo habitually schmoozes his way into conservative forums to propa- gate anti-Christian ideas in the name of Christianity. Campollo's affiliation with the pro-homosexual group "Evan- gelicals Concerned" should be enough for Bible-believing Christians to shun his company the same way the early church shunned heretics. If Christians want to see homosexuals saved, they need to shout from the city square the message of total despair without Olrist instead of Campollo's message of ac- comodation with the world
The philosophical roots of American Hinduism promise to debase American culture the same way that philosophy has for centuries debilitated Indian culture. Even so, it has become big business. It's hard to guess how much money is hauled in by the mani- cured Anglo swamis of the New Age, but it's a bundle because they spend oodles propagandizing. . A spokesman for American Hindu- ism has been seen on television recent- ly, at least in Georgia, taking entire half-hour slots to peddle different sets of cassette tapes aimed at improving your life through subliminal auditory percep- tions. His furrowed brow and worried look show his concern that individuals (Continued on page 21) The Counsel of Cbalcedon, April, 1989 ---------------------------- Page 13 hand, because of the scoffers who were demanding some evidence that Jeremiah's prophecies are from God. The prolonged unfulfJ.llment of his prophecy exposed him to ridicule and filled him with confusion. C. (17:16) THE PROOF OF JERE- MIAH'S FAITIIFULNESS 1. He did not try to avoid being God's prophet. 2. He did not allow his own wishes to color his message. 3. He spoke judgment because it was from God. 4. He calls God to witness his sin- cerity. 5. Three marks of a true prophet: a. Obedience to the call of God b. Restraint from venting one's own spite c. Sincerity in doing the work assigned D. (17:17-18) TilE SECOND PETI- TION: VINDICATION 1. Jeremiah is asking God not to cause him consternation by not ful- fJ.lling his threats prophesied by Jere- miah. He wants God to fulflll his word, and in so doing to be a refuge to him. 2. He is asking for his persecutors to be brought to shame, proven guilty and filled with terror, by causing the prophesied day of disaster to fall on them and break them completely. Jere- miah longs for God to vindicate his own character as God from slander. There was not the remotest sadism in the prophet's mind, and God, the Searcher of hearts, knew that full well. V. (17:19-27) The Glory of the Sabbath A. (17:19-23) THE SANCTITY OF TiffiSABBAlH 1. The nation's very existence was conditional upon the observance of the law of the Sabbath, because it was a holy day unto the Lord, and a sign .of the covenant and of the rest we enjoy therein, Exod. 20:8; Heb. 4; Exod. 16:23f. The open and defiant dis regw:d for the Sabbath was symptomatic of that nation's re- jection of God's sovereignty and covenant. 2. The Sabbath laws are found in Exod. 20:8f; Deut. 5:12; Neb. 13:15- 22; Isa. 58:13-14. B. (17:24-26) 1HE PROMIS:E OF THESABBA1H 1. The observance of the covenantal Sabbath is essential to national, or personal, restoration. If Judah would heed God's voice, God promises his people the Sabbath blessing that Davidic kings and leaders would come along with the entire populace from surrounding areas to bring offerings and sacrifices of praise to the house of the Lord. When the Sabbath is honored, the throne of David is exalted, the Temple frequented, and the city of Jerusalem blessed. 2. Rich blessings that pervade the entirety of life are promised to nations or to individuals, who sanctify the Sabbath. C. (17:27) 1HE CURSE OF IDE SABBATII 1. On the other hand, when God's Sabbath is disregarded and profaned, the covenant curses become operative. In that case, throne, temple and city would all be swept away. 2. The "chariots" speaks of the "this- worldly" nature of God's judgments on a people for Sabbath desecration, and the fact that the fire that consumes Jerusalem "will not be put out" speaks of the "other-worldly" nature of those judgments. God judges people and nations in history and beyond history, who desecrate his Sabbath. 3. See Appendix: The Christian Sabbath: The First Day of the Week [to be included in a future issue.) out there are not reaching their full po- tential. Testimonials of the true be- lievers whose problems have all been solved by listening to the good doctor's tapes are broadcast to prove you can have the joy of the regenerate life out Christ. It's as if the serpent had said in Genesis 3, "Eve dear, you just prac- tice guided relaxation, visualization, and positive affirmation, and you can leave the fruit on the tree and eat it too." Echoing the modem Tower of Babel (humanist) manifestos, the director of the program purrs, "You can set your" self free." ******** If you shop for bargains you are probably also a coupon-clipper. If so, you know they have coupons for everything now, including condoms. Reduced are the price and supposedly the risk; "it's a matter of condom sense." Saving a dollar on a 12-pack of condoms isn't going to stop acquired immuno-deficiency syndrome or other Divine Judgments, but it may be trendy enough for certain governors to sign executive orders requiring the prominent display of such advertisements in the Sunday newspaper fliers. ******** For some good news, the Russian Reformation Foundation is making good use of this thing called glasnost. The foundation is an organ- ization committed to getting Bibles and the 1644 Westminster Confession of Faith into the Soviet Union. Chris- tianity in the USSR suffers partially from a problem Christianity has in South America; the Russian Orthodox Church and the Iberian Catholicism of South and Central America never faced a reformation. Jack and Kim Anderson run the foundation and hope to remedy the problem in Russia by translating the confession. In a recent newsletter Jack reports he needs $800 for typesetting the Shorter Catechism and $7,000 for printing. Distributing the Bible and this literature is obviously the best way to work toward changing the Soviet Union. Last year the foundation received a meager $17,000. Without contributions, the work slows down. Please make the foundation a matter of prayer, and assist if possible. Russian Reformation Foundation, P.O. Box 17966, Boulder, Colorado, 7966. D The Counsel or Chalcedon, April, 1989 --------------------------- Page 21