Why are politics on this board?

[Guest kitkat]

CHRISTIAN LUTHIER..........

You said, that when Joseph fled to Egypt....he was defying the "authority " of

king Herod.

When GOD is involved......aren't we suppose to listen to GOD before man.

Joseph listened to GOD and fled to Egypt and he did as what GOD commanded

him to. This was to save JESUS from being killed by King Herod.

Matthew 2:13

Now when they departed , behold , an angel of the LORD appeared

to JOSEPH in a dream, saying , "Arise , take the young CHILD and

HIS mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word;

for Herod will seek the young CHILD to destroy HIM."

I am a voter and have my freedom of speech.......

I can turn on the T.V. and hear politics, or get on the Internet to hear it......

If i don't hear it.... then, i wouldn't know who to vote for......

LOVE and PEACE to everyone, :hug:

Cajun, that is an excellent post!! Very true!

In Christ,

Kat

:hug:

[Adstar]

I agree with both Christian Luthier and Called

Yes we are called to obey the Authorities and Yes if the Authorities tell us to go against what we have been instructed to do by the Word Of God then we must disobey that command against the will of God.

But there is a big difference between obeying a worldly Authority and getting into bed with that Authority. It could be argued that if people had followed that scripture Called posted then the war of independence against the English Crown that happened in the USA would never have happened and the USA would today still be under the Authority of the Queen of England.

All Praise The Ancient Of Days

[Trinity]

Here is the reason why.

I want the world to know who i like and want as president. It is this countries job to put in the best guy in office, i think it is Bush and i feel i have an ablugation to the country to help put in the guy i feel, even though others feel differently and they have the right to promote who they think is better.

[Jedi4Yahweh]

Politics and Religion have always coexisted. They both effect each other. Our (US) Government established a Government to allow the freedom of Religion not the freedom from religion. The US government established a freedom of religion so that Government would not infringe of the rights of Christians and other religions. But you see as our government becomes more socialistic which leads to communism that these freedoms are slowly being taken away. The Freedom of Religion is becoming the Freedom from Religion.

Its important that Christians vote in favor of Religious freedom so this is the reason we discuss politics of these boards. If Christians did not participate in politics then Christians would not have a voice in our country and we would lose our religious freedom.

God bless,

[Trinity]

Politics and Religion have always coexisted. They both effect each other. Our (US) Government established a Government to allow the freedom of Religion not the freedom from religion. The US government established a freedom of religion so that Government would not infringe of the rights of Christians and other religions. But you see as our government becomes more socialistic which leads to communism that these freedoms are slowing being taken away. The Freedom of Religion is becoming the Freedom from Religion.

It important that Christians vote in favor of Religious freedom so this is the reason we discuss politics of the board. If Christians did not participate in politics then Christians would not have a voice in our country and we would lose our religious freedom.

God bless,

Exactly!

[dgolvach]

If we Christians don't keep our noses in politics, the other side will surly keep our noses bloody.

[Trinity]

If we Christians don't keep our noses in politics, the other side will surly keep our noses bloody.

We have already learned from our mustakes. If Christians leave Politics it goes heywire. Christains already tried leaving Politic and it got bad, then if we leave again all are rights will be taken away.

[other one]

I can't speak for the moderators, but my short answer is this: Scripture says we are to obey those in authority over us. Electing those leaders is a critical issue in our lives. If believers aren't educating ourselves and discussing these issues in light of God's Word, preparing ourselves to take a stand for what is right and true...then we may as well lay down and die right now. It isn't about politics as much as it is about making wise decisions and positioning ourselves to reflect Christ to the world.

Tess, you sure are getting a head start on wisdom in that young person that you are. I agree to the fullest....

BTW Christian Luthier I was remiss the other night when I read your first post not to welcome you to the boards here. You and your wife together I should say.

Welcome Welcome Welcome As Gomer would say from a warm caring heart...

[Crusader4Christ]

Now, this is just my opinion. I hope I don't get personally attacked by anyone or offend anyone. What I believe is this: I believe that voting won't do us much good, no matter who would vote for. The government is corrupt, and they only care about lining their pockets with voters hard-earned money. In my opinion, it doesn't really matter who you vote for. It will always end up in a mess. Taxes will heighten, laws and freedoms will be taken away, etc. no matter who's in office.

Now, I know that we are supposed to respect those who are in authority as Jesus

designated. I won't deny this. And I'm not trying to discourage any of you from not voting. This is all just my opinion of course.

[Trinity]

Now, this is just my opinion. I hope I don't get personally attacked by anyone or offend anyone. What I believe is this: I believe that voting won't do us much good, no matter who would vote for. The government is corrupt, and they only care about lining their pockets with voters hard-earned money. In my opinion, it doesn't really matter who you vote for. It will always end up in a mess. Taxes will heighten, laws and freedoms will be taken away, etc. no matter who's in office.

Now, I know that we are supposed to respect those who are in authority as Jesus

designated. I won't deny this. And I'm not trying to discourage any of you from not voting. This is all just my opinion of course.

Ok let say that, but i'd rather get there slower then sooner

I mean if you vote for the right person, you will get to the stage more down the road then sooner.