"Welfare" Yshuwah, ( the general welfare " an act of deliverance from servitude or enemies. Salvation for the people in the temporal realm. To deliver one from their oppressors !

The ancient law of economic Liberty, the Declaration of Independence states clearly we are endowed ! 
Hidden within the English language based on ancient text one will find the foundational sound doctrines of Liberty and Freedom.
Chophshiy liberty, economic liberty, freedom from bondage and tax at your pleasure, without care, Eleutheria Liberty, physical liberty, manumission from slavery, a freed man. Apeleutheros Liberty, spiritual liberty, access to the presence of God a freed man. 3 key liberties upon which the Republic rest. The yoke of bondage being removed. The children being made free from oppression. We are a nation under siege now for many, many years. The chains must be removed to right our Ship of Liberty. If the children are made and set at liberty, obviously the welfare, a welfaring individual, the nation is to guard their said Liberties by insuring the yoke of bondage be placed not again upon them. With out economic liberty there is no political freedom. 

Yes an accurate observation, but, Machen lacked the backbone to mix religion and politics, perhaps at his lack of understanding three key liberties. The first, Chophshiy, economic liberty would cut against the grain and the governments "legalized plunder" of the sovereign individual. Sounds very much like the denominational stance for socialism that infest this nation and global communities at large. One star for the correct observation.

Dang it, Absolutely correct. There are a few exceptions hidden from the public eye. 

By what is seen in the comments, Lew Rockwell is right over target. The "commonsense quote of the day" very refreshing indeed. "genuflect to the masters compelled compliance" breaking down the very fabric of individual sovereignty with Liberty and the freedom to defend said Liberty. The mass is so easily lead to the trough of chains and slavery, the socialist centralized government and their slow walk to total despotism. 

"Bold as the lion, cunning as the wolf, patient as the leopard."
Those sovereign individuals that take the stand for our Sacred Liberty and Freedom understand well the sound doctrines that support such a stance in defiance of tyranny through denominational religious systems. 
Peter calls the sheep, while Paul calls the Soldiers. 
No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully. II Tim 2:3,4
But now this mystery is made known to all nations for the obedience of faith. Ref Romans 16:25,26 KJB

The flaw of any and all welfare states, they cannot figure out how to run the government without making slaves of all their citizens. 
In the case of the USA, the Now capitalist welfare state, Bismarkian model, the same condition of ruin moves forward. 

Absolutely Mike, Norwalk. Well said. 

Excellent observation, Taken out of context. Luke 9:3 " And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither heave two coats apiece." Sounds like a deal clearly spoken. Then the Lord at the last supper before being taken in the garden, expounds the rest of the deal. Luke 22:35,36 and he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing. Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one. verse 38 And they said, Lord, behold here are two swords. And he said unto them, it is enough." Now for the present distress, coming full circle, Paul gives Timothy a Charge, IITim 4:2,3 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lust shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; verse 4, And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables." which brings us to Gala 5:1 Stand fast therefore in the Liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage." 

"Acts 17:23,"For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD, Whom therefore you ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hand; Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needeth any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things. Acts 17:28 For in him we live, and move, and have our beings; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring." This the apostle Paul spoke in Athens. And to further this understanding Paul speaks again to the Romans, 11:36 For of him, and through him, and to him are all things: to whom be glory forever. Amen. Then again speaking to the Corinthians, I Corin 8:6, as also Colo 3:11 but Christ is all and in all." 

"But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord." II Corin 3:18. 
II Corin 4:3,4 " But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them."
4:6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shine in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ." 
To all have a very Merry Christmas. Thank you Mike for your unwavering faith, as also Logan and many others that post here. Thank you Eric for providing the platform and you new found Faith in the Lord. God Bless and Semper fI

To be made Free from the bondage of the law, which lends itself to servitude and bondage. The lust of the flesh vs the Freedom of the Spirit in Christ. With that in mind, Gala 5:1. So the statement to follow in Gala 5:13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. This in context is a reference to yoking ones neighbor and placing them back under the yoke of bondage. Economic, Physical and spiritual liberty. the first to always fall is economic liberty. It is a practical commonsense application of the Holy (separate) word of our Creator that allows one to see the reality then and Now. Gala 5:16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. KJB                                                              

Double talk, from a man who favored a centralized government. Speaking of democracy as though our constitutional Republican form of government did not exist. 

Strait up, A socialist Christian. The statement in nether pro no con. An observation, by a complex and confused mind. Orthodox Christian favoring Peter the Great's reign. 

Now as the sea churns, the usefulness of monotheism wanes and the rise of polytheism returns. "There was a time when all the sons of God sang together." Little (g) gods. This reference of very ancient antiquity. And yes much older than 6000 yrs. "Truth seeks reality as science seeks after God." Disruption of corruption within state and church body politics must adapt. Neutrality, the experiment of the individual sovereign At liberty with Freedom to defend, exist in the hearts and minds of individuals, termed Patriots of the highest order. The clash grows closer as the siege grows tighter, as the chains weight becomes more evident to the small and great. 

An individuals responsibility to the liberty one is set at, opens the world of opportunities to climb the ladder of whichever one desires. Economic, physical, and spiritual liberties assure the world of possibilities. A lazy mind and body are sure to fail and clamor for equality by way of a third party (government) to assure that individual his/her wish to remain lazy, a ward of the state. A slave. 

Some things never change. 

Living in the Real world, the truth is brutally honest. 5 stars for commonsense. 

Absolutely.

Very well said Mike, Norwalk. The sad thing about socialism, it just cannot figure out how to run a government without making slaves of their own sovereign children and neighbors to boot. 

The oppressor, like the cold of night, be vigilant to keep your fires of Liberty hot and bright. 

Commonsense 101, A statement well crafted, befitting for the masses and the future to come. Divine rights, codified within nature to assure communication to all generations. 

An excellent question E Archer. the "truth" is a more excellent say aspect of knowledge. " the excellency of the knowledge of the truth" shares with it a more personable relationship of being. Spirits are eternal, carnality is fleeting. A great class could be taught. 

Homologoumenos, ( without controversy ) To declare openly by way of speaking out Freely. Based upon a deep conviction of facts, such confession being the effect of deep convictions of Fact. Truth in all its enduring qualities has many shades well defined. Truth, ( Emeth ) " And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times." A technical term meaning 
' a fixed position "or enduring office. ( Established, faithfulness. 
There is subjective truth, and also objective truth.. Aletheia, Truth used objectively signifying the reality lying at the basis of an appearance, the manifested veritable essence of a matter. Especially of Christian doctrine " concerning the "truth" of the gospel" liberty and freedom denotes the "true" teaching of liberty, in contrast to perversions of it. Concerning — Natural Law— is law that is held to exist independently of the positive law of a given political order, society or nation state. A law written in men's hearts, recognized by man's reason. A. J. Carlyle. as also Natural law in " Cicero " Romans 2:14 KJB. 

Psalm 9:4 " For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right." Psalm 94:20, "Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law." Gala, 9th bk chapter 1:4, " Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world."