Some trust in the Republican Party, but we will trust in God

The Scriptures are clear that a Christian's battle is "not against flesh and blood." It is also clear that spiritual warfare involves more than just prayer. Since "the battle is the Lord's," it is incumbent upon every professing believer to "fight the good fight" using the proper weapons made available to him or her. Chiefest of these weapons is an undying, unyielding trust in an omnipotent God.

"Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; but we will remember the name of the Lord our God," said King David. If he were writing today, he might say, " Some trust in the Republican Party, and some in the Democratic Party, but we will trust in God."

It is abundantly clear that many (if not most) professing Christians today have traded trust in God for trust in political parties. Therefore, when someone such as me comes along and repudiates the principles and policies of the Party's standard-bearer, a deep feeling of hopelessness overwhelms their souls, because to them the only alternative is the other Party. In such a case, God is demoted to the position of Party servant. His will and power is lost to the will and power of the Party. One could even make the argument that the Party has become a god.

To give such loyalty and devotion to any political party smacks of communism or Nazism. In Hitler's Germany, the church's interpretation of divine truth was subservient to the will of the state. Ditto for Communist China today. Furthermore, this is fast becoming a way of life for churches in America.

Many churches and preachers were willing to compromise or ignore divine truth in order to accommodate President Clinton. Many other churches and preachers are willing to do the same thing today in order to accommodate President Bush. The reason for this compromise and appeasement is people have traded an undying, unyielding trust in God for a pragmatic, "lesser of two evils" trust in partisan politics.

It is past time for Christians in America to wake up and repent of political idolatry! God is not Republican or Democrat! His will is not subservient to their pundits; neither is His power dependent upon their success at the polls! As John Quincy Adams said, "Duty is ours; results are God's."

It is not our duty to win elections. It is not our duty to "get a seat at the table." It is not our duty to receive invitations to White House dinners. It is not our duty to elect "conservatives." Whether we win or lose, whether we sit at the table or eat on a blanket in the back yard, whether we receive any phone calls from the White House or not, whether conservatives control Congress or not, our duty is to be faithful to the truth and leave the results with God!

The choice, then, seems obvious. In the name of "pragmatism," we can continue to sell our souls to partisan politics, or we can stand for the truth and put our hope in God. It seems to me the former is not taking us where we ought to go. Maybe we should try the latter.

A reader recently wrote to me with some very interesting remarks. In a nutshell, he said the reasons that conservative Christians were "turned off" by my repudiations of President Bush's often liberal and unconstitutional policies were: 1) They know I am right, and, 2) The fact that I'm right leaves them with little or no hope. I believe his analysis is dead right on..." Some trust in the Republican Party, and some in the Democratic Party, but we will trust in God." It is abundantly clear that many (if not most) professing Christians today have traded trust in God for trust in political parties.

This is a good article which raises some important points which are in desperate need of airing on FR. Many Freepers put all their trust in one man, George W. Bush even when he supports and implements many of the same tired liberal policies as Bill Clinton, whom they would otherwise attack mercilessly. They support and defend President Bush even when he signs a bill which will completely eviscerate the Republican Party's ability to win elections like the Democrap Congressional Majority Insurance Bill, they are willing to justify his liberal actions by inventing convenient pretexts like "it's just part of a brilliant strategy", "he must know more than we do" or "its just his way of taking a liberal issue off the table".

The important point raised by this article is that God has commanded us "not to put our trust in man, but to put our trust in God." What does this mean? It means to unwaveringly and unswervingly support his will by supporting policies which will have the effect of promoting traditional morality as typified in the Holy Scriptures and the free exercise of religion in this country which, in violation of the Constitution, is no longer permitted on government owned properties like our schools. That means supporting the right to life and opposing abortion. It also means opposing extra rights for gays and opposing social evils like sex education, prostitution, illicit drugs, porn, etc.

