1 00:00:04,690 --> 00:00:10,410 Greetings. This is Pastor David Bass at New Geneva Orthodox Presbyterian Church 2 00:00:10,410 --> 00:00:16,890 with a moment of truth where we challenge you to think through an important issue of life and 3 00:00:16,890 --> 00:00:26,730 faith. And today I want to ask you, what are principles five and six of the 5,000-year leap? 4 00:00:26,730 --> 00:00:34,890 The subtitle being A Miracle That Changed the World. From time to time, I dip into this book, 5 00:00:35,009 --> 00:00:42,030 just an excellent book, I highly commend it to you, written and compiled by the late Dr. 6 00:00:42,109 --> 00:00:51,729 Cleon Skousen. And the 5,000-year leap chronicles how, in just a brief period of time, relatively 7 00:00:51,729 --> 00:00:59,210 speaking, that is the history of the United States under the American Constitution liberated a people 8 00:00:59,210 --> 00:01:07,590 to exercise their freedoms, exercise their powers, exercise their gifts in complete liberty, and 9 00:01:07,590 --> 00:01:20,510 invent all kinds of things that we use to indeed make wildly economic progress throughout our 10 00:01:20,510 --> 00:01:25,950 history and just become the freest, most prosperous, and strongest nation in the world as long as we 11 00:01:25,950 --> 00:01:35,370 have followed those principles. And the 5,000-year leap. Back in 2021, I covered principles one through 12 00:01:35,370 --> 00:01:44,209 four. And today I'd like to deal with principles five and six. But before I do, I want to also 13 00:01:44,209 --> 00:01:52,890 apprise you of our website, americastruths.org. I have gotten so many questions over the years. 14 00:01:53,409 --> 00:02:00,890 Oh, Pastor, I remember a broadcast that you did weeks ago or last year or last month, and I wonder 15 00:02:00,890 --> 00:02:08,870 if I can have a copy of it or where can I find it. And I just don't do a good enough job of promoting 16 00:02:08,870 --> 00:02:24,710 our website and our podcast website, which is americastruths.org. And there you will find, 17 00:02:25,289 --> 00:02:32,610 first of all, just a brief introduction to what the website is and who I am, for that matter, too. 18 00:02:32,610 --> 00:02:39,550 And what we do is we offer my commentaries over the years. And it goes all the way back to 2015. 19 00:02:40,110 --> 00:02:46,610 Amazing how long I've been doing this. It goes back all the way to 2015 and just chronicles for you 20 00:02:46,610 --> 00:02:55,689 the recorded broadcasts and podcasts that I've had over the years. And what you can do there 21 00:02:55,689 --> 00:03:07,590 is also then subscribe to our podcast through Google Podcast or Apple Podcast. And then also find 22 00:03:07,590 --> 00:03:17,389 further what we have in terms of our recorded broadcasts. And we have, for example, our most 23 00:03:17,389 --> 00:03:26,789 current one, which is liberty must be learnt. Our founders knew that the principles of liberty do not 24 00:03:26,789 --> 00:03:34,530 come naturally but must be taught. And many of you have heard that broadcast. And we have that there 25 00:03:34,530 --> 00:03:43,449 for you. And the subtitle is, Slavery is the Natural Default Setting of the Human Condition. History bears this 26 00:03:43,449 --> 00:03:50,250 out. Liberty, which is different from freedom, is the exception and can only be found in the principles 27 00:03:50,250 --> 00:03:58,150 of the Bible. And these principles, in turn, must be taught diligently to every generation. And so that's 28 00:03:58,150 --> 00:04:06,169 what you'll find when you dial up immediately. Now, you will also find then a broadcast archive. 29 00:04:06,169 --> 00:04:15,969 And if you click that, you will be able to select by year or you'll be able to select by series or you'll 30 00:04:15,969 --> 00:04:26,230 be able to select by topic. And under topic at our podcast website, americastruth.org, you'll find 31 00:04:26,230 --> 00:04:34,910 topics like Christianity and the Constitution or Christianity and Islam. We also have a Christmas series. 