How do we as Christians love our neighbor that may not have a voice due to injustice or death? In Matthew 22:36 the Pharisee asks Jesus, “Teacher, what is the great commandment in the law?” Jesus’ answer quoted Deuteronomy 6:5.
The election season is upon us and by November 2008, we will have a new President to lead The United States. George W. Bush must step down because of a two-term limit in the Constitution. This situation usually leads to a wild and open race.
In a recent documentary aired on BBC One (flagship public service broadcasting channel) in the United Kingdom, the former British Prime Minister and now a Middle East Peace negotiator Tony Blair candidly admitted his deep-seated Christian beliefs had played an important role in the many and often controversial policies and decisions during his premiership much as it did in his private life.
Jury duty is like kidnapping and theft. Some Christians refuse to serve on a jury because Jesus said, “Do not judge” in Matthew 7:1 and Luke 6:37, a command restated in James 4:11f, by Paul in Romans 14:13 and 1 Corinthians 4:5, and twice by the third-century church father Origen in his Commentary on Romans.
No matter where you go, the topic of conversation is the presidential election. Many will gather in offices across the country at the water cooler or at neighborhood community forums to talk about their individual candidates of choice for the upcoming election on November 4. The greatest debate among Christians most assuredly will be, “to vote” or “not to vote.”
