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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 08/07/2012 01:17 AM, sjm wrote:<br>
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<blockquote cite="mid:5020A4F5.3040808@gmail.com" type="cite">On 08/06/2012 06:23 PM, Timothy Butler wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite" style="color: #000000;">I vote conservatively, but I think the same headline could say "You
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can be a Christian or a Conservative." Both major parties have so
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many flaws that I think we as Christians should hesitate to include
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one of them in our "identity."
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I scanned the article and wondered something similar. I wonder
what the Chinese Christians would say. I also wonder if the
author would have said that you can be a Christian or a Roman, but
not both and what Paul's response would have been.
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To paraphrase a Larry Norman lyric, we are not of this world,
we're only visiting this planet. We are <b class="moz-txt-star"><span
class="moz-txt-tag">*</span>ambassadors<span
class="moz-txt-tag">*</span></b> of our king to this world.
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I think the author does make a good point, although the verbiage
should be different, and that is one CAN'T support issues that are
contrary to Scripture, (like abortion and queer relationships as
well as marriage), WITHOUT condoning sin. The same applies to
support of any party and/or ideology when positions are contrary to
Scripture. I have talked to a Chinese Christian who managed to get
out of China, and his views are VERY firm about supporting any party
or person who supports anything contrary to Scripture. From my
experience, although limited, AND what I've read from Christians
still in China, Christians are VERY SOLID in their faith and are
rock solid in Scripture. MUCH MORE than Christians in Europe or the
US. The same can be said for Christians in most of Africa where
Muslims want to torture and kill ALL of them. <br>
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Fred <br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Apparently, we are supposed to be more angry about what
Mitt Romney does with his money than what Barack Obama
does with ours.</pre>
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