ANGEL LIGHT - Fire and Ice Ministries River of Life Fellowship
ANGEL LIGHT - Fire and Ice Ministries River of Life Fellowship
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The End Times 247<br />
Vote, <strong>and</strong> Vote Morally Correct<br />
We have a responsibility to vote. As a democratic nation we will answer<br />
to God about the direction <strong>of</strong> the nation by who we vote in. We<br />
should love <strong>and</strong> respect our leaders <strong>and</strong> pray for them regularly (1 Tim<br />
2). I hear Christians that seem to hate our President. If that is you, why<br />
do you hate you brother? He is only fulfilling prophecy given by Bob<br />
Jones who received a vision from the Lord in 1999 <strong>and</strong> said, “There will<br />
be a burning bush that will come out <strong>of</strong> Texas. It will be a battle to get<br />
him reelected his second term, but if he is, the “Burning Bush” would<br />
(in the second half <strong>of</strong> his second term, <strong>and</strong> if the church would pray) do<br />
much to end abortion, restrain homosexual marriage, bring prayer<br />
back to the schools in America, <strong>and</strong> make a way for a godly successor.”<br />
As it is 2006, I believe that we are in a decisive moment <strong>of</strong> the<br />
fulfilling <strong>of</strong> that dream/vision right now. It was <strong>and</strong> is God’s will for him<br />
to be in <strong>of</strong>fice. Those that are under an antichrist spirit’s mentality hate<br />
our president, but those that know the Holy Spirit are thankful for a<br />
godly Christian man in <strong>of</strong>fice.<br />
Passive or War<br />
Many hate the strong stance America has been forced to take with war.<br />
“The argument rises that it is wrong for a predominantly Christian nation<br />
to go to war. They point, <strong>of</strong> course, to Jesus as their model. Would<br />
Jesus go to war? That question is only part <strong>of</strong> the equation. Christ set<br />
the pattern not for governments but for disciples. As his disciple, I follow<br />
him in the way <strong>of</strong> mercy <strong>and</strong> redemption. God’s comm<strong>and</strong> to governments<br />
however is different from his word to disciples. Part <strong>of</strong> the<br />
role <strong>of</strong> government is to administer justice <strong>and</strong> to exercise punishment.<br />
Some may argue that this is Old Testament thinking, but the New Testament<br />
is clear on this subject as well. Speaking in reference to governing<br />
(or civil) authorities, Paul writes that secular governments, to<br />
the degree that they execute their courts fairly, serve as ‘a minister <strong>of</strong><br />
God.’ Paul warns: ‘If you do what is evil, be afraid; for [a government]<br />
does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a minister <strong>of</strong> God, an<br />
avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil.’(Romans<br />
13:4) Because I follow Jesus Christ, the Lamb <strong>of</strong> God, my job is to<br />
exhibit Christ’s love <strong>and</strong> mercy, not be ‘an avenger who brings wrath.’<br />
A national government though, in respect to the exercise <strong>of</strong> punishment<br />
against evil, serves as ‘a minister <strong>of</strong> God’ when it brings wrath upon<br />
the ‘one who practices evil.” Scriptures in this passage taken from New<br />
American St<strong>and</strong>ard (2)<br />
This passive stance to not ever go to war or fight is what allows great<br />
advances in satan’s realm. If we would have thoroughly dealt with Sad