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ha. nice reference to the 1960 election when Nixon lost.How should Christians Vote?
At the polls, like everybody else. But only once, unlike the people of Chicago.
This isn't the only thread in which his ridiculous views are being spewed.
Oh well, at least he can say he's consistent with the drivel he purports.
Well he is the commander in chief. he does set significant foreign and domestic policy. and he does appoint justices. therefore I have to look at his policies and purposes and see if they line up with God's purposes.
And yes, I love the constitution. I think it lines up with God's purposes for government. I'll even go so far as to say it is God ordained, as God ordains all governing authorities. In a sense, you could say the constitution is America's emperor along with 'We The People.'
There are no policies being declared by Trump, he proclaims himself that he makes suggestions which happen to change every day depending upon the audience. I don't see God choosing such a coward to be the authority over the greatest country in the world. I think too that we should start questioning, not someone's theology, but rather someone's relationship with Jesus Christ when choosing who should service us as they will be the most likely to have the heart of a servant.I would contend that many Christians are using the wrong criteria in choosing their candidate. We're not voting for a pastor or elder or even a Christian. We're electing someone to carry out God's purposes for government laid out in Romans 13 and elsewhere.
Will the candidate you're supporting minister to its citizens by punishing evil doers? Will your candidate be good at this? Or will he be passive and incompetent?
If you study the origins of government you find out, it pre-exists Abraham. It's a gentile institution for all peoples. There should be no faith litmus test at all.
For me, soteriological stances are the last place I'd look in making my choice. Jimmy Carter was a born-again Christian and was a disaster at carrying out God's purposes for government. And I don't know if Reagan was a Christian, but he was excellent at carrying out God's purposes. He ministered to the nation by showing strength.
Here's an article to support my thesis.
How Should Christians Vote? A Question Of Origins?
So far I'm a Trump supporter. He seems to meet every requirement I'm looking for. I could be wrong, but wanted to disclose my leanings.
But I think most Christians are looking at the wrong criteria. When you appoint a doctor, or lawyer, or mechanic do you check his theology? Do you check his marriage record? Or do you look at their competence? If you don't pick the most qualified, you're certainly not glorifying God, nor protecting your family. Same is true in appointing a governing authority. If you just fall into identity politics or pick the guy you think is most decent (like Max Lucado recommends), you're simply ignoring what God has said about the purposes of government. You're making it about your own criteria, rather than God's.
It has to be about policy. Policy expresses the candidate's purposes. Only then can we compare his purposes with God's purposes. Barack Obama is believed my many to be a "decent" man. Lucado has never criticized him. But does he have decent policies?
Just a challenge. Read the article linked above, if possible, before posting.
I have a feeling though, Christians alone, will have widely varying opinions on which qualities they want in a president and they will vote accordingly.
At the time when Romans was written, the Church was under synagogue authority and met in synagogues (Acts 15:21). In the surrounding chapters, Paul was addressing how they should live as a community of believers, and Romans 13 is no different. Whether this is the type of government that Christians should seek to be under is again another issue, but you should not expect a secular government to act as a religious authority.
I rescinded my voter registration years ago and never looked back.
Cool.
Cool.
That's on sure way to allow Clinton to win and more babies in the womb killed. So what's cool about that. You can not resend your voting privledge, you just fail to vote.
I have asked you three times now. Do you know James white? James white is the one who is totally in charge of Alpha and Omega Ministries. o how are you connected with AO ministries? You say in your profile you are, are you?
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