Politicsand Christianity
Revelation 20:1-20:10 Politics and Christianity - there has been many an articleabout this pastelection.
Some, praising Christians and some condemningthem.
As for me being aMinister, I'm disappointed in both sides.
Politics have no place in the Church.
Jesus would not have votedfor neither.
2Ti 2:4 No man that warreth entanglethhimself withthe affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosenhim to be a soldier.
Our war is with the spirit and not with theflesh.
Godordains the Powers that be.
Vote, but don't get involvedin all the rhetoric,the damage has been done, its time to repairit.
Our missions as Christians: 1.
Worship God.
2.
Preach the Gospel.
3.
Be instant in season and out ofSeason 4.
Seek out the Lost If the Church just did as our Lord commanded,itwould not have brought this hate toward Christians.
Politiciansspeak of peacein the Middle East, but the Christian communityshould know better.
Look at God'sprophecy for the Middle East.
Rev 20:1-10 Rev 20:1-10 And I saw an angelcome down fromheaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain inhis hand.
And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent,which is theDevil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into thebottomless pit, and shut him up, andset a seal upon him, that he should deceivethe nations no more,till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after thathemust be loosed a little season.
And I saw thrones, and theysat uponthem, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw thesouls of them that werebehead-ed for the witness of Jesus, andfor the word of God, and which had notworshiped the beast, neitherhis image, neither had received his mark upontheir foreheads,or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ athousandyears.
But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousandyears were finished.
This is the first resurrection.
Blessedand holy is hethat hath part in the first resurrection: on suchthe second death hath nopower, but they shall be priests of Godand of Christ, and shall reign with hima thousand years.
Andwhen the thousand years are expired, Satan shall beloosed outof his prison, And shall go out to deceive the nations whicharein the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gatherthem together tobattle: the number of whom is as the sand ofthe sea.
And they went up on thebreadth of the earth, andcompassed the camp of the saints about, and thebeloved city:and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
Andthe devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire andbrimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shallbe tormented dayand night for ever and ever.
Let me ask a questionnow that you've heard thesepassages from Revelations.
Do youreally believe that John in the Revelation ofJesus Christ tothe Church is True? How many says yes? Raise your hands.
Thenhowcan we believe any politician that says that there is going to bepeace inthe Middle East? John said in just these few passagesthat "And I saw", Johnwas stating facts, a future presentationof war and destruction in the MiddleEast.
1.
"And I saw an angelcome down from heaven, having the key of thebottomless pit anda great chain in his hand.
" 2.
"And I saw thrones, andtheysat upon them, and judgment was given unto them.
" 3.
"I sawthe souls ofthem that were be-headed for the witness of Jesus.
"I had a brother, the otherday; tell me that He doesn't readprophecy because He can't do anything aboutit.
This is a commonmistake that many Christians make.
Prophecy is as importantasthe rest of Scripture.
Warning after warning from Christ about theimpendingdestruction of the enemies of Israel, and still manywant to ignore the facts ofthe Bible.
Many churches will noteven acknowledge that the Book of Revelationsis for our time.
Many clame that the Book of Revelations has been fulfilled.
Pauleven warned us not to be deceived by any means.
2Th 2:1-4 Now webeseechyou, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,and by our gatheringtogether unto him, That ye be not soonshaken in mind, or be troubled,neither by spirit, nor by word,nor by letter as from us, as that the day ofChrist is at hand.
Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shallnotcome, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sinberevealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exaltethhimself above allthat is called God, or that is worshipped; sothat he as God sitteth in thetemple of God, shewing himself thathe is God.
We as Christians from time totime make mistakes andas Paul states many time and even Our Lord Jesus stated,noneof us are perfect only God Himself is perfect.
Let us learn fromourmistakes and go out into the world and proclaim the acceptableyear of the Lord.
Time is running out and we all must be aboutour Fathers business.
Luke 14:23And the lord said unto the servant,Go out into the highways and hedges, andcompel them to come in,that my house may be filled.
Our Lord commands us, toseekout the Lost for Gods Kingdom, and Brothers and Sisters that isa fulltimejob.
