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    Politics Is Not the Gospel, But the Elections Sure Do Matter


    Politics Is Not the Gospel, But the Elections Sure Do Matter
    By Michael Brown Published on September 26, 2018
    https://stream.org/politics-not-gosp...s-sure-matter/

    We hear it every four years, and sometimes every two years: "This is the most important election in our lifetime! We need to get out and vote."
    Are we exaggerating? Are we working ourselves into a frenzy when nothing really changes? Are we putting too much stock in politics? Yes and no....


    ...That means that there's only so much our elected officials can do.

    The soul of our nation cannot be transformed by politics alone. The spirituality of our nation cannot be shaped by politics alone. The hope of our nation cannot be birthed by politics alone.

    On the other hand, America was heading in one distinct direction under President Obama, and it's heading in a distinctly different direction under President Trump. (I'm speaking here in general terms, of course. And whether you're pro-Obama or pro-Trump, I would think you'd agree with my statement.)

    Politics Matters

    In that sense, you better believe that politics matters. You better believe that these elections are important. You better believe that our votes make a difference.

    That's why left wing groups like Planned Parenthood and the Human Rights Campaign are pulling out all the stops to get pro-abortion and pro-LGBT activist candidates elected. And that's why conservative groups like the FRC are doing their best to mobilize their voting base.

    That's why the media, on both sides, are doing their best to influence voters. They know the stakes are high. Very high....



    ...But it is to say that many things in America today would look very different if Hillary Clinton rather than Donald Trump were president. ...


    ...Just think for a moment: If Hillary was president, Merrick Garland, rather than Neil Gorsuch, would likely be sitting on the Supreme Court. And if she was president, she would have nominated the polar opposite to Brett Kavanaugh. It's also very likely that our current president will nominate one, or even two more justices during his first term.

    How massive is this? How much does this affect our everyday life? How deeply does it impact our culture? ...


    ...The frenzied, unprincipled opposition to Kavanaugh indicates just how important elections can be. A lost seat here or there would dramatically turn the tide and significantly shift the balance....


    ...If Hillary was president, our embassy in Israel would still be in Tel Aviv, we would not have put our foot down with the Palestinian Authority, and the words "radical Islamic terrorism" would still not have been uttered.

    If Hillary was president, some of our most important religious freedoms would be threatened rather than protected, and the pro-abortion culture would be reinforced rather than weakened....



    ...Just looking back in history, we can ask ourselves how many more years America would have practiced slavery if someone other than Lincoln was elected.

    Or how much slower the fall of the Iron Curtain would have been if Reagan had not been president.


    ...I'm not comparing Trump to Lincoln. And our president is certainly a very different man than Reagan. But I am saying that who we elect as president, as well to Congress, makes a massive difference on many fronts in our nation.

    And which direction would our economy be going if Bernie Sanders and Democrats led the nation rather than Trump and Republicans? ...


    ...So, while it's true that politics is not the gospel and that Donald Trump is not our Savior, it's also true that politics greatly affects the world we live in.

    That's while I continue to do work of the ministry day and night. And that's why I'll continue to vote.

    And for those who have a problem with the president's personality, focus on policy rather than personality. Then, make it your business to be the positive role model you wish the president would be.

    Pretty simple, no?








    This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity (futility) of their mind, having the understanding darkened...
    (Ephesians 4:17-18)

    Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly...
    (Psalm 1)

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