The problem with Lloyd-Jones’ statement is that he only names two possibilities for false religions, the Roman Catholic Church and liberal Christianity. I agree that both are enemies, but there are more than just two, and yet at the same time, only one. Any religion that stands in place of the gospel, or opposed to the gospel of Jesus Christ, fits the bill. Any religion that adds to the gospel, takes away from the gospel, or declares another gospel all together, is a false religion.

In Martyn Lloyd-Jones book, The Church and the Last Things, he points out four ways that the devil sets out to attack the church. Drawing from the book of Revelation, he shows that the devil draws from different agencies in order to attack the church. The first agency is that of the government. Referring to the beast found in Revelation 13, he writes:

… this beast is meant to represent the secular powers of the world as they are used by the devil to frustrate God’s plans and destroy the Church. The four beasts in Daniel represent specify secular powers. Now here is beast that stands for all of them together — secular power itself. In the time of John, of course, it was the Roman Empire, and perhaps even before that the Jews themselves. But since then it has been many other secular powers.

As we look at our own government we can see these truths being played out as well. The government, which is intended for the well-being of mankind and the peace of the Church, is now being used against the Church and the people of God. Every time a judge rules against the convictions of the saints on behalf of government-ordained sin, we see this reality. Every time the government uses its power to silence Christians and attempt to run them out of the marketplace of ideas, we see this.

This attack on Christians comes from both formal forms of government and informal forms of government. The former being the government erected according to the Constitution, and the latter being that in the form of the University. Both entities, through the creation of such things as political correctness, global warming, and the redefinition of marriage seek to silence those of us who hold to God’s Word and have a Christian worldview. I really don’t suspect that the next election cycle will cause a decline in this onslaught at all simply because I do not believe the Left will enter the next election cycle with any sense of honesty. That is always the downfall of our elections. The dishonest seem to prevail because they will use whatever means necessary to win, while those with integrity go forth in that integrity, and suffer the consequences.

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