I’ve always been perplexed by the growing movement among some Christians that equate following the biblical commands of the Lord with supporting big government programs to answer society’s needs. There’s unfortunately all too common of a perception among us that believes that where the government is absent, there is no hope for the needy. Is the government our Savior? Is it not complete hypocrisy to look to the government to force ‘charity’ on some of the citizens through government redistributive programs instead of looking inward to ourselves and change the church? Don’t get me wrong, I’m not one who believes that the church of America (or anywhere in the world for that matter) is anywhere near the level that we need to be on this issue…this is most definitely one of the pillar issues that must change in the church today. With that said, it pains me to see Christians look first to government, even at the cost of moral suicide. How is it that we’ve come to the place of completely over-looking any moral or character issues among politicians, no matter how extreme, in order to support the great commission through the ‘benevolant’ government? I’m reminded of a story that I’ve recently read in my quiet times. In 2 Chronicles 17 & 18, we read about king Jehoshaphat who was ruler of Judah. He was a good king. The Bible says that “The LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek the Baals, but sought the God of his father and walked in his commandments, and not according to the practices of Israel.” (2 Chronicles 17:3-4 ESV) Unfortunately, already in chapter 18 we see Jehoshaphat making a “marriage alliance” with king Ahab of Israel. King Ahab was a very evil king. “Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the eyes of the LORD than any of those before him. He not only considered it trivial to commit the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, but he also married Jezebel daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and began to serve Baal and worship him. He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he built in Samaria. Ahab also made an Asherah pole and did more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than did all the kings of Israel before him.” (1 Kings 16:30-33 ESV). We read that when Jehoshaphat aligned himself with evil men, it was said of him “the wrath of God has gone out against you from the Lord.” We see similar stories when we read about Solomon. Though, because of his faithfulness he started out as one of the people most blessed with monetary riches and wisdom, his life ended in judgment and destruction when he aligned himself with evil people. The Bible is clear. “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.” (Psalm 1:1 ESV) “Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.” (Proverbs 13:20 ESV) “Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man, lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.” (Proverbs 22:24-25)
So what am I getting at with all of this? We the Church cannot align ourselves for ANY reason with men who so blatantly stand against the word of God. Those who stand by such men, are accountable for that decision, and the decisions that they make in which they were empowered to make by their citizen allies. Obama is such a man.
If we were for the moment to throw all other political issues aside (don’t worry, I’ll get into many of those heavily down the road) except for abortion, how would my comments pan out? Well, on January 23 of this year, Obama reversed the “gag rule”, spending our tax dollars to offer free abortions in foreign countries. He’s also voted to make it legal for abortion doctors to euthanize babies who are born after botched late-term abortions. There is also a push to make abortions in America covered by the federal government through the new Obama Care bill. Even on this previous anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, Obama reinstated his stance when he talked about his commitment to the “rights” of our daughters as it relates to abortions (I’m not sure what historical document he got that from). During his previous election campaign, when publicity was high for Sarah Palin’s daughter ‘choosing’ to not kill her child, Obama commented, “If my daughter made a poor choice and got pregnant, I wouldn’t want her burdened with a child.” If this isn’t conclusive enough, Obama then chose John Holdren for science czar. He’s the one who said, “The fetus, given the opportunity to develop properly before birth, and given the essential early socializing experiences and sufficient nourishing food during the crucial early YEARS (yes, that’s plural) after birth, will ultimately develop into a human being.” This czar also wrote about putting sterilants into drinking water and staple foods for population control. He then wrote that “it has been concluded that compulsory population-control laws, even including laws requiring compulsory abortion, could be sustained under the existing Constitution if the population crisis became sufficiently severe to endanger the society.” Is this in line with the biblical world view? I hardly think so. “For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” (Psalm 139:13-14 ESV)
Again I ask, is it ungodly to ally ourselves with people this morally corrupt? Again I answer, I think that it would be moral suicide for the church to EVER stand with such men. Giving men like this more power will only further the evil agenda of such men. The positions of Obama and his advisers are just too much.
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