Hi YMF,
Yes, but...
There have now been some 40 presidents that have been elected to office in our nation. and while I certainly agree that God has established the governments of all the nations, I don't then carry that over to mean that He necessarily has approved or disapproved of any one sitting leader. If that were the case, then God sure made a huge mistake in setting Sadam Hussein and Adolf Hitler and Mohammar Ghaddafi and Idi Amin (I probably didn't spell any of those names right) in their places of leadership. I can look over the past presidents of our nation and find a few that probably didn't have God's agenda as their agenda. The president presiding when Roe v. Wade was being handled in the Supreme court comes to mind.
Personally, and again this is just my understanding, I don't think that President Obama has done anything necessarily against God's will. He is merely the leader of a nation and I think it quite clear that the majority of the populous of that nation are not born again believers. Got a lot of 'christians' but not so many born again believers. No president has ever stood before the people and said, "Look, we're not going to do this evil thing (whatever might be on the agenda in that time) because it is against God's law". Unfortunately, this president and all of those past have understood that their job is to run the nation and that they are subservient to some degree to the will of the people. If most of the people think abortion is OK, then obviously, based on Roe v. Wade abortions will be legal. If most of the people think that we should execute criminals, then criminals will be executed. You seem to hold the president as somehow always having to rule according to God's law and I honestly can't think of a one who seemed to have made that a point of leadership.
Of all the issues and things that have gone on in our nation from its inception that we may hold up as not following God's laws and commands, no president ever stood up and said that such a thing shouldn't be done because it is against God's laws and commands. Goodness, slavery, the subjugation of another human being by fear of death and beating to work for basically nothing to enrich some landowner or person of means was legal and applauded in this nation for many, many years under various presidents. We are a democratic nation with three branches of government and sometimes the legislature makes laws that don't seem to necessarily be in line with God's commands. Sometimes the Supreme court adjudicates laws in a manner that we don't see as being in line with God's commands (the now long running issue of gay rights and marriage comes to mind). Sometimes the president doesn't handle things the way we think they should be handled in light of God's laws and commands. But, it never has been that way. Yes, the mores and values of the people change over time and the presidency and the Supreme court and the legislature all have to roll with the will of the people.
Then you say that the way you read the Scriptures that when a government acts outside of the will of God, that the people have the entitlement to rebel. Really? Could you post that piece, or places of Scripture for me?
However, the issue I have with your post isn't that you don't seem to have a clue about, not only our government, but the governments of the world at large and their purpose in God's plan, but that you use lies to support your position. Now, you have made the statement, "Well, I don't think the president has to be a muslim to support Islamic terrorism." Fine! So, how has President Obama supported Islamic terrorism in your mind? Why in the world would you say that he loathes Israel? We give Israel tons of money and support and, while he has brought up issues that he thinks, like you, can be handled differently, which is absolutely his right as the president, he has never once come out against our continued support of Israel and I believe that he does understand Israel's place as the chosen people of God. But, he has the right to say to them things that he thinks might alleviate the immediate problems they are having without being labeled as 'loathsome' towards them. As I mentioned above, he continued and was successful in the hunt and execution of Osama Bin Laden. How can anyone think that he supports Islamic terrorism and yet we daily bomb muslim nations and we daily spend millions of dollars with ramped up security to prevent such terrorist acts, not only in our nation but also in others.
Where do you find all this fodder that you spew claiming that President Obama somehow supports Islamic or muslim terrorism? He's just a man, just like you, doing what he thinks is the best thing to accomplish his job responsibilities. He's not a god and he is not a defacto iron fist ruler who can just say to the nation, "This is how it's going to be because I say so and I have God's support in that". However, you're in for a rather startling surprise if you somehow think that any elected president is going to act that way.
To me, your rants seem like those of a disenfranchised citizen who feels that God has called him to rebel and protest against the government. For me, God has told me how I am to live my life under authority on this earth and I'm sticking with that. Maybe you should try some of the other practices that God says His children should hold to. There's the one about your being forgiven in the same way that you forgive others. If you feel that President Obama has somehow committed some great sin against God in the way that he is running the country, perhaps your being able to forgive him his sin might come into play at some later time in your life. I'd sure hate to think that the day would come when God would say to you, "You were awfully harsh on people and so I'm going to be pretty harsh with you". Remember friend, the Lord has said that the meek shall inherit the earth. I'm pretty sure he isn't talking about during this life, as it's painfully obvious that the meek haven't inherited the earth in this life. God asks you to be forgiving, meek, subservient to the authorities. It's the life I strive to live and I can tell you, it saves a lot of ulcer medication.
Try to understand that the president, the legislators, the justices, the local authorities below them, are, on the whole just people who are trying to do the best that they know to do. Are they perfect? No. Are there some among them who are just downright wicked? Yes. But I don't find President Obama to be in that lot. I believe that he has done an admirable job in steering our nation and no, I didn't vote for him. But, he is the duly elected person that the nation chose to set in that place and now it's may job to live under his authority with all the respect that his office deserves.
And smile and rejoice that in the span of about one year you'll have someone else to shoot your poisonous arrows into. You know, if man could establish a godly government, then Jesus wouldn't have to come back and reign for a thousand years to show us what that will be like.
God bless you.
In Christ, Ted
