Lest say I not happy with\u00a0 the choices. For the fist time since voting for Reagan\u00a0 in 1984 I will not vote for \u00a0the Republican.<\/p>\n
Every four years, the American evangelical\u00a0 church is\u00a0 infected\u00a0 with a malady\u00a0 called the Presidential elections. Last cycle there was a dominionist\u00a0 calling\u00a0 churches and pastor that does not\u00a0 preach\u00a0 politics from the pulpit cowards. The purpose \u00a0of the church and\u00a0 the duty of the pastor \u00a0on Sunday is the rightfully handling of the Word and sacraments, preaching law and gospel, sin and grace. This year the fallacies flow with how would Jesus vote.\u00a0 As in Jesus\u00a0 would vote for\u00a0 Trump.\u00a0 Well lest see what \u00a0\u00a0scripture \u00a0would say What would Jesus dor.<\/p>\n
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Maybe this one :<\/p>\n
After the feeding\u00a0 of the five thousand\u00a0 in John 6:<\/p>\n
John 6 14-15 (ESV)<\/p>\n
14 After the people saw the sign Jesus performed, they began to say, \u201cSurely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.\u201d 15 Jesus, knowing that they intended to come and make him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by himself.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n No wait \u00a0maybe \u00a0this one:<\/p>\n Matthew 22:15-22 English Standard Version (ESV)<\/p>\n 15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to entangle him in his words. 16 And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, \u201cTeacher, we know that you are true and teach the way of God truthfully, and you do not care about anyone’s opinion, for you are not swayed by appearances. 17 Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?\u201d 18 But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, \u201cWhy put me to the test, you hypocrites? 19 Show me the coin for the tax.\u201d And they brought him a denarius. 20 And Jesus said to them, \u201cWhose likeness and inscription is this?\u201d 21 They said, \u201cCaesar’s.\u201d Then he said to them, \u201cTherefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s<\/strong><\/span>.\u201d 22 When they heard it, they marveled. And they left him and went away.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Oh no maybe this one \u00a0Jesus before Pilate:<\/p>\n 33\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him,\u00a0\u201cAre you the King of the Jews?\u201d\u00a034\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Jesus answered,\u00a0\u201cDo you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?\u201d\u00a035\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Pilate answered, \u201cAm I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you over to me. What have you done?\u201d\u00a036\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Jesus answered,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cMy kingdom\u00a0is not of this world.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n If my kingdom were of this world,\u00a0my servants would have been fighting, that\u00a0I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.\u201d\u00a037\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Then Pilate said to him, \u201cSo you are a king?\u201d Jesus answered,\u00a0\u201cYou say that I am a king.\u00a0For this purpose I was born and for this purpose\u00a0I have come into the world\u2014to bear witness to the truth.\u00a0Everyone who is\u00a0of the truth listens to my voice.\u201d\u00a038\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Pilate said to him, \u201cWhat is truth?\u201d<\/p>\n Jesus \u00a0would not entangle himself in politics\u00a0 by have a bigger\u00a0 mission like preaching the Good news, his death for our sins and rising form the dead for our justification.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lest say I not happy with\u00a0 the choices. For the fist time since voting for Reagan\u00a0 in 1984 I will not vote for \u00a0the Republican. Every four years, the American evangelical\u00a0 church is\u00a0 infected\u00a0 with a malady\u00a0 called the Presidential … Continue reading