ENEMY OF THE STATE PART FIVE: THE ENEMY OF GOD (PART ONE)

It has already been established that Edward Snowden is not exactly an enemy of the state as the Constitution’s definition of treason does not apply to what he has done. On the other hand, the Federalist Papers serve to condemn Snowden as an enemy of the people, despite his frequent claims that these rash decisions he made were in the interest of the American public. Is Snowden also an enemy of God? In answering this question, one must first look to the Bible for the definition of an enemy of God. One passage from the Bible that serves to define what an enemy of God looks like is James 4:1-17. In this passage, it is said that “Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God… he gives all the more grace; therefore it says, ‘God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.’ Submit yourselves therefore to God” (James 4:3-7). Snowden, by this definition, is most definitely an enemy of God. Snowden, through his actions, has not befriended or subscribed to the ways of God. Rather, he is a friend of the world, as he subscribes instead to the sinful ways of the world and of man. He lives to glorify himself, and as it is said, God opposes the proud. It is later said, “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you. Do not speak evil against one another, brothers and sisters. Whoever speaks evil against another or judges another, speaks evil against the law and judges the law; but if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. There is one lawgiver and judge who is able to save and to destroy. So who, then, are you to judge your neighbor?” (James 4:10-12). Edward Snowden is once again a clear opponent of God by means of this definition. Snowden took the fate of the United States as well as the law by which it lives into his own hands and forced his way in as the judge of the law. However, the only one with the authority to do such a thing is God. Snowden, thus, is an enemy of God, for he tried with all his might to be God. Edward Snowden, through his rash actions, took not only his life but the lives of others into his hands and tried to be God. This, therefore, makes Snowden not just an enemy of the people, but also an enemy of God.