OBAMA. BIBLE. RUSSIANS.

OBAMA.  BIBLE.  RUSSIANS.

Press release № 98 E

1. POTUS Obama in his second Inaugural Address on 21.01.2013 said: “All men are created equal”. This is the Bible allusion (Genesis, 1:27), connected with the “Declaration of Independence” and with the Septuagintally-Erasmian understanding of the word “anthropos” (being explained as “having no “tropos”, i. e. having no determined and predetermined way, manner, method, way of life, conduct, condition, custom, nature, means, etc.).

2. In the same speech Obama also pronounced: “That while freedom is a gift from God, it must be secured by his people here on earth”. Here he also quoted the Scripture (Galatians, 5:1).

3. Both mentioned Bible passages will be the foundation of the US policy for the nearest 4 years. Working in Russia, we are to compare it with the spiritual, ideological, moral bases of the main Russian politicians.

4. Putin has developed the quasi-empire image of Russia with the orthodox icon-worshipping State Cult of Flat Idols (SCFI), as the main ideological instrument. It is nearly absolutely impossible for the Bible Christian to cooperate with the SCFI. But Putin himself has one rather interesting feature: he does independently of any SCFI read the Bible and cite it in public speeches (watch “Putin. Bible. Bridge.” on isaurian.blogspot.com, 27.12.2012). This is a very narrow, but the only, indeed, way for approaching the today national leader of Russia. Independent Bible reading, understanding and using it in public sphere is the only bridge between him and Bible-readers.

5. I must note, that Abraham Lincoln, on whose Bible Obama did swear, had been the true Christian, the true Bible-reader and the true introducer of the Gospel into public, social and political spheres. And as for his “religious affiliation” the “Webster’s Dictionary” says, Lincoln was the “Nonmember”, i. e. he was not enlisted in any congregation of any denomination. He was, indeed, the independent from any human vanity Christian, having the personal relations with Jesus. In this connection I can conclude, that the vanity necessities of the Imperial Russia make Putin operate with SCFI, but his soul is thirsty for the personal relations with Christ and for the independent Bible reading.

6. Medvedev declares himself to be a “liberal modernizer”. But the fact of his constant quoting of Confucius (the codifier of the Chinese shamanism) and Lao-tzu (the founder of magic and alchemic Taoism) (ibid. 27.12.2012) was producing some irritation in the Christian reviewer. And in his last big speech at the so called “Gaidar Forum” (watch “Rossiyskaya Gazeta”, 17.01.2013, № 7/5983, p. 3) Medvedev has come to the public citation of such a communist monster, as Mao Tse-tung! Who will be the next? Stalin? Hitler? They were also the modernizers, were not they? But no bridge does exist between them and the Christians. True is the Scripture: “Between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence” (Luke, 16:26).

7. Nemtsov names himself to be a liberal pro-American politician. He even has a sister, connected with the Adventists. But he has published a book of memoirs, which contains the disgusting racist passages (watch paragraph 6 of “Obama, Putin i polovoy otbor”, in Rus. – isaurian.blogspot.com, 23.03.2012). It makes the cooperation with him (especially after Tarantino’s “Django unchained” release) absolutely impossible for Christians. I suggest Nemtsov to repent, to reject his racialism publicly and to have the Christian baptism with full immersion. In the other case the dwarf song of “Hobbit” will sound to him: “Some folk we will not forget, some kind we will not forgive …” In such a situation Iliya Ponomaryov, who competes with Nemtsov for the place of the anti-Putin opposition leader, seems to be preferable for Bible-readers to cooperate with because of his public appeals to Holy Scripture.

8. Peace unto you! (John, 20:19)

The ARM (www.ARM.org)          Nicholas E.  Alyoshin

Russia mission

chaplain-director

(e-mail: isaurian@gmail.com

blog: isaurian.blogspot.com)