"BUY THE TRUTH AND SELL IT NOT." Those words were uttered by a man 

moved by the Holy Spirit of God, a man endowed with more wisdom than 

anyone in history except for the fleshly embodiment of Wisdom and 

Truth, Jesus Christ. This man, Solomon, inspired by the King of 

Nations, spoke these words in his capacity as earthly King of Israel, 

for anyone having ears to hear. What he desires to teach us can, 

unfortunately, be learned not only from the heights of Solomon's 

success, but the depths of his failures as well, all because he sold 

the Truth of God for that which was woefully lacking in spiritually 

enduring substance.

Looking around the political landscape of the United States and the 

season of political maneuvering just entered, I can't help but notice 

eerie similarities between Solomon and those supposedly aligned with 

Jesus Christ engaged in the same process of selling the truth to the 

highest political bidder. Whether they are referred to as The 

Religious Right, Religious Conservatives, Reagan Democrats, 

Compassionate Conservatives, etc. doesn't really matter. Those who 

name the name of Jesus and are noticed as possessing political value 

are constantly being bombarded with offers of power, acceptance and 

social change in exchange for political commitment. In spite of this 

decades long dance, the followers of Jesus still follow the lead of 

those adept at political romantic tease. Why is this so? Why have the 

professed followers of the Savior of the Universe been proven to be 

inept and anemic when it comes to the capture and exercise of the 

World's political power?

To answer this question, lets' first ask another, more foundational 

question. To do that, let's return to a man who rhetorically posed 

the same fundamental question, Pontius Pilate. In complete irony, 

this Roman ruler framed the question, "What is truth?" shortly before 

Jesus was crucified, never quite understanding that he spoke face to 

face with Truth. Regardless of the degree of sincerity Pilate 

exhibited in asking the question, it is one which would serve us well 

to not only ask, but also to answer, at least partially. Just a 

matter of hours before Pilate asked "What is truth," Jesus revealed 

the answer to us in His prayer to His Father. He stated, "Thy word is 

truth." He then prays for His Father to "Sanctify them through thy 

truth." So Jesus reveals to us, not only the means, but the standard 

by which we are set apart for His purpose in this World, the Word of 

God, the Truth. Therein lies the means to conduct life on earth for 

all who would know, even those desiring to learn the conduct of 

political life as a Child of God.

Truth reveals that we are ambassadors on this earth for the King of 

Nations. Truth also reveals that we will one day reign with our King 

and actually judge this world and angels. For a group with such a 

glorious future, we seem to be enamored with the idea that we can 

usher in that reality for ourselves. Confusion has arisen between the 

authority structure ordained by God as revealed in Scripture and the 

duties and responsibilities delegated to us by our King. Instead of 

representing the risen Lord of Glory to a lost and dying World, we 

seem compelled to seek the World's nod of approval for our high 

Christian morals and ideals. Meanwhile, the World continues their 

rebellious march toward the gates of hell while miserable servants of 

God wonder why their tireless political efforts and compromises have 

been ignored. The solution? More political effort. And the downward 

spiral into the deceptively alluring and corrupt world of the rulers 

of evil continues. A descent into a world never meant for the 

righteous until the appointed time, and with Jesus Christ leading the 

way. 

Therein lies the reason for failure and weakness of the people of God 

in the political realm; it is not meant for them until the literal and 

physical return of Jesus Christ to this earth. In the meantime, the 

Body of Christ constitutes a separate political body from the World 

and, therefore, is responsible for exercising unique political duties 

originating from the throne of the King of Nations. As Ambassadors for 

our King, we have been entrusted with the most compelling political 

message of our time, the "Glorious Gospel" of Jesus Christ! This 

message is meant to be delivered to the World by those living a 

conspicuously separate lifestyle from the World, all according to our 

King's gracious New Covenant Law.

In living this lifestyle which works out our salvation for all to see, 

the truth is not only bought, but is not sold. Precious is this truth 

that is lived out from our hearts through the enabling of the Holy 

Spirit. These actions reveal our assessed value of truth purchased. On 

the other hand, when those reckoned to have the mind and wisdom of 

Christ start walking with the unwise to obtain that which is fleeting, 

destruction awaits them. The only question to be determined is one of 

timing. When will this destruction come?

After more than thirty years of zealously trying to restore the mirage 

of Biblical heritage cast by the inheritors of Ancient Roman glory 

known as the Founding Fathers of the United States, professors of Jesus 

Christ in America need to wake up and realize the same thing Solomon 

did later in his active life, that it was all vanity. The demonic 

mysteries of realms unknown, the temptations of temporary power and the 

allure of unholy political marriages held nothing but devastation for 

him and his country. This selling off of his vast portfolio of truth 

simply magnified the fullness of abiding with holy, just and eternal 

Yahweh. Such is the value of eternally enduring Truth not sold!