Old Dog V
Prophecy And Political Positions
Bob Neumann, 8/2004
It is now 12 years since the Clinton/Bush campaign and it is interesting how so called PROPHETIC WORDS are once again aligning themselves. President George Bush was GOD’S MAN! He had “won the war”….He was a Christian….He was ANTI-ABORTION..…and he lost. Actually he stopped his campaign in the last 30 days and allowed Clinton to catch up from 10 percentage points behind.
But then again….how many PROPHETS said Bill Clinton was “GOD’S MAN OF THE HOUR”?
That prophesied Bill would repent and “A LIGHT” would be in the WHITE HOUSE for the whole nation to follow. Much of what is said of GW today was said about TEFLON BILL years ago.
So what gives?
Are the “prophets” speaking for GOD….or are they “following” the party spin?
Conservative Republicans are once again proclaiming they are carrying GOD’S STANDARD into battle. Yet polls say that the “church” going voters are evenly split. Right down the middle.
“Liberal” Christians are still supporting John Kerry….and THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
To many CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN is spelled REPUBLICAN.
Maybe the question is whether GOD is limited by the plurality of AMERICAN VOTERS?
Granted the UNITED STATES of AMERICA is the center of the universe and everything revolves around polls and plebiscites issued daily by the people buying air time on TV and CABLE.
Scripture says Eph 4: 13
13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ
14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive
15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ
16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love
17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind
18 Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart
19 Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness
The United States of America is not “united” in much of anything, especially faith. Likewise if we really have “THE KNOWLEDGE of THE SON OF GOD” sin would not be so prevalent in our land.
In this “UNITED STATES” every four years we have this major contest for control of “political power”.
We can dress it up all we want in religious jargon and prophetic prose but it is both worldly in content and vain in spiritual intent. Morality can not be legislated. People chose to sin or not to. Now there will be some people who will break laws both spiritual and national without giving it a thought. That is their choice. Now if people obey national law out of fear of penalty and/or imprisonment can it be called “UNITY IN THE SPIRIT”?
JESUS taught HIS DISCIPLE “IF YOU LOVE ME YOU WILL OBEY MY COMMANDMENTS”.
Love and Obedience follow HIM. Political agenda really has little to do with ABBA’S KINGDOM.
Four years ago THE MOST HOLY SPIRIT showed me that from HEAVEN’S POINT OF VIEW there was no difference between the DEMOCRATIC and REPUBLICAN candidates. This flies in the face of many who backed one or the other. Better yet the guys who solemnly declared “GOD’S MAN” would win the election. So it didn’t matter who won because GOD WINS…..TRUE….but was that the purpose of their “so-called” prophetic word?
Today we have many who make prophetic declarations that “GW is not perfect”. Big deal, that applies to all humans. We are all sinners. All in need of grace. Recently I read someone say that President Bush is being “held hostage” by the sins of America. Scripture says JESUS paid THE PRICE and set the captives free. Recently someone said President Bush had “received Reagan’s Mantle” on the death of the ex-president. Sounds good to many…. but has no meaning unless Mr. Reagan was an ELIJAH class prophet. Yet people caught it and passed it from prophetic site to prophetic site.
Preaching Prophetic Accountability today will be very unpopular. But popularity is something scripture does not point for us towards. Nor are we told to struggle for political power. To win elections to political office.
We are told to go to the ends of the world proclaiming the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM and to make disciples. How far off track must a nation get before it falls off the spiritual cliff?
Selah
Bob Neumann
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