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Obama Mentions Jesus More Than Bush but Acknowledges the Godless More, Too

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I first became a Christian on Dec 11, 1969. Back then, I inuitively knew that I should show the highest respect for all people of all faiths, or no faith. Yes, it was good to share my journey with others, but never to coerce or otherwise pressure anyone. It's their life, and their decisions. That should be sacred truth to the believer. Having someone parrot a sinner's prayer is abominable. I knew I should also listen at least as much as I spoke, and hopefully more. The church experience tried to drill that out of me, and it succeeded for awhile, but as I became a robot evangelist, it soon became clear to me that something was dreadfully wrong. I eventually shriveled up inside and fell away, only to later be restored, but in a new way. Many Christians are very stuck in the amalgam of Church traditions and the Bible, but think their faith is Biblical. I've tried to painstakingly take the time to seperate the wheat from the chaff, and the results are startling, to say the least. So many believers have gotten stuck in the anger and cynicism, and have stopped growing spiritually. IMHO, there is evidence of that in some of these posts. I hope you Christians who find yourself driven to judge and condemn others will remember where you once were. Have you so quickly forgotten? I don't even care if you want to be a conservative politically, that is between you and God, but please remember what Jesus did with the woman at the well, remember the parable of the Good Samaritin, etc. Remember he came to save, not to destroy. Remember that his yoke is easy and his burden light. Please think and pray long and hard on how he would ask you to live every day, and how you ought to be treating others (hint - as you would have them do unto you!)
I will try to do the same.

Buck of OR 11:36PM October 21, 2010

Sometimes I grieve for the hate of people that call themselves Christians. We tend to treat sin as a smorgasbord and accept and reject what we want. People can lie, that's OK. Abortion is murder, that's bad. Capital punishment is murder, that's OK. The wealth of a country being in the hands of 5% of its people, that's OK. Christian's want to use scripture to support what they want. The bible teaches we have all sinned and fallen short. The bible teaches that God loves everyone, although he hates the sin. The bible teaches let he who is without sin, cast the first stone. This is the biggie. Who amongst us qualifies for that. Tell me who is perfect. When you begin to criticize those who have authority over you, you have failed to submit to leadership. We are to pray. Prayer is what is missing in this land. I don't agree with prayer in school, because it leaves room for my child to have to hear the prayers of other religions, however, are we praying at home. We are so quick to condemn someone without looking at ourselves. We don't see sin anymore in so many actions that have become become socially acceptable. Look at the baby showers that are given in churches for unwed mothers. Look at the people that live together. Look at the adultry. But we want to focus on abortion and homosexuality. God sees it all as sin. Look at the mega churches that teach prosperity but forget about holiness. The word says, If my people, which are called by my name shall humble themselves and pray, and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and forgive their sins and heal their land. As a people, the hate must stop. Until then, we are doomed.

E. Matthews of TX 5:58PM June 20, 2010

Although the Bible teaches that it is good to give to the poor and help others, at no time does the Bible instruct a government (Christian or otherwise) to take care of the poor, sick, or any other disadvantage people. The Bible speaks of the church taking care of its own and reaching out to unbelivers in order to share the gospel. The government is not part of the church, so the Bible cannot be used to validate its "humanitarian" effors. The Bible also says that "God loves a cheerful giver" (not a forced giver) and it says that those who don't work should not eat. Sure, the government should help the truly disadvantaged get on their feet, but not in the name of Jesus or Christianity. When I hear that Obama mentions the name of Jesus to support his destructive spending programs, I just want to cry "HERESY!!". Christians should be praying that President Obama will seek the truth of Jesus Christ, and stop portraying a false form of godliness that tickles the ears of the sheep-like masses.

Amy Jackson of GA 9:34PM June 15, 2009

A true Christian would not put Jesus Christ on the same level pain as mere mortal men which is what Obama does. God entered this world in the person of Jesus Chrit and died that all might receive eternal life in heaven. Obama believes there are many ways to God. He proclaims a false doctrine which is not the true Gospel-The Good News of salvation which Jesus Christ alone.
Obama is influencing many to think as he does. He is leading many to eternal damnation.

Lorraine of VA 9:36PM June 11, 2009

He has done nothing since I've known of him that would lead me to believe he is a Christian at all. Saying Jesus does not make you a Christian. Being a Christian (seeing abortion as murder, seeing homosexuality as a sin and abomination, leaving a racist church before it's politically expedient, etc.) would be "overtly Christian". Saying "Jesus" when your actions bear no relationship whatsoever to Jesus' actions, means you're "overtly political".

Matt of SC 3:49PM June 11, 2009

Barak Obama may mention Jesus more than George W. Bush did, but he does not know Jesus as intimately and personally as his predecessor.
Although there is merit in trying to find compromise, Barak Obama is compromising in areas that show little knowlege of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. It will be interesting to see if his attempts to appease Muslims, a religion of hatred of Christians and Jews, holy war and disrespect for human life, will be successful in preventing terrorist attacks against Americans.
Jesus never compromised in regards to sin, but Barak wants to pretend that sex outside of marriage is okay. Barak wants to pretend that murdering an unborn child is not murder. Like many other liberals, he thinks that the government passing a law making a sinful behavior okay will free the people from the guilt and shame that they incure when they violate the teachings of God's Word.
It is time for us to get more involved in studying what the Bible says is right and wrong. It is especially time to study the life and teachings of Jesus Christ to see how we can become more like Him.
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Glen Copple of CA 12:58PM June 10, 2009

Rather than reading too much into a person "invoking" the name of Jesus into a speech, we must consider their actions and the issues they espouse. In Matthew 7:21 Jesus said, "Not everyone who says to me 'Lord, Lord" will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven."

Bill Cole of FL 7:19AM June 10, 2009

(as a sort of a "sign") that people who have never personally accepted Jesus Christ as savior have trouble--or just always seem to avoid-- mentioning His name at all (except perhaps in profanity spoken by some). They believe that those who speak only of "God" in the religious context most likely don't "know" Jesus, because they have never asked Him into their hearts, and may not actually be all that familiar with, or believe, the parts of the Bible that make clear "who" and "what" Jesus is to us. They may tend to be sort of stuck on the Ten Commandments as more or less the whole of church and Christianity.
Some of the protestants going a little further with this believe that people possessed with demonic spirits literally CANNOT speak the name of Jesus (except in profanity). I don't know about that, but I've heard it said.
I know this for me. I know that I'm more comfortable with a leader who (without just USING faith talk for politics) is willing to speak openly of Jesus (not just "God") from time to time in proper context, than I am with a leader who never ever will do so.
Barack Obama DOES NOT in the least make me uncomfortable in this regard, (as though he might be a closet Muslim or atheist or anti-Christ, or any such thing that any Christians ought to fear or recoil from.) I hope the fraction of the citizens in our country who think such things about him will eventually come to a new conclusion and stop passing around the viral e-mails and such.

Muser of NM 4:29PM June 09, 2009