How Should Christians Respond to Obama's Re-Election?

Christian Post ^ | 11/07/2012 | Russell D. Moore, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

[windsorknot]

Who, in the name of Christ, would support a man who opposed a bill that would have protected the life of a baby that survived a botched abortion?

[HarleyD]

Behind that is a more general command to "honor everyone" (1 Pet. 2:17), to pray for "all people" (1 Tim. 2:1). We are to not only pay our taxes but give "respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed" (Rom. 13:7).

I'm sorry but the context of this article is nonsensical dribble. We are to honor God. Those who honor God, we should honor. Those who set themselves against God and His Son dishonors God.

Rom 2:10 but glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good, the Jew first and also the Greek.

Rom 13:7 Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.

So that raises the question as to who exactly is a person going to honor God or those who set themselves against God?

There are several verses that states we should "honor" the king or show honor to those over us. But I believe this is no more than when Paul was before the High Priest and he was slapped on the face in which he tells us that we shouldn't speak "evil" of a ruler (Acts 23). But Peter also tells the rulers that we ARE to speak the truth to them (Acts 5:29).

We are to show respect and proper decorum, but we are to speak the truth. And the unvarnished truth is that these people have set themselves against God and unless they repent they will reap God's wrath and vengeance. The wages of sin is death and God always pays what He owes.

And you know, people were laughing and jeering at this message for seven days while Noah was sitting in the ark.