32 00:04:34,910 --> 00:04:47,170 We also have a church history series. And I treated all during the fake COVID crisis, the COVID panic. I did a 33 00:04:47,170 --> 00:04:57,410 whole series on that. And then we also have a culture and society topic. We also have a fighting tyranny 34 00:04:57,410 --> 00:05:04,889 topic. That's a more recent one. We also have a preparedness topic, politics. And then also, 35 00:05:04,889 --> 00:05:11,290 the book of Revelation. I also did some work on the book of Revelation. Or you may also select by 36 00:05:11,290 --> 00:05:18,149 series. I have, for example, one of my favorite sermons I like to preach everywhere I go is called 37 00:05:18,149 --> 00:05:30,269 seven Bible verses every lost man knows. Everybody knows specific Bible verses like judge not that you 38 00:05:30,269 --> 00:05:38,449 be not judged, right? Well, I treat of seven Bible verses that every lost man knows. We also have seven great 39 00:05:38,449 --> 00:05:46,329 myths of church history. That's another series. Or America's unconscious slide into slavery. That was one of the 40 00:05:46,329 --> 00:05:54,209 most important ones I've done. It's a three-part series on America's unconscious slide into slavery. Many of us are 41 00:05:54,209 --> 00:06:01,129 completely unaware that we are sliding into slavery. And slavery is the default condition of the human 42 00:06:01,129 --> 00:06:10,449 soul. And only rarely are there bright glistening spots in history where liberty obtains. And that has 43 00:06:10,449 --> 00:06:19,209 been characteristic of American history. But we are fast losing that in America. America's unconscious slide 44 00:06:19,209 --> 00:06:26,730 into slavery. I recommend that series to you. Then I also did a two-part series, An Open Letter to the 45 00:06:26,730 --> 00:06:33,389 Illegal Alien. And that was fairly recent too. I also have another series on Christ, Constitution, and 46 00:06:33,389 --> 00:06:41,089 Capitalism. Those are the three elements that America needs to return to greatness. Christ, Constitution, 47 00:06:41,089 --> 00:06:48,610 and Capitalism. Then I also have a series on a Christian millennium. Indeed, God has ordained 48 00:06:48,610 --> 00:06:58,689 that in the future. Eventually, the world will experience a thousand years of Christian rule, 49 00:06:58,910 --> 00:07:05,069 of Christian blessing, of Christian peace, a Christian millennium. That's a series we will find there as 50 00:07:05,069 --> 00:07:15,649 well. Then I have another series called The Crusades, A Monument to Myth. The Crusades, A Monument to Myth. 51 00:07:15,649 --> 00:07:25,589 And that is something that we find constantly, don't we? Misunderstandings about what the Crusades are. 52 00:07:25,910 --> 00:07:36,069 Then we also have another series that is The Doctrine of the Lesser Magistrates. That's another important 53 00:07:36,069 --> 00:07:43,189 one that you should tap into. A three-part series on how we indeed overthrow tyranny. We do it 54 00:07:43,189 --> 00:07:49,329 effectively, constitutionally, and biblically. The Doctrine of the Lesser Magistrate. And then, of course, I have 55 00:07:49,329 --> 00:07:57,850 another series on the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. That's in relation to the Revelation series. So, you will be 56 00:07:57,850 --> 00:08:07,790 able to then resource previous broadcasts by topic and then by series. And then, you will also be able to 57 00:08:07,790 --> 00:08:18,750 select broadcasts based on year as well. For example, we have from the recent past, we have 58 00:08:18,750 --> 00:08:27,230 Defeating Tyranny, Where Are the States? Some of you may remember that one from a recent broadcast, 59 00:08:27,790 --> 00:08:34,029 Defeating Tyranny, Where Are the States? And the description of that series is, under the principle 60 00:08:34,029 --> 00:08:42,090 of the Doctrine of the Lesser Magistrate, the governor and his or her state have the best hope 61 00:08:42,090 --> 00:08:49,649 of resisting tyranny. The Constitution was written to serve the states and the people, not the other way 62 00:08:49,649 --> 00:08:56,269 around, after all. That series, I highly recommend to you as well, Defeating Tyranny. Where are the 63 00:08:56,269 --> 00:09:03,970 states? And then, of course, we also mentioned the open letter to the illegal alien. And that one, 64 00:09:03,970 --> 00:09:12,330 of course, is Pastor Bass continues his appeal to the illegal alien to consider