(from the Chalcedon Foundation’s Youtube channel)
Very little news escaped R.J. Rushdoony’s notice; and his commentaries, recorded 30, 40, or 50 years ago, seem right on target today. A lot of us just now are asking, “How much honesty is there in civil government?” What with the talentless offspring of various high-level politicians being awarded fantastically lucrative no-show jobs with assorted foreign business entities… Gee, it sure doesn’t look honest.
In 1980, Rushdoony recalls, the Internal Revenue Service audited 168 of its own auditors–and found “serious errors” perpetrated by more than half of them. And their underpayments were about twice as big as those made by the citizens whom they were auditing.
“When we trust in God,” Rushdoony said, “we become more trustworthy ourselves, to the extent that we obey Him.”
The IRS can’t make us honest. Only God’s Spirit can do that.
Seems that we would have to look very hard to find any really honest and trustworthy government leaders. Just doesn’t seem to go with the territory.
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and a civilization is no stronger than its moral fabric.
The IRS can put the fear into people, that’s for sure. A true Christian will do their best to perform their duties with wisdom, honesty, and integrity, no matter how humble the job.
Rushdoony is timeless