[Springfield Reformer]

The possibility of the repentance of nations is explicitly stated in Scripture. The below passage was presented to Israel, but was exampled directly by Jonah’s preaching to the people of Nineveh, who were Assyrian, not Israelites:

Jer 18:7 At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it; [8] If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them. [9] And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it; [10] If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.

As for what might incline God to so judge a nation, if only we had hands as clean as the people of Nineveh, I might have hope for us. But we have known the way of the true God, and have known his power to bring us blessing, peace, and favor as a nation. Yet now we are being asked to choose between a man whose god is the utopian state of Marxism, versus a man who sees himself as a god, one day to be worshipped on far worlds. If a third choice does not appear, I will conclude we are indeed under judgment, at which turn my desire will be to keep myself clean before God and hope for His mercy.

And to remain clean, among other things, I cannot ever, ever give my support to the purveyor of a false Gospel, a false Christ, a multiplicity of false and pagan deities. To do so would be to boldly disobey Christ, to spit in God’s face, right at the moment he is taking us to the woodshed for our rebellion. This strikes me as foolish in the extreme. It is a free country, for now, and you are free to vote as like, for whatever reason you like. But for me and mine, we will take our chances with trusting God and not man.

Peace,

SR

[agrarianlady]

I cannot ever, ever give my support to the purveyor of a false Gospel

I really wonder about this. Jesus said it was fine to render unto Caesar what he was due. He clearly separated the Kingdom of God and earthly kingdoms into two separate realms.

We cannot be perfect in this world. To claim we are able to judge perfectly would be to set ourselves above God. I am positive that you give your time, talent, and treasure to false gods and to those who support them. Do you purchase food, clothing, shelter, and entertainment? You are not able to do otherwise in this fallen world.