November 6th: Am I For or Against
Jesus?
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no
man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
John 14:6 KJV
I received an email yesterday from
a very prominent Christian leader encouraging me to vote Christian values on November 6th. So, I’ve been thinking, what are my Christian
values? And, of them, which one is most
important?
My choices in this election are
not ideal. Neither candidate fully
represents me and what I believe. So, I’m
left with picking the lesser of two evils.
I must choose the candidate who will do the least harm as my
President. Why do I say this? I’ll tell you.
One candidate believes in the
right to choose whether or not a woman gives birth and that marriage can take
place between any two people regardless of their sex. The other candidate believes in a religion
that denies the deity of Jesus. So,
which candidate should I pick? Well,
that depends on what belief I feel is most important.
I’ve asked myself several
questions to get to the heart of what I believe to be the foundation of a
Christian. Questions, such as, can a
woman who has an abortion still enter heaven?
Will a Mormon who is pro-life enter heaven? Finally, what would Jesus
do?
As I asked myself the questions
about abortions and being a Mormon, I found that a woman who has an abortion,
but accepts Jesus as her Lord and Savior, will go to heaven. However, a Mormon who fights to stop
abortions, but does not accept Jesus as her Lord and Savior, will not enter
heaven. At the end of her life, in spite
of all the good she did here on this earth, she will burn in the lake of fire
for eternity.
I came to the realization that
of all the issues before me, the most important one is the eternal state of our
souls. I had to ask myself why was there
ever any question to begin with? When
did these social issues become more important to me than Jesus? I reminded myself that the foundation of a
Christian has and always will be Jesus Christ and His Lordship. How could I ever vote for a candidate who does
not believe Jesus saved me? As a
Christian, my God has commanded me to go out and tell the world about the
saving, healing power of Jesus. My
pastor tells us that placing the jewel of a soul in the crown of Jesus Christ
is our highest calling. If this be the
case, then why on God’s green earth would I vote for a candidate who rejects
Jesus?
Do I want to put a candidate in
the white house who, merely by being president, will influence a soul to choose
to be a Mormon and thereby go to hell?
When I ask the question, what would Jesus do?; I’m really asking would Jesus
vote against Himself? Would He put a
leader in the white house whom would cause someone’s child or those still “undecided”
about Christ to reject His saving power? No, I think not. I cannot imagine Jesus voting against
Himself. Neither will I. I will vote the highest Christian value there
is on November 6th. I will
vote for Jesus.
Peace be with you…
India N. Keith
