Thursday, April 26, 2012

What time is it ?



Unless God intervenes, the Republicans are set to nominate Mitt Romney for President. He's not "conservative" enough for their wing-nut base; but the party will nominate him anyway, and most of its tools will fall in line. They've worked themselves into such an Obama-hating frenzy believing their own lies (that Obama is foreign-born, a Marxist, a Muslim, etc.) that they don't leave themselves any other choice than Romney (though ideologically-pure wing-nuts vow to write-in Ron Paul instead).

The only reason this matters a pinch of owl-dung is that nominally-Christian Christians (a majority of the American Church) have chosen to be fervent participants in the sham drama. They think politics is going to turn America back to God, and intend to be the ones who will restore America to its rightful place as God's Own Nation.

For the spiritually-superficial, -dishonest, -ignorant or -disingenuous, the way of godliness is to proclaim "conservatism" as the political equivalent of Christianity. "Conservative" politicians are happy to have a huge voting-bloc they can always count on: and their Christian followers are happy to know they're doing what God requires in voting for His Party.

The times of this ignorance God has winked at, but now commands all Christians to repent. (Acts 17:30)

What should WE repent ?, say those who trust in themselves that they are righteous, and view others with contempt. (Luke 18:9)

Repent of rejecting God's mind, purpose, and wisdom for your own. Repent of rejecting His Kingdom in favor of a human one. Repent of trusting in the strength of your own arm. Repent of trusting in human political ideologies, economic theories, and electoral processes. Repent of striving to enact righteousness in human legislation more than in human hearts.

But those who have chosen the "conservative" worldview over the mind of Christ should be concerned about more than Romney's luke-warm "conservatism." Perhaps some DO find his ardent Mormonism a concern. Even the superficial must know that Mormons believe in a different "Jesus," teach a different "gospel," and believe a different "bible." Even most ignorant Christians know Mormonism is somehow a "heresy." May the Church repent its flirtation with the political power of the world's kingdom. And repent even more its acceptance, on political considerations, of "the spirit of antiChrist" in Mormonism !! God, wake Your people that they know the time !!