Watch Dr. Brown Try Again to Play Both Sides until he Comes Face to Face with Himself.

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Let what you say be simply 'Yes' or 'No'; anything more than this comes from evil. - Matthew 5:37 (ESV)

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Dr. Michael Brown is a dominionist and gatekeeper for the NAR, even though he tries really hard to not appear so. The problem of course is his efforts reveal what he is running from. There are, as in most things, degrees of dominionism. No one is suggesting that Dr. Brown is as rabid as Greg Locke or Mario Murillo. I am sure Brown would stand against some of the crazier things they both have said, without actually naming them of course. Brown is more of a moderate dominionist who is constantly trying to distance himself from what he believes. Any mixing of "patriotism" and faith is of course dominionism. In the above link, Brown tries to explain the "difference" between the two and that is where he of course goes off the rails. The bible teaches us that we are not citizens of this earth or any country within. We are citizens of heaven and God does not permit dual citizenship - just read the first commandment. Still I appreciate this article from Brown because it shows how one can become deceived into minimizing the heresy of dominionism. So, let us reason once more together.

"There are certainly times when our religious faith and our patriotism go hand in hand. At other times, our religious faith might cause us to seem unpatriotic. But at all times, it's important that we distinguish between our faith and our patriotism. Blurring the lines can be dangerous." - Dr. Michael Brown

I separated this short blurb first because it is the foundation of everything he gets wrong. There is NO time that our faith and patriotism go hand in hand, no time. Why? Because our faith is not in the things of this world and patriotism is expressly about a country in this world. Brown is correct that blurring the lines between the holy and the profane is extremely dangerous but he will proceed to do just that.

"Before I focus on the subject of this article, let me give you some different but related examples. Let's say you're a Christian and a policeman. If you give a driver a ticket for speeding, you're doing so as a policeman who happens to be a Christian, quoting the law to the driver, not the Bible. If you share the gospel with the driver, you're doing so as a Christian who happens to be a policeman, quoting the Bible to the driver, not the law. Any policeman can issue a ticket. Only a Christian would share the gospel. Let's say you're a Christian and a soldier fighting terrorists in Syria. If you kill an enemy combatant, you're doing it as a soldier who happens to be a Christian. If you pray for the enemy's family, you're doing it a Christian who happens to be a soldier. Any soldier can kill the enemy. It takes a Christian to pray for the enemy's family. If you're a Christian and a veteran reciting the pledge with pride, you're doing so as a veteran who happens to be a Christian. If you pursue a fresh spiritual awakening in America, you're doing so as a Christian who happens to be a veteran. Many veterans can recite the pledge with pride. It takes a Christian to pursue a fresh spiritual awakening. Yet in each of these three instances, there's a good deal of overlap. The Christian policeman wants to be a good witness on the job, and as a Christian, he is committed to serve with integrity. As for the Christian soldier, he prays for protection and for success in his mission of taking out the bad guys. As for the Christian veteran, in his mind, love for God and love for country go hand in hand. Plus, as far as he is concerned, his beloved America is special because of its Christian roots." - Dr. Michael Brown

These are slightly clever ways of blurring the lines but let's cut through the haze. We are always a Christian in this world. In everything we do, we are a Christian. So, when we ticket a speeder as a policeman, we do so as a Christian. Now obviously we ticket him because of the laws that we are charged with enforcing but HOW we do it is as a Christian. For example, we do so politely, without malice and without returning any grief we might get. We turn the other cheek, as Jesus taught. The soldier example is starker. Notice how to Brown, the people on the other side, must be the "bad guys." The patriotism and faith Brown has in his country dismisses the fact that he took a life by simply praying for them. God does not respect the wars of man. A better example of this is real life. In 2006 Israel invaded Lebanon, which has a large Christian community. So, whose side is God on when Israel kills Christians? We need to stop believing God is definitively on "our side" as a country and we need to focus on making sure our lives are on His side, as individual people. Even his last example is obviously polluted by dominionist thought. First of all, why the pride in reciting the pledge to something other than God? Why pledge your allegiance to a flag, or a republic? Before you say that the pledge says under God remember why that clause is in the Pledge of Allegiance! It was inserted into the pledge during the red scare of the 1950s. That was a direct result of a lying, fear mongering Senator named McCarthy, who built his political career on bearing false witness about people by claiming they were communists. There is nothing hallowed about the pledge beloved. It is another indoctrination creed based on nationalism. Brown even admits that for the Christian veteran, love of God and country go hand in hand. Read the first commandment! That is the definition of idolatry! The fact that Brown's imaginary veteran this so highly of America because of its "Christian roots" only shows how poorly he has been taught by the apostate church. Were some of the founders Christian? Absolutely. Some were also atheist and deists. Thomas Jefferson rewrote the bible to remove any reference to Christ as God. There is plenty to be proud of in American history but the whitewash that Christians give to it is painfully inaccurate. We did not have "Christian roots" and the veteran Christian ought to place God above all else. I would say he should make that a pledge, but the bible says to not even take pledges, as we see in the key verse today above.

