Saturday, November 1, 2008

Professing CHRISTian - Barak Obama?

The below link is to The Christian Anti-Defamation Commission.

There is a lot of confusion today about 'who is a Christian'...someone who says they believe in Jesus...someone who says they are a Christian? Jesus said you will know a tree by it's fruit. We must contend for the faith given once for all. (Jude 4)

https://secure.conservativedonations.com/cadc_woinac/?a=1845

BEWARE: It is a very dangerous thing to take the name of the Lord your God in vain.


CHRISTian


If you are doing this - if you are calling yourself a Christian because at one time you walked 'the aisle', or because you 'prayed the sinner's prayer', or because you 'invited Jesus into your heart', or because you were confirmed in a 'Christian' denomination or live in a so-called 'Christian' country, or because you were baptized - - - and you do not care about Truth, you do not bother to scour the bible to learn God's thoughts concerning the issues of the day, you do not hunger for communion with Him through reading His Word regularly coupled with prayer, you do not deny yourself (what you think is acceptable, what you prefer) and pick up your cross and follow Him in obedience and trust...evidence mounts against you.

Much confusion reigns today because people call themselves Christian and still:

1.) advocates for a 'woman's right to choose' (but what about the *10 Commandments' 'Thou shalt not kill', and what about the rights of that baby not to be murdered?);

2.) advances for a anti-biblical Socialist/Marxist economy (when the bible explicitly sets forth 'no work, no eat' and families take care of families - the Church is to care for the widows and the orphans only when the family cannot);

3.) continues to be obstinate and careless in their personal affiliations and relations ('Do not be deceived: Bad company corrupts good character.' I Corinthians 15:33 nasb)

4.) calls what is evil 'good' and what is good 'evil' -

- all-term abortion, partial birth abortion, infanticide when attempted aborted survive
fetal and embryonic stem cell therapies
- Robin Hood economics: taking earned wealth from others to give to the poor
- elevating the rights of one people above the other


"Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil;Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness....Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes,And prudent in their own sight!" Isaiah 5:20-21


"Do not be conformed to this world.... Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. " Romans 12:2

People who dare to call themselves CHRISTian are duty-bound to think God's thoughts after Him - and behave accordingly. We are duty-bound to know the Bible (Genesis-Revelation) so we can determine what God calls good; what God calls evil. There IS good. There IS evil.

If My people, who are called by My name will humble themselves and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways;
then I will hear their prayer and heal their land.

~ God ~


We cannot expect unregenerate people to agree with God. In elections gone by, we could assume the wealthy cared more about keeping their money than other social issues and thus would vote the Republican ticket BUT those days are gone. The lie of

COEXIST

and lure global peace and the 'love' Oprah extolls weighs more than their love of money.


"For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written:

"I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate."

Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than man's wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man's strength."
I Corinthians 1:18-25 niv

* Legitimate confusion abounds concerning the Commandment not to murder and how a country or civil authority can engage in war or enforce the death penalty. This confusion indicates a heart for doing what is right. Without biblical literacy, one can easily assume this commandment is applied in every sphere of life: However, this commandment is only applied to the Family and the Church institution (sphere). God has created 3 social institutions with 3 very specific functions. The Family. The Church. The State. We are not to take revenge on our neighbor. 'Vengence is Mine,' sayeth the Lord.' Lynch mob and vigilante - God calls evil. However that is not so in the sphere of the government. God instituted the sphere of government to be agents of His wrath against wrong-doers. (Romans 13:4 ) He has ordained individuals within the office of civil magistrates and civil servants to weild the sword to punish evil and promote good. Police officers. Soldiers.

"Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, tolerance and patience, not realizing that God's kindness leads you toward repentance? But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God's wrath, when His righteous judgment will be revealed. God "will give to each person according to what he has done." Romans 2:4-6

BARAK OBAMA IS NO CHRISTIAN. We must call a spade a spade. We must pray for him - perhaps he is among the elect, only God knows. (This is not to say John McCain is a Christian - I do not see that he is, but the fruit of Sarah Palin is evident.) The point is this: We must encourage every professing Christian to make their calling and election sure and examine themselves to see if there is evidence of being made a new creation in Christ. We must not allow people who sully the name of Christ to do so without counter.

Much weighs in the balance of this election. No matter what the outcome, Christians must stand for Christ's Crown and Covenant.

Truth matters.

I urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints!

I urge you to walk the talk.

I urge you to vote accordingly.

Read the Party platform.

Vote your conscience; for by your conscience and your conduct, you will be held to give an account.