Essays From Walter Martin Archives - August 25, 1963

"And though shalt remember all the way the Lord thy God hath led thee these forty years" -- Deuteronomy 8: 2.

For your consideration: The same Lord God has led our nation these 150 odd years, 1777-1930. Generally speaking, it was in the 1930s our nation and her Government began to turn away from honoring and following after the God of our fathers, The God of the Bible, His Ways, His Laws, and His Commandments. However, we kept on writing on our money "In God we Trust," and still do, in spite of the fact that we have "cast away the Law of the Lord of Hosts" in many respects: concerning idolatry, profaneness, Sabbath desecration, dishonoring of father and mother, murder, adultery, stealing, false witnessing, and coveteousness -- "coveteousness is idolatry."

Christ said of Himself: "The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath Day." Have we not taken away His Lordship of the sacred Day and turned it over to the Kings of Sport, the world, the flesh, and the devil? Also, do we not almost boast that we have nearly done away with the Death Penalty commanded by The Almighty, and are saving the lives of murderers, rapists, whoremongers, homosexuals, and others whom God commanded His people to put to death and send their spirits back to Him who gave them? We will not take time to speak of our heavy and growing crop of crime, thieves, liars, coveteous, etc.

"Be not deceived; God is not mocked; For whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the 'spirit' shall of the 'spirit' reap life everlasting." Galatians 6: 7-8.

Since this Column began, over 600 times it has presented God's question to man in the Second Psalm: "Why Do The Heathen Rage?" together with His statement as to who are the heathen: "People who imagine a vain thing, their kings and rulers," and that their rage is against God Himself, and His Anointed, and for the purpose of getting rid of His Laws and Commandments: "Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us." In this Psalm God also reveals to us the fruit and harvest of this anarchy will bring the...

"Contempt of the Almighty," "He that sitteth in the Heavens shall laugh: The Lord shall have them in derision. Then shall He speak unto them in His wrath, and vex them in His sore displeasure."

During the past thirty years or more have we not been very successful and made a good job of "breaking God's and Christ's bands asunder and casting away their cords from us?" Is not the rise of crime, rape, riots, pillage and burning of our cities good evidence that God meant what He said about "holding in derision and vexing with all adversity" those who reject His Laws and Commandments?

"And God is angry with the wicked every day -- The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the 'Nations' that forget God!" Psalm 7:11 and Psalm 9:17.

"I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran; I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied. But if they had stood in My counsel, and had caused My people to hear My words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings." -- Jeremiah 23: 21-22.

"Of making many books there is no end -- let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter [of life and death]; Fear God and keep His Commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, With every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil." Ecclesiastes 12: 12-14.

"Now therefore, fear The Lord, and serve Him in sincerity and truth -- and if it seem evil unto you to serve The Lord, choose ye this day whom ye will serve -- but as for me and my house, we will serve The Lord." Joshua 24. 14-15.

Maranatha!