I’m reposting this. Take a close look at Obama’s statement:
“So I came to my Christian faith later in life and it was because the precepts of Jesus Christ spoke to me in terms of the kind of life that I would want to lead — being my brothers’ and sisters’ keeper, treating others as they would treat me.”
As pointed out by another another FReeper, the first part there “being my brothers’ and sisters’ keeper” is from Cain trying to hide his murder of Abel. Levine pointed out there is a kind of creepy arrogance and entitlement in phrasing it that way. But the second part of that statement is much worse. Treating others as they would treat me? What an arrogant or vengeful statement and not the words of Christ at all.
I have been having the same thoughts on his statements.
“precepts of Jesus Christ spoke to me”
Note that it wasn’t the Big Guy himself but Jesus’s “precepts” that spoke to him. He doesn’t admit the divinity of Christ nor even admit that Jesus was a person.
“in terms of”
Now he even limits the precepts to mere “terms”.
“the kind of life that I would want to lead”
Note that Obama had already decided what kind of life to lead. Jesus didn’t speak to him nor did Jesus change him. To him, Jesus is the one who we attribute precepts that we all agree are good to follow. The precepts have their validity outside of Christ’s divinity.
In short, he’s claims to be a Christian but is clear he is not born again in Christ.
I’m reposting this. Take a close look at Obama’s statement:
“So,uh,uh,uh.... I came to my Christian faith, uh,,uh,, later in life, uh,uh,uh and it was because, uh,uh,uh, the precepts of Jesus Christ, uh, spoke to me , uh, uh,uh, in terms of the kind of life, uh,uh, uh, that I would want to lead — uh, being my brothers’ and , uh, sisters’ keeper, uh, uh, uh,treating , uh, others,uh,uh, uh, as they would, uh, treat me.”,