Why are some posters consumed with politics

[AustinC]

I come to this forum and see some posters who cannot accept what God has ordained. They keep posting thread upon thread, bashing God's ordained leader of the United States while desperately trying to prop up a former leader whom God has dethroned. What causes Christians to be so consumed with the politics of worldly kingdoms?

 

[Scott Downey]

I come to this forum and see some posters who cannot accept what God has ordained. They keep posting thread upon thread, bashing God's ordained leader of the United States while desperately trying to prop up a former leader whom God has dethroned. What causes Christians to be so consumed with the politics of worldly kingdoms?

Because this is a news and current events forum.
What your saying is the forum should not exist.
Tell me, should John the Baptist not spoken out against Herod, saying it was unlawful for him to have his brother's wife?

 

[Scarlett O.]

I come to this forum and see some posters who cannot accept what God has ordained. They keep posting thread upon thread, bashing God's ordained leader of the United States while desperately trying to prop up a former leader whom God has dethroned. What causes Christians to be so consumed with the politics of worldly kingdoms?

There is nothing wrong with discussing politics.

However, I do see posters here and at Facebook and all over social media who have put their faith - their FAITH - in a man and considered his opponent, the devil.

Our faith should be in God, not politicians. We should be sober-minded about the actual devil - not politicians we don't like.

Healthy discussion is fine. Unhealthy obsession is harmful.

 

[SGO]

Please tell me which major party candidate is against abortion.
Are you not concerned with murder or is it just leave it to worldly politics?
My hands are dirty enough as it is.

 

[JonC]

I come to this forum and see some posters who cannot accept what God has ordained. They keep posting thread upon thread, bashing God's ordained leader of the United States while desperately trying to prop up a former leader whom God has dethroned. What causes Christians to be so consumed with the politics of worldly kingdoms?

Sometimes a man hears the word, and the worry of the world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. No man who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God. Ultimately men must decide the kingdom to which they will belong, either the World or the kingdom of God. We need to be not of the world, just as Christ is not of the world. But it is a trap that snares many.

 

[Yeshua1]

I come to this forum and see some posters who cannot accept what God has ordained. They keep posting thread upon thread, bashing God's ordained leader of the United States while desperately trying to prop up a former leader whom God has dethroned. What causes Christians to be so consumed with the politics of worldly kingdoms?

Not really bashing Mr Biden, but do think that his agenda and policies are fair game!

 

[SGO]

Yeah, we are out of this world so don't try nonviolently to stop bad behavior.

 

[SGO]

Every poster on this thread has gotten into arguments.
Should stop that too, eh?
Theological arguments are separate from political ones, right?

 

[atpollard]

However, I do see posters here and at Facebook and all over social media who have put their faith - their FAITH - in a man and considered his opponent, the devil.

We should pray for those poor misguided Democrats.

 

[Reynolds]

I come to this forum and see some posters who cannot accept what God has ordained. They keep posting thread upon thread, bashing God's ordained leader of the United States while desperately trying to prop up a former leader whom God has dethroned. What causes Christians to be so consumed with the politics of worldly kingdoms?

Simple solution, don't go into the political forum.

 

[Gold Dragon]

The dopamine hit some get from websites/apps finely tuned to trigger that response through manipulation is more satisfying than trying to obey...

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.

Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place."

 

[SGO]

Bruce Lee never manipulated anyone?

 

[RighteousnessTemperance&]

The dopamine hit some get from websites/apps finely tuned to trigger that response through manipulation is more satisfying than trying to obey...

I rather like the way that reads, though unintentional I'm sure. Some indeed do get a fix from their media sources, while others just blindly believe and obey them.

Personally, I find the post election rhetoric of the media rather ho-hum (no pun intended). It’s just not news to me what Biden and the Dems in general are now doing. It was a foregone conclusion. Some things happening around the world are worse yet parallel, and may foreshadow our future.

This does not mean the forces of evil should not be resisted. And it is worthwhile to point out just how bad the world is. Otherwise, we might get too complacent and imagine it is home. It ain’t.

 

[Alcott]

I come to this forum and see some posters who cannot accept what God has ordained. They keep posting thread upon thread, bashing God's ordained leader of the United States while desperately trying to prop up a former leader whom God has dethroned. What causes Christians to be so consumed with the politics of worldly kingdoms?

Q: Did Jesus "bash God's ordained leader" when He called him a fox?

 

[Gold Dragon]

I rather like the way that reads, though unintentional I'm sure.

I intentionally did not reference any political party or leaning if you are interested in my intention.

Humans have the very predictable tendency to see the fault in others while ignoring the faults in ourselves, myself included. Jesus explained this very well.

Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

In terms of not just blindly trusting and obeying news sources, I always encourage that with going to primary source materials which I try to post with every response to a news story that I make here, regardless of where that news source came from. It would help improve critical reasoning for people of all political stripes and backgrounds to do that with the news from sources they "trust". It just takes a bit of effort that most folks are not willing to do, especially when what they find goes against their preconcieved ideas of the world.

Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.

 

[777]

I come to this forum and see some posters who cannot accept what God has ordained. They keep posting thread upon thread, bashing God's ordained leader of the United States while desperately trying to prop up a former leader whom God has dethroned. What causes Christians to be so consumed with the politics of worldly kingdoms?

hey, you're the same guy that about a month ago was running around here calling Trump voters cultists and called the "God ordained leader of the United States" a narcissist while having an avatar with your first name in big bold letters. You sure seemed consumed with the politics of worldly kingdoms then.

God didn't dethrone Trump, election workers in Philadelphia did. Can't wish it away now.

Taxpayers Are Funding International Abortions and I Blame Never Trump Evangelicals by Todd Starnes (townhall.com)

 

[Scarlett O.]

We should pray for those poor misguided Democrats.

Yes. However I was referring as politely as I could to some conservatives.

 

[atpollard]

Yes. However I was referring as politely as I could to some conservatives.

I know.
I was curious if anyone would catch the dry humor in my post.

(Your response points to the problem as well ... everyone wants to help their neighbor remove the speck in THE OTHER GUYS eye and can’t see the log in THEIR OWN eye. Both sides have people that are drinking the Kool-Aid.)

So just for the record, is it OK for Liberal members of the House of Representatives to demand the resignation of Republican Representatives for “trying to kill them”? What about the speeches at rallies advocating “re-education camps” for conservatives?

I was just curious if it is only conservatives that need to be reigned in.

 

[AustinC]

Q: Did Jesus "bash God's ordained leader" when He called him a fox?

Is Jesus God?

 

[AustinC]

hey, you're the same guy that about a month ago was running around here calling Trump voters cultists and called the "God ordained leader of the United States" a narcissist while having an avatar with your first name in big bold letters. You sure seemed consumed with the politics of worldly kingdoms then.

God didn't dethrone Trump, election workers in Philadelphia did. Can't wish it away now.

Taxpayers Are Funding International Abortions and I Blame Never Trump Evangelicals by Todd Starnes (townhall.com)

I have no idea what you are referring to. However, former President Trump displays classic narcissism.