IN gOD WE TRUST
By Gabriel Fink
"Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain;
for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain."
Exodus 20:7
In my endeavor to become a better person, I turn to the Word of God.
Understanding the definition and meaning of words used within the
scriptures is fundamental to achieving my goal. The third of the ten
commandments dictates that one should not take the Lord's name in vain
(Exodus 20:7). It is His property after all. While trying to comprehend
this passage of scripture, I looked up the definition of the word
'vain'. The 1828 edition of Webster's dictionary defines the word
'vain' as: empty, worthless; having no substance, value or importance.
My first thought upon reading this was: "That perfectly describes a
federal reserve note."
In fact these words could very well be
the most perfect definition of a federal reserve note! The word 'vain'
and 'federal reserve note' are then practically synonymous. Both denote
worthlessness, and lacking substance or intrinsic value. Then I came to
my next thought.
Printing, "In God We Trust" on a federal reserve note could very well be a textbook
example of taking the Lord's name in vain! The ramifications of this
concept are incredibly damaging to those who advocate placing the
sacred name of the Lord upon fake currency.
The
merits of placing references to deity on currency is another debate.
What should not be debatable to any of the three Abrahamic religions,
is placing the name of God on something that is worthless, has no
value, represents debt, usury, and facilitates war. The only type of
currency that the phrase "In God We Trust" could be placed upon without
taking the Holy name of the Lord in vain, is gold or silver coinage.
After all, God indeed himself created these materials of intrinsic
value, a feat the anointed Fed chairman can only feign doing in spite
of his lofty seat in the marble temple in DC.
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If you still
support leaving "In God We Trust" on a federal reserve note, despite
this explanation, then it is my responsibility to give warning that you
are in violation of the first commandment: "Thou shalt have no other
gods before me". Your god is the state, it is not the God of Abraham.
Regrettably,
our society at large has placed its trust in a god. The actual phrase
on the currency is technically correct. The people of our nation as a
whole worship the financial system governed by the Federal Reserve. The
people of the United States of America have placed their trust in the
'god' of the Federal Reserve. The God of Abraham is not represented on
federal reserve notes, to suggest otherwise is blasphemy to the fullest
extent of the word.
The God of Abraham gave warning to what
would happen if another god was worshiped. As you read the following
verses from Leviticus, does this not describe our current economic
situation?
And your strength shall be spent in vain [as inflation destroys your wealth], for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits... I will also send wild beasts among you [bureaucrats, revenuers & regulators], which shall rob you of your children [as they debt finance their wars of empire], and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your high ways shall be desolate [as the bustling market is regulated out of existence].
Leviticus 26:20, 22
These
my friends, are the fruits of worshiping the god of the state and his
son the Federal Reserve! Economic prosperity comes through placing
trust in the currency God has made (silver and gold). Economic doom
comes from placing trust in currency man has made (federal reserve
notes).