Spiritual Preparation for the November Elections

Spiritual Preparation for the November Elections - Romans 13

Principle 1

Governments are instituted by God.

 The role of government is protection of innocent citizens and judgment for wrongdoers.

Principle 2

Christians are commanded to submit to government as an instrument of God.

Voting constitutes biblical submission in our form of government.

Principle 3

Voting, as a commanded behavior, is a spiritual exercise – especially in areas of clear biblical mandates and our “salt & light” influence.

Abortion

Bible: Life is formed at conception and every life is God ordained as precious.

Psalm 139

Ephesians 1 & 2

Proverbs 31: 8-9

(those who have no voice)

Republican Party Platform

Protect all life from conception and outlaw abortion.

Democratic Party Platform

Abortion on demand. Taxpayer support of abortion. Mandatory payment for “morning after pills” by all employer health care plans, including churches, Ouachita and Williams, ABSC.

Definition of Marriage

Bible: Marriage is defined as one man married to one woman for life.

Genesis 2

Romans 1

Ephesians 5

Republican Party Platform

Constitutional amendment defining marriage as one man to one woman.

Defense of DOMA.

Democratic Party Platform

Legalize gay marriage. Repeal of DOMA.

Biblical analysis of “social justice” approach to poverty.

Social justice is based on the concepts of human rights and equality and involves a greater degree of economic egalitarianism through progressive taxation, income redistribution, or even property redistribution.

These policies aim to achieve what developmental economists refer to as more equality of opportunity than may currently exist in some societies, and to manufacture equality of outcome in cases where incidental inequalities appear in a procedurally just system.

Luke 4: 16-21

Isaiah’s messages were Messianic prophecies

“preach” “good news” = salvation

           

“poor” equally symbolic of life condition, not solely economic

Ministry to the poor, such as

•         First Care

•         Christmas Alliance

•         A Woman’s Place

provides an effective opportunity to “preach the good news” and to reflect Christ’s love.

Relation between Church & State

Bible: Christians are mandated to evangelize, model biblical behavior as “salt & light”,            and be involved in government.

Matt 28: 16-20

Matt 6-8

Romans 1

Republican Party Platform

Protect First Amendment rights of people of faith.

Democratic Party Platform

Removal of God references/speech from public discourse as a “private” matter; require tax payer money to support behavior prohibited by clear biblical teaching; and use government to “secularize” society through legalizing personal morality decisions such as marijuana/drug use, abortion, and homosexual marriage.

We must…

1. Vote biblically
2. Pray for the election of leaders with the most biblical policies
3. 40 Days of Prayer – FB daily prayer emphasis