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Tue, 06 November 2012 05:55

william
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3 Questions:

1. If you believe God is the one who sets whomsoever he wills into office:

Dan4:17 This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the
demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living
may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and
giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest
of men.

Dan4:32 And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall
be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass
as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know
that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to
whomsoever he will.

Dan5:21 And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was
made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses:
they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the
dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the
kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.

Rom13:1-2 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.

If you believe these things, are you resisting the will of God when you vote for someone who ultimately loses the election?

2. If you don't believe that it is God who sets rulers into positions of power (review the scriptures listed above) then presumably you believe that it is left up to us to choose these leaders, right? If this is the case, and your candidate wins, then you no doubt will rejoice that God's will was done through your vote, right? Given the options (and I make an assumption here) if a Mormon wins then it is up to you to support this man with every ounce of your being. How is this compatible with the scriptural admonishment to not support someone that doesn't believe the fundamental Christian doctrine concerning the deity of our Lord and Savior -- Jesus Christ?

3. If a Church or a pastor believes that a Mormon (or a pro-abortion candidate) is God's choice for us, pray tell why is it that few if any of these Churches or their pastors will actually stand up for what they believe and tell the sheep who it is that God has chosen? Why won't they tell us who we need to vote for? (They certainly don't hesitate to tell us how to live our lives and where we should be giving our money!) Why don't they stand up for what they believe and say boldly from the pulpit that we should vote for this or that candidate?

One prominent leader recently gave a 'prophecy' and I assumed that he was going to have the guts to do just that but after listening to his words I was disappointed to hear that his so-called prophecy was nothing but hot-air. He told us that we were going to 'like' the outcome of the election. (He really goes out on a limb there...) He continued with the usual rot (manipulation) by telling the sheep that if they didn't like the outcome they had better get on their faces before God until they did like the choice. Wow! Such wisdom!

Zec11:17 Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the
sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall
be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.

Hos9:7 The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are
come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual
man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great
hatred.

Eccl10:12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the
lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

Eccl10:13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness:
and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

Eccl10:14 A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what
shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

Prv18:7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the
snare of his soul.

Prv14:7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou
perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

Blessings,
William

I want to believe!

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