But when it comes to leading a nation, trust God to provide us with good moral leaders, but remember, we must then be good moral followers of a God-appointed leader.
We do not need to be trying to force the church on the nation. THAT is not our job. Our job is to lead by example, not by legislation.
I said Christians need to be the church and not republicans. I agree, in fact that is my point that, "We do not need to be trying to force the church on the nation."
Christianity in the US, which is largely evangelical, has so intertwined their patriotism and their faith that in many cases they can no longer distinguish between the two.*
God's law is not written on hearts if it isn't written in the courts.
This is why adultery and divorce rates are no different in the church than they are in the population at large. I haven't seen the statistics but I would presume that abortion rates are similar** and let's not forget, there were churches performing homosexual unions long before many of the legislatures took up the issue. If you want fewer abortions, then Christians should stop getting them.
The issue is not an attack from without, the issue is within.
I don't see the embracing of immorality and greed for the sake of yet another divisive court decision as the answer. If you know the scriptures, I don't need to quote chapter and verse for you to know what it takes for our land to be healed.
We don't need a law or a 'strongman' protecting religious freedom in America. We have that freedom already.
What we need is to stop trying to build an earthly kingdom and start investing in the heavenly one. Embrace the true church, take up our cross and follow Christ. If that involves suffering? Well, we have an example.
May Lord have mercy on our president, all in public service, and our nation. We need it.
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*the intertwining could be a whole subject unto itself
** Since I first posted this (elsewhere) yesterday, I have seen the numbers. A study condcuted by LifeWay reveals that 70% of women getting an abortion identify as Christian.
http://www.christianpost.com/news/7...-as-christians-survey-finds-150937/page1.html