Here is the link to the story<\/a>.<\/p>\nMy friend thought my quote would be perfect for his story and wanted to know if he had my permission to use it. But Alex and I knew he couldn\u2019t since I am a fellow editor\/reporter and it\u2019s not good journalism to get a quote from a colleague sitting next to you (well, not literally because I am in Tennessee and Alex lives in California).<\/p>\n
Keller tries to make the point that Christians should not vote for either President Obama or his GOP opponent Mitt Romney.<\/p>\n
That is not an issue I\u2019m going to tackle here because I don\u2019t necessarily agree with his premise or how he defends his point. But seriously, why would Christians want to nominate or elect Jesus as our nations president?<\/p>\n
Jesus is our Lord, our God, and is part of the Trinity of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit that is explained in the Bible.<\/p>\n
Plus, Jesus is perfect and without sin so I would not want to expose him to Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n
If Jesus rejected the concept that he was a Messiah who was sent by God to overthrow the Roman Empire, then why should we expect him to return to America to help us overhaul our financial or healthcare system? He already provides the answer to both of those problems in scripture.<\/p>\n
As Christians we are called to worship God and to go out into the world and spread the good news. Therefore, we need to keep Jesus where he should be and that is foremost in our hearts and minds and our Lord and Savior.<\/p>\n
As for politics, Christians should vote for the person they believe is best qualified to lead our nation during these turbulent times. Whoever you feel that may be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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