In a February 5 RedState post, CNN contributor Erick Erickson attacked President Obama's invocation of scripture at the recent National Prayer Breakfast as a “perversion” of the word of God. Erickson referred to Obama as a "[s]inner" and claimed he “has gone to war with Christian's' conscience.” From RedState.com:
But we must also point out that Christians have an obligation to pray for their leaders and, given how the President of the United State just twisted the words of our Lord and Savior, we should pray all the more fervently for him because in reading Luke 12:48, he clearly ignored or has no understand of Luke 12:47, the prior sentence, which reads
“And that servant who knew his master's will but did not get ready or act according to his will, will receive a severe beating.” (ESV)
One must wonder about the Christian grounding of the people in the White House who encouraged the President of the United States to pervert the words of the Living God.
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The President this week chose to pervert God's Word to make the case for a tax increase, but he also chose to ignore God's word on life and is ordering Christians, while he claims to be one, to violate their Christian conscience on abortion -- requiring Christian organizations to provide health insurance that will cover the cost of drugs that induce abortions.
He is trying to have it both ways. He is trying to use God's Word to defend a tax policy that dissuades individuals from giving gladly and charitably to the poor as God instructs and is ignoring God's Word in order to force fellow Christians into violating their Christian conscience -- something about which God cares a great deal.
This cannot end well for him, particularly doing this claiming to be a Christian. And it might not end well for the rest of us either. Barack Obama has gone to war with Christians' consciences and he is perverting God's word in the process to get his way on public policy.
“First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.” 1 Timothy 2:1-2 (ESV)
Pray hard. The President needs it.
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