We won't change the world in the world's way We won't copy the strategy of the Marxist revolutionaries, or the lords of capitalism, or any other secular movement. Instead, we will build on four biblical principles:
1. Change must work from the inside out, both personally and institutionally
2. Change must progress from local, to national, to international (i.e., from the bottom up).
3. Change must be comprehensive, affecting every aspect of life, looking from today on into eternity
4. Change must be affected by the godly stewardship of servant-leaders, not by tyrannical takeovers.
The fourth principle is that true leadership comes through servanthood. Christ said, "...whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave; just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve..." God honors those who, imitating Jesus, humble themselves and take on the form of a bondservant.
We intend to affect social and economic change one step at a time by applying these five corollary truths:
1. Freedom begins with self-government under God.
2. The family unit is the basic building block of a healthy community
3. The local church is the primary equipping center for effective Christian service.
4. Stewardship of private property is essential to personal and societal maturity
5. Rebuilding a nation begins with rebuilding a local community
Jesus Christ brings us to maturity by giving us relationships, talents, and things for which to care.
It is no accident that the socialist agenda, aimed at making people dependent on the idol of the state, has always been:
(a) to commandeer public education and snatch the kids;
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to essentially abolish private property and to strip the general population of stewardship; and © to exterminate the Church or reduce it to a people only dealing with heavenly issues. Those are the three foundations of the new social order: kids, property, and Church. By the way, if you think that the collapse of communist governments means Marxist thinking is no longer a threat, you haven't observed the people and ideas controlling many American universities.Economic Upheaval Is the Church’s Wake-Up Call
Why emphasize the private sector'? Because God in His holiness is judging this nation as well as others. His judgment will bring major economic upheaval. God has always used economic judgment in history Anyone who studies the demise of cultures can see that.
As He progressively de-funds this culture's civil institutions, the private sector will have to emerge to fill the void. The public sector increasingly lacks the revenue to meet people's needs and is going broke. City, state, and federal deficits are rising. The public sector will inevitably turn to the private sector for help. That will be the opportunity for God's people to reclaim a nation through servant-hood and the biblical truths of management which we have learned to practice. It's an opportunity we dare not miss and will not miss, God helping us. The extension of Father's franchise is at stake!.
When the wheels come off, we must be ready. Christian businesswoman and businessman: You are at the heart of God's answer to the need. But we can't help fix what we haven't learned how to make work in our own private worlds. This is the work to which we must give ourselves: learning to apply God's Word practically to our sphere of influence. Then the wake-up call will excite us rather than frighten us.