The Three Most Prevalent Political Groups Today

Everyone knows about the two main political groups. They have several names, but they are more commonly known as Leftists (or Liberals) and Conservatives.

Both Liberals and Conservatives have opposing views on many of the main issues. There is a clear distinction between the values of these two groups. But there is a third group thrown into the mix, as well.

The third group consists of Conservatives, many professing Christians, who are opposed to Donald Trump. Many of the reasons for their opposition are the same reasons as the Liberals hold to. But there is a difference.

Liberals do not care about people's morals. In fact, it seems like those they would elect into office have corrupt morals. This helps to fit into their worldview. So, why would  the Liberals be so concerned about Donald Trump being corrupt, as they say he is? The answer is, they aren't. They aren't concerned about Donald Trump's supposed corruptness. But they are the ones telling people Trump is corrupt. What gives?

Keep in mind that the Liberals do not care if their leaders are corrupt or deceitful. We have seen evidence of that for the past several months. Their beloved candidate was caught in lies, yet, they overlooked it. They called those lies, 'careless mistakes'. So why are they so concerned about Donald Trump's corruptness?

The Left has known to not hold to the truth. In fact, they are good at name calling and throwing temper tantrums. Hitler had an interesting quote one time. Although I don't know it word for word, it goes something like this; if you tell a lie long enough, eventually the people will believe it. How true that is. How easily we fall into the trap of believing lies.

I am not going to cover the name calling and lies that are out there on this page. But, suffice it to say, that I believe, and this is just my opinion, that the Left has been successful in promoting lies of how corrupt Donald Trump is. And because they continually do this, some, actually many, have fallen for this lie.

This third political group is the one who has fallen for the slander put out by mainstream media, which is controlled by Liberals. This third group of Conservatives believe that one cannot vote for someone who is corrupt, no matter how good and beneficial his policies are. But that begs a lot of questions. How good does someone have to be if they are running for the office of presidency? Would I qualify for being the president of the United States by this standard of goodness? Would anyone qualify for this office? What if someone running for presidency has good leadership qualities yet is 'corrupt' (or perceived as corrupt?)

What I am confused about is how someone who is corrupt can make good, wise, and helpful decisions for our country. Does the end justify the means? Those in this third group would say, 'no'. They would say that you must vote for someone who is not corrupt. It is a matter of right and wrong in their eyes.

I think a lot of issues are blurred. There is a lot of slander and we need to know how to separate the truth from the lies. We need to be honest with ourselves and if the candidate we hate actually shows good qualities and decision making, we need to ask ourselves if perhaps God is at work in this situation. Maybe God is working in spite of the fact (or belief) that our country's leader is corrupt. Perhaps the man really is trusting in God, at least in some degree, as the president of the United States. And perhaps God is going to reveal Himself to this man, and just maybe, he will come to know the Lord, sometime during his lifetime.

On Bullies and Bigots

Here is the definition of 'bully' from the Merriam-Webster dictionary -

Bully - to frighten, hurt, or threaten (a smaller or weaker person) : to act like a bully toward (someone) : to cause (someone) to do something by making threats or insults or by using force.

Here is the definition of 'bigot' from the same dictionary -

Bigot - a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices; especially : one who regards or treats the members of a group (as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance.

Many people say that God is a 'bully', but is that true?

Does God use intimidation with us to get us to repent? Is hell really just a 'scare tactic'?

God doesn't have to provide salvation for any of us. He could throw us all into hell and He would be just. But in His great love and mercy to us, He provided a way out. It is through the death of His Son, around 2,000 years ago.

I guess some would think that God has the option to not throw us into hell. Basically, those people think that human beings are basically good and don't need God's help. They think God is manipulating people into a relationship with Him and using hell as a scare tactic to make them cooperate with Him. 

God doesn't work on principles of manipulation. If God were like us, He would be a manipulator. He would be weak like we are, and would have to use some kind of force to make us love Him. He is not like us though. God doesn't force us to love Him. We can't love Him anyway, until we have a new heart. We can get that heart when we repent of our sins and trust in Jesus Christ who paid the penalty for our sins. 

God doesn't have to bully us around to get His way. We either do things His way or we don't do it at all. There are consequences for rejecting God. But there are eternal blessings for responding to Him. 

