Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Your Opinion Matters
I received a comment on my previous blog that kinda disturbed me. The comment basically went contrary to everything the blog said. If you haven't read it, I recommend that you do, so you can fully understand the comment. This person said, in a nutshell, that people in higher governmental positions should not profess their faith. I beg to differ. I feel that political figures who proclaim the name of Jesus in their daily lives have just as much right as anyone else to share their faith in the workplace. It just so happens that their workplace is one of publicity and many will hear the message. Whether they will listen, or not, is a different story. Their decision to get angry because of the truth someone else was bold enough to tell could be a reaction to the Word pricking them in the heart. Just know that we must be ready. God's wish for us is that "every knee will bow and every tounge will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord." Don't hate the messengers. We're just doing our job. If you're going to hate, hate the Deceiver who fills our world full of lies and wickedness. The same lies and wickedness that the brave politician from Kansas denounced will be the demise of this old world. I can't wait until we leave this world behind and move on to the Great Beyond! I'll see you there!!
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Don't you think that, as a matter of public policy, it is a bad idea to let some people tell other people who's knee should be "bowing" and who should be "pricking" whom in the heart?
Are you really telling me that you'd talk that way to a Jewish or Moslem collegue? (Perhaps you don't have any. I don't know.) Would you legislate in such a way that politicians would feel free to state their religious prejudices as a matter of public policy? Do you believe that Christians should attempt to hold public office? (Strange, Jesus and pretty much all of the first century Christians refrained from seeking political positions.)
The mixture of religion and government is exactly what the Pilgrims were fleeing when they came to this land. They wanted to be free from governmental control. Thank God we had leaders who knew that entangling theism and politics was and is a bad idea. David Lipscomb stood up for this idea, though his college has now largely abandoned his example.
Wait. Was it a minister or a politician who said that prayer? It makes a difference. You can make sure that a radical cleric never holds sway in governmental chambers again, but you've got to vote out zealots who've been elected.
I've gotta run. More later . . .
You're right. It was a minister who said that prayer. Were the issues he addressed irrelevant or untrue? Should he never have been so bold as to speak the truth in a public place? Would you rather he sugar-coat those issues like the majority of our society does, or should he follow his calling as a minister and "go into all of the world" telling people about the one true God?
I guess I made a big mistake posting MY opinion on MY blog for MY family, friends, and fans to see. Am I wrong in believing that our world, better yet, our country is a mess? Are we not being brought down by the many perversions of justice we have been forced to live with? If I'm out of line, who's right? The reason I post the blogs that I decide to post is to edify and encourage Christians, giving them reminders of God's plan for us. I also post blogs to draw readers who don't know the God I know to want to get to know him. If I am wrong in trying to uphold the standards God has set for me, even though I often fail, I will let God deal with me accordingly.
I ask, out of courtesy and respect to other readers, Christians and non-believers alike, that you don't attack me on my blog, especially if you won't share your name with us. If I have wronged you in any way, please let me know, privately, and I'll do what I need to do to remedy the problem privately. Have I attacked your values or beliefs? Have I compromised your integrity? Have I drawn you away from God? If I have, I truly apologize to you and to everyone else whom I have wronged. My blog is meant to be a positive place where people can be encouraged. It is not meant for negativity. It is not meant for debate. It is not meant for anger, bitterness, strife, or any other emotions you may be experiencing. I would love for people to find a sense of strength, worth, healing, joy from my blogs. If that's not what I'm doing, I need to work harder to do so. Please help me lift up my brothers and sisters in the name of Christ, and to witness to non-believers. Together, we can help rid our country of the junk we are dealing with, and focus on our Savior!
In brotherly love,
Robin
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. God's word has its place in governement and it lies precisly within the people in that government. Seperation of church and state should not be misconstrued as seperation of church from state. If we elect someone who publicly prays and professes faith we should not expect that person to become removed from the religion that guides their heart. I would hope that it be evident to everyone through my actions and words that Jesus leads. One should not be expected to compartmentalize true belief from word and deed.
I agree 100 % Robin. Our Founding Fathers would be astonished and amazed that we would have people who question whether or not Christians should be vocal about their beliefs and faith. I would think it would be comforting to know that a statesman (not politician) would be using his Christian faith as a basis for his voting rather than a PAC, a lobbyist, etc. At least you would know what he/she stood for and that in any occasion, you would know where they stood.
On a more important note, the responses should be a wake up call to all Christians to take stock of your faith and make sure that with all of the animosity towards us in this country these days, that we start praying to be bold.
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