Bearing false witness

My readers know that I rarely post political issues on my blog, but there is a matter I simply have to address.

I wanted to share with my readers some of my thoughts about those emails about Sen. Barack Obama being a Muslim.

Please understand that this has no bearing whatsoever on the man's politics, that is an entirely separate matter.  What I am talking about is the issue of his faith. As a Christian, I feel that I have to respond to these emails.

Sen. Obama has repeatedly and for many, many years publicly said he believes in Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. He chose Jesus after he became an adult. He was baptized in the Name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, as the Bible tells us to be. He says that Jesus is God, not just a prophet, as the Muslims believe. This is a matter of public record some years ago.

I do not have a window into his soul, that is left to God alone. But, to do what Obama has done, is considered Blasphemy and Apostasy in the Islamic faith, and in almost any Islamic country, this would get him executed or at best shunned by the Muslim community. Sen Obama knows this, he knows that he endangered himself when he chose Jesus.

Sen. Obama is the only major candidate that actually is in some danger for his profession of Jesus as his Savior.

I know that my Christian friends and family are only passing those emails on, and may not know these details, but I feel I have to respond to them or I would be bearing false witness, and I just can't do that.

Comments

[Stan]

Amen, Brother! Obama for President!