Comments on: Not Just Any Woman http://www.minthegap.com/2007/09/06/not-just-any-woman/ Standing in the Gap in a Society that's Warring with God. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:05:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Charley http://www.minthegap.com/2007/09/06/not-just-any-woman/comment-page-1/#comment-76083 Charley Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:06:57 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2007/09/06/not-just-any-woman/#comment-76083 You are correct when you say the government is not a church. However, the Scriptures are not silent upon how we as Christians are supposed to deal with that government and principles upon which we are to desire it to operate. It DOES deal with questions like what sort of qualifications we are to look for before casting our votes. No, there are no "Thou shalt" commands...but there are principles, precepts, and normative examples of what God desires in leaders. These just require more work to flesh out. Here are some links to articles that have significant Biblical justification for what we should look for in our leaders (they are a bit lengthy and will require significant thought and pondering to understand, but it's an important subject). And before anyone jumps to conclusions, ranting and raving, please consider how we are to approach the relationship between Bible and life. We are NOT to seek to conform Scripture and its inspired principles to the culture, but rather we are to seek to conform our lives to Scripture, regardless of the short term pragmatic impact it may have within the culture. (Voting for the "lesser of two evils" rather than the sure-to-lose candidate who best fits Scriptural qualifications comes to mind as a practical example.) You may not like the conclusions of this author, but if you are a believer, you still must deal with the Scripture and Scriptural principles he raises. <a href="http://www.visionforumministries.org/issues/ballot_box/biblical_standards_for_choosin.aspx">Biblical Standards for Choosing Civil Magistrates</a> <a href="http://www.visionforumministries.org/issues/ballot_box/should_christians_support_a_wo.aspx">Should We Vote for a Woman?</a> Charley <a href="http://www.riseupandgetserious.blogspot.com">Get Serious Blog</a> <a href="http://www.homedisciplingdad.blogspot.com">HomeDiscipling Dad Blog</a> You are correct when you say the government is not a church. However, the Scriptures are not silent upon how we as Christians are supposed to deal with that government and principles upon which we are to desire it to operate. It DOES deal with questions like what sort of qualifications we are to look for before casting our votes. No, there are no “Thou shalt” commands…but there are principles, precepts, and normative examples of what God desires in leaders. These just require more work to flesh out. Here are some links to articles that have significant Biblical justification for what we should look for in our leaders (they are a bit lengthy and will require significant thought and pondering to understand, but it’s an important subject).

And before anyone jumps to conclusions, ranting and raving, please consider how we are to approach the relationship between Bible and life. We are NOT to seek to conform Scripture and its inspired principles to the culture, but rather we are to seek to conform our lives to Scripture, regardless of the short term pragmatic impact it may have within the culture. (Voting for the “lesser of two evils” rather than the sure-to-lose candidate who best fits Scriptural qualifications comes to mind as a practical example.) You may not like the conclusions of this author, but if you are a believer, you still must deal with the Scripture and Scriptural principles he raises.

Biblical Standards for Choosing Civil Magistrates

Should We Vote for a Woman?

Charley
Get Serious Blog
HomeDiscipling Dad Blog

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