In my opinion, it also means supporting conservative principles which promote political and economic freedom in this country, keep us a sovereign and independent country from UN/NAFTA/GATT/WTO dictates, and promoting policies which increase the chances that the US which promote national defense and survival, not pursue massive unilateral nuclear disarmament and conventionl disarmament as Bush is doing. It means that if Bush violates these principles, it is the solemn duty and responsibility of God-fearing conservatives to call him on it, protest his deviation from right, and urge him to reverse whatever liberal policies he has embarked on. That is our minimum responsibility.

We should also express our dissatisfaction with him in the Republican primaries by voting for principled conservative alternatives like Alan Keyes for example to send Bush a message that he needs to start supporting conservative policies. It doesn't mean that we have to vote against him in the general election because choosing between "the lesser of two evils" of the two major parties is a stark reality because as we all know third parties don't work. Better Bush than sore loser Gore, even if Bush's policies are not measureably more conservative when taken as a whole. Making this a better country is not about justifying betrayals of God's will and the conservative cause by one man even if he is the President of the United States and even if he is a member of our own party. It is about putting God's principles first and often much flawed politicians second.

Welp, in one fell swoop you've just targeted the WASP Anglophile Elite's primary means of population control ... including Legal Abortion, the GOP's linchpin.

Well, I'm not sure that I agree with your statement that "Legal Abortion" is "the GOP's linchpin." Sure Bush chose a pro-aborter to run the RNC. Bush has not been very supportive of the pro-life cause policywise with his failure to reverse more than 1 of Clinton's 4 pro-abortion executive orders and his continued support for funding some population control agencies that fund forced abortions, foced sterilization, and infanticides in Communist China like the UN Population Fund. However, despite Bush's failure to support the pro-life cause, that does not mean that the Republican Party is a pro-abortion party! In point of fact, a substantial majority of the Republican Party's elected officials are pro-life as are an even a greater percentage of its grass-roots members like me. Most importantly of all, the GOP has nearly 200 pro-life Representatives and close to 40 pro-life Senators in Congress which might one-day be able to pass a federal ban on abortion or overturn Roe v. Wade. How many pro-life third party Congressman are there who would support such an endeavor?

Well, I'm not sure that I agree with your statement that "Legal Abortion" is "the GOP's linchpin." Sure Bush chose a pro-aborter to run the RNC.

As stated in Kissinger's 1974 NSSM-200 (signed by him for Nixon and, as NSDM-314, signed by Scowcroft for Ford), no nation has ever enjoyed successful population without legal abortion and it is "vital" to the solution of population control both here at home and abroad.

This helps explain in large part why the "I'm personally opposed, BUT ..." party always manages to cave to the idiots in the Democratic party who've been conditioned to demand the right to off their own as the zenight of empowerment and Choice.

This helps explain in large part why the "I'm personally opposed, BUT ..." party always manages to cave to the idiots in the Democratic party who've been conditioned to demand the right to off their own as the zenight of empowerment and Choice.

Well, I certainly admit that there is a lot of hypocracy among certain Republican office-holders on the abortion issue. John McCain and Elizabeth Dole had their "pro-choice" coming out parties during the 2000 Presidential primary. McCain said that he "would oppose the overturning of Roe v. Wade" despite past declarations that he was "pro-life." Bush says he's pro-life, but he does little or nothing for the pro-life cause as evidenced by his sellout of the pro-life cause when he overturned his own temporary ban on federal funding of the grissly practice of harvesting stem cells from the dead bodies of aborted babies. He says that his pro-abortion extremist White House Counsel, Al Gonzales, leads his list for his next Supreme Court justice pick. You can bet that the Democraps in the Senate will approve the Gonzales Supreme Court judicial nomination quicktime before pro-lifers have the opportunity to try to persuade Bush to reverse course. I do think there are a lot of Republicans who say they are pro-life and even give lip service to supporting a ban on abortion, but do nothing to overturn Roe v. Wade or even better actually vote for a ban on abortion because that would be a bit too contraversial.

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