Matthew 25 Network

Rant time.

I'm sick of being invited to support this group and having my faith questioned when I decline to support it. This group in and of itself is against principles for which I stand firm. I'm not saying that I don't support strong and true application of Biblical principles to our everyday lives. The reason that I cannot support this group is because I do believe the Bible to be God's holy word to all who accept the love and grace of his son's sacrifice upon our behalf. I therefore cannot in good conscience use my faith as a political platform in support or opposed to a specific candidate. I will vote and my faith will influence my decision. However, I will research issues and determine for myself which ones I hold to be most pressing for my faith. That my dear friends is the significance of free will. If this political action group were truly supporting Christian ideas I wouldn't be reading unwavering support for the democratic party on their online boards and Facebook profile, but rather I'd be reading about Biblical stances by both candidates and how they aligned with Biblical principles. Faith is not politics. Faith can affect your politics and frankly should; but politics should never affect your faith.

In light of constantly being invited to join and support this group, I will be writing a series of BLOG posts looking at the principles they list and how the Bible actually describes the roles of the faithful in fulfilling them. I say the faithful because this includes the individual as well as the church. A government composed solely of believers following Biblical principles would be a dream come true; however, the Bible places responsibility for action upon the shoulders of believers and not their governments. This action should include voting for a candidate that holds closest to what you believe to be the closest following of God's will. It should not include judgment upon fellow believers who hold different views of how Godly living can be carried out. Along these lines I plan to refute the Mathew 25 Network placing responsibility for caring for the sick, hungry, mourning, weak, widows, and orphans upon government structures such as welfare while still trying to claim decisions on abortion are up to individuals' morality due to the separation of church and state. You can't have it both ways.

I want it to be perfectly clear that I will not be attacking the faith of those involved with the Matthew 25 Network. Each of their members has their reasons. Rather, I will be using their agenda as a platform for illustrating that faith cannot be used as a judgment measure against those who may disagree. Nor can it be a political pawn in the realms of man and still hold fully to Biblical principles for every single, free-willed, grace-filled believer trying to follow the example of Christ. It is from this view point I plan to exam why I will not support a political party using my faith as a notch in its support base.

Consider this: No man since Christ was perfect in God's sight. We as believers are called to model Christ in our everyday living and this means following the scripture as best as we can while acknowledging that others are doing the same. And finally, Christ was not the political king that the Jews expected, but according to scripture, the anti-Christ will be a visibly moral and highly political man. I'm not saying that either candidate is the anti-Christ, I'm just giving you some things to consider going into an election year.