It is that season again, the air gets colder, the news on the presidential election is nonstop, and the heretics proclaim our sacred duty to vote (and the right way) less one fall into \u201csin\u201d.<\/p>\n
The Christian News Network via the Do not be surprised<\/a> blog had done a great job reporting on this travesty of American Idolatry.\u00a0 The event featured a who\u2019s who of bible twisting and word of faith heresy and with a good dollop of Dominionist theology<\/p>\n Mr. Macavage offered the best and most offensive morsel in the article:<\/p>\n \u201cIn the words of Charles Spurgeon, \u2018Of two evils, choose neither,\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cChristians must turn from the endless cycle of voting for the lesser of evils and expecting an unrighteous act to produce a righteous result. From a communist to a cultist, choosing the lesser of evils is still evil, and never should we do evil that good may come.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIf Christians continue sinning with their votes and working to elect those who do not fear God, then our nation will continue to suffer His judgments,\u201d Marcavage added. \u201cThe Scripture clearly warns, \u2018Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.\u2019 We must not vote in the fear of man, but in the fear of God, and trust in His sovereignty.\u201d<\/p>\n First, I am a betting Macavage miss-quoted Spurgeon. In our internet driven world I can find the quote but not the context. \u00a0Marcavage may want to read Frank Turks article: \u00a0Math and Election<\/a> to see the utter fallacy; by not voting for the better the Christian guarantees the worst.\u00a0 The second is very grievous false teaching. It pure, industrial strength, law without gospel: do this or else. This is not the Gospel of \u00a0you failed to fulfill ALL of the law because you are in sin but Christ died for that sin an now brings you to now life only through faith and that faith is a gift of Christ(Ephesians 2:8). \u00a0Where does it say that the Christian is sinning not voting for \u201cgod fearing leaders\u201d\u00a0 Macavage offers the typical\u00a0 bible twister copout by saying \u201cthe scripture say\u201d but never once opens the scripture to shows\u00a0 us what the scripture says.<\/p>\n If anything it shows an ignorance and or confusion of the two kingdom principal. God rules from two distinct kingdoms: the Civil and Heavenly kingdom. The Civil kingdom is made of both Christians and non Christians, promoting the common good, civil order and justice, and is temporal. The Civil Kingdom will end in the last days when Christ returns. The Heavenly Kingdom is only made of Believers brought in the grace of God, by faith, by the work of Christ alone and is eternal.<\/p>\n Once can find a good short description A Two Kingdoms Primer<\/a> at the Riddleblog<\/p>\n What this means is, as Christians, we have dual citizenship, both heavenly and Civil Kingdoms and we can work for like minded non believers for the common good. This is the reason why I can work with and vote for agnostics like Roland Reagan, George Bush and will vote for the non Christian Mitt Romney or when I was a Republican Precinct Person.\u00a0 On the other hand if American of Jesus wants to suggest a \u201cgod fearing \u201ccandidate, then I am obliged to judge that candidate beyond the standard I set for secular candidates. I would have ask dose the \u201cgod fearing\u201d the candidate correctly handles the word of God;\u00a0 it is why I could not in good faith vote for Pat Robinson because of his charismatic preaching and conduct contradict sound understanding and interpretation of scripture..<\/p>\n It is bad teaching like this is why I had to leave the Christian conservative movement, it was no longer Christian. I we want to change America we need to be preaching Christ and Him crucified not the false gospel of politics of America for Jesus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It is that season again, the air gets colder, the news on the presidential election is nonstop, and the heretics proclaim our sacred duty to vote (and the right way) less one fall into \u201csin\u201d. The Christian News Network via … Continue reading