So far I haven't done an adequate job of letting people who read this blog know that I'm a Christian. As a Christian, I'm instructed to spread the Word of God (Matthew 28:19, Mark 16:15-16, Psalm 96:3). My faith in Christ is something that I value and the Bible influences the way I make important decisions (1 John 5:3, Proverbs 3:5-6). I'm sharing my hope in Christ on this blog not only because I want others to know of and experience the hope I have in Jesus, but it's also important for readers to know what my morals are based on.
Some people say that the Bible shouldn't be anywhere near politics, however, I ask: If you don't base political decisions on the Bible, then what do you base it on? I mean that sincerely, it's not sarcasm. It's vital to know what someone believes, or their when reading things that they write. If you don't know what they believe, then you can be misled or you can read too much into their works. This concept applies to all written works, not just opinion articles on blogs, but fiction books, non-fiction books, poetry, news articles, etc.
I had an English instructor in college that told me the author's intentions and background don't matter. They just don't matter. His reasoning was that all written works are meant to be interpreted. To me that takes every strand of importance out of a written work and converts it to meaningless garble on paper. It's useless to even read by that belief.
The other point I want to emphasize is worrying about who gets elected. I'm talking being worried as opposed to being concerned. Being concerned about who gets elected is good concern to have and it motivates people to go vote. Voting is a great attribute of a democratic government and I encourage everyone to vote, Christians an non-Christians alike. Now, being worried about who gets elected is not a good thing. Whether a leader is good or evil they have been allowed to rule by God (Romans 13:1-6). Regardless of who gets elected God will never abandon you (Deuteronomy 31:6), so there is no need to worry (Matthew 6:25-34). God has a plan for everything and everyone (Jeremiah 29:11, Revelation 21:1-7, Psalm 23:1-6).
My example of this is the most recent election. I know people who were scared to death that Clinton would get elected and I know people who were scared to death that Trump would get elected. Some of these people were Christians at that. I was genuinely concerned about a few friends during the election. By no means am I criticizing these people, I'm just as guilty of being scared and anxious about things. However, I wasn't scared about who would get elected and I give all the credit to God. God is the one who is in control, not a political candidate. Politics only matters in this world. And this world is not our home, we're waiting on our home (Hebrews 13:14).
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