2Co 7:8 For though I made you sorry with aletter, I do not repent,though I did repent: for I perceive thatthe same epistle hath made you sorry,though it were but for aseason.
Let us now all, be about our Fathers businessand startrepairing the damage that has been done, learn from mistakes, repent,bear the burden and go on.
James 5:8 Be ye also patient; stablishyour hearts:for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
Liftup you eyes Children, OurRepentance Draweth nigh.
Here is an articlethat was posted in a local paper, Ithought it reflects the trendamong Christians; Politics shouldn't be preachedat church.
Inresponse to condolences to Democrats of Nov.
5, 2004, mycondolencesnow go out to your church, or maybe I should say lack of churches.
I have lived a rather long life as men go.
I have neverheard as muchperverted gospel coming from pulpits.
Many havetaken the grace of God andturned it into a Republican campaigngathering.
When anything ispreached other than the gospelfrom the pulpit, it becomes a cult.
When anyoneis preached exceptJesus Christ, he becomes the anti-Christ.
(The word anti inthiscase means instead of -- in place of.
) Read I John 2:18.
"To allthoseprophets of Baal, it will be a terrible day when you standbefore the greatwhite throne for judgment.
" There is nothingwrong with voting for anycandidate of your choice.
More thanone million American servicemen have died incombat so you couldhave that privilege.
Jesus Christ died for all.
ITimothy4:10 -- to suggest that God favors the rich over the poor or thewhitesover the blacks or any other discriminatory idea is pureblasphemy.
Ifyou have heard politics preached from yourpulpit, I would strongly advise youto change preachers or churchesbecause that is not a church of the Living God.
Read II Corinthians11:13-15.
Here is a little update; Members of thesmallBaptist Church say their Pastor led an effort to kick out congregantswhodidn't support President Bush.
Nine members were voted outat a Monday churchmeeting in this mountain town, about 120 mileswest of Charlotte.
"I hateto see the church suffer likethat," she said.
"God doesn't care whether you'rea Republicanor a Democrat.
It just hurts to see that goingon.
"
Some, praising Christians and some condemningthem.
As for me being aMinister, I'm disappointed in both sides.
Politics have no place in the Church.
Jesus would not have votedfor neither.
2Ti 2:4 No man that warreth entanglethhimself withthe affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosenhim to be a soldier.
Our war is with the spirit and not with theflesh.
Godordains the Powers that be.
Vote, but don't get involvedin all the rhetoric,the damage has been done, its time to repairit.
Our missions as Christians: 1.
Worship God.
2.
Preach the Gospel.
3.
Be instant in season and out ofSeason 4.
Seek out the Lost If the Church just did as our Lord commanded,itwould not have brought this hate toward Christians.
Politiciansspeak of peacein the Middle East, but the Christian communityshould know better.
Look at God'sprophecy for the Middle East.
Rev 20:1-10 Rev 20:1-10 And I saw an angelcome down fromheaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain inhis hand.
And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent,which is theDevil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into thebottomless pit, and shut him up, andset a seal upon him, that he should deceivethe nations no more,till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after thathemust be loosed a little season.
And I saw thrones, and theysat uponthem, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw thesouls of them that werebehead-ed for the witness of Jesus, andfor the word of God, and which had notworshiped the beast, neitherhis image, neither had received his mark upontheir foreheads,or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ athousandyears.
But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousandyears were finished.
This is the first resurrection.
Blessedand holy is hethat hath part in the first resurrection: on suchthe second death hath nopower, but they shall be priests of Godand of Christ, and shall reign with hima thousand years.
Andwhen the thousand years are expired, Satan shall beloosed outof his prison, And shall go out to deceive the nations whicharein the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gatherthem together tobattle: the number of whom is as the sand ofthe sea.
And they went up on thebreadth of the earth, andcompassed the camp of the saints about, and thebeloved city:and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
Andthe devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire andbrimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shallbe tormented dayand night for ever and ever.
Let me ask a questionnow that you've heard thesepassages from Revelations.
