Yesterday, the President of the United States claimed that God wants Americans to have jobs. He's partially correct, and he's partially involved in priestcraft by that assertion. God indeed wants people to work, for as He told Adam that by "the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground", it does not presume that work is the end God had in mind. God uses work as a means; He works not for man's satisfaction or pleasure but for man's exaltation. Meanwhile, other people are jumping onto the "God speaks through the messianic president" bandwagon. It's an interesting development.
Priesthood is the authority to act in God's name. You can't be given permission to act in God's name by anyone but God himself. You can't be given permission to speak in God's name or put words in God's mouth unless God himself says so. Usually, the prophets start with phrases such as "thus saith the Lord" and they will include some exhortation to probity and repentance. I don't hear that from the president.
What I hear from the President is supposition of authority. Obama has already made clear that while in Wright's church he didn't hear any of the sermons. He has already made it clear that worship is a low priority in his life, unless golf courses are the chapels of his Faith. Jay Carney, the White House spokesman, upped the ante today when he referred to a quote in the Bible about how "God helps those who help themselves" which is actually a line from Aesop's fables about Hercules. Making up scripture is a form of priestcraft.
No man taketh the honor unto himself. Prophets are called of God and given their authority either by God himself or by someone ordained by God already, like when Elijah's mantel fell to Elisha. Obama wants us to think not only that he's the messiah, but that God is talking to him. Interestingly enough, when previous presidents did this, the liberals flipped a lid and went bonkers talking about theocracy and how insane the presidents were. Those who live by that kind of scripture not only take the wrong course but also forsake the protections of the Almighty.
Every word of God, through the scripture or through His servants, is subject to personal proof. Indeed, it is the duty and privilege of all men to confirm for themselves and gain a personal testimony of the message communicated to them by God. Some messages are general; some are personal; some are not from God, and it is important to be able to distinguish between them.
For my own part, I do not think Obama speaks for let alone knows the mind of God. Why would a man who knows everything and believes he can do anything have any need of a god? Beware when politicians speak in sweeping terms of faith and charity, because they do so not because they intend to act that way but because they know you do.
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