BUSH/OBAMA FAITH BASED GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE – ANOTHER POWER GRAB!

President Bush came up with the silly idea that the government should have a "Faith Based Initiative." Translated - government money hand outs to Churches and faith organizations to buy their political support. This is a dim witted idea that only leads to compromise of the gospel. Now Obama comes out with his idea to expand the program and yes you guessed it, the money will have strings attached. Shocker isn't it?

 

The last thing we need is to have the government dictate to the Church what it can and cannot do or say. Obama wants the strings to include "no discrimination against homosexuals." Once you let the government get its teeth into you, they own you. We already have intense compromise in the Church. This will only add to it. I can see it now. Tons of money given to "faith based" organizations, these organizations become dependent on the money and then are given a choice. Stand for the truth of the Bible or lose the money. They rationalize that they must compromise truth or their "ministry" will not be able to help the needy. There goes the Bible out the window.

 

There is a reason that God calls true Christians to start organizations to feed the poor, clothe the naked, and help those bound by the scourge of drug addiction. The reason is not only to show natural compassion. The reason we Christians help people is because Jesus taught us to spread the gospel. I will be compassionate to any person no matter what their religion is. If they reject the message of Jesus Christ I will still love them however my ultimate motivation is to proclaim Jesus Christ to everyone. True Christians do not simply create organizations to serve only the natural needs of people. Our underlining motivation is to serve people so they may have the knowledge of eternal life. Since Christians know that eternal life is ONLY found in Jesus Christ, our compassion is motivated by Jesus' great Commission; "Go ye into all the world and teach all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost (Matt 28:19)."

 

Obama is now in a full court press to convince Bible Christians that he is not only sympathetic to our cause, but also that he is a committed Christian. I think is should be obvious to any Bible believing Christian that Obama is not a Bible Christian. Here are just a few of the things he is in favor of; Abortion including partial birth abortion, special rights for homosexuals, hate crimes legislation that would outlaw speech including religious speech, "Liberation Theology" which is Marxism married to religious terminology (Remember Rev. Wright his pastor of 20 years?) This man is a deceiver like almost all politicians. He will do anything and say anything to get elected. This latest embrace of the "Faith Based Initiative" is another political move designed to get support from Churches. I did not like the idea when Bush came out with it, and I do not like it now. It is both a ploy for votes and a further erosion of Church authority and mission. The liberals would love nothing more than to have their teeth in the Church. They want to destroy Biblical Christianity and money is one of their weapons.

 

 

When is the Church going to understand its call to "obey God rather than men" (Acts 5:29)? Do Christian leaders not see that dancing with the Devil will only bring about destruction?

1 Timothy 6:10 "For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows." (Emphasis mine)

 

Both Bush and Obama are using money to buy influence and worse yet, they are using our money to buy it. Not only is the money going to "Christian" organizations but as Obama said in his speech on the "Faith Based initiative"

 

"If you get a federal grant, you can't use that grant money to proselytize to the people you help, and you can't discriminate against them - or against the people you hire - on the basis of their religion," Obama said. "Federal dollars that go directly to churches, temples and mosques can only be used on secular programs."

 

So Obama wants to dictate to a Christian Organization that they must hire a non Christian for their Christian organization, can't preach Christ, and must only use the money for secular programs. Taking money from the government under these conditions is nothing less than selling the Church to the government. Jesus said;

Luke 16:13 "No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon (money). (Emphasis mine)

 

If we allow money to dictate our Christian speech we are serving money not God!!!

 

Let me now explain what will happen. All true non compromising Christian organizations will not go for this. We will never be told what we can preach and not preach and so most the money will go to liberal Churches who are already allied with the liberal, big government politicians. The rest of the money will go to Christian organizations that will end up compromising and becoming liberal. All this does is give more money and power to the forces that are opposed to the true preaching of the Bible. No government has the right to tell the Church what it can and cannot say.

 

Please don't buy what they are selling you. It is the classic "wolf in sheep's clothing." Once they sink their powerful teeth into the Church, they will not let go. Every Church must resist this move against our Biblical mandate to preach the Bible, and Constitutional right of freedom of religious and political speech! Wake up! THE GOSPEL IS NOT FOR SALE!!!!!