Do youreally believe that John in the Revelation ofJesus Christ tothe Church is True? How many says yes? Raise your hands.
Thenhowcan we believe any politician that says that there is going to bepeace inthe Middle East? John said in just these few passagesthat "And I saw", Johnwas stating facts, a future presentationof war and destruction in the MiddleEast.
1.
"And I saw an angelcome down from heaven, having the key of thebottomless pit anda great chain in his hand.
" 2.
"And I saw thrones, andtheysat upon them, and judgment was given unto them.
" 3.
"I sawthe souls ofthem that were be-headed for the witness of Jesus.
"I had a brother, the otherday; tell me that He doesn't readprophecy because He can't do anything aboutit.
This is a commonmistake that many Christians make.
Prophecy is as importantasthe rest of Scripture.
Warning after warning from Christ about theimpendingdestruction of the enemies of Israel, and still manywant to ignore the facts ofthe Bible.
Many churches will noteven acknowledge that the Book of Revelationsis for our time.
Many clame that the Book of Revelations has been fulfilled.
Pauleven warned us not to be deceived by any means.
2Th 2:1-4 Now webeseechyou, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,and by our gatheringtogether unto him, That ye be not soonshaken in mind, or be troubled,neither by spirit, nor by word,nor by letter as from us, as that the day ofChrist is at hand.
Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shallnotcome, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sinberevealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exaltethhimself above allthat is called God, or that is worshipped; sothat he as God sitteth in thetemple of God, shewing himself thathe is God.
We as Christians from time totime make mistakes andas Paul states many time and even Our Lord Jesus stated,noneof us are perfect only God Himself is perfect.
Let us learn fromourmistakes and go out into the world and proclaim the acceptableyear of the Lord.
Time is running out and we all must be aboutour Fathers business.
Luke 14:23And the lord said unto the servant,Go out into the highways and hedges, andcompel them to come in,that my house may be filled.
Our Lord commands us, toseekout the Lost for Gods Kingdom, and Brothers and Sisters that isa fulltimejob.
2Co 7:8 For though I made you sorry with aletter, I do not repent,though I did repent: for I perceive thatthe same epistle hath made you sorry,though it were but for aseason.
Let us now all, be about our Fathers businessand startrepairing the damage that has been done, learn from mistakes, repent,bear the burden and go on.
James 5:8 Be ye also patient; stablishyour hearts:for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
Liftup you eyes Children, OurRepentance Draweth nigh.
Here is an articlethat was posted in a local paper, Ithought it reflects the trendamong Christians; Politics shouldn't be preachedat church.
Inresponse to condolences to Democrats of Nov.
5, 2004, mycondolencesnow go out to your church, or maybe I should say lack of churches.
I have lived a rather long life as men go.
I have neverheard as muchperverted gospel coming from pulpits.
Many havetaken the grace of God andturned it into a Republican campaigngathering.
When anything ispreached other than the gospelfrom the pulpit, it becomes a cult.
When anyoneis preached exceptJesus Christ, he becomes the anti-Christ.
(The word anti inthiscase means instead of -- in place of.
) Read I John 2:18.
"To allthoseprophets of Baal, it will be a terrible day when you standbefore the greatwhite throne for judgment.
" There is nothingwrong with voting for anycandidate of your choice.
More thanone million American servicemen have died incombat so you couldhave that privilege.
Jesus Christ died for all.
ITimothy4:10 -- to suggest that God favors the rich over the poor or thewhitesover the blacks or any other discriminatory idea is pureblasphemy.
Ifyou have heard politics preached from yourpulpit, I would strongly advise youto change preachers or churchesbecause that is not a church of the Living God.
Read II Corinthians11:13-15.
Here is a little update; Members of thesmallBaptist Church say their Pastor led an effort to kick out congregantswhodidn't support President Bush.
Nine members were voted outat a Monday churchmeeting in this mountain town, about 120 mileswest of Charlotte.
"I hateto see the church suffer likethat," she said.
"God doesn't care whether you'rea Republicanor a Democrat.
It just hurts to see that goingon.
"