Can Your Faith In Jesus Be Separate From Any Aspect Of Your Life?

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Just surfed by CNN and came across a blurb about the new appointee to supreme court Miers.

President Bush suggested Wednesday that Harriet Miers' evangelical Christian beliefs were part of the reason he nominated her to the Supreme Court, but a White House spokesman said her religion played no role in her selection. "Harriet Miers is a person of faith," Scott McClellan told reporters. "She recognizes, however, that a person's religion or personal views have no role when it comes to making decisions as a judge."

How can an evangelical Christian recognize that your religion has no role when it comes to making decisions.

When you get saved aren't you supposed to be a "new creation"?

Aren't you supposed to become more like Christ?

If all the above is true, how can her relationship with God NOT affect her decision making.

I know it affects my day to day decisions and when I don't allow that, that is when I really make mistakes.

And this "person of faith" stuff....what is that?

How about Woman of God?

Believer in Christ

Christian

When they all start quoting that person of faith stuff it just makes me think of a bunch of people getting together and agreeing to "pretend" that they actually believe what they believe and that they will let each other believe what they want and not bother each other with all their different beliefs.

And we've been fighting wars over THAT? (pretending)

I now know what having the "Mind of Christ" is and I am certain being a "person of faith" has nothing to do with it.

[boblandis]

That has been President's view all along. Be a Christian, just don't act, think, or talk like one, we don't want to offend anybody.

[Avodah]

whatever he is, it isn't a born again christian.

Do you know his heart? Have you walked in his shoes?

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While we do not know someone's heart one can generally be found out by the fruit one bears.

We should all respect the authority of President Bush and pray for him and all our leaders but do not be decieved into thinking that there is any room for compromise and double speak when you decide to actually take up the cross.

Whatever President Bush's beliefs are, I do know who actully runs things and have complete faith in Him.

[sisterinchrist]

Just surfed by CNN and came across a blurb about the new appointee to supreme court Miers.

President Bush suggested Wednesday that Harriet Miers' evangelical Christian beliefs were part of the reason he nominated her to the Supreme Court, but a White House spokesman said her religion played no role in her selection. "Harriet Miers is a person of faith," Scott McClellan told reporters. "She recognizes, however, that a person's religion or personal views have no role when it comes to making decisions as a judge."

How can an evangelical Christian recognize that your religion has no role when it comes to making decisions.

When you get saved aren't you supposed to be a "new creation"?

Aren't you supposed to become more like Christ?

If all the above is true, how can her relationship with God NOT affect her decision making.

I know it affects my day to day decisions and when I don't allow that, that is when I really make mistakes.

And this "person of faith" stuff....what is that?

How about Woman of God?

Believer in Christ

Christian

I totally agree that as Christians whether we are a judge or whatever should always keep God in everything and all decisions we make.

[Mongo]

How can an evangelical Christian recognize that your religion has no role when it comes to making decisions.

You need to compare apples to apples. We're not talking about her ability to decide on things based either on wordly or Christian views, we're talking about her ability to judge cases based upon the law of the land. Its perfectly within someone's ability to walk with Christ.

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Her beliefs will shape how those laws are interpreted in many cases.

I'm saying that even how you read and understand things are affected by your belief in Jesus.

Also, not all judicial decisions are an easy black and white.

If they were anyone could be a judge.

[boblandis]

Sister, you are right. Doesn't seem they want to talk about "religion" and keep God in a jar so he doesn't offend any non-Christian? This is the strategy the Republicans think will work to keep the Christan vote. How cheap and sad.

[IslandRose]

President Bush claims to know the Lord. He gives testimony of recieve Christ as Saviour and being born again. Based on that I call him my brother. I may not agree with all his decisions, but there are many here that I call brother and with whom I disagree.

I do not know where Harriet Mier's stands in relation to Christ, I have not yet heard her testimony. I do know that every judge must judge based upon the law, not upon her own opinions. If she does know the Lord, it will influence the way she sees the Law, but she is judging things according to the Constitution.

That being said, let's not turn this into a bash Bush thread. If you disagree with a particular decision he has made, debate the merits or failings of that decision.

[Mongo]

Her beliefs will shape how those laws are interpreted in many cases.

I'm saying that even how you read and understand things are affected by your belief in Jesus.

Also, not all judicial decisions are an easy black and white.

If they were anyone could be a judge.

Personal beliefs are not suppose to affect her judicial judgements. I know they might to a degree, but the degree we simply don't know. She might not even let them interfere.

Being a judge requires more than simply making decisions, so not everyone could do it.

I understand your POV, but it is possible to sit on the bench and not let personal feelings influence you. In fact, its expected and if judges are suspected of letting religious or personal beliefs creeping into their work, they can face serious repercussions.