Christians Voting Based on the Economy or the War?

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 | Abortion, Faith And Politics, Politics | No Comments

Christians Voting Based on the Economy or the War?

By Raquel Soto

Some Christians say they will not vote based on the morality issues (like abortion) but on whom has the best economic plan. Right now, faithful Catholic Democrats are reconsidering their position and are thinking about voting Republican for the first time in their lives because of the abortion issue. Should we not take a cue from our Catholic brethren that changes are made from the inside out, not the outside in?

I don’t understand that myself. Our economy comes from the Kingdom of God, not this world system, so in essence who cares what they (the politicians) think or want to do really? We, the Body of Christ, should be in the position of being the head and not the tail in business so that when the world looks to see why we are prospering, we can proclaim: It is our King Jesus who has supplied! Then, like Peter, they can repent and declare: Forgive me; I am a sinful man.

In the model prayer, the “Our Father”, Father here is the word “Abba”, which means Daddy. But it means so much more than that. It means supplier of everything we need for living. We are created to worship our source. So when we vote based on the best economic plan, what are we saying? What is our seed into our prosperity? That we trust the man in government more than we trust our God?

Don’t take me the wrong way. I don’t want an idiotic plan. This is why the President has a cabinet and we have Congress. The President just can’t do as he pleases. He has power, but that power is still limited, as it should be. He is only a man and can make mistakes.

What I am saying is that we have to look at the morality issue. Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. The mouth speaks for the politician in the way they vote. Some have taken issues with Republicans lying. I’ve found they all have lied and continue to do so. So once you settle that, look into their heart and see what’s in there. You can see what’s in there by the way they vote.

Christians are so beaten down right now that they are turning to Pharaoh to rescue them from their pit of despair, but this should not be. Our Father Who is in Heaven is our Source. And if we cannot get from our Government what we need to survive and thrive, is that the King’s fault for not supplying or the citizen’s fault for not studying the law and using it to his/her own benefit?

Regarding the War, they want to blame the GOP, but it’s both their faults. The GOP went into the war; they gave the power to stay there. In 2007, they controlled Congress and yet allowed the President to have more money and greater access to security issues we are still scratching our heads about. So whose fault is it that we are still there? Both parties are to blame.

We must step back and look at the only proof we have right now. The way the candidates have voted in the past and then compare that to what they are saying. The proof of what they really believe is in the casting of their votes.

What will your vote say about you?

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Tags: Christian Vote, Economy, War