Can A Christian Ever Vote For A Democrat?


Overview:   Around 85% of Americans say they are 'Christian'... so the following Bible verses on Heaven (and who goes there) should be of great interest . . .
 


1.  THE POLITICAL ISSUES FOR WHICH THEY STAND ...

Political Platform:  "A document stating the 'Aims and Principles' of a political party."

"To find out what the two major parties stand for, we should be able to compare their Party Platforms adopted by their National Nominating Conventions in the summer of 2004. Unfortunately, the Democratic Platform is not very instructive on most issues ...

On only two issues did the Democratic Platform speak out loud and clear: Abortion and Homosexual "rights."  In obedience to the Democrats' pro-abortion constituency, their Platform advocates "a woman's right to choose, regardless of her ability to pay."  In obedience to the Democrats' homosexual constituency, their Platform endorses "equal responsibilities, benefits, and protections" for "gay and lesbian families," and opposes a federal marriage amendment.

By contrast, the Republican Platform states that "the unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed," and continues with language that is practically identical to the pro-life plank in every Republican National Platform since 1984. The 2004 Platform supports traditional marriage as the "unique and special union of one man and one woman." It endorses a constitutional amendment to protect marriage and the Defense of Marriage Act."


We are not talking about your 1940's or 1950's Democrat ... we are talking about today's Democrat.  No matter what other issues might be offered or debated ...  all Democrat Party candidates today march in lock-step on two issues:  HOMOSEXUALITY AND ABORTION.  According to the Democrat Party the two 'Planks' that hold the Democrat party's 'Platform' together are protecting, promoting, and advancing Homosexuality and Abortion (especially in schools).  These two "issues" are now the 'foundation' upon which the Democrat Party and all of its Candidates stand.  (Note:  We can also now include 'state-enforced atheism' as a third issue.)


2.  WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ...

What exactly does the Bible say (and warn) about these things?


God tells Christians to learn and obey what the BIBLE says, no matter how it "feels"  . . .

Here, God links Abortion and Homosexuality to "profaning" His Holy Name ...

 "And you shall NOT let any of your descendants
  pass through the fire to Molech, (abortion)
  Nor shall you profane the Name of your God:
  I am the Lord.
  You shall NOT lie with a male
  as with a woman. (homosexuality)
  It is an abomination."
  (Leviticus 18:21-22)


And here, from both the Old Testament (Tanakh) and the New Testament . . .

 "If a man lies with a male
   as he lies with a woman,
   both of them have committed an abomination.
   They shall surely be put to death.
   Their blood shall be upon them."
   (Leviticus 20:13)
 
  "A woman shall not wear anything
   that pertains to a man,
   nor shall a man
   put on a woman's garment,
   for all who do so are an abomination
   to the LORD your God."
   (Deuteronomy 22:5)
 
 "Do you not know that the unrighteous
  WILL NOT INHERIT THE KINGDOM OF GOD?"
  Do NOT be deceived. 

  (By TV, movies, or churches the Bible warns will no longer teach or "endure sound doctrine")
  NEITHER fornicators, (sexually immoral)
  NOR adulterers,
  NOR homosexuals,
  NOR sodomites,
  NOR thieves, ..,
  NOR covetous,
  NOR drunkards,
  WILL INHERIT THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
  And such were some of you    ['Repent' simply means 'stop' and 'turn back to God']
  [All believing Christians are sinners who have returned to the Lord ... ]
  But you were washed
  [by the innocent blood of Jesus-Yeshua shed for our sins]
  But you were sanctified  [means "set apart" .. that's where we get the word 'saint']
  But you were justified
  [justified means 'just as if your sin had never happened']
  in the Name of the Lord Jesus-Yeshua
  and by the Spirit of our God."
  (1 Corinthians 6:9-11)

 
THE WARNING BELOW IS FOR ALL THOSE WHO WILLINGLY VOTE FOR ("APPROVE OF") CANDIDATES WHO PROMOTE HOMOSEXUALITY AND ABORTION ...


THE BIBLE WARNS ALL WHO SIMPLY "APPROVE OF" THOSE "WHO DO SUCH THINGS" WILL BE HELD JUST AS GUILTY ...
 
