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Have you ever thought, “If only we got the right person in office we could overturn ____ law” or maybe “If only we had a celebrity spokesperson ____ cause would really take off”? Well, I have. I remember in the election in 2004 a number of people I knew decided to vote for President Bush because he was an evangelical. Now I find myself not wanting to vote for Obama because of his pro-choice views. But is this biblical? I hadn’t considered it until I listened to a sermon by Voddie Baucham (one of my new favorite speakers). He starts on in Jude 3:
“Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.”
Apparently, Jude had planned to write to them about salvation, a very important issue. But instead, he decided that contending for the faith was so important he pushed the topic of salvation down the list. Notice who he says needs to do the contending. He doesn’t say “find the best candidate to contend for the faith for you,” nor does he say “find a great celebrity to contend for the faith for you.” He says “I appeal to YOU to contend for the faith.”
So let’s start worrying about how we can best contend for the faith ourselves. “Contending” isn’t voting. “Contending” is going out there and getting the truth of the Gospel message to a world that needs to hear it. That’s what going to be an agent for change in the world, far greater than any politician or celebrity will ever be able to do for Christianity. When the people of God start doing what God has asked us to do, that’s when God will bless America.
Tags: Christianity, obama, Politics, religion
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