seven principles which 65 00:09:12,330 --> 00:09:20,529 help shape America and make it the most free and prosperous nation in history. When this is practiced, 66 00:09:20,669 --> 00:09:29,250 we are strong. But when they are ignored, we are weak. A challenge and an open letter than an appeal to 67 00:09:29,250 --> 00:09:37,429 the illegal alien. That's a two-part series. And then I also did a series, a two-part series on the 68 00:09:37,429 --> 00:09:43,009 transgender agenda, too. And many of you may remember that one as well. I got a lot of response 69 00:09:43,009 --> 00:09:50,909 on that. The transgender agenda. The transgender agenda is a dead end for America. That's the title. 70 00:09:50,909 --> 00:09:59,149 The transgender agenda is a dead end for America. And the subtitle is a perspective from history. 71 00:09:59,250 --> 00:10:09,370 And in this series, then, we look at, in the first episode, Pastor Bass does what very few people 72 00:10:09,370 --> 00:10:17,769 have done with this issue. Look at it in the light of history and observe the destructive effects of 73 00:10:17,769 --> 00:10:25,990 androgyny. That's the real name for the transgender is androgynous. Oh, it's real name. Upon societies, 74 00:10:25,990 --> 00:10:33,870 the effect it's had upon societies that embrace it. And it always spells the extinction of that society. 75 00:10:34,889 --> 00:10:41,330 And then part two was, of course, the transgender agenda is a dead end for America, part two. And 76 00:10:41,330 --> 00:10:48,669 Pastor Bass continues to explore androgyny and its background, including its tendency towards 77 00:10:48,669 --> 00:10:55,169 violence and aggression in promoting its aims. We see that today, don't we? Transgenderism promotes 78 00:10:55,169 --> 00:11:05,009 violence and aggression to gain its aims and its necessity to predate. Transgenders have a necessity 79 00:11:05,009 --> 00:11:13,809 to predate and groom the offspring of so-called breeders, mothers and fathers, breeders, as they 80 00:11:13,809 --> 00:11:21,929 contemptuously refer to us. And otherwise, transgenders are incapable of producing the next generation 81 00:11:21,929 --> 00:11:29,889 of transgenders. That's why they must predate our children, dear listener. And then we also have, 82 00:11:30,090 --> 00:11:44,350 for example, and this is from March of 2023, war or revival, war or revival. America is poised at a 83 00:11:44,350 --> 00:11:53,269 crucial crossroads, war or revival. The war in Ukraine could envelop us in a nuclear holocaust, 84 00:11:53,269 --> 00:12:01,929 or the Lord could lead us in the path of spiritual revival, as we see happening at Asbury College in 85 00:12:01,929 --> 00:12:07,850 Kentucky. That was happening at that time. And history bears these things out. And the choice is 86 00:12:07,850 --> 00:12:21,330 ours. War or revival. And that was from March of 2023. From February of 2023, we have a brief broadcast 87 00:12:21,330 --> 00:12:30,570 called Talking About My Generation. Talking About My Generation. What have the baby boomers wrought? 88 00:12:30,889 --> 00:12:36,830 Oh, this is a reflection on my generation, the baby boomers. I'm getting a little long in the tooth, 89 00:12:36,830 --> 00:12:43,690 but I do have some reflections on what we have done to the country. And of course, the description of 90 00:12:43,690 --> 00:12:50,210 that one from February of 2023 is, along with the who, who wrote the song Talking About My Generation, 91 00:12:50,750 --> 00:12:57,649 we baby boomers thought that we were rebelling against the system and would usher in the ideal 92 00:12:57,649 --> 00:13:05,990 utopia. How has all of that turned out? Maybe not like we thought. Why? And who's responsible? 93 00:13:05,990 --> 00:13:12,350 I answer those questions in the broadcast talking about my generation. What have the baby boomers 94 00:13:12,350 --> 00:13:19,750 wrought? And of course, then there is my magnum opus, my three-part series on the doctrine of the 95 00:13:19,750 --> 00:13:26,129 lesser magistrates. The first one is the lesser magistrates, the biblical response to tyranny, 96 00:13:26,350 --> 00:13:33,529 the doctrine of the lesser magistrates, the biblical doctrine, and the biblical response to tyranny. 