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Duty is ours; results are God’s.
John Quincy Adams (1830's)
John Quincy Adams was fighting a moral
battle as a Congressman following his term as our 6th President. The
hot topic of the day was slavery and he almost single-handedly had gag
orders removed that nearly stopped discussion of this issue. He
didn't know if he could win. He just knew he was obligated to give
it his best effort. In the midst of this battle, as things were
looking dim, he was quoted as above. AS CHRISTIANS, WE NEED TO HAVE
THAT SAME ATTITUDE TODAY. By the way, he won!
As a modern day example, Judge Roy
Moore in a relatively small Etowah Co. Court in Alabama, had the Ten
Commandments on the wall. He was considered fairly easy prey to the
ACLU, who told him he had to take them down. He was told multiple
times to 'settle' the case and the ACLU wanted him to do that. He
fought it through the Alabama Supreme Court and won. Even if he had
lost, he would have won the appreciation of many Christians. In June
2000, he was nominated the Republican party candidate for the Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court of Alabama, something that would have had no chance of
happening except for his excellent stand. We win in the long
run. Who knows, we might even win before that.
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In the 1998 elections, 38% of eligible
voters actually voted. In America, 84% of the people consider
themselves Christians.
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As "Christians", we must allow
God to rule our lives. Whoever claims to be a
Christian must vote for individuals who best adopt God's
values, not our own values, to please God.
WHY?? To know what those values are, we
must read the Bible for ourselves.
- we must vote.
Our Nation was founded by Godly
men who put duty ahead of self interest. Many young American soldiers
have died for us. Freedom is not free. Winning in politics is not the most
important goal. Standing true to God will protect our Nation and will
be blessed by our God. As Christians, this is our goal. If
those Americans who lived before us would give their lives for freedom and
duty, how can we ignore our chance to vote? In the 1998 election,
only ~37% of those eligible to vote actually voted. Those who failed to
vote have contributed to our Country's decline and have trampled on the
graves of those who gave their lives for this Country.
John Quincy Adams was called the "Old Man Eloquent and the
Hellhound of Slavery" when he adamantly fought slavery and almost single-handedly
successfully fought the 'gag rule' in Congress that prevented even
mentioning slavery.
According to John Quincy Adams:
"… you should form and adopt certain
rules or principles, for the government of your own conduct and temper…It
is in the Bible, you must learn them, and from the Bible how to practice
them. Those duties are to God, to your fellow-creatures, and to yourself.
"Thou shalt love the Lord thy God, with all thy heart, and with all
thy soul, and with all thy mind and with all thy strength, and thy neighbor
as thyself. "
Duty is appropriate action one is expected or required to do
by moral or legal obligation. Our duties include voting and influencing our
government when it strays. WE MUST VOTE. This is a moral duty and therefore not a choice. Our
duty is, as Christians, despite our own value system, to adopt God’s value
system, whatever the cost. Abortion is today’s slavery. We must
earnestly and honestly seek God’s guidance in the scriptures. We must
firmly stand against those things He considers sin. If we don’t, we
will lose even more of our freedom. We may lose our souls. As
Christians, we have no choice, nor should we want one. God will bless
those who stand unwaveringly with Him.
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