Christians, people who have trusted in Jesus Christ as their Lord/Savior, have been called, 'bigots'. But is that really true that Christians are bigots?

The problem the world has, is that it doesn't know how to separate the fine lines of an issue. They throw the baby out with the bath water, so to speak. A true believer in Jesus Christ has boundaries. Those boundaries are defined by the word of God. 

According to the world, Christians are bigots. They are bigots because they have boundaries. The boundaries are upsetting to the world because the world knows that the boundaries show everyone what is not acceptable. 

Scriptures give us boundaries. They are the real 'safe places' given to us by God. The world does not like boundaries because they don't want to give up their evil activities which trespass against the boundaries. So, they turn the table on Christians and call them 'bigots' because of the boundaries God has set around them. 

Notice how the definition of 'bigot' involves hate and intolerance. Even though one has boundaries, that doesn't mean that they hate those who break those boundaries. But the narrative of the world says that Christians are bigots and that implies the action of hatred and intolerance. 

An example of this is the owner of Chick-fil-A. He wrote a statement saying that he believes marriage is made up of one man and one woman. He was accused of being a bigot because of his stand. Who's the one who is intolerant here? Nothing was mentioned about hating or harming Gay people in any way. The man even stated that homosexuals are treated the same way as non-homosexuals. There was nothing said about hating homosexuals or even putting them down. But because he simply took a stand for marriage being made up of one man and one woman, he is considered a bigot. 

So, when God's boundaries for us are employed by us, watch out for the name calling! In a Postmodern world, people can't have their own boundaries any more! Well, I guess they can have them, but only if they don't violate someone else's selfish desires. 

Whose Fault Is It That This World Is So Bad?

Why wars and so much abuse, destruction, and evil activity? Simply because Satan wants to destroy the beautiful world God made. The devil wants to demolish the human race. Why? Because he hates God and is opposed to everything that God made, especially those things God made in His image.

Human beings are God's highest creation. Satan would love to destroy the whole human race. He would like to end the human race. Why do you think there is such an issue with Roe vs. Wade?

God made the world and the people in it. God had certain rules for people to follow. If they did not follow those rules, they would step into Satan's territory and much ruin would come. That is exactly what happened in Genesis 3. God told Adam not to eat of the 'Tree of knowledge of good and evil'.
Satan, in a sneaky way, went up to Eve and told her to eat of that tree. At first, Eve said 'no'. But as she thought about it more, she changed her mind. She listened to the lies of the Enemy instead of obeying God.

She basically sold the whole human race to the devil's territory. Now everyone suffers. Today, many still listen to the lies of the Enemy.

The lies of the Enemy of our souls seem plausible. He comes at us with lies that makes sense to us. But we, like Eve, listen to those lies instead of trusting in God. We can know what God says, because He has given us His word recorded in Scriptures. But we even listen to the devil's lies in our trust in the Scriptures. The devil tells us that the Bible is a book of fairy tales. And we believe it. Or, he tells us that the Bible was just written by men. And we fall for that one too. Anything to get us to not trust in God or His word, the devil will try.

One day, we will all be in another physical, literal kingdom. Actually, there are two kingdoms, and we will end up in one of them for all eternity. There is the kingdom of light and the kingdom of darkness.

Satan is the 'god' of this world. He is not the same as the God who created everything. The true and living God has always existed. Satan was created by Him. The devil was thrown to earth because of his pride. Now the devil roams the earth and is continually searching for those he can deceive.

One day, Jesus will come back to earth. We will either be with Jesus in His kingdom, or we will spend eternity in the kingdom of darkness in hell. The devil will be thrown in the Lake of Fire, one day. He will no longer deceive people and rulers of countries. There will be peace on earth after that happens.

All who do not repent of their sins and place their trust in the King of kings, and Lord of lords, will be thrown in the Lake of Fire, along with the devil, to spend eternity there.

No one has to be deceived by the devil. Whatever reasons we have for not turning to God, are based upon the devil's lies to us. Do we want to believe him, or do we really want to know the truth?

(For more information on turning from sin and trusting in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, please go to http://thegospelconversation.blogspot.com).