Posted by
Doctor Bart on Monday, June 04, 2007 10:50:55 PM
It was a profound sense of interest and sadness that I read of the rather ridiculous discussion of "faith" hosted by the politically liberal Sojourners group. The "big three' Democratic candidates were given opportunity to declare and discuss their religious beliefs.
The purportedly evangelical organization seems to value inequality of material wealth as the greatest evil of our time. Our society is threatened more by poverty than it is by Islamic Jihadists it seems. (Of course the Jihadists want us back in the 6th century, a standard of living that I would consider impoverished, but what do I know.)
In the eyes of this group, all that matters is "ending poverty". No one seems to realize that no nation has done more to end poverty than the United States. Our economic success has fueled the global economy for over 100 years. Our technological advances have moved all of humanity forward. And this has been accomplished through a democratic republic committed to individual freedom.
Amazingly, though not surprisingly, they aspire to the view that the way to accomplish this is to take money from wealthy people and give it to poor people. They righteously declare this is the ultimate moral question of the day.
Yet if I read the Bible correctly, when we stand before God, we will be judged according to our faith in Christ not according to how much money we gave away. ( and don't quote Matthew 25, that passage applies to giving to other believers, not to the world)
If Sojourners cares so much about God's plan, where is the doctrinal statement on their website? Where is the commitment to the great commission? Where is repentance, faith in Jesus Christ, and a desire to turn from sin? Answer, it doesn't matter to them. All that matters is giving money to poor people.
As a result, politicians who are against basic Biblical values such as family and evangelism get a free pass as long as they are committed to "ending poverty". That may be a type of faith, but its not Christian.
Forgive me, but I would rather vote for a Mormon.