'You do not take off the Christian hat when you put on the hat of the policeman (or soldier or veteran). In fact, if you need to take the Christian hat off when you do your job (meaning, you cannot live by your Christian principles while doing your job), you should find another job. Now, let's say that you're a Christian and a gun owner living in America and the government wants to take away your legally owned firearms. You will oppose the government's actions as an American who happens to be a Christian. But will you make a separation between your faith and the Second Amendment? Will you compartmentalize the two? I seriously doubt it. Chances are that the thought wouldn't even come into your mind. In fact, you would probably call other Christian friends urging them to pray and strategize with you. You would think to yourself as Christians, "We need to prevent this kind of dangerous government overreach, not just for our sake but for the sake of the generations to come. This is a matter for prayer and action." And so you would pray, "Heavenly Father, we're asking You to help us fight against these ungodly forces. This tyrannical takeover must be stopped. In Jesus' name, amen!"' - Dr. Michael Brown

What??? Here we see full blown dominionism on pitiful display by someone trying to sound moderate! This is a perfect example of how Christian nationalism rots the brain. Brown has taken a political issue, guns, and offered up one side of the political debate to defend. That is fine but then he ascribes that side to being "God's side." Look at the absurdity of the prayer! People who merely disagree with him are deemed "ungodly." In this country in 2020, over 45,000 people died from gun violence. In Uvalde Texas 19 elementary school kids were gunned down, some so badly only DNA could be used to identify them. In 1983 there was a mass shooting in New Zealand and they responded by banning all assault weapons. Result? No more gun violence in New Zealand. In 1996, 35 people were killed in an Australia shooting. They responded the same way and got the same result. Now, I am not politically advocating for either side but you have to be myopically stupid to think only your side is righteous when your side has the 45,000 dead folks on it. Brown sees nothing wrong with Christians organizing prayer for what the flesh has deemed "dangerous governmental overreach." What if you are a Christian on the other side of the debate who has lost a child to senseless gun violence? Are you now "ungodly" because you think there should not be weapons designed for war in the hands of 18 year-olds? Does Brown think that he is going to hear well done my faithful servant because of his battle to keep Uzi machine guns on the market? The actual problem here is a political one. The position of pro-gun no matter what, is a political position, held by the Republican Party in this country and the church has been co-opted by the Republican Party. That is why pastor Mario Murillo has said all Democrats are demon possessed and lunatic Greg Locke has said they are all going to hell. Their position is not righteous. It is myopically stupid. No party or political persuasion cares for the cause of Jesus Christ. None.

"After all, isn't this what our Founding Fathers did in America? Wasn't the revolutionary war fueled by preaching from our pulpits? Didn't the ministers help stoke the fires of revolution? And didn't Benjamin Franklin say that, "Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God"? The answer to these questions is yes, indicating the ease with which we can merge our faith with our patriotism. And it can easily be argued that, at certain times in history, it is right and fitting to merge the two. It can also be argued that now is one of those times, as the radical left, embodied in the current administration, has launched an all-out assault on our most fundamental freedoms." - Dr. Michael Brown

More revisionist history. America was founded in rebellion, which last time I checked God was not in favor of. That rebellion was firmly rooted in economics, not religion. No taxation without representation ring a bell? The Boston Tea Party had to do with TEA, not scripture. If ministers helped stoke the fires of revolution, they should hardly be bragging about it. Look now how Brown has veered into justifying nationalism and faith being mixed. Sure, only at "certain times" but he gets to decide when those times are? Or maybe Greg Locke does? Faith does not work like that. Brown presents this backdrop for the sole purpose of justifying this point in history as "one of those times." His perceived enemy is the "radical left." This is of course a political term, derived from political operatives. It can describe people who think the government should help people and not corporations. It could describe people who believe that healthcare should be a right in the richest country in history. It also could describe the people we discussed earlier who lost their child to gun violence and now believe a responsible society should do something about that. These are all tenable positions, with none of them having any more righteousness than the other. What Dominionism does is it corrupts the thought process and the heart. It is designed by Satan to have the church despise the very people who may need the gospel the most. You remember the gospel, don't you Mike? The left is no more radical than the right. Benjamin Franklin may have believed in rebellion against tyranny but when Jesus Christ waked the earth He taught no such thing. In the face of real tyranny and oppression, he proclaimed the gospel because His kingdom was not of this earth!

