Elements of Truth

Moral absolutes do exist. There is good. There is evil. There is a God. Satan is real. Much of America has been deceived by the lie of the Devil, which is that man is self-sufficient and does not need God. Our schools, our government and many of our churches are devoid of both the truth and the true living and holy God. This was not always the case. This does not need to remain the case in America.

JOHN ADAMS, UNITARIAN?

Our blogger friend, Jonathan, wrote the following comment in response to our Friday post:

“Regarding John Adams, I thought it would be enough to show you that Adams using radical atheists and Enlightenment philosophies to "affirm" the "general principles of Christianity" demonstrates that he didn't quite mean what you may think he meant.”

Jonathan, I think that there are elements of truth in nearly every false religion, human-centered philosophy or scientific theory purporting to explain some wonder of nature. However, it is only in the Judeo-Christian bible and it is only through a personal relationship with the Sovereign Almighty God of the universe through Jesus Christ that one can ever hope to find the whole truth.

Personally, I am not surprised that John Adams pointed out that there are parts and pieces of truth in the most “radical atheist” or “Enlightenment” philosophy. I believe that John Adams though he may have believed all of those Unitarian ideas that you point out in your comment, I still think that he recognized the wisdom of the majority of his true Christian peers. Though, he himself may have been an atheist or Deist or Unitarian or whatever. He saw the obvious truth on which his fellow founders based their Declaration of Independence, their Constitution and their government.

SHERROD BROWN, LUTHERAN?

Today I went into the camp of the enemy. I attended Sherrod Brown’s rally at his hometown, Mansfield, which was held at his grade school where his mother, brothers, neighbors were all in attendance. He claimed how much he was influenced by the Lutheran church he attended as a child that shaped much of thinking today. It causes me to pause and the think what kind of preaching did the man hear growing up, knowing what horrible policies (abortion on demand, wholesale acceptance of homosexuality, etc.) falsehoods (the death penalty is unjust, protection of perversion) he expounds today. He was introduced by a black minister and former fellow student of his at the Brinkerhoff Elementary School. He spoke or only about 10 or 15 minutes and said virtually nothing except thank you to his friends and something about January first having a new governor, a new senator and his wife going back to work at the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper. All in all it was quite unimpressive.

It felt like a quick stop in on the way to someplace more important, like Columbus.

Even in some of the words and beliefs of this radical liberal politician there are elements of truth. He did talk about the need to pass Issue 2, the minimum wage law. Though I disagree with him on this issue, there is some truth that some employers may be not be paying what Brown and other liberals may consider a “just wage” I am a believer that the market and not government should dictate much of the prices and wages. For example, there are many fast food restaurants that are paying more than the proposed minimum wage. They had to pay $7.00 per hour in order to attract and retain employees. I believe that there is an element of truth in what Brown says that employers should pay a just wage. But let the market dictate, both the labor market and the business environment dictate the amount.

GOD CARES ABOUT WHOM WE ELECT!

Harry Valentine, the founder and publisher of Capitol Hill Prayer Alert to which I subscribe, wrote recently the following:

“In the Judeo-Christian bible in the passage, Joel 2:l7, ”Apparently God does not want barbarians and irreligious people ruling over us. What constitutes being a “barbarian” and “irreligious”? From God’s perspective as laid out in Scripture, such people wantonly break and ignore His Ten Commandments. In the context of today’s politics, this would include the agenda of the Liberal/Leftist/Socialist Elite cabal: abortion, homosexual matters, higher taxes, appeasement of national enemies, despotic governments, silencing of dissent (especially Christians), relativism (no right or wrong, no absolutes about good and evil or “morality”) humanism, etc. . . .”

“Please pick candidates who will please the Lord by their policies, votes and behavior (character and integrity are very important). Your vote matters, especially to God! “How could that be?” you ask. It shows were your heart is – with Him or
against Him. It matters to Him that we choose righteous or Biblically – influenced people to rule over this nation that He created sand loves.”

In an article on this blog I wrote a three-part article called “A Canary in a Cage” See the articles in which I discuss Sherrod Brown’s brand of “Christianity”. Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Again, there are some elements of truth about Christianity in the liberation, socialist or Marxist theology, but it lacks the totality of the truth. One website that spells out many of Congressman Brown's positions in a clever way is www.FarOutBrown.com.

Congressman Ted Strickland, Democratic candidate for Governor in Ohio is another candidate like Congressman Brown who offers an element of truth in his political philosophy but fails to embrace the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. He has succumbed, like Brown to much of the liberal lie. See the article on this blog entitled, “Ted Strickland, Strictly Wrong for Ohio”. A website that points out Congressman's Strickland's inconsistencies is www.TruthAboutTed.com.

Ohio cannot afford to elect men like Brown or Strickland who by their policies, their votes and their behavior, for the most part cannot be pleasing or honoring the Lord.