97 00:13:33,529 --> 00:13:40,730 And the description of that first broadcast from January of 2023, January 8th of 2023, 98 00:13:41,090 --> 00:13:49,830 is although unfamiliar to most Christians today, the doctrine of the lesser magistrate is a well-established 99 00:13:49,830 --> 00:13:57,009 principle for God's people to resist tyranny, even to the point of armed resistance. Yes, 100 00:13:57,009 --> 00:14:03,230 that's included in this series. And that doctrine of the lesser magistrate maintains that if the 101 00:14:03,230 --> 00:14:11,029 superior power, if the superior power is unjust and tyrannical, then the lesser power has the 102 00:14:11,029 --> 00:14:19,409 obligation and duty to resist the superior power and has God's blessing for doing so. The doctrine of 103 00:14:19,409 --> 00:14:29,429 the lesser magistrate, the lesser magistrate, the lesser magistrates, the biblical response to tyranny. And the 104 00:14:29,429 --> 00:14:38,370 description is for number two, from January 22 of 2023, Pastor Bass continues to explore the doctrine of the 105 00:14:38,370 --> 00:14:47,570 lesser magistrate, explaining the lesser magistrate's duty, showing objective standards for law, and showing the 106 00:14:47,570 --> 00:14:56,309 intrinsic reasons that the lesser magistrate has a role and is best for overthrowing tyranny. That's from 107 00:14:56,309 --> 00:15:07,350 January of 2023. Then February 5 of 2023, I conclude with the third lesson, the doctrine of the lesser magistrates, 108 00:15:07,730 --> 00:15:14,750 the biblical response to tyranny, part three. And the description runs. Pastor Bass continues with several 109 00:15:14,750 --> 00:15:23,490 other features of the doctrine, including who should participate in and who should lead armed resistance 110 00:15:23,490 --> 00:15:31,309 and the indispensable role of the people in supporting the magistrate when he steps forward. 111 00:15:32,110 --> 00:15:38,309 That's a series I highly recommend. It's very pertinent for today. How do we overthrow the tyranny that we are 112 00:15:38,309 --> 00:15:47,649 in? And the answer comes through the doctrine of the lesser magistrate. So that is indeed then a part of 113 00:15:47,649 --> 00:16:00,870 that series from the year 2023. But we also have then a series of broadcasts from 2022. And I highly recommend 114 00:16:00,870 --> 00:16:10,490 that you access some of those as well. From December 11th, for example, from 2022. Should we grant amnesty to 115 00:16:10,490 --> 00:16:19,230 the COVID crazies who afflicted us? Many are asking for pardon. Many are asking for mercy. Many are asking 116 00:16:19,230 --> 00:16:26,029 for us just to put that whole time behind us and forget about it. Don't worry our pretty little heads 117 00:16:26,029 --> 00:16:34,350 anymore with indeed holding anybody accountable. Should we grant amnesty, however, to the COVID crazies who 118 00:16:34,350 --> 00:16:41,789 afflicted us? And in particular, the description runs this way from December 11th, 2022. The progressive 119 00:16:41,789 --> 00:16:52,009 author Emily Oster wrote an article for The Atlantic entitled, Let's Declare a Pandemic Amnesty. And what I do 120 00:16:52,009 --> 00:17:00,789 then is respond with an answer based upon reason and biblical principle. Yeah. Should we grant amnesty 121 00:17:00,789 --> 00:17:14,549 to the COVID crazies who afflicted us during the COVID madness? And then as well then from December 13th of 122 00:17:14,549 --> 00:17:20,750 2022, another important one. This is one of my favorites, very succinct. And it is entitled, 123 00:17:20,750 --> 00:17:29,390 A fourth branch of government has made your vote irrelevant. A fourth branch of government has made 124 00:17:29,390 --> 00:17:36,849 your vote irrelevant. And that fourth branch of government, the description runs, a fourth branch 125 00:17:36,849 --> 00:17:46,069 of government, the intelligence branch, has been growing like a cancer on the body politic since 9-11. 126 00:17:46,069 --> 00:17:54,029 To keep its power, it must make the vote of the people irrelevant. These are the machinations we see 127 00:17:54,029 --> 00:18:01,910 unfolding during the midterm elections. That is from November 13, 2022. That fourth branch of government 128 00:18:01,910 --> 00:18:10,329 is indeed the intelligence branch. And it has been a pernicious influence in America ever since. 