 "For the wrath of God
 is revealed from heaven
 against all ungodliness
 and unrighteousness of men . . .
 For even their women
 exchanged the natural use
 for what is against nature [lesbianism].
 Likewise also the men,
 leaving the natural use of the woman,
 burning in their lust for one another,
 men with men
 committing what is shameful [homosexuality] . . .
 that those who practice these things
 are worthy of death [Hell],
 and NOT ONLY those who do the same
 but ALSO THOSE WHO APPROVE OF THOSE
 who practice them!"
 (Romans 1:18, 26, 27, 32)
 
HERE, THE BIBLE CLEARLY WARNS all those who simply "approve of" these things with their great "open-mindedness" will be held just as accountable at the judgment as those who actually do them . . .

A VOTE FOR A DEMOCRAT CANDIDATE (OR ANY REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE WHO IS "PRO-GAY' (HOMOSEXUAL) OR "PRO-GAY RIGHTS') SIGNALS YOUR "APPROVAL OF" THOSE WHO PRACTICE THOSE THINGS . . .


As a note, God never condemns anybody to death or Hell for something that is simply "genetic" ... what is "genetic" is our desire to sin ... no matter what form it takes ... the Bible also says we will have close friends and friendships (both male and female) which are good (the Bible even says some will be closer than a brother or a sister) ... but the Bible clearly condemns homosexual and lesbian sexual activities and (through God's eyes) their sinful 'pride' and 'arrogance' (Ezekiel 16:49).



Who Loves the Homosexual or Lesbian More?

Who loves the homosexual more?  A believing Christian (a follower of Jesus-Yeshua, the Messiah of Israel) is commanded to 'love others and treat them as we would want to be treated.'   According to the Bible, a person living in homosexual sin "will not inherit the Kingdom of Heaven" and those who "approve of those who do such things" will be held just as guilty.  Jesus-Yeshua, the Messiah's first command was to 'repent' (Matt 4:17 ... Mark 1:14-16 ... 'Repent' means turn away from those things which are in opposition to God's Law) and then to trust in Him alone to save us from all our sins.  He said He came to 'save sinners' ... lots of them ... both Jew and Gentile ... any who would believe and trust in Him.  The Bible warns until we acknowledge we are sinners and that we desperately need a Savior (to save us from our sins ... past, present, and future) we won't be saved from Hell.  So, who loves the homosexual more?  One who tells them it's okay to continue in a sin the Bible warns will condemn them to an eternity in Hell, or someone who is willing to endure the anger, ridicule, and hate to warn them and to try to get them into Heaven as a neighbor?  In Proverbs 27:6 God says, 'Faithful are the wounds of a friend ... but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.'    Jesus-Yeshua said more about Hell than He did about Heaven ... and the true believing Christian will try to get as many men, women, boys, and girls into the Kingdom of Heaven as possible.  If a Christian truly hated the homosexual (or anyone willfully sinning against God's law) they would simply keep silent and let them suffer in the eternal darkness, loneliness, and torment of Hell after they die.  Yet, all believing Christians have had to come face-to-face with the fact we are ALL sinners and desperately need a 'Savior' to save us from our sins and from Hell.  Jesus-Yeshua, the promised Messiah, commands us to 'love our enemies' ... and you can't love someone without warning them when they are in great and grave danger ...

 "If we say (or somebody tells us) that we have no sin,
  we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
  If we confess our sins, 
  He (God) is faithful and just to forgive us our sins
  and to cleanse us from ALL unrighteousness.
  If we say that we have not sinned,
  we make Him (God) a liar,
  and His Word is not in us."
  (1 John 1:8-10)

The Bible also prophetically warns churches and church leaders (who, like Satan in the Garden, will appear to be very knowledgeable, friendly, and likable) would "creep in" and would "no longer endure" or teach "sound doctrine" ... And they will use the EXACT same tactics Satan used in the Garden to deceive Eve ...  First, mix in a little truth ("Yes, God, Jesus, and the Bible do say some very nice things"), then mix in a little doubt ("But, did God really mean what He said in those verses in the Bible?"), and then end with a big lie ("No, God did NOT really mean what He said," or "it was written for a different time," or, "God isn't 'enlightened' enough to understand these activities are simply genetic"... or, as Satan said in the Garden, "No, you won't really die (go to Hell) ... (Gen 3:4)"



WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY (AND WARN) ABOUT ABORTION?

