The doctrine of privacy

1. Definition of the doctrine: As a believer-priest you have the right to represent yourself before the Lord and live your life as unto the Lord.

2. The word “privacy” does not occur in the English Bible, but many words spell out the doctrine.

3. Freedom as protected by Divine Institution #4 (Nationalism) is actually the right to:

a) Reject Jesus Christ or accept Him without coercion.

b) Worship or not worship in the church of your choice.

c) Pursue a particular business.

d) Marry a particular person (believers with believers). Freedom to marry the right woman, or right man.

e) Pursue the spending of TIME as desired, just as long as it does not infringe on someone else’s rights.

f) Pursue the right of free enterprise and private ownership based on your own ability.

The above points are based on a variety of verses involving various doctrines such as the doctrine of right man, right woman, the utilisation of time, of the believer in business, and so on.

4. Enemies of privacy and freedom: “A busybody.”

a) 2 Thessalonians 3:11 — “For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.”

A busybody is an “invader of privacy,” a “meddler in other persons’ affairs.” This person is a judger, a maligner, always sticking his nose in other people’s business. This particular meddling is due in part to a lot of time on their hands.

b) 1 Timothy 5:13 — “And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house, and not only idle, but tattlers and also busybodies, speaking things they ought not.”

This is a prime verse on women invading the privacy of the homes they visit, tattling, passing along the gossip. In both the verse above and the one in this one the context indicates that they get out of fellowship, get a vacuum in the soul, and get out of line by invading the privacy of others. This is trouble making in its worst form.

c) 1 Peter 4:15 — “But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters.”

5. Invasion of privacy is akin to cannibalism — Galatians 5:15. “But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.”

a) This is mental murder, gossiping, maligning, sin of the tongue — you name it.

b) Why is privacy so important? Without it freedom is curtailed, and people enslave themselves very easily.

6. However it is not an invasion of privacy to be concerned about others, pray for others, help others.

Galatians 6:2 — “Bear ye one another’s burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ.”

Note however, in the same context, a verse of caution, “For every man shall bear his own burden” — Galatians 6:5. Everyone should become spiritually self-sustaining as soon as possible after becoming a Christian.

The doctrine of privacy

1. Privacy is a state of being apart from observation and the company of others.

2. Privacy is the innate right of the human race to seclusion.

3. Privacy is that principle of freedom whereby the individual member of the human race has the right to retire from the company of others, remaining in seclusion from the knowledge or observation of others.

4. Privacy and property and life are the basic concepts of human freedom.

5. The laws of divine establishment guarantee the privacy of every member of the human race so that he can exercise his freedom uncoerced. Exception: criminals.

6. In addition to freedom and establishment every believer has additional privacy from his royal priesthood to fulfil the principle of living his life as unto the Lord.

The principle of privacy and the royal priesthood — 1 Peter 2:9.

The royal priesthood must have privacy to fulfil its mission in phase two. It must be able to function so as to live individually as unto the Lord — Colossians 3:17 demands privacy.

No believer has the right to intrude into the privacy of another believer.

Violation of privacy means judging. When you judge other people you are violating their privacy — Romans 14:4,10.

Privacy includes, then, the principle of live and let live — 2 Thessalonians 3:11,12.

Reversionists always violate the privacy of others — 1 Timothy 5:13.

Violaters of the privacy of others is comparable to other freedom violations. In other words, when you stick your nose into someone else’s business you are violating the very principle by which you live — freedom. Property is violated by stealing. Intrusion into the privacy of others in effect is compared to murder and stealing in 1 Peter 4:15.