129 00:18:10,329 --> 00:18:18,369 Well, another series that is important. And it begins on October 9, 2022. You'll find this in our archive. 130 00:18:19,250 --> 00:18:25,809 And that is, are you a prepper? The question I pose is, are you a prepper? And I give some basic 131 00:18:25,809 --> 00:18:33,089 principles for prepping as well. And the description runs, prepping for unforeseen disasters and crises 132 00:18:33,089 --> 00:18:41,769 has roots in the Bible. Pastor Bass covers the basic of prepping, and I do it from a biblical 133 00:18:41,769 --> 00:18:49,490 perspective. That is part one. Part two of that series, are you a prepper? Part two is, 134 00:18:49,869 --> 00:18:57,430 and the description runs, as Joseph prepared Egypt for difficult times, so we Christians must prepare 135 00:18:57,430 --> 00:19:04,869 the church for the difficult times coming upon, excuse me, coming upon us. Pastor Bass covers areas like 136 00:19:04,869 --> 00:19:12,269 weapons, medical needs, and items for barter, all according to biblical perspectives. Are you a 137 00:19:12,269 --> 00:19:21,130 prepper? That series you will find on our podcast website, americastruths.org. And I'm just kind of 138 00:19:21,130 --> 00:19:27,930 covering, going back a little ways into our archive, just to let you know some of the things that you'll 139 00:19:27,930 --> 00:19:32,269 find there. So many people ask me, well, what do you think about this? What do you think about that? 140 00:19:32,349 --> 00:19:41,390 Well, I cover a lot of this stuff in radio broadcast, and they're on our website. So I'm just encouraging you 141 00:19:41,390 --> 00:19:52,190 to go and find some of them. Then, for example, we have another series from August 21 of 2022. 142 00:19:52,849 --> 00:20:00,950 And the title of that one is, number one, How Settled is the Settled Science on Climate Change, 143 00:20:01,029 --> 00:20:09,109 part one. How Settled, quote unquote, is the Settled Science on Climate Change. And this one I had a lot 144 00:20:09,109 --> 00:20:16,490 of fun doing as well. Very pertinent, once again. And the description here is, Pastor Bass takes up 10 145 00:20:16,490 --> 00:20:23,490 challenges to the so-called settled science on climate change, with reference to scripture on 146 00:20:23,490 --> 00:20:31,650 God's creation. 10 challenges to the settled science. And that was part one from August 21 of 147 00:20:31,650 --> 00:20:42,829 2022. And from September 18 of 2022, part two, what is the real agenda behind the climate change crisis? 148 00:20:43,589 --> 00:20:51,049 Oh, there is something else than just saving the planet that goes behind the real agenda behind the 149 00:20:51,049 --> 00:20:57,869 climate change hoax. And the description runs like this. The real agenda behind the climate change 150 00:20:57,869 --> 00:21:07,970 crisis can easily be shown to be a power elite grab for a feudal-like grip on the world's wealth and 151 00:21:07,970 --> 00:21:17,069 power. Owing to the lack of supporting science, it cannot be about the climate, unquote. So what is 152 00:21:17,069 --> 00:21:27,250 the real agenda then behind the so-called climate change crisis? And then we also have from August 153 00:21:27,250 --> 00:21:37,890 7 of 2022, we have Reporting for Duty. That's the title, Reporting for Duty. Is the church AWOL in the 154 00:21:37,890 --> 00:21:46,589 culture war? Is the church absent without leave in the culture war? From August 7 of 2022. And the 155 00:21:46,589 --> 00:21:52,769 description of that broadcast is, the saying goes, as goes the church, so goes the nation. We need to 156 00:21:52,769 --> 00:22:00,910 take responsibility that we, the churches, need to take responsibility reclaiming the nation's culture 157 00:22:00,910 --> 00:22:08,670 for Christ. We need not to be passive, but active in our culture. We can't just duck and say, oh, 158 00:22:08,710 --> 00:22:15,009 the rapture's coming soon, and we don't need to do it. No, we need to report for duty in claiming 159 00:22:15,009 --> 00:22:22,630 the culture for the church and for God. Then we have another broadcast too. I'm just kind of reviewing 160 