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So you interpret Christ's words against hypocrisy to condone sin as long as you are honest about it?

 

EXACTLY!!!!

Now what were you saying about the Democrat Platform?

 

I agree with those objectives. I am not sure why you used to consider them as "liberal" as this goal is not limited to one party or group. The difference is how that goal is achieved.

What I oppose is seeking to achieve those objectives via any means. We are called to "be Christ" to the world (not just to tell people of the love of God but to love people with the love of God). But we are called to do this "kingdom work" through kingdom means.

The Democrat Party is Progressive Humanism, which focuses on helping the poor, fighting inequality, discrimination, hate,and unnecessary wars (admirable goals). The slogan is "good without a god". I am not saying that they are not trying to do good (they are). Perhaps this is why they are such a dangerous evil. They strive to do "good without a god". We are responsible for what we support, not only in politics but in everything.

I am not a Republican for similar reasons. While their platform is not directly immoral, I believe that the goal (those "liberal objectives", as you put it) cannot be reached through political means. My ties are to Christ. As a Christian I cannot support immorality. I cannot be "for Christ" and "against Christ" at the same time. I do not believe we, as Christians, need to strive to do "good without a god".

 

I do not know most here argue that caring for the poor, fighting inequality, discrimination, hate and unnecessary wars are liberal values. You are right that these are Christian values, not liberal ones.

In terms of progressive humanism (the Democrat Platform) these "Christian values" are goals that will prove unrealized through their agenda because they strive to reach these goals through ungodliness. I suspect that the same will prove true of the Republican Party simply because truly caring for the poor, truly fighting inequality, truly opposing discrimination and hate, and truly standing against unnecessary wars extends beyond political agenda and can only be realized through kingdom means and through the Body of Christ and reconciliation in Christ.

What I oppose is not those Christian values but an evil that has claimed those values as a facade while promoting sinfulness, praising iniquity, and driving men deeper into bondage and slavery. This is obviously representative of the Democrat Party, but I am not so sure that it is not also telling of the Republican Party if you were to scratch the surface.

We (as a whole) need to exercise more caution when yoking our churches to any political party.