CHAPLAIN’S PAGE – “WE DON’T DO GOD”
NO doubt you remember that this was said by one of Mr Blair’s aides. Such arrogance is astonishing. Those words are the root cause of the present ills of our nation. The occasion was when someone asked Mr Blair if he believed in God. Before he was able to reply, those infamous words were spoken. The fact that he has subsequently become a Roman Catholic is another issue.
Those words of his aide confirmed without question that we were ruled over by a government who denied the God of our fathers. It should also be mentioned of the present Prime Minister though he is a son of the manse, we see no change of heart in the government’s attitude to spiritual matters.
Most people will say that religion is a personal thing, and is nothing to do with the nation or the government. Is there any basis for this belief? The word ‘religion’ is a smokescreen. The word itself should give us a clue, for it encompasses anything that is held dear; or worshipped. Today, millions see football as their religion. If we apply it to the spiritual realm, it can embrace Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and New Age. It can be the God with a capital ‘G’ or a god with a small ‘g.‘
What is so clear is the fact that the government has no place for the God with a capital ‘G.’ All the others are given pride of place and encouraged with endless funding which we, the taxpayers have supplied. This begs the question, why are the churches so ineffectual in these last days? There are several reasons, but foremost is the teaching known as replacement theology. This states that God has replaced Israel with the church.
If the national message of the Scriptures is ignored, its power and efficacy is immediately reduced. Thus has the church lost its backbone, its bite, its strength, its power, and the relevance of its teaching. But above all, it has robbed God of His Sovereignty. The Lord has clearly stated that He is God and He does not change. (Malachi 3:6) In spite of that very definite statement, the churches, on their own authority, have ignored His plan for the nation, and transferred it to a ‘Spiritual Israel’ i.e. the church. Such arrogance is appalling.
When Israel became a nation, church and state were one. This has continued down through the centuries, thus we have an Established church. Today there are many, including churchmen, who are campaigning for disestablishment. If the Lord tarries, this will no doubt come to pass.
Every safeguard that was put in place to preserve our God-given Heritage is under satanic attack. The Act of Settlement of 1701 which insured that Roman Catholics could not come to the Throne, was described by the Prime Minister as an anachronism. It was once said that a nation that does not learn from its history, is bound to repeat its mistakes.
Since the end of World War II governments haven’t known how to rule. From that time they were determined to build a brave new world order. This would not follow the old order which was based firmly upon the Rock of Scripture. Every precept of that order has been stripped away, layer by layer, until even the core has been removed. The Christian ethos of the nation has been ruthlessly pulled down. Heathen religions are not only encouraged, but take precedence over “the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.” (Jude v3)
The present generation is a lost generation and has no roots. These last days are truly a mighty test of our faith. Thank God, we have the promise from the lips of Jesus Himself,
 “But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.” (Matthew 24:13)
Yet another promise from those same lips will help us to endure,
 “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” (John 14:27)
What a promise, what a future!
