Prayer Service or Political Rally?
While I have never been a fan or supporter of President Obama my utter disgust for the person reached an all time low with his outrageous behavior at the National Prayer Breakfast on 2 February 2012.
What has usually been a very beautiful service honoring God and expressions of praise to Him was turned into a political speech declaring that Jesus wants our taxes raised.
This anti-Christian who's administration seems to have declared Jihad on Christianity and just a few days ago declared that the Catholic Church must now provide birth control including abortion assistance for all their workers (this is the equivalent of requiring the Church of Christ to install and use an organ and piano; requiring Baptist to baptize by sprinkling; requiring no more singing in churches).
The president used Luke 12:47-48 and by altering the meaning, context and intent of those words he turned them from speaking about our responsibilities to do what we know is right based on God's Word to being a demand for increasing taxes on those who work and make more income. While Jesus certainly teaches that we must help those in need nowhere does He compel governments to tax and fill the role of God and His people. Jesus was not the Socialist Obama proclaims. This is very much like his campaign use of the "Sermon on the Mount" and the total abuse of that Scripture and it's meaning to support gay marriage and abortions.
I will not go into a sermon on Luke 12 but would challenge everyone to read that chapter and judge for yourself if there is anything in that chapter that can even remotely be interpreted as Jesus requiring more government taxes on those who work and earn.
What has usually been a very beautiful service honoring God and expressions of praise to Him was turned into a political speech declaring that Jesus wants our taxes raised.
This anti-Christian who's administration seems to have declared Jihad on Christianity and just a few days ago declared that the Catholic Church must now provide birth control including abortion assistance for all their workers (this is the equivalent of requiring the Church of Christ to install and use an organ and piano; requiring Baptist to baptize by sprinkling; requiring no more singing in churches).
The president used Luke 12:47-48 and by altering the meaning, context and intent of those words he turned them from speaking about our responsibilities to do what we know is right based on God's Word to being a demand for increasing taxes on those who work and make more income. While Jesus certainly teaches that we must help those in need nowhere does He compel governments to tax and fill the role of God and His people. Jesus was not the Socialist Obama proclaims. This is very much like his campaign use of the "Sermon on the Mount" and the total abuse of that Scripture and it's meaning to support gay marriage and abortions.
I will not go into a sermon on Luke 12 but would challenge everyone to read that chapter and judge for yourself if there is anything in that chapter that can even remotely be interpreted as Jesus requiring more government taxes on those who work and earn.
posted by Allen Barrett | 8:14 AM
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