"But this is where we need to be careful. On the one hand, many fine Christians are joining together to push back politically, just as those with other ideologies are pushing for their agendas politically. We have every right to do this as Americans, but it is our faith that fuels our convictions and informs our voting. That's why we pray for our elected officials, and that's why we pray for God to turn the tide in our nation. There is no separation here between our faith and our patriotism, between our loyalty to God and our loyalty to America. Let us impact our nation for good." - Dr. Michael Brown

Remember, this is the moderate position! Just because "other ideologies" behave one way that does not mean we as Christians respond in kind. What Brown is advocating for here is political retribution. The fact that America gives us the right to do something does not mean it is righteous at all. Brown gives the standard line here about faith informing our voting. This is a lie cooked up in political think tanks to get Christians to vote Republican, no matter what. Let's play this out to its logical conclusion. The very best a Christian can argue is that their choice is the lesser of two evils. We know there is no righteousness in man, all have turned away. The problem with the lesser evil argument is that it is merely your perception of the lesser evil. You do not actually know that. Secondly and more importantly, you still end up vociferously defending evil! God is not going to turn the tide of this nation. Do you know how I know? Because I read my bible. God promises us a great apostasy, which is already underway through the NAR dominionist and purpose driven heresies. He does not promise a great end-times revival. God does not save entire nations. People are saved, and not from politics but from sin. Look at the definitive nature of the dominionism Brown believes in. There is no separation to him between our faith and our patriotism. No separation between our loyalty to this pagan nation and our loyalty to God Almighty! Heaven forbid that we would ever elevate anything to level of God in our lives and then dare to call it good.

"On the other hand, loyalty to Jesus is still distinct from loyalty to America (and on an entirely different level), and Second Amendment rights (to give one example) are not on the level of Scripture. Accordingly, as followers of Jesus, we are called to die rather than deny Jesus. As believers, we are not called to die rather than surrender our weapons. There will also be different perspectives during a war, because of which there were British Christians fighting against American Christians in the Revolutionary War and northern Christians fighting against southern Christians during the Civil War. Does that mean they were killing each other in Jesus' name, or does that mean that national issues can sometimes divide true Christians? The answer is obviously the latter." - Dr. Michael Brown

Yeah, you do not get to have it both ways Doc. No one on the "radical left" is asking you to die in the gun debate. Being asked to not have armor piercing bullets is not asking you to die. You cannot say on one hand that the second amendment does not rise to the level of scripture when earlier you implored people to band together and pray against this tyrannical overreach! You are entitled to all of the carnal opinions you desire for gun ownership and from a carnal perspective you may even be right. That does not make your position righteous however. Stop demonizing political disagreement. The reason why nationalism divides true Christians is because people like you insist on no separation between faith and politics.

"Patriotism and discipleship obviously do not always go hand in hand. The reality is that America is a fallen nation, just like every other nation on the planet, and as such, is part of what the Bible calls "the world." The political system is also part of this fallen world, with even our favored party mixed with corruption and compromise. As for political leaders, no matter how heroic and strong they might be, all of them have clay feet (to use a biblical idiom) and all of them are mere mortals, here today and gone tomorrow. The Bible frequently urges us not to put our trust and hopes in them. So, while our faith and our patriotism often overlap, there is a vast difference between the two. There is a vast difference between our loyalty to Jesus and our loyalty to a party or cause or leader, between the kingdom of God and America. We do well to keep those distinctives in mind. Otherwise, when the lines between Christianity and patriotism get blurred, the spirit of the world will enter our hearts. And soon enough, we will look more like the world than like the people of God." - Dr. Michael Brown

Wow, what blindness Dr. Brown walks under. This entire article did nothing except blur the lines. It is amazing that Brown can know that America is a fallen nation, yet he worships it anyway. He can know that political systems, parties and candidates all are inconsequential in the eyes of God yet he fiercely advocates for them anyway. He can tell you that the bible expressly tells us to not place our trust and hopes in mere man after an entire article swearing that we must do so because the other side is so "radical" or "leftists." He is drowning in a sea of his own hypocrisy and cannot see it. I leave you with two competing opinions, both offered by Dr. Brown in this very article:

"There is no separation here between our faith and our patriotism, between our loyalty to God and our loyalty to America." - Dr. Michael Brown

"There is a vast difference between our loyalty to Jesus and our loyalty to a party or cause or leader, between the kingdom of God and America." - Dr. Michael Brown

There is a bible verse coming to mind speaking against being double minded. This is what dominionism will do to you. You cannot serve two masters. If you have anything competing with God for your loyalty or attention, then you are an idolater, full stop. Beloved, Dominionism is the last idol of the church age. Be very careful in who you listen to.

Reverend Anthony Wade - September 14, 2022

Authors Bio:
Credentialed Minister of the Gospel for the Assemblies of God. Owner and founder of 828 ministries. Vice President for Goodwill Industries. Always remember that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose.