The Awesome Blue God -- How Obama Forged A New Faith Coalition

I am glad that it is over, and I hope that all of the arguing and bickering within the church can cease. We need to get behind our new President and pray for him and that he uses wisdom (Godly wisdom) to make decisions. When things weren't going right with George Bush we were urged by preachers and pastors to pray for him. We need to do the same for Barak Obama. I remember the story of the disciples trying to stop a man from casting out a demon because he wasn't a direct follower of Jesus and Jesus said that if he is not against us, he with us. We need to stop this "if you are not a Republican you are not really a Christian because you don't follow our same ideology." Jesus told the Pharisees that they tithe their mint and cummin but they forget the weighier matters. To evangelicals this election has been only about abortion and gay marriage. And while these are important issues, there are other things that affect us too like teen pregnancies, poverty, teen school dropout, juvenile imprisonment, affordable health care, war in Iraq, putting more cops on the street, stopping domestic violence, etc. At Saddleback church, Obama talked about these types of things. In the book of Amos, it states "How can two walk together unless they agree?" We as a nation, and as Christians, need to work together if there is going to be any healing.

We are so happy Barack Obama will be our President In January of 2009. As with all of life though there is always something that takes a supremely happy event and throws an unhappy one in the picture at the same time. The Proposition of only marriage between a man and a woman passed in California. Our children and friends have been disparged once again....the hope now is that our new President and the man we think of as our friend will step forward and teach America what the United States Constitution is about.

We're very pleased that Obama has been elected President. Now, maybe we can return to making the USA into the great compassionate nation that it has the potential to be.

True, this is marred by the decision of the incompassionate Christians of California by continuing to deny to 1/10th of its population rights which it shoves into the hands of the other 9/10th.

Prop 8 has not been called yet. Was misinformed. San Francisco Chronicle says that although more so far are for Prop 8, the counting will go on probably all night, and into tomorrow. Hopefully many more no votes will send it to victory.

People are going to have to think and express themselves in a different way eastcoastlady. I think Obama will be an excellent teacher for all of us. ;)

Lets not allow the short-comings of our President, Obama, divide us but pray for him. If God used imperfect Paul, who was a murderer of Christians, to write 13 books in the bible, He can surely turn around the heart of any man to do the right thing (pro-life)!!!! So lets stop thinking that this state of this country is doomed and trust, praying in faith, that God will deliver this country. This is not the job for man anyways.

Please band together and pray for President Obama's protections, wisdom and guidance, for him to have Godly counsel and have a heart that will be moved to do what is right with God more so then man. Pray for him and this country.

The debate that has raged in Christianity since the early church is seen in the theology of Sts Paul and James. Faith alone is sufficient for salvation, or as St James preached, faith without works is dead. Frankly, I am troubled in that someone who professes a faith in God would lift himself so far above the crowd in his seeking adulation that his feet leave the ground, and he ascends.
The Lord is the only one who has live to have claimed co-equality
with the Father--until now! For me, humility is the foundation stone
of our Christian walk--washing the feet of other disciples, first shall be last--stuff like that. It is hard to be humble and reach down to others when one is ascending to the sky on the wings of rhetoric and the applause of the adoring masses (ie, mob).
After Christ's baptism by John and our Lord's time in the desert,
he refused the temptations of Lucifer by rejecting the worship of all the kingdoms of the world--"It is God alone whom you shall worship and adore". I wonder at the humble and devout answer of our 44th
President would the same offer be respectfully submitted to him.
Afterall, Lucifer had couched this most generous and magnanimous offer in a way that would benefit all mankind--think of all the
people who would have been saved in time and eternity if only
Christ had agreed to "work across the aisle"and for the sake of
peace, had compromised for mankind, as opposed to dying for
our redemption. That is why the office of Christ, and His unwaivering commitment to His own intergrity will forever pit
the kindgom of grace v the kingdoms of the world. And that is why
the office of forever priest, king and redeemer is above my pay grade,
and will always and forever be, which I humbly and respectfully acknowledge.

God put President Elect Barack Obama in office. Do you recall a King by the name of Saul? Saul hated David, a simple sheep herder. King Saul sought to kill David but David understood that no matter how good or bad King Saul was, God had appointed him King.

"I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth" (1Ti 2:1-4 KJV).

"Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake. For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing" (Ro 13:1-6).

I will not touch or speak evil of that which is ordained of God.

"Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm" (1Ch 16:22 KJV).

Conclusion: "Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law" (Ro 13:10 KJV).