Obama's Christianity

Sometimes trying to stay out of political races can be very hard, especially when your uncle (David Duggan) is involved in a local campaign and the opponent is trying to gain the upper hand by being less than ethical. Of course the other side of this is that it makes you very proud to know that your uncle will not stoop down to practicing the tactics of the opponent. It gives me great pride knowing that my uncle does not have to win a political race in order satisfy an ego that thrives on power. He has always been an honest, hard working, and fair man and no election will change his ethics or core beliefs. Those of you in Blount Co., vote wisely.

As for another person involved in a campaign, I must make some important comments. The only reason why I feel compelled to comment is because Obama is invoking religion while on the campaign trail. His comments use a similar language that most evangelicals are familiar with. But are Obama's beliefs biblical? Is he relying on the ignorance of many individuals in hopes that they will vote for him because he uses a language of religion? I think the answer to this is startling and demands a fight for truth on the part of local churches around the country.

In a previous interview with the Chicago Sun Times Obama said, "I believe there are many paths to the same place, and that is a belief that there is a higher power, a belief that we are connected as a people." Someone please tell me how a correct biblical hermeneutic can come to that conclusion? Does Obama in claiming to be a Christian who believes in many paths not remember Jesus' words in John 14:6? In case we have forgotten, Jesus Himself said, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life no man comes to the Father except through Me." Sounds as if Christ was against this whole universal idea that we all get to the same place through many paths.

In case you're wondering, Obama has responded to this issues which leaves you still scratching your head. Obama's response to the truth of John 14:6 is that it all depends upon how you hear the verse. What??????????????? Since when did the truth of Scripture depend upon the emotional status of Barack Obama? Does this thinking not also open up the possibility that Obama could "accidentily" not hear a word or two in a verse? For example, could this not provide Obama justification in hearing John 14:6 as "I am A way, a truth....." I think this shows that Obama has a very low view of Scripture.

To another issue that involves Obama's Christianity. Here is another Obama quote concerning a tenet of the Christian faith, "I don't presume to have knowledge of what happens after I die. When I tuck in my daughters at night and I feel like I've been a good father to them, and I see that I am transferring values that I got from my mother and that they're kind people and that they're honest people, and they're curious people, that's a little piece of heaven."

If this is his definition of heaven, then he is truly missing the biblical description of what Heaven is. This seems to allude to a works salvation which Martin Luther began a Reformation over. Obviously, Scripture does not share Obama's view that we must work and do good deeds to see Heaven. Heaven can only be found if one has repented of their sins and trusted in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. And yes Senator hell is a real place and people do in fact go there.

sola fidei

Jeremy