Monday, January 7, 2008
Huck
If you know me very well you know that I'm not too much into politics. I enjoy discussing it, but if you're looking forward to having a debate with me, you're going to be disappointed.But for the past couple of weeks I have followed one candidate in particular; Mike Huckabee.
Although he lacks in governmental experience, at least compared to the other candidates, he seems to be a very strong Christian. I still don't know what I think we need more. Do we need a very good politician that has an extreme amount of experience and could easily run a country, without causing tons of controversy? Or, do we, as a country, need a strong Christian who understands what is important to the people of his country and knows what Jesus has done for everyone, and lives every aspect of his life by that? Below are two quotes by Huckabee that really got me interested in him, in a good way for the most part:
"Let us remember, as people of faith, that our primary mission is not to have a political ideology, it's to change the world so that every man, woman, boy, and girl can experience true freedom. Not just the freedom to speak out, but the freedom within to be all God ever intended for us to be. I would suggest that we need an evangelical version of Shock and Awe. That we would show this country that the people of faith are not just angry folks mad about some things we don't like, but people who have joy in our hearts. People who want to help those without housing to find it, those without drinking water to drink it, to help people who are hungry at night to know what it is to have food. And you know, some people say, “Are you worried that the government might try to do it,” and yes I am, but I'm even more worried the church won't do it, and the government will mess up trying. That's why those of us who are people of faith need to act out of our souls and consciousness, and not expect government to do what we could do if every believer, instead of sending half of his money to the government in taxes, would give one dime out of every dollar to his church."
I agree and disagree with his quote here. We, as people of "faith" do have a primary mission, but its not to spread freedom to everyone; our mission is to spread the Word and Gospel to the world. To share the good news of Jesus Christ, should be our mission, not to make everybody happy. We will be horribly disappointed if this is what we strive for. But like he said, by giving people this freedom that we have here in the United States, we give them the opportunity to practice Christianity without having to worry about being killed for their beliefs.
Although he lacks in governmental experience, at least compared to the other candidates, he seems to be a very strong Christian. I still don't know what I think we need more. Do we need a very good politician that has an extreme amount of experience and could easily run a country, without causing tons of controversy? Or, do we, as a country, need a strong Christian who understands what is important to the people of his country and knows what Jesus has done for everyone, and lives every aspect of his life by that? Below are two quotes by Huckabee that really got me interested in him, in a good way for the most part:
"Let us remember, as people of faith, that our primary mission is not to have a political ideology, it's to change the world so that every man, woman, boy, and girl can experience true freedom. Not just the freedom to speak out, but the freedom within to be all God ever intended for us to be. I would suggest that we need an evangelical version of Shock and Awe. That we would show this country that the people of faith are not just angry folks mad about some things we don't like, but people who have joy in our hearts. People who want to help those without housing to find it, those without drinking water to drink it, to help people who are hungry at night to know what it is to have food. And you know, some people say, “Are you worried that the government might try to do it,” and yes I am, but I'm even more worried the church won't do it, and the government will mess up trying. That's why those of us who are people of faith need to act out of our souls and consciousness, and not expect government to do what we could do if every believer, instead of sending half of his money to the government in taxes, would give one dime out of every dollar to his church."
I agree and disagree with his quote here. We, as people of "faith" do have a primary mission, but its not to spread freedom to everyone; our mission is to spread the Word and Gospel to the world. To share the good news of Jesus Christ, should be our mission, not to make everybody happy. We will be horribly disappointed if this is what we strive for. But like he said, by giving people this freedom that we have here in the United States, we give them the opportunity to practice Christianity without having to worry about being killed for their beliefs.
I agree that breaking this wrong stereotype of angry judgemental Christians is important, but is it a matter a President should be concerned with? I'm not quite sure myself. People who call themselves Christians but judge everyone around them and are always angry with people that don't think the way they do, simply don't understand the Gospel! (Matt. 7:1-6) We say this at The Oaks, continually, and its so true.
"We don't need to focus on what we're against, but on what we're for. I don't like it when people say, ‘But you're against abortion!' I say, no I'm for life. I don't like it when people say, ‘But you're against gay marriage!' I say no, I'm for keeping marriage the way its always been in history; and until Moses brings two stone tablets down from Brokeback Mountain that say we've changed the rules, we're going to keep it that way."
I put this one in here because it's got some truth to it, but for the most part its just funny.
"We don't need to focus on what we're against, but on what we're for. I don't like it when people say, ‘But you're against abortion!' I say, no I'm for life. I don't like it when people say, ‘But you're against gay marriage!' I say no, I'm for keeping marriage the way its always been in history; and until Moses brings two stone tablets down from Brokeback Mountain that say we've changed the rules, we're going to keep it that way."
I put this one in here because it's got some truth to it, but for the most part its just funny.
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