Posted on 11/11/2012 1:49:35 PM PST by Colofornian
By DANIEL AUSBUN
First Baptist Church, Moreland
On Tuesday Americans elected a “Christian” President.
The vote was between a fifth generation Mormon and a religious pluralist. Mitt Romney’s great-great grandfather was a member of the Latter-day Saints’ early church. Mormons believe Joseph Smith received revelations from God in western New York beginning in the 1820s.
Mormon teachings add to God’s Word, which is prohibited in Revelation 22:18.
Barack Obama is a Christian by choice. He was baptized as an adult in 1988.
Obama believes Christianity is one of many paths to God. As if we’re all traveling up a mountain and Christianity takes one path, Hinduism a different road on the other side and Islam another path up – only to get to the top and realize we were all going up the same mountain to God, only taking different paths.
This is the growing popular belief of religious pluralism – all sincere, devout religious seekers reach God. The problem with religious pluralism is what Jesus declared in John 14:6. Christ is the exclusive way to God.
Christianity could better be described as God coming down the mountain to save sinners.
Both Mitt Romney and Barack Obama profess to be Christians. Both make this claim, but neither are biblical Christians. If the Bible is our standard (II Timothy 3:16), Jesus clearly said He is the door to salvation (John 10:9). Once the Bible becomes one of many inspired divine books, as found in Mormonism and religious pluralism, Christianity becomes inclusive and anything goes.
Christianity began under Roman rule. Jesus paid Roman taxes. Jesus died on a Roman cross. Christianity is becoming a religious sect in America, just as Judaism was under Roman rule during the days of Jesus. The first century Christians were under authority of a non-Christian king, just like America is today.
Here are three perspectives to consider for a Christian to live as a citizen under a non-Christian king.
First, Washington D. C. is the new Rome. Pres. Obama is not going to provide any religious or spiritual leadership for our nation. Christians should come to expect a secular government.
The greatest protection our government can give believers is religious liberty. This protection is not promised anywhere in Scripture.
Second, Washington D. C. is the new mission field. Spiritual darkness pervades our capital. There are hundreds of religious lobbyists, but whenever you mix religion and politics, you get politics. Jesus told Paul to testify about Him in Rome (Acts 23:11). Less than 15 percent of the population in our capital attends church.
Third, change isn’t going to come from our president, rather Christ changes lives. Abortions will cease when women value life as a gift from God. Same-sex marriage will vanish when couples begin to view marriage as a covenant. Recreational use of marijuana will be replaced when people are delivered from their addictions.
When our King comes He won’t be riding an elephant or donkey.
Christians have three purposes. First, we’re to preach the gospel. We have the message that saves, heals, frees and connects the world with the God of eternity.
Second, we’re to love our neighbors. Our neighbors voted for Obama, are Mormons, have a different color skin and Jesus died for all of them.
Third, we’re to be on mission. Psalm 10:16 says, “The Lord is King forever and ever.” President Obama has four more years – God remains on His throne. A Christian’s mission is to the everlasting King – as long as spiritual darkness remains, missions exist.
America is becoming more and more like first-century Christianity – striving to live for Christ under non-Christian secular rule. Presidential elections should always remind believers their citizenship is ultimately in heaven (Philippians 3:20).
1 Peter 4:12-19
Suffering for Being a Christian
12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13 But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed. 14 If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. 15 If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler. 16 However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name. 17 For it is time for judgment to begin with God’s household; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God? 18 And,
“If it is hard for the righteous to be saved,
what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”[a]
19 So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.
He is more of an equivocator than whatever he professes to be, couching his answers or statements of what he believes himself to be in confusing language.
Oh? So then you are absurd...
save the nation from electing a Mormon president
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Hmmmmmmmmmmm
Thats a bigoted view...
wanted a Mormon president eh ???
Well if that is so important to you whats wrong with the one you have ???
Youve had a Mormon president for 4 years and you arent happy with him ???
after all Obama IS a Mormon..
If you dont want him it has to be because you are anti-Mormon...
and dont blame me because hes a Mormon...
Blame the Mormons and their UNREVERSABLE pagan doctrines...
“Spiritual darkness pervades our capital.”
fwiw;
About a dozen years ago I visited DC. I was on a business trip elsewhere and had an afternoon before I went home. I did a whirlwind tour of everything I could. The one thing I remember most of all is the feeling of incredible, brooding evil hanging over the city. Whatever the reasons you want to speculate that is our mission field. But more so, it needs a good exorcism!
Okay. I’ll bite. (No doubt this will be entertaining.) Tell me again how Obama is a Mormon president? You have probably told me before, but these things take a while to sink in.
I know, I saw that. But that’s a statement I disagree with also. Unless one is a Biblical Christian - they aren’t a Christian. The article (not the first) uses the word ‘Christian’ as if it applies to all and it doesn’t. He says he a Christian but later on he explains it. SPEAK the truth at ALL TIME. Write the church he goes to instead of ‘he was baptized and chose Christianity as an adult’. It’s a lie from the pit. People not informed read it and stay uninformed. The writer is deliberately misleading - wonder ‘the type’ of Christian he claims to be. Then he goes on to quoting Scripture as if he is teaching us something. What a farce!
My point is, I haven’t heard Mitt or barry ashamed of where they went to church. I don’t care what romney and obama called themselves, it what this author is calling them! Why is the author being so dishonest - for what reason? To keep the sheeple ignorant or he bowed to PC? I am so out of patience for lies, and had very little to begin with.
Then the title ‘Christians under a non-Christian King’. So he made Obama a King. When does a ‘Christian’ ever teach our president is our King? Got an idea why I’m rebelling at the author of this thread. He can cram his teaching. FWIW, I did not read the whole article. I got to a point and stopped.
Absurd? In this theater, who could possibly tell?
Correction: Citizens not Christians under a non-christian
Clever....
LOL
THX 1138
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