How to Take Back Our Government and Our Nation from Corrupt Politicians
Politicians’ Fitness for Public Office
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How could a city that once derived its wide renown, blessings, and miraculous military victories through its worship of the true and living God for several centuries have turned away from that God and turned to serving idols and images of stone of wood and silver?
Secondly, Isaiah says the city “was full of justice” (Isaiah 1:21 NKJV). The city’s judiciary once executed justice for the people; they maintained the cause of the oppressed, punished the wicked, and vindicated those whose rights were violated. Everyone had the “right to an effective remedy and to a fair trial,” 10 and the poor, the widowed, and the fatherless were adequately cared for. Thirdly “righteousness lodged in it” (Isaiah 1:21 NKJV). That meant that the blessings of God were on the people, which resulted in prosperity and right living. Moral and spiritual values were adhered to, and crimes were near absent. Having reminisced on the city’s former state, Isaiah turned to mourn the corruption into which it had fallen. The city was overrun with criminal activity, “but now murders” (Isaiah 1:21 NKJV).
Most shocking of all, evil and wickedness had taken control of the corridors of power and the halls of justice. The rulers of all persons had now forsaken the law of God: “Your princes are rebellious” (Isaiah 1:23 NKJV). The rulers who had sworn “to uphold the constitution and the law” and “to do right to all manner of people without fear or favor, affection, or ill will” 11 had become “companion of thieves” (Isaiah 1:23 NKJV).
Bribery had become institutionalized, and the rulers wereaccepting bribes and demanding kickbacks. “Everyone loves bribes, and follows after rewards” (Isaiah 1:23 NKJV). In other words, the foundations were being destroyed or had already collapsed. The moral, social, and spiritual institutions that were established to preserve the nation’s peace and prosperity had collapsed, and the prophet, as God’s conscience, lamented the latter state of the nation. Isaiah’s description of Israel back then can be applied to the corruption that exists in many nations of the world today. There is no respect for the rule of law, and is widespread embezzlement, waste, incompetence, mismanagement, and nepotism.
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About the Book
Many people the world over are vexed at the alleged blatant and unbridled corrupt practices engaged in by Politicians and other public officials in their respective governments. Many are lamenting over these corrupt practices with mixed feelings of hopelessness and exasperation.
We silently ask ourselves the question:
What can we do to stem this tide of corruption and brokenness in our governments and restore good governance to our country, our nation or our state? This book addresses this question by:
1. Explaining that the problem lies with the electorate not having consistent, simple, clear but relevant criteria by which to assess those offering themselves for public office
2. Recommending and explaining four biblically based criteria by which any electorate can assess the suitability of candidates or team of candidates vying for public office so as to make better choices in the selection of candidates
3. Providing a simple evaluation tool, based on these four criteria, that can be used to objectively assess candidates suitability for holding public office
4. Using this evaluation tool to acquire foreknowledge about the performance of politicians and their government while in office
5. Explaining how we can bring change to our nations through:
a. The prayer of faith
b. Speaking blessings over our nations or states
6. Revealing how high ranking and other public officials can become men full of integrity and acquire the courage to resist corrupt practices
About the Author
Lennox John Grant was born in Trinidad and Tobago and has been a disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ for the past forty-five years. He was married to Shaffina Grant for forty-five years. She has gone home to be with the Lord. Lennox was called to the ministry in 2010 and now pastors the Church of the Gospel of God’s Grace, a small assembly of believers at Diego Martin in Trinidad.