"Anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.” James 4:4

Excerpts taken from http://www.columbiatribune.com/2008/Jun/20080610Comm006.asp

Sen. Barack Obama has been upfront about his Christian faith. Only God can judge whether in his heart he has accepted Jesus Christ as his personal lord and savior. But based on his actions, as well as public statements about his faith, it is critical to explore what he believes and see whether this man really is a Christian, as he claims. What does Obama believe regarding the basic tenets of the Christian faith? What does he believe about salvation?

Obama is part of this new and emerging group of Christians I have called the "religious left." It is made up of people who identify themselves as Christians and hold strong religious beliefs as well as sharing left-wing ideals. Obviously, this group has risen up in opposition to those who have been tagged the "religious right" or the "Christian right." Those in the "religious left" oppose God on issues like abortion and gay marriage but are heavily involved in the ecumenical movement, environmental issues, opposing war for any reason, world hunger, and social issues like health care, welfare and education. Sound familiar?

A Christian, according to the Bible, is a person who has made the conscious choice to accept Jesus Christ as his savior by faith and follow him. You cannot be a true follower of Jesus Christ and deny the truth of the Bible. It is inconsistent to say, "I am a Christian," but live in rebellion to the Bible. It is apparent as you listen to Obama speak about his faith that he does not hold the Bible to be the inspired, inerrant word of God, representing absolute truth and our final authority in all matters. Jesus said, "If you love me, you will obey me," and that means his word!

So what are Obama’s beliefs about the most important issue of all, how to be saved? He claims his mother rejected Christ but he knows she is in heaven. He stated in a recent interview, "I believe that there are many paths to the same place." That there are many roads leading to God is the damnable universalistic lie leading millions of souls to hell. He also said "he doesn’t know if he is going to heaven, nor does he believe he or anyone will go to hell." How can you claim to be a Christian but not believe in heaven and hell?
Jesus said, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one can come to the father except through me." Jesus taught there was only one way to be saved, and that is through faith in him, and those who "believed in him" would be forever with him in heaven, and those who rejected him would be cast into hell for all eternity. How can you claim to be a Christian but deny God’s plan of salvation that supposedly saved your soul?

The fact that Obama denies Jesus is the only way to be saved, that there is no heaven or hell, that the Bible is not the only truth, calls into question whether he believes Jesus was immaculately conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin as the Bible claims, or that Jesus literally rose from the dead as we are told in Scripture. Faith in Christ is not a political game but a life-changing experience that determines where your soul will spend eternity. It is time for Obama to be held accountable for what he says he believes to examine whether he really is a Christian!

Also calling his faith into question is his position on three key spiritual issues that transcend the political arena. On all three, Obama is on the opposite side of God!

First is his position on abortion. His entire political career he has not just voted to uphold the slaughter of innocent babies, but he has been a defender of those rights. He has been such a staunch defender of this practice of legalized infanticide that he was endorsed by NARAL, one of the world’s leading baby-killing organizations. God calls abortion murder, and no Christian in conscience can defend or support murdering innocent babies!

Second is his position on the sin of homosexuality. Again, his entire political career Obama has been a staunch ally and supporter of the homosexual community. He is in favor of redefining God’s holy institution of marriage to include men marrying men and women marrying women, he is in favor of redefining God’s plan for the family to include adoption by same-sex couples, and he is in favor of special rights for people who choose to engage in deviant sexual relationships. God calls homosexuality an abomination, and the Bible defines this act as a sin from the Old Testament through the New Testament.

Third is his position on Israel. Obama favors giving away to their enemies part of the land that God himself gave to the children of Israel. Those enemies’ stated goal and desire is to kill every Jew and wipe them off the face of the earth. God’s promise to Abraham found in Genesis 12:3 is still in effect. It reads, "I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you." No man has the right to give away the land God himself gave to Israel!

If Obama wants to support slaughtering babies, the homosexual agenda, giving away Israel’s land to their enemies, and promote New Age lies about salvation, that is fine. However, don’t do these things and call yourself a Christian. I never have or ever will endorse any candidate, tell people who to vote for or not vote for. I want to warn all Christians that you can’t separate your faith in Christ from who you elect to influence the spiritual issues of our day. You are not voting for a pastor, but should be voting for someone who will uphold your faith and values. When you vote, you are voting your conscience.

When I vote in November, I am voting on the promise that McCain will carry true to his stand as being pro-life. I am also holding my breathe that he will appoint judges to any vacant federal benches that will interpret the U.S. Constitution as written, instead of trying to make new laws from the bench. John McCain is no fiscal conservative, but he is in my view a moral conservative. I believe he will support and defend this country and Israel, and will support the Protect Marriage Amendment. His positions are not all favorable to me being a conservative and a Christian, but I have to put morals first. And that is why I will vote for John McCain.