This is a hijacking!!!

Sorry for the interruption but I don't have a blog or any other real way of communicating on a large scale. I will return this blog to it's rightful owner as soon as you are done reading. As this is not my blog I will likely not be checking the comments, if you would like to discuss this issue from a biblical worldview feel free to email me. gabeheter@hotmail

Surley we cannot call something atrocious gross sin but then actively support and contribute to the continuance of that very thing. The sacrifice of children to false gods is surley an atrocious act and it should grieve Christians to live in a nation that has established,endorses, funds, and approves of abortion, regardless of the circumstances used to justify it. It is biblically clear that as individuals we are not responsible for who becomes the leader of a nation (Daniel 2:21, Romans 13:1). We are to live only according to Gods laws and are biblically obligated to break with the "laws" of man if they contradict Gods truth (Acts 5:29). Our only citizenship is in heaven (Philippians 3:20). We owe no debt and have no obligation to any man, not even those who may have died for our freedom, and especially not to act in a way contrary to the one truth which has been revealed to us. Even from the standpoint of human reason it makes no sense to honor men who have died for our freedom by voting in a way that actively contributes to the unjust deaths of other individuals. This is a dishonor to them all.

Because we do live in a country with freedom I think it is responsible to vote, but remember that God alone establishes rulers of nations through His sovereign will. As Christians we are responsible for living according to the laws of God by the power of His Spirit and for making decisions that are based on biblical principals alone, not based on human wisdom. I realize that if every true Christian were to vote for someone other than McCain (or perhaps not vote based on their conscience) it is very likely, based on human wisdom, that Obama will win the election. But integrity to faith and the truths of the Bible which govern our lives should far outweigh any fear we may have that by acting according to our conscience a "more evil" man may be elected. It is a sin to violate our own conscience (Romans 14:23). We should not feel obligated to compromise our beliefs and faith to accomplish what we feel is best.

The results of elections and the course of all the worlds' occurrences are God's responsibility alone. There is a difference between Gods sovereign will and His desired will. His sovereign will is ultimately always accomplished. This world is fallen and as a result His desired will is often not accomplished. We only further thwart the accomplishment of His desired will if we behave and support actions that are contrary to the absolute truth he has made known to us. We know for certain that God's desired will is that Christians are to live according to His Holy Word. Not that we would ignore clear violations of scripture and support sin by taking matters into our own hands in order to accomplish what we deem best. If it is your desire to "make things better" in this world then as a Christian it is ridiculous to think that you can accomplish this outside of being faithful to God and His desired will for your life. God never intends His Children to deny truth in order to accomplish His desired will or His sovereign will. Spiritual truth must be more important to us than a political persuasion or ideology. Being "conservative" is not Christian. But, if being Christian persuades you of certain views considered to be "conservative politics" I say good, our beliefs must influence our worldview, but do not allow the mission of "conservative politics" to compromise the core truth which has established your worldview in the first place.

Consider a hypothetical human argument. What if McCain was for gay marriage, but not fully, only in certain instances when the couple had proved their true love and had been together for, let's say, over 7 years... Should Christians still vote for him? How many idolatrously evil acts must a politician support, condone and participate in establishing before Christians are obligated NOT to support him?

This is not an issue of politics. It is an issue of consistently allowing biblical principals to permeate all areas and decisions we make regarding home, work, church, and civic life.

Gabe