How big is our Christianity?<\/p>\n
As citizens of the United States, one of the greatest obligations we have is to vote.\u00a0 We get to participate in the process of government by choosing those who will make decisions for us for the next few years.\u00a0 Christians have even a higher obligation, not to government or to fellow citizens, but to God, to express in their vote the principles of Christianity.<\/p>\n
Recent published surveys have detailed an appalling lack of biblical knowledge among church attendees.\u00a0 Maybe we no longer know what principles we are to judge candidates by?\u00a0 Perhaps we can no longer form an opinion based on biblical truth about taxes, property, crime, and the role of government?\u00a0 The Founders feared such a time would come, so they encouraged Bible reading and lessons and involvement in church and religion.\u00a0 They knew that without a virtuous people there would be no virtuous leaders and without virtuous leaders the country they started would fail from within.<\/p>\n
As Christians we must be involved in the political process, and we must vote for those who will uphold and further biblical principles.\u00a0 Moses was told to select able men who feared God as rulers: Exodus 18:21 <\/strong>Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such<\/em> over them, to be<\/em> rulers of thousands, and<\/em> rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:\u00a0 This is wise counsel for us also and who can argue that it is not God\u2019s will.\u00a0 God has given us guidelines for whom to choose and how to judge who is best for any particular office.<\/p>\n This poem from an earlier era has often been my prayer.<\/p>\n How big is our Christianity? As citizens of the United States, one of the greatest obligations we have is to vote.\u00a0 We get to participate in the process of government by choosing those who will make decisions for us for the next few years.\u00a0 Christians have even a higher obligation, not to government or to … Continue reading Putting Principles into Practice<\/span>