The world is full of people who trade on God’s mane for all kinds of reasons. Many are like Simon the Sorcerer, who wanted the gift of the Holy Spirit so he could practice real chicanery. Now there is a modern day Simon who is not only trading on God’s name, but is using the name of Jesus for a personal agenda that bears inspection. His continued speaking shows he knows neither the God found in the Bible nor the way of Christ, including the requirements Jesus set forth for salvation. Yet, this man claims to be a Christian, which according to Bible standards he isn’t,   no matter how much he proclaims his belief in Christ.

Obama claims the preacher Wright helped him find Christ. That is demonstrably false when the words of Wright are taken apart. One fact stands out; the man preaches hate and is proud of it and that isn’t what Christ taught. How can a man who preaches hate for all things not black, lead anyone to Christ? The other fact is the doctrine of the United Church of Christ itself. Its doctrine and practice doesn’t follow the clear teaching of the scriptures for the most fundamental and first act for salvation, immersion for baptism, a transliterated word derived from the Greek word baptidzo, which means to bury or immerse. Their doctrine allows a choice of immersion, sprinkling and pouring. There is ample evidence to prove that immersion was practiced by the early Christians following the Bible (an in depth look at baptism is planned). Since the early church followed the truth of the gospel, what authority instructed the United Church of Christ to change the clear teaching of the scriptures?

As Obama continues to express his belief in Christ, his words give lie to what he says he believes. As The Lord told the children of Israel in Numbers 32:23,when he was telling the people what to do:  But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out. Sin will come back to haunt you is the message and it haunts Obama each time he speaks. He said that he didn’t believe that belief in Christ is necessary for salvation. He thinks good works will earn a person a trip to heaven and he also thinks Muslims (his mother because she does good works) will go to heaven (his words) if they do good works.

Such an idea is foreign to the scriptures for as Paul wrote, 8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.  (Ephesians 2:8-10) Whom will people believe, the Bible “scholar”  Obama or the apostle Paul? Anyone who holds to the nonsense that Obama has is denying the faith once delivered to the saints.

Salvation isn’t about going to heaven; it is about inheriting the eternal life, which Jesus makes possible when one lives in faith in Christ. When Jesus returns, he will take his believers to the new heaven and the new earth. The scriptures state: 16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. (I Thessalonians 4:16-17) Note that Paul wrote those dead in Christ. It didn’t say those dead in good works would be taken too.

Like so many, Obama twists the scriptures, and construes a doctrine that suits his belief. His speaking shows his ignorance of the Bible and all the while, he is trying to convince people he is a believer. In Sorting It Out, it is obvious that Obama knows nothing of sin and God’s demand of righteousness. By denying Christ and his teaching, he is holding to the error that is fatal.

© 03-27-2008 DEC

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