There have been some very interesting answers on these threads lately, so I will lay out the reasons I feel a Christian can not support a candidate who supports anti-Christian views in every aspect that deals with ethics (ex. abortion, gay rights). First of all, let’s define what a Christian is. To be a Christian means to reflect the image of Christ or to become Christ-like. It means you become defined not by your flesh, but by the One who lives inside you (I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.Galatians 2:19-21). Now, if we are dead to self and alive in Christ as this passage and many others suggest, then do we not support the ethics and morals of Christ and reject the things that God despises? I think we have to if we are indeed Christians. There are certain core issues dealing with ethics that are at stake in this election. Let’s look at “two of the biggies.”
Abortion- Obama is an avid supporter of abortion under any circumstances and no matter how far along in the pregnancy the mother is. Basically, if it has not been born yet, go ahead and kill it. Its not human or its not alive. He and other liberals justify this position by saying life does not begin until birth. So at 8 months, if the mother decides she does not want the baby on a whim, well abort it. Another argument is, it can not live outside of the mother’s womd, so technically it is not fully developed. Well, I was born six weeks early ( at 7 1/2 months) and my lungs were not fully developed. I am no less human and was no less alive than any baby carried to full term. Did my life not count until my due date? As Christians, we believe that life begins at conception. Scripture even tell us this (“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”) in Jeremiah. If we as Christians believe this, then there is only one way to look at abortion and that is murder. To support a candidate who so vigorously supports abortion is to become an accomplice to murder.
Gay Rights- Obama, according to his wife Michelle, seeks to overturn or repeal The Defense of Marriage Act. Furthermore, he has gone as far as to try to twist the Sermon on the Mount to back up his support for civil unions. Can we say “BLASPHEMY” any louder? As a Christian, we believe marriage to be an institution ordained by God and to be exclusively between one man and one woman. Supporting a candidate that supports gay rights so heavily is to throw your support behind the gay and lesbian movement yourself.
Now, are you really a Christian if you do not strive to reflect Christ in everything, including who you choose to vote for? Can you go to an alter, pray for forgiveness and accept the gift of grace and then turn around two years later, decide you know better for your life than God does, reject His word and live by the flesh and still call yourself a Christian? Here is another question. Can a Christian decide to reflect Christ in every aspect of their life except in their voting, throwing their support behind a candidate that is very much anti-Christian in his views and voting record. I do not want this to turn into a theological debate, however I do want to know how anyone who calls themselves a Christian can support anti-Christian views.
Just a quick side note: I do not believe there is anything you can do to “earn” salvation. The price was to great for any of us to bare, so Jesus paid that price on the cross. God has given us the freedom or free will to accept or reject that salvation. Therefor, I do not believe that you can “lose” your salvation but you do have the free will to reject it, even after that conversion experience, (stories of King David and even the story of Judas comes to mind). God does not force you to follow Him. When we accept that gift of grace, our lives change. Are we perfect, no! Our flesh will still make mistakes. But the One who lives inside of us is perfect. If we start reflecting Him in our lives, then we will be less likely to make a calculated decision (vote) to support anything that He would reject. A vote is a decision. It is something you think about (or should think about) before making. You should not be able to look back at a vote and say “Oops, I made a mistake.” “I just wasn’t thinking.” To many of us do. We better compare the two candidates we have to choose from and see who we are more in line with on morality issues way before we start worrying about the “political” aspects of the campaign. We need to get informed on issues as much as possible so we can make the best decisions we can based on the information. After all, the political aspects are now infringing into the very foundations of our morality. It is no longer just an issue of politics.
I’m still laughing. Maybe you should take a class on Hermeneutics. You can take individual scriptures all day long and use them out of context to fit whatever you want. This test assumes its the goverments role to carry out these particular scriptures and twist them out of context. Nice try though. My suggestion is go read the Bible, learn how to read in context, and then see if Obama represents anything remotely similar to the themes in scripture. I believe you will be the one surprised. Have a nice day!
