You said — You misunderstand me. I did not say that the primary objectives of Christians is to wait for the Rapture. All I am saying is that it some Christians seem to have this attitude and I think it is a form of escapism.
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Ummm..., I don’t think I misunderstood you. I did “get” that you don’t consider the Doctrine of the Rapture to be worth considering... :-)
I’m saying that politics are not the primary concern or responsibility of Christians, and that the teaching of the Rapture has absolutely nothing to do with politics...
The answer (for politics, that is...) is you “grow the Christian numbers” — the politics will automatically take care of itself.
So, Christians don’t need to concentrate on “politics”, they need to concentrate on the Gospel message...
I am not saying that the Rapture is not important. What I am saying is that some people are neglecting their here and now responsibilities by not being more aware of what is going on in their country. The purpose of having a republic is to have participation by a well informed citizenry.
Here is an example—Obama is getting 80% approval ratings! Some of those people must be Christians. As a Massachusetts Catholic, I have been dismayed to see Catholics voting for pro-abortion candidates such as Kennedy and Kerry for many years. Something is getting lost in the translation. We are supposed to be a Christian nation yet we are voting more like a European socialist nation.
I like to know what is going on in the world and I have been that way since I was a teenager. But, just because I am that way and the people on freerepublic are that way, doesn’t mean that we are the majority. I believe that we are the minority. I think most people do not go out of their way to seek out information. They are not well informed and it doesn’t help that a liberal news source such as AP controls most of the news that people read in their local papers. Nor does it help that our schools and tv media are dominated by liberals. That is why I think that the churches should be doing something to inform Christians. I know that there are great Christian advocacy organizations but not every churgh goer belongs to any of these groups.
[... The answer is “grow the Christian numbers” — the politics will automatically take care of itself.
So, Christians don’t need to concentrate on “politics”, they need to concentrate on the Gospel message...]
Just thought this should be repeated.