Mercy Seat Christian Church

This sermon was preached on Sunday, the 4th of July, 2021.----Nations should cherish liberty and it is Christ and Christianity that brings liberty to men and nations. True liberty comes to nations that honor His law and word in their polity and policies.----But America has lost her way. Her laws, policies, and court opinions spit in the face of Christ and impugn God's law and word. So while Americans are sold license disguised as liberty and think they are free - they are slaves to sin - and this makes them slaves to the state.----Culture is religion externalized. And atheistic cultures most always turn into statist cultures. They make the state god. Atheistic cultures end up as statist totalitarian hells or hedonistic sewers - or both. America is both.----But Christian men and Christianity produces something far different.----We as Christian men understand and cherish liberty more than all other men. And why is that-- It is because liberty is rooted in our religion - unlike the religion of the atheist. Our desire to not be subjugated by men - not be subjugated by the state is rooted in our theology. In fact it is rooted in the most prized aspect of our Christian faith - namely, the finished work of Christ at Calvary. He has ransomed us - others shall not own us- No man. No state. We are free-----And this is why statists hate Christ and hate Christianity - because a true Christianity cannot be subjugated by the state.----A short article on this- http---mercyseat.net-2022-04-09-why-a-truly-christian-people-cannot-besubjugated-by-a-lawless-state-

This sermon was preached on Sunday, the 4th of July, 2021. Nations should cherish liberty and it is Christ and Christianity that brings liberty to men and nations. True liberty comes to nations that honor His law and word in their polity and policies. But America has lost her way. Her laws, policies, and court opinions spit in the face of Christ and impugn God's law and word. So while Americans are sold license disguised as liberty and think they are free – they are slaves to sin – and this makes them slaves to the state. Culture is religion externalized. And atheistic cultures most always turn into statist cultures. They make the state god. Atheistic cultures end up as statist totalitarian hells or hedonistic sewers – or both. America is both. But Christian men and Christianity produces something far different. We as Christian men understand and cherish liberty more than all other men. And why is that? It is because liberty is rooted in our religion – unlike the religion of the atheist. Our desire to not be subjugated by men – not be subjugated by the state is rooted in our theology. In fact it is rooted in the most prized aspect of our Christian faith – namely, the finished work of Christ at Calvary. He has ransomed us – others shall not own us! No man. No state. We are free! And this is why statists hate Christ and hate Christianity – because a true Christianity cannot be subjugated by the state. A short article on this: http://mercyseat.net/2022/04/09/why-a-truly-christian-people-cannot-besubjugated-by-a-lawless-state/

The monolithic centralized state views the decentralized family - as a threat.--Therefore the state wants to control and subjugate the family to the state through law and policy and court opinion.----This is a huge tenant of Marxism which views the family to be a major pillar of bourgeois society. To them - family must be subjugated by the state.----The family is an institution ordained by God and is not to be controlled by the state. Family is its own government separate from the state - and in fact - civil government is an extension of family government.----And men have a duty to protect their homes from the attacks and invasions of the state into their domestic affairs. -----We currently live in a statist hell which through law and policy has emasculated men- undermined their authority- taken their responsibility- stripped them of their duties- belittled, sequestered, neutralized, weakened, and tamed them for the state's ends. 39 min. MercySeat.net DefyTyrants.com

Continuing verse by verse. This sermon looks at the difference in the response of the Israelites to the murder of a concubine - 400,000 men at arms rallied- and to the response by the American Church to the murder of the preborn - overwhelming silence. 38 min. MercySeat.net

On June 20th, 2021, an 83 year-old brother in Christ - Herb Titus - went to be with the Lord. He faithfully finished the race. This sermon is about his life. May Christ be praised- 43 min. MercySeat.net DefyTyrants.com

On June 20th, 2021, an 83 year-old brother in Christ - Herb Titus - went to be with the Lord. He faithfully finished the race. This sermon is about his life. May Christ be praised! 43 min. MercySeat.net DefyTyrants.com

A pack of sodomites surround a house in Gibeah. How does this relate to America-- This sermon expounds upon the awful consequence of accommodation to evil. Verse by verse through Judges 19. 38 min. MercySeat.net DefyTyrants.com----American Christianity neuters men and tells them to have nothing to do with civil government matters- to be indifferent towards the evil, idols, and tyrants of the culture. And the wicked attack and malign when they see Christians who view -politics and religion- as -inextricably linked.- They are inextricably linked in that God's Word speaks to all matters of life, including matters of civil government.----God-haters find such a notion horrifying. They can countenance a Christianity that stays in the corner - but Christians who want to see God's law and Word applied to all areas of life needs to be attacked and maligned.----They fear a Christianity which confronts the evils, idols, and tyrants of the culture- which cannot sit silent when they see His law and Word impugned- and which works to make disciples of all nations.

The monolithic centralized state views the decentralized family – as a threat. Therefore the state wants to control and subjugate the family to the state through law and policy and court opinion. This is a huge tenant of Marxism which views the family to be a major pillar of bourgeois society. To them - family must be subjugated by the state. The family is an institution ordained by God and is not to be controlled by the state. Family is its own government separate from the state – and in fact – civil government is an extension of family government. And men have a duty to protect their homes from the attacks and invasions of the state into their domestic affairs. [ We currently live in a statist hell which through law and policy has emasculated men; undermined their authority; taken their responsibility; stripped them of their duties; belittled, sequestered, neutralized, weakened, and tamed them for the state's ends. 39 min. MercySeat.net DefyTyrants.com

Syncretism brings decadence and decay to theological thought - which in turn brings decadence and decay to society and to the governments of men.--Syncretism is the combining of different forms of belief or practice. It abounds in American Christianity and society today.--Here we see the example of Micah who was taking a little bit of what the Lord teaches and a little bit of his own religious machinations and of the religion of the day and blended them altogether. This is syncretism - and syncrestism has been expressed in thousands of different forms down through the ages.--This sermon takes the example of Micah and his Levite priest and makes application to the Christians and churchmen of our day here in America. 41 min. MercySeat.net DefyTyrants.com

Continuing verse by verse. This sermon looks at the difference in the response of the Israelites to the murder of a concubine - 400,000 men at arms rallied; and to the response by the American Church to the murder of the preborn - overwhelming silence. 38 min. MercySeat.net