 "Were your acts of harlotry a small matter,
   that you have slain MY children,
   [notice that God looks upon these little, slain babies as HIS!]
   and offered them up to them [to other gods, idols]
   by causing them to pass through the fire ..."
   (Ezekiel 16:20-21)

"By causing them (babies) to pass through the fire ..."   Back then, unwanted babies were 'offered' to a false god 'Molech' (a god of lust and pleasure) by placing the baby onto the glowing red-hot arms of a small bronze statue which was placed in the fire.  Do a study of Molech (an idol, false god) or passing babies 'through the fire' in the Bible and you will find God WILL judge a nation (and a world) for the killing of babies for convenience.  God says a LOT about this killing of unwanted babies ('passing sons and daughters through the fire') in the Bible.  The technology we now use to kill these 'unwanted' babies is different, but the intent is exactly the same.  Now, instead of calling them 'priests' we call them 'doctors,' and instead of burning the babies alive (passing them 'through the fire'), we cut them into little pieces while they're alive and call it 'abortion.'  God sees it and it causes Him to cry out in agony and anger.  This is one more reason why the coming Apocalypse is also called 'the Day of God's Wrath' which will be poured out upon "a morally corrupt and violent" generation.  Also, the Bible warns us that 'not only those who do such things, but also all those who approve of those who do such things' will be held just as guilty.   Please remember, our God is a forgiving God who is filled with grace and mercy, and even those who have done or approved of such things can still be washed clean and forgiven through the 'blood of the Lamb of God,' our Lord, the only One who can now save us from our sins . . .


A VOTE FOR A DEMOCRAT CANDIDATE (OR ANY REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE WHO IS "PRO-ABORTION' OR "PRO-CHOICE') IS SIGNALING YOUR "APPROVAL OF" THOSE WHO PRACTICE THOSE THINGS . . .


3.  PLEASE REMEMBER . . .

The Bible tells us no sinner(s) will inherit or will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven ... 

Yet, the Bible warns we are all sinners and the Bible says if we say we have no sin we are liars and are calling God a liar ...

How many sins does it take to make a sinner?  One.  The Bible warns if we commit one sin we are guilty of all sins (James 2:10).  So, whether we have committed (or are committing) ANY sin the Bible warns against such as homosexuality, abortion, murder, stealing, sexual immorality, adultery, gossip, or harboring hate in our heart, or 'hardening' our heart in refusing to forgive someone, or telling a lie, or being greedy and selfish with all the Lord has freely given us, or being self-righteousness (looking at the splinters in everybody else's eye (life) while ignoring the logs in our own), or being filled with 'sinful pride' (unwilling to submit to authority or to anyone - "Nobody is going to tell ME what to do!"), or divorcing for any reason(s) other than what the Bible approves, or having been "disobedient to parents", or drinking to "drunkenness", or using drugs for pleasure or addiction, or having enough material comforts to "feel content without God" without acknowledging and sincerely thanking Him for His blessings, or feeling 'discontent' with whatever it is we do have (wife, husband, job, house, money, car, 'my life', etc ... called 'covetous' in the Bible), or are short-tempered, rude, and angry (symptoms of pride ... Satan's sin, which God says He "hates" ... or fear ... which we are told is not of the spirit of the Lord), OR WHATEVER SIN IS IN YOUR LIFE (past, present, and future) the Bible tells us God will forgive us if we ask and 'repent' (which simply means to turn back to God and His ways while sincerely trying to stop doing all those things the Bible says are wrong, and seeking His help when we can't do it on our own.)  We are also to trust in Jesus completely (even when we fail ... which we will) and sincerely admit our sin(s) to God's as we sincerely ask for His forgiveness ... for God offers this gift of forgiveness through His Son who lovingly paid for (and died for) all of our sins (past, present, and future) on the Cross.
 


The Kingdom of Heaven is available to every boy, girl, man, and woman in this world.  It is freely offered to any and all who will receive it.  Simply learn of Jesus-Yeshua, invite Him into your life as Lord, believe He died on the Cross for all of your sins and rose from the grave (just as the Bible prophets said He would).  Learn of Him and believe in Him ... for He was the only one who has ever loved you enough to willingly and lovingly substitute HIS life for YOUR life on the Cross.  He suffered and died on the Cross to SAVE you from the utter darkness, torment, and loneliness of Hell ...  IF you will accept it.  That is why He is called Savior.  If you sincerely believe these things and ask Jesus to come into your life and honestly try to stop doing those things God says are wrong, you WILL go to Heaven . . . It's God's Promise!!!


But, Jesus warns 'many' who call themselves Christian will not enter into His Kingdom of Heaven ...

