"Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Matthew 7:17-19
We have a new President but do you know him? Do you know what he believes? What do you really know about him? Did you vote for him because he claimed to be Christian? Did you vote for him so your pocketbook would be full? Did you vote for him because you thought he was more charismatic than anyone else?
I had a conversation this week with a friend from Canada. he asked me "Well, how does it feel to have the Messiah" as President? I was horrified! The perception in the rest of the world seems to be much the same. They believe Americans are looking to Barack Obama to bring World Peace, and to usher the country into an era of "acceptance and tolerance" for everyone and every belief. I’m not sure about you, but it seems to me that with every passing election, we are preparing the way more and more for THE man of sin to enter. Read more at the teaching pages: http://www.elijahproject.net/directory.html
So have you read anything at all on Mr. Obama? Our new President Obama held an interview in 2004 with Chicago Sun-Times reported, Cathleen Falsani. Below are a few excerpts from that interview:
Concerning Jesus:
FALSANI:
Who’s Jesus to you?
(He laughs nervously)
OBAMA:
Right.
Jesus is an historical figure for me, and he’s also a bridge between God and man, in the Christian faith, and one that I think is powerful precisely because he serves as that means of us reaching something higher.
And he’s also a wonderful teacher. I think it’s important for all of us, of whatever faith, to have teachers in the flesh and also teachers in history.
FALSANI:
Is Jesus someone who you feel you have a regular connection with now, a personal connection with in your life?
OBAMA:
Yeah. Yes. I think some of the things I talked about earlier are addressed through, are channeled through my Christian faith and a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Concerning the Power of God
FALSANI:
Checking for altruism?
OBAMA:
Yeah. I mean, something like it.
Looking for … It’s interesting, the most powerful political moments for me come when I feel like my actions are aligned with a certain truth. I can feel it. When I’m talking to a group and I’m saying something truthful, I can feel a power that comes out of those statements that is different than when I’m just being glib or clever.
FALSANI:
What’s that power? Is it the holy spirit? God?
OBAMA:
Well, I think it’s the power of the recognition of God, or the recognition of a larger truth that is being shared between me and an audience.
On Bible Faith – Heaven and Hell
FALSANI:
The conversation stopper, when you say you’re a Christian and leave it at that.
OBAMA:
Where do you move forward with that?
This is something that I’m sure I’d have serious debates with my fellow Christians about. I think that the difficult thing about any religion, including Christianity, is that at some level there is a call to evangelize and prostelytize. There’s the belief, certainly in some quarters, that people haven’t embraced Jesus Christ as their personal savior that they’re going to hell.
FALSANI:
You don’t believe that?
OBAMA:
I find it hard to believe that my God would consign four-fifths of the world to hell.
FALSANI:
Do you believe in heaven?
OBAMA:
Do I believe in the harps and clouds and wings?
FALSANI:
A place spiritually you go to after you die?
OBAMA:
What I believe in is that if I live my life as well as I can, that I will be rewarded. I don’t presume to have knowledge of what happens after I die. But I feel very strongly that whether the reward is in the here and now or in the hereafter, the aligning myself to my faith and my values is a good thing.
When I tuck in my daughters at night and I feel like I’ve been a good father to them, and I see in them 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.
Concerning Sin
FALSANI:
Do you believe in sin?
OBAMA:
Yes.
FALSANI:
What is sin?
OBAMA:
Being out of alignment with my values.
FALSANI:
What happens if you have sin in your life?
OBAMA:
I think it’s the same thing as the question about heaven. In the same way that if I’m true to myself and my faith that that is its own reward, when I’m not true to it, it’s its own punishment.
Read the entire interview here: http://blog.christianitytoday.com/ctpolitics/2008/11/obamas_fascinat.html
Given President Obama’s answers and the explanations of the faith, compare it to yours. What do YOU believe?
Do YOU believe Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven? What does the bible say?
Read Acts 4:12 "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. " John 8:24: "…for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.", John 14:6: "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."
Do YOU believe sin is "being out of alignment with" YOUR values? What does the bible say about "your" values?
Jeremiah 17:9 "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?"
Do YOU believe the Holy Spriit is "…the recognition of a larger truth that is being shared between me and an audience."? What does the bible say?
John 16:13: "Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come."
Do YOU believe abortion is ok and that life doesn’t begin until after a baby is born? What does the bible say?
Leviticus 17:11 "For the life of the flesh is in the blood:…"
Do you know what flavor of religion President Obama really supports? Would you stay in a church for 20 years under a pastor that preaches things such as those found here (WARNING!!!! MAY BE OFFENSIVE TO YOU!): http://hotair.com/archives/2008/03/13/video-jeremiah-wright-and-god-damn-america/
Do you know where President Obama stands on abortion? Do you support this?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NN4TKrViNE
So what change did you really vote for? Here … This might help you understand: http://www.citizenlink.org/Stoplight/A000009104.cfm
UPDATED: Check out this link: http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/1150540,CST-NWS-faith08.article Now…what was that comment about "Lipstick on a Pig"?
This next link pretty much sums it all up: http://web.israelinsider.com/Articles/Politics/12745.htm
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The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. Proverbs 16:4