Very true. But though judgment must begin at the house of God, it certainly will not end there.
One of the eye-opening things about this whole campaign season has been just how much it has served to separate the wheat from the chaff, so to speak.
Who would have thought a mere six months ago that "conservatives" would go from trying to outdo each other to show who had the strongest and strictest principles to outdoing each other in who can ditch those principles the fastest on the altar of "pragmatism," while condeming those who still hold to their principles.
Who would have thought that "conservatives" would adopt the same view towards Romney that those on the Left took towards Obama four years ago?
But you're right, Rita - instead of repenting, too many conservatives are simply making an idol of our government, and their hopes to control it by getting "their" guy (who isn't even really that) into office. Instead of admitting that maybe the problems of our nation aren't fixable by government and politicians, but are spiritual issues that transcend any mere personality or party, "conservatives" are adopting the same sort of "we need government to fix everything" mentality that lefties have. So much for "less government is better government." Now it's, "we need OUR guy in office so he can save Medicare and fix all our problems."
In short, conservatives are looking for the same sort of "benefactor," the same sort of "saviour," that was seen in the Hellenistic world (when these kings actually CALLED themselves "saviours" - soterios), to take care of them, just by doing for them the things THEY want, instead of the things the Left wants. Jesus warned against relying on these false saviours instead of the true Saviour.
Mitt Romney isn't going to fix the problems of this nation. Even if he were inclined to (which I don't believe he really is), he would be unable to, because he is not even the right TYPE of remedy for the TYPE of problem that really is at the root of all the things we see, from abortion to the federal debt.
This is why I'm increasingly taking to calling myself a "liberty lover," rather than a conservative. It's because a lot, perhaps most, conservatives these days no longer love liberty, and therefore don't qualify for the term.
"But though judgment must begin at the house of God, it certainly will not end there."
I blogged on this exact topic not long ago:
Judgement begins at the House of God
God is moving His people to speak the truth to this generation, even though they only want to hear smooth and easy things, and show contempt for those who stand on their principles.