00:22:22,630 --> 00:22:29,670 these for you. You may or may not be aware that we have some of these things. So let me describe for 161 00:22:29,670 --> 00:22:38,730 you the broadcast that we did in July 24 of 2022, and that is Make America Good Again. Not Make America 162 00:22:38,730 --> 00:22:46,049 Great Again, but Make America Good Again. And the description of that broadcast from July 24, 2022 is 163 00:22:46,049 --> 00:22:54,250 making America good again by repenting and reforming according to God's standards is a necessary 164 00:22:54,250 --> 00:23:04,569 precondition to making America great again. That is our beloved Donald Trump's campaign slogan, isn't it? 165 00:23:04,569 --> 00:23:11,230 Making America Great Again. Well, I posit that we need to make America good again before she can ever 166 00:23:11,230 --> 00:23:22,029 be great again. That's from July 24, 2022. Then we also have from July 10 of 2022, a broadcast entitled 167 00:23:22,029 --> 00:23:30,230 The Second Amendment, A God-Given Right to Bear Arms. The Second Amendment, A God-Given Right to Bear Arms 168 00:23:30,230 --> 00:23:37,670 from July 10 of 2022. And here the description runs, Pastor Bass establishes a biblical rationale 169 00:23:37,670 --> 00:23:46,450 for a citizen's right to be armed, which the Founding Fathers used in part for the Second Amendment. Yes, 170 00:23:46,769 --> 00:23:58,190 the Second Amendment is biblically based, dear listener. And then we have a two-part series, which is once 171 00:23:58,190 --> 00:24:06,710 again, very important. And I want to conclude with this one. From June 12 of 2022, the new American slave, 172 00:24:07,349 --> 00:24:19,029 America's unconscious slide into slavery. Oh, I am concerned about this trend in America. The new American 173 00:24:19,029 --> 00:24:27,329 slave, America's unconscious slide into slavery. And the description goes like this. Americans are increasingly 174 00:24:27,329 --> 00:24:36,289 sliding into slavery due to factors like impossible debt, worthless money, oppressive government tyranny, 175 00:24:36,490 --> 00:24:45,549 and a servile mentality. Slavery is the norm for history. Liberty, the exception. We are merely returning 176 00:24:45,549 --> 00:24:52,970 to the norm, unquote. Oh, I'm very concerned. The new American slave, America's unconscious slide 177 00:24:52,970 --> 00:25:01,650 into slavery. That was part one. Part two of that series is the new American slave, America's unconscious 178 00:25:01,650 --> 00:25:10,490 slide into slavery, part two. And in that broadcast, Pastor Bass continues detailing the reasons why Americans 179 00:25:10,490 --> 00:25:20,650 often contribute to their own descent into slavery and do it unawares. Ah, dear listener, these are just a 180 00:25:20,650 --> 00:25:29,250 sample of some of the broadcasts that we have on our podcast website, which is americastruths.org. 181 00:25:29,710 --> 00:25:35,930 And I have done this broadcast because I just have so many people asking me what I think about this, 182 00:25:36,049 --> 00:25:42,430 what I think about that. How can I get a copy of a broadcast that you did, oh, six months ago, 183 00:25:42,430 --> 00:25:51,029 two weeks ago, a year ago? Well, we have a catalog of my broadcasts, of New Geneva's broadcasts 184 00:25:51,029 --> 00:26:00,849 on our podcast, accumulated and cataloged on our website, americastruths.org. And you can access those 185 00:26:00,849 --> 00:26:07,009 by going to the website and very easy to navigate. And you can access all of those. 186 00:26:07,009 --> 00:26:13,069 Well, I hope you do as well. And look forward to new broadcasts as we move along this summer, 187 00:26:13,589 --> 00:26:18,650 especially looking over the 5,000-year leap principles five and six. I'll have to postpone 188 00:26:18,650 --> 00:26:25,529 that until next time. But this has been Pastor David Bass at New Geneva Orthodox Presbyterian Church. 189 00:26:25,750 --> 00:26:33,630 And we meet for holy worship on Sunday at 10 a.m. at 101 4th Street on the corner of 4th and Boulevard. 190 00:26:33,630 --> 00:26:44,130 And you can call us for more information too, or some comment or some feedback at area code 208-523-0196. 191 00:26:44,289 --> 00:26:49,710 That's area code 208-523-0196.