tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post794664391083503317..comments2023-10-21T04:32:31.262-05:00Comments on Following Judah's Lion: Rick Fruehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05879848568892457571noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-84325431937322720052012-02-07T11:32:39.340-05:002012-02-07T11:32:39.340-05:00It is unseemly.It is unseemly.Rick Fruehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05879848568892457571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-66309990811138314342012-02-07T11:23:18.718-05:002012-02-07T11:23:18.718-05:00As a non-participant in the U.S. electoral process...As a non-participant in the U.S. electoral process, I am just an observer, because as a christian believer, I just can't believe what my eyes have seen these past few years. <br /><br />The exploitation of the gospel to influence voters - by politicians; the pharisee-ical tv networks that claim they stand for truth, while bashing others. Wealthy professed christian voices inserting their agendas on talk shows and endorsing candidates. It is a circus. But a sad one. <br /><br />I remember once my pastor speaking about leaders who go astray. How they repent and receive God's forgiveness - and how it would be wise for them to discontinue in leadership. If they truly are repentent, they'll stay out of the scrutiny of the public and lead a private humble life, devoted to serving others without fanfare. But there seems to be no shame anymore. <br /><br />A candidate can offend and offend, and instead of retreating to a life devoted to one wife, one family, they go all out and feel entitled to hold public office and preach to others on how others must live. This doesn't work. I agree, I don't see how believing church leaders are asking believing members to support such politicians. By doing that, they are placing a King on the throne that they imply is their candidate of righteousness, who carries the banner of the cross. <br /><br />And what's up is down, what's down is up, white is black, and so forth. There is a scale on the eyes right now. What is good they call evil and what is evil they call good.<br /><br />Again, I'm not involved in the process. But what I've observed since 2008 is this: The sitting President, who in my view, has acted professionally, gracefully, and moderately, has been continually verbally clobbered, not just by political opponents, but by CHRISTIANS. He has never promised a Kingdom on earth, has not exploited the gospel during his campaign for the christian base. He has campaigned as a secular candidate hoping to be successful in a very secular job. <br /><br />It grieves me when I hear professed christians call others the "anti-Christ". It also grieves me when a sitting President at a prayer breakfast is prayed for and takes a verse from the bible, to edify the group, in encouraging the group to try to be good stewards of what they have been given, and that act gets distorted and misinterpreted by said professed christians to undermine that man. When Jesus' disciples were offended by a man who casting out demons in Jesus Name, yet who wasn't a part of their group brought him up to Jesus, didn't Jesus say, "For he who is not against us is on our side".<br /><br />So these professed christian critics are the same ones who endorse christian candidates who USED their gospel message to gain - power, votes, and donations. <br /><br />It's evident that we are living in the times where evil is called good and good is called evil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com