Divine Institutions

1. Definition of a Divine Institution: A principle of divine operation directed toward the human race for its orderly direction and preservation.

2. God set up the four Divine Institutions (Volition, marriage, family, nationalism).

a) Volition: The right to be dependent upon God, or to act independently of Him. The individual has the right, the authority to make certain decisions and to be responsible for those decisions. The human race uses DI #1 to get into DI #2. Genesis 2 & 3. (Animals named, choice in the Garden)

b) Marriage: Basic organisation in a national entity. Genesis 2:18-25. The husband is the authority, is to be the head of his home. Marriage is for believers and unbelievers. If the biblical doctrine of marriage is violated on a widespread scale a nation can be destroyed.

c) Family: The institution set up to raise and train children as far as respect for authority, for the rights of others, for the privacy of others, to respect common law, to respect the property of others, plus many other principles. Genesis 4,5,6,7,8,9,10. The parents have the authority in this institution.

d) Nationalism: Genesis 10-11. Nationalism is the means of protecting and preserving the human race, so that no segment of individuals gets enough power to destroy the rest of the human race, and eventually themselves.

i. Nationalism is an human barrier against the supremacy of evil in the world controlled by Satan, and protects from the power lust of the old sin nature.

ii. The purpose of nationalism is to provide protection so that INDIVIDUAL VOLITION can operate under MAXIMUM FREEDOM and liberty.

iii. Internationalism is anti-biblical. Like the United nations, communism, any religious or political group that is international in scope.

iv. The authority is vested in governmental leaders. Romans 13:1-7; 1 Timothy 2.

3. God set up the four Divine Institutions:

For the entire human race (not for believers only)

For the preservation of the human race

So that the angelic conflict can run its course.

So that the human race is free to accept Jesus Christ or reject Him.

4. A DI is different from a Christian institution (local church, believers only).

Divine Institutions

A divine institution is a principle of divine operation directed toward the human race for its orderly direction and preservation. God set up four divine institutions: Volition, Marriage, Family, Nationalism.

Volition:

The right to be dependent upon God, or to act independently of Him. The individual has the right, the authority to make certain decisions and to be responsible for those decisions.

Marriage:

This is the basic organisation in a nation — Genesis 2:18-25. The husband is the authority and is to be the head of the home. Marriage is for believers, and it is for unbelievers. If the biblical doctrine of marriage is violated on a large scale the nation is destroyed.

Family:

The institution set up to raise and train children as far as respect for authority, for the rights of others, for the privacy of others, to respect common law, to respect the property of others, plus many other principles — Genesis 4,5,6,7,8,9,10. The parents have the authority in this institution.

Nationalism:

Genesis 10-11. Nationalism is the means of protecting and preserving the human race, so that no segment of individuals gets enough power to destroy the rest of the human race, and eventually themselves.

Nationalism is an human barrier against the supremacy of evil in the world controlled by Satan, and protects from the power lust of the old sin nature. The purpose of nationalism is to provide protection so that individual volition can operate under maximum freedom and liberty. Internationalism is anti-Biblical. For example, the United Nations, communism, any religious or political group that is international in scope. The authority is vested in the government leaders — Romans 13:1-7; 1 Timothy 2.

God set up the four divine institutions for the entire human race (not for believers only) for the preservation of the human race, so that the angelic conflict is free to run its course, and so that the human race is free to accept Jesus Christ or reject Him. Note that a divine institution is different from a Christian institution which has to do with believers in a local church only.

Internationalism

A major passage on internationalism in Genesis chapter 11 which covers the Tower of Babel episode where God’s attitude toward internationalism is recorded.

Internationalism is the governing of more than one nation under one head. Believers are told to be faithful to their own national entities in Romans 13:1-7. No form of internationalism is acceptable to God, and this includes political internationalism such as communism, socialism, and religious internationalism such as certain oriental religions, the Roman Catholic Church, the World Council of Churches. The United Nations is a form of political internationalism.

Christianity is one hundred per cent opposed to any form of internationalism. It is a vicious attack upon divine institution number four, nationalism, and it also destroys divine institution number one, freedom. The Tower of Babel was a combination of political and religious internationalism. It is always a Satanic device to try to frustrate the plan of God by breaking down, infiltrating, and opposing the plan of God.

Whenever Satan starts a religious organisation to counteract the doctrines of the Word of God a demon organisation is always involved. When he finds the need to establish a new religion somewhere, that religion is compatible with the culture of that area (like Mormonism). Some of these religions are internationalist in character and some are local. Mormonism began as a localised religion and since has become international, as have others, such as the so-called Jehovah’s Witenesses. During the Church Age religious internationalism will be active, but it will never be as strong as in the Tribulation when it will reach its peak.

Internationalism results in a maximum destruction of human life on the earth, a minimum use of free will or freedom, maximum negative volition toward God, and a minimum amount of evangelism.

Besides Genesis chapter 11, a study of Romans 12:9,10; 2 Thesslonians 2:9,10; Isaiah 14:14-19; Revelation 20:8; 12:9,10 will provide a further concept of Satan’s internationalism policy. Satan is said to be the god of this world in 2 Corinthians 4:3,4; he is the father of religion. He is the prince of this world — John 12:31; 14:30; and the prince of the power of the air in Ephesians 2:2. He is the ruler of this present world system — Job 1:7; 2:2 “ … walking up and down … going to and fro” is an idiom for rulership in the Hebrew.

The seven points of internationalism: Genesis 11:1-4

1. Idealistic rebellion vs. God: He told them to spread out after the flood, but they built up because they did not believe in the Lord’s admonition — Genesis 9:1,7.

2. Volitional rebellion vs. God: Man was to scatter. A decadent nation tends to mass in cities — one of the characteristics of the fourth cycle of discipline — Leviticus 26:25.

3. Governmental rebellion vs. God: They built a city. They should have continued the agricultural economy which afforded the privacy needed to raise a family.

4. Physical revolt vs. God: Their reaction to the flood of past history was to build a tower above the high-water mark of the flood. Also man thought the arm of the flesh was strong enough to save.

5. Spiritual revolt vs. God: The tower was to reach heaven. They felt that international brotherhood was the answer, and that man’s work would get him to heaven.

6. Personal revolt: The proud concept that man by man’s abilities can solve man’s problems. This is not so.

7. Structural revolt: The philosophy that materialism is the god of man and can solve the problems of man.

Internationalism actually abolishes national government, private property, marriage and family life, and it makes the state responsible for education and needs. Inheritance is also abolished, as is Bible Christianity and patriotism.