"Seven Things a True Christian Doesn't Do"

Seven Things a True Christian Doesn’t Do

                               “You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain                                  for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.”

Deuteronomy 5:11

After listening to hours of the election debates, it is so discouraging to see that all the present candidates are no longer discussing issues that face our country, but have fallen into tearing each other’s characters apart. Oh, they say they are going to do this and that, but don’t get into the details of how they plan on accomplishing what they say they are going to do.

1)       When candidates have to swear to get a point across and then claim to be a ‘Good Christian’, flags go up.  If they don’t know that a person who is a Christian tries to set a good example for others by keeping their speech pure, then they don’t have a relationship with Christ.

2)      Name calling – Matthew 5:22, tells us that, “If you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being brought before the court. And if you curse someone, you are in danger of the fires of hell.” Why do people think that by belittling others it makes them seem like a better person?  Actually, the opposite is true; it makes you appear less of a person who thinks very highly of themselves.  This is someone who cannot be trusted.

3)      Lack of Love or Respect - I love what the Bible says in John 13:35, “By this all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”  What we need to understand is that we are going to have love for other Believers if we truly belong to Jesus!  Showing hatred by ripping someone apart does not show Christian values and lack of respect.  This scripture is pretty plain – ‘if you don’t love others, you are not my disciple!

4)      Judgment – This is a hard verse in the Bible, because most of us are so quick to judge people.  Maybe we don’t like the way they look or talk.  Maybe it’s how they dress, like wearing sandals in the winter instead of shoes, or having their hair cut different than most. God gives us a stern warning about this. “Judge not that you be not judged for with what judgment you judge, you will be judged.”  Matthew 7:1-2. Most nonbelievers see this in the church and don’t want to be part of it.  They feel judged.  People don’t really understand what it means to judge others.  “It isn’t my responsibility to judge outsiders, but it certainly is your responsibility to judge those inside the church who are sinning. God will judge those on the outside.” 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 (NLT) This says it pretty plain.

5)      A Proud Look – There is so much more to this statement in Proverbs 6:17.  It speaks of someone who looks down on other people.  A person like that is overconfident and listens to no one.  A word for that kind of person is a ‘Narcissist’ and one we have already dealt with too long in America. God looks at that type of person as an abomination.  Need I say more?

6)      A Lying tongue – In all my years I have never heard candidates accusing each other of lying as much as in these debates.  Most continue to push the fact that they are Christians.  Let me remind you of God’s outlook on this in James 3:5, “Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles!” It makes a person begin to wonder if any of them are capable of telling the truth. 

7)      “One who sows discord among brethren” is one whom God hates.  [Proverbs 6:19]  When these debates began I had great respect for several of the candidates, but as time has passed, they all appear to be losing their integrity.  There has been only one man who stood up for his belief and did not shame himself as so many of the others have.  He has now had to drop out of running because the American people as a whole, do not want our country run by faith and freedom.

All of the above boils down to the fact, who do we vote for?  We have two choices, 1) Vote for Experience or 2) Power.  Both parties have experienced candidates and both have powerful people.  We apparently cannot vote for Christian values because we don’t know what they really stand for.  Pray about it, because we have several months before we actually vote and ask God to direct us.  The Bible says he puts rulers in place and takes them down.  At times God sends us bad rulers because a country needs to be shook up

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How this is going to end up is anyone’s guess, but listen to your heart.  God is still in control!