As a Christian and a Conservative living in this day of
history in America, my fears are numerous.
Some
of those fears revolve around the economy and the tremendous debt being thrust
upon our children and on their children, and so on. I’m concerned about the
path of our government as it relates to society.
We
are quickly becoming a nanny state in most every arena. The government is
devouring the private sector at an alarming pace. Whether you’re talking about
welfare, the systematic takeover of the banking industry or the automotive
industry, Education or Healthcare, the overriding feeling is that the
government exists to save us from ourselves in every aspect of our lives. But
in the midst of being consumed by these social concerns, a certain truth brings
me to my senses; God cares little for governments or powers. God’s business is the human
soul.
Some
have been lulled into believing social good outweighs the significance of the
spirit of man.
How many trees must you save, how many soup kitchens do you have to serve in,
how many carbon offsets does it take? Or, if you’re of the conservative
mindset, exactly how fiscally conservative do you need to be to rescue your
soul from Hell? Neither the struggle
over strict constructionist judges nor reliance on rugged individualism was
meant to take the place of being in right standing with the Creator. As
Americans, the answer should be simple for us. But a failure to come up with
the correct answer only leads us further down the path of Humanism and
increasingly further away from God and the America imagined by the Founders.
You
could be Ronald Reagan incarnate… you may be the most thoughtful, humble
Conservative on the planet and still be a world away from God. Conservatism
without Christianity is hollow from its inception and disastrous at its
conclusion. To this point in history, the complacency of Christians has
been largely responsible for the incremental loss of both our Nation’s freedom
and its original, stated purpose. In the void, appeasers and so-called
“Conservative atheists” have begun to assume the leadership of the movement.
Deniers
and scoffers labor in vain as this Nation’s glories fade into the ether. Unless
the remaining Christian element takes the helm, these unbelievers will continue
to spread their Fiscal-Conservative message. And if they are allowed to
continue in this course, we will all be peering into the rear view mirror
questioning what became of the Country we once knew. America absent the God
of the Bible is not the “America” the Founders’ envisioned and never will be.
Amen! The purpose of being conservative is no purpose if God is taken out. God is the one who gave us the rights we fight for, God is the one who set the principles we uphold, God is the basis for fiscal spending, and the basis for this nation originally!
ReplyDeleteI am glad to see others who realize that the Republican party is not our saving grace in this political trial. I completely agree... we have slid so far because Christians have failed. They have bought into the separation of Church and State, when in reality the original was to insure that the church WAS involved and that the government could not force them to cross biblical lines.
I do struggle, however, to wonder and know... how should we as Believers in God and the bible be involved in politics? I work a full time job and raise livestock on the side. It's hard for me to get involved avidly and still maintain my life. I have tried contacting state reps and governors, I have signed petitions, taken polls, and told people I meat about the troubles of our current government... but to little avail.
My fear is that this nation is beyond the point of recovery. I feel as though as a nation we have abandon God and Israel. (The scripture makes it clear that those who stand against Israel will be cursed)
So how would you suggest being politically involved for a conservative Christian? (terrorist as they would call us now)