 "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,'  (calling themselves 'Christian')
  shall enter the Kingdom of Heaven ...
  Many ('most' or 'majority') will say to Me in that Day (of Judgment),
  'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied [taught] in your Name,
  cast out demons in Your Name,
  and done many wonders in Your Name?'
  And then (at the judgment), I (Jesus) will declare to them
  'I never knew you
  depart from Me (departing from Heaven and into Hell)
  you who practice lawlessness'"
  (Matthew 7:21-23)
 
"Lawlessness."  The Bible is God's Word ... and God's Law.  So, "you who practice lawlessness" includes all those who without 'repentance' or 'remorse' willfully oppose, break, or ignore God's Law and God's Word as found in the Bible without sincerely seeking His forgiveness.  It doesn't matter whether it "feels" right to you or not ... the Bible warns that throughout this life our 'flesh' (that wants to sin) will war against our 'spirit' (that wants to do right or good.)  


"I never knew you"... How do we know if we 'know' Him?

 "Now by this we know that we know Him,
   If we keep His commandments. 
   He who says, "I know Him,"
   and does not keep His commandments, is a liar,
   and the truth is not in him.
   But whoever keeps His Word, (as found in the Bible)
   truly the love of God is perfected in him."
   (1 John 2:3-6)


The Bible also tells us Jesus-Yeshua IS God and 'The Word' that became flesh ...

 "In the beginning was the Word . . .
   and the Word was with God,
   and the Word WAS God.

   And the Word became flesh
   and dwelt among us,
   and we beheld His glory,
   the glory of the only begotten of the Father . . .
   full of grace and truth."
   (Excerpted from the book of John 1: 1-14)


 Jesus said unto him,
 "I Am the way, the truth, and the life:
  NO man or woman comes to the Father (into Heaven),
  but by Me."   (There is no other way into Heaven)
  (John 14:6)


Jesus also warns ...

 "He who is not with me ...
   is against Me."  (There is no 'in between')
   (Matthew 12:30)

 "For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, 
   yet his soul is destroyed or lost (in Hell)?   

   (The Bible warns money, position, or 'good works' won't get anybody into Heaven ... only 'faith')
   For whoever is ashamed of Me (Jesus) and My words,
   of him the Son of Man will be ashamed . . ."  

   (Luke 9:25-26)


The Bible is clear ... whoever willfully, defiantly, and without repentance opposes or denies the Word of God (on anything ... not just homosexuality and abortion) is opposing and denying Jesus-Yeshua and 'His words,' and (according to the BIBLE) 'will not inherit the Kingdom of Heaven' . . .

 "Also, I (Jesus-Yeshua) say to you,
   whoever confesses Me before men,
   him the Son of Man will also confess
   before the angels of God.   (He is the only One who can save us from our sins and from Hell)
   BUT, he who denies Me (Jesus - the 'Word') before men
   will be denied before the angels of God."
   (Luke 12:9)

 "The Son of Man will send out His angels,
   and they will gather out of His Kingdom all things that offend
   and those who practice lawlessness   (opposing, breaking, or ignoring God's Law in the Bible)
   and will cast them into the furnace of fire.
   There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth."
   (Matthew 13:41-42)

 "Woe to those who call  evil good, and good evil;   (we are now being told some sins are "good")
   who put darkness for light, and light for darkness;"    (Note:  "Woe" is a terrible curse)
   (Isaiah 5:20) 
 



Please remember, the only unpardonable sin is to reject God's love and His free offer of life in Heaven by rejecting Jesus Christ (the Greek-English translation of Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew), 'The Word who became flesh,' who stepped forth from Eternity ("from of old, from everlasting"... see Micah 5:2) ... not to condemn the sinner, but to save the sinner (from our sins and from Hell) and who willingly and lovingly shed His blood on the Cross so we can be washed clean of all of our sins.  Jesus-Yeshua says He "Stands at the door and knocks ..."  He never forces Himself upon anyone.  We have to open that door and invite Him into our lives where He will help, comfort, strengthen, and heal.  He lovingly wraps His arms around the hurting, the lonely, and the brokenhearted ... for we are told He has felt it all.  Jesus will never cast away or turn away any man or woman who willingly comes to Him, no matter how young or how old, or how good or how bad.  With open arms and with tears of joy He will welcome all who will come to Him with a sincere and a humbled heart.  Only Jesus, the promised Messiah, can, and will, offer you a new life, even now.

God also tells us He created and designed each of us in such a way we will have no peace in our hearts until we make peace with Him, through Christ Jesus (Messiah), our loving 'Savior' and King.  God also promises His Kingdom of Heaven will be awesomely filled with peace and with beauty ... (it will be worth the trouble.)

It has been said that for all who sincerely believe (and trust) in Jesus, this life will be the closest thing to Hell we will ever experience ... but, for those who don't sincerely believe or trust in Jesus, this life will be the closest thing to Heaven . . .

 

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