Political Church

Dear Brother Arno,I want to say how much I have enjoyed and been blessed by the many books and CDs that I have received since becoming a life member. Brother Arno’s remarks in the CDs of the Month are so profoundly Scriptural and perceptive. In one CD, I was particularly struck by his comment about what he called the “fanatical nationalism” permeating the church, especially in the U.S. I have come to understand this so much better because of the teaching presented in Midnight Call. I agree that many Christians in our nation are deceived in believing that America is a Christian nation and that it was founded as a Christian nation. I just, in fact, read a book (American Gospel) by a secular author (which I rarely do, but I have time for since I’m retired), Mr. Jon Meacham, who was the managing editor of Newsweek. Mr. Meacham, who I’ve seen on news programs many times on MSNBC, is a very well-spoken and seemingly kind gentleman, who I would say is a nominal Christian. He is an accomplished historian and the book espoused many of the same ideas which I have read in Midnight Call. He traces the Freemason and Deist roots of the American founders, and it really seems that not one of them was a real Christian—not so far as I can determine.Amazing to me was the final quote and sort of capstone thought to the book from Thomas Jefferson, “I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.” I read that and just thought it sounds like President Jefferson was talking more about the altar of Freemasonry or Humanism than the True God, our Father. Jefferson’s mind itself unfortunately was under much tyranny, since this is not the statement of one born again of the dear Holy Spirit by faith in our glorious Lord Jesus. Also, eternal hostility and judgment belong only to the Lord Jesus Christ Himself.-M. McLaughlin, OH


Arno's Answer:


Thank you for the book, American Gospel. It is indeed unfortunate that we have immersed Christianity in the political process, which aligns with Roman doctrine. Political Christianity follows precisely in the direction Pope Leo XIII quotes in his book, A Light in the Heavens: “And if society is to be healed now, in no other way can it be healed save by a return to Christian life and Christian institutions. When a society is perishing, the wholesome advice to give to those who would restore it is to recall it to the principles from which it sprang.”

The Bible, our only authority, makes no provision for a Christian government or a Christian nation. There never was one and there never will be one. We (the True Church) are a “small flock,” often despised, rejected, and sometimes persecuted. But that small flock is His Church. It continues to be built and will be perfected one day, which will initiate the Rapture into His presence.

Midnight Call - 01/2016

Arno Froese is the executive director of Midnight Call Ministries and editor-in-chief of the acclaimed prophetic magazines Midnight Call and News From Israel. He has authored a number of well-received books, and has sponsored many prophecy conferences in the U.S., Canada, and Israel. His extensive travels have contributed to his keen insight into Bible prophecy, as he sees it from an international perspective.

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