“He does not meet the Romans 13 principles for civil government that, as an evangelical Christian, I need to seek out in a candidate for public office. Civil rulers are supposed to be a terror to the evil and unjust.”
You are the first one that I have read that posted what the bible REALLY says on how our Government is supposed to deal with Evil and the unjust.
Thank you and God Bless.
Thank you.
Check my posting history... I've spent a fair amount of time since Santorum’s withdrawal by writing on Christian principles in voting, and a key issue for me is that I believe it's important to cite chapter-and-verse why an evangelical can vote for Newt Gingrich in good conscience.
Here are some examples:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2870368/posts?page=1196#1196
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2870368/posts?page=1204#1204
http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/2871012/posts?page=1333#1333
http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/2871012/posts?page=1345#1345
This is a serious issue and Gingrich is going to lose votes that should be his due to the National Right to Life endorsement for Romney.
Gingrich may not be the best candidate (I was a Santorum supporter) but we've got to make clear to evangelicals what the Bible says on this issue. Feel free to copy and paste to other places if you think it would be helpful. I'm not very happy about backing a person with Gingrich's background, but I will vote for a repentant adulterer before I'll vote for a baby-killer who doesn't appear to have seriously repented of his wickedness.
It really is that simple.
I was explaining to my niece today that in America, we've killed a number of babies equivalent to half the population of South Korea. I said to her that if a Communist army came into South Korea and killed half of all people in the country for no reason other than personal convenience, God would hold that army accountable for its wickedness, and God will hold America accountable for our wickedness.
If we select Mitt Romney as the Republican nominee, it's our fault and God will hold us accountable, either here or hereafter.