Comments on: Focus on your own d*%! family! http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/07/13/focus-on-your-own-d-family/ the randomness of a distracted existential tour guide. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:09:19 +0000 hourly 1 By: Rod http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/07/13/focus-on-your-own-d-family/comment-page-1/#comment-10935 Rod Tue, 28 Nov 2006 08:48:09 +0000 http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/07/13/focus-on-your-own-d-family/#comment-10935 I can understand some Christians being frustrated with Christian organizations being involved in politics. However, we must remember that practically speaking, our right to freely workship Jesus Christ only exists so long as our laws say we can. You are not able to freely worship Jesus Christ in many countries because their laws do not support it. Likewise, politics is not going to bring revival and should never be used to force our religion onto others. As Christians, I do believe that we have a duty to speak out against those immoral practices (abortion, gay marriage, etc) that will have significant consequences on our country and our ability to receive God's blessigs. Deuteronomy says that in order for our children and our childrens children to live well, we must maintain God's statutes and commandments. We have been blessed to live in a country where we have the liberty and freedom to tell folks about Jesus Christ and to speak out against immoral behavior without being thrown in jail or executed. To not speak out when God has given us this opportunity is, in my opinion, something that God will hold us accountable for. Lastly, many Christians have been involved in the Republican Party because of this parties support for the lives of unborn children and support of marriage between one man and one woman. The Democratic Party has consistently supported abortion and gay marriage rights. If the Democatic Party supported Biblical values and the Republican Party supported abortion, I would leave the Republican Party today and join the Democratic Party. God Bless! I can understand some Christians being frustrated with Christian organizations being involved in politics. However, we must remember that practically speaking, our right to freely workship Jesus Christ only exists so long as our laws say we can. You are not able to freely worship Jesus Christ in many countries because their laws do not support it. Likewise, politics is not going to bring revival and should never be used to force our religion onto others. As Christians, I do believe that we have a duty to speak out against those immoral practices (abortion, gay marriage, etc) that will have significant consequences on our country and our ability to receive God’s blessigs. Deuteronomy says that in order for our children and our childrens children to live well, we must maintain God’s statutes and commandments. We have been blessed to live in a country where we have the liberty and freedom to tell folks about Jesus Christ and to speak out against immoral behavior without being thrown in jail or executed. To not speak out when God has given us this opportunity is, in my opinion, something that God will hold us accountable for.

Lastly, many Christians have been involved in the Republican Party because of this parties support for the lives of unborn children and support of marriage between one man and one woman. The Democratic Party has consistently supported abortion and gay marriage rights. If the Democatic Party supported Biblical values and the Republican Party supported abortion, I would leave the Republican Party today and join the Democratic Party.

God Bless!

]]> By: Mike R http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/07/13/focus-on-your-own-d-family/comment-page-1/#comment-7523 Mike R Thu, 20 Jul 2006 14:57:25 +0000 http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/07/13/focus-on-your-own-d-family/#comment-7523 Rowland's comment got me to thinking about worship. <blockquote>Rowland Says: Makes me think we just need to return to the basics of preaching the Gospel, Worshipping, feeding the poor, visiting prisons, etc…</blockquote> Wrote down some of my thoughts in my blog. <a href="http://www.therileyfamily.org/blog/2006/07/19/worship/" rel="nofollow">Worship</a> Rowland’s comment got me to thinking about worship.

Rowland Says:
Makes me think we just need to return to the basics of preaching the Gospel, Worshipping, feeding the poor, visiting prisons, etc…

Wrote down some of my thoughts in my blog. Worship

]]> By: Mike R http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/07/13/focus-on-your-own-d-family/comment-page-1/#comment-7522 Mike R Thu, 20 Jul 2006 14:56:31 +0000 http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/07/13/focus-on-your-own-d-family/#comment-7522 Rowland's comment got me to thinking about worship. <blockquote>Rowland Says: Makes me think we just need to return to the basics of preaching the Gospel, Worshipping, feeding the poor, visiting prisons, etc…</blockquote> Wrote down some of my thoughts in my blog. <a>Worship</a> Rowland’s comment got me to thinking about worship.

Rowland Says:
Makes me think we just need to return to the basics of preaching the Gospel, Worshipping, feeding the poor, visiting prisons, etc…

Wrote down some of my thoughts in my blog. Worship

]]> By: Heg http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/07/13/focus-on-your-own-d-family/comment-page-1/#comment-7449 Heg Tue, 18 Jul 2006 04:39:41 +0000 http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/07/13/focus-on-your-own-d-family/#comment-7449 I think it not so much that Focus on the Family is "marrying" to a political party, but that each political parties are becoming polar opposites. It seems that the basic values that America were founded upon used to be the common basis for both political parties, the difference was in how to achieve those goals. Now it appears there is not much common in anything. It seems to me our country is in such a cultural crisis because there are few people stepping up to the plate to speak out about political issues. If some of these issues are not brought to the forefront with Christians and action is not taken our ability to openly evangelize in the future will be jeapardized, not to mention that Truth will continue to be suppressed. There has actually been a separate political action group, housed at Focus on the Family, which is addressing these issues because they saw the critical need for people to be informed about political issues. I think by taking a stand on these political issues James Dobson (who receives no salary from Focus on the Family, nor does he take any of the profit recieved from his books sold through Focus on the Family) is calling the culture on the carpet. I think it not so much that Focus on the Family is “marrying” to a political party, but that each political parties are becoming polar opposites. It seems that the basic values that America were founded upon used to be the common basis for both political parties, the difference was in how to achieve those goals. Now it appears there is not much common in anything.

It seems to me our country is in such a cultural crisis because there are few people stepping up to the plate to speak out about political issues. If some of these issues are not brought to the forefront with Christians and action is not taken our ability to openly evangelize in the future will be jeapardized, not to mention that Truth will continue to be suppressed.

There has actually been a separate political action group, housed at Focus on the Family, which is addressing these issues because they saw the critical need for people to be informed about political issues.

I think by taking a stand on these political issues James Dobson (who receives no salary from Focus on the Family, nor does he take any of the profit recieved from his books sold through Focus on the Family) is calling the culture on the carpet.

]]> By: Rowland http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/07/13/focus-on-your-own-d-family/comment-page-1/#comment-7447 Rowland Tue, 18 Jul 2006 03:39:57 +0000 http://grantenglish.com/archives/2006/07/13/focus-on-your-own-d-family/#comment-7447 We've been talking here in San Jose alot about the church in Ephesus (Rev. 2:1). They were obviously doing alot of things right, as mentioned by John, but they were at risk of losing their "lampstand" (light, blessing, power of the spirit?) because they forgot the most basic thing....their first love...Jesus. You wonder if so many churches are just spinning their wheels doing all the programs and even praying so hard for "the Spirit to come down", but it never happens because they forget the basics....the poor, the destitute, the lost. Makes me think we just need to return to the basics of preaching the Gospel, Worshipping, feeding the poor, visiting prisons, etc... We’ve been talking here in San Jose alot about the church in Ephesus (Rev. 2:1). They were obviously doing alot of things right, as mentioned by John, but they were at risk of losing their “lampstand” (light, blessing, power of the spirit?) because they forgot the most basic thing….their first love…Jesus. You wonder if so many churches are just spinning their wheels doing all the programs and even praying so hard for “the Spirit to come down”, but it never happens because they forget the basics….the poor, the destitute, the lost. Makes me think we just need to return to the basics of preaching the Gospel, Worshipping, feeding the poor, visiting prisons, etc…

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