Who was our last Christian president? You might think that this is an easy question for it would be George W. Bush, the "evangelical" president. Another might say "Ask me again on January 21st and I'll say Barack Obama." OK, I admit that we cannot, with certainty, say who is and who is not a member of the "invisible" church on earth as opposed to only the "visible" church. I can only make some comments that I wish I didn't feel necessary to make.
As for Barack Obama, he was asked his definition of sin, his reply was that it was "going against his own personal values." He is a member of one of the most liberal Christian denominations in the Disciples of Christ.
Now just about every evangelical would say that surely George W. Bush is a Christian. He talked about his life changing experience with a revivalist pastor and also his relationship with Billy Graham. It should be noted that in the early days of Billy Graham's crusades, only 3% of those going forward were found to be in a church upon later research. That figure has improved but is still quite low. President Bush's recent remarks on his belief that the Bible is probably not literally true should, and I'm sure has, set many Christians back on their heals in shock.
Bill Clinton? George H. W. Bush maybe? How about Ronald Reagan? I remember a testimony from Pat Robertson from the early 80's where he was in a prayer meeting in Washington D.C. and of the men in a circle, he was holding the hand of Reagan and felt something that could only be described as a supernatural message from God that this was the man. Well, for all his qualities, Mr. Reagan's wife was deeply into astrology, you would think that a Christian would see the occult error here and put a stop to it.
Ok, well we can at least put a stop to this search with Jimmy Carter the famous "born-again" president. No matter what your politics, no one can question his religious faith in Christ....right? I remember reading an interview with President Carter in which he was asked if Mormons were Christians, his answer was "certainly." Explain to me how a Christian of any maturity can believe that the Mormon proclamation of Jesus Christ can save.
Some of these men may truly be Christians. I'm not writing this about them as much as the modern concept of what a Christian is, and it is everything about the good one might do instead of the deserved punishment from God, withheld only because it was placed upon our sinless substitute, Jesus, and His righteousness imputed to us through faith alone.
As for Barack Obama, he was asked his definition of sin, his reply was that it was "going against his own personal values." He is a member of one of the most liberal Christian denominations in the Disciples of Christ.
Now just about every evangelical would say that surely George W. Bush is a Christian. He talked about his life changing experience with a revivalist pastor and also his relationship with Billy Graham. It should be noted that in the early days of Billy Graham's crusades, only 3% of those going forward were found to be in a church upon later research. That figure has improved but is still quite low. President Bush's recent remarks on his belief that the Bible is probably not literally true should, and I'm sure has, set many Christians back on their heals in shock.
Bill Clinton? George H. W. Bush maybe? How about Ronald Reagan? I remember a testimony from Pat Robertson from the early 80's where he was in a prayer meeting in Washington D.C. and of the men in a circle, he was holding the hand of Reagan and felt something that could only be described as a supernatural message from God that this was the man. Well, for all his qualities, Mr. Reagan's wife was deeply into astrology, you would think that a Christian would see the occult error here and put a stop to it.
Ok, well we can at least put a stop to this search with Jimmy Carter the famous "born-again" president. No matter what your politics, no one can question his religious faith in Christ....right? I remember reading an interview with President Carter in which he was asked if Mormons were Christians, his answer was "certainly." Explain to me how a Christian of any maturity can believe that the Mormon proclamation of Jesus Christ can save.
Some of these men may truly be Christians. I'm not writing this about them as much as the modern concept of what a Christian is, and it is everything about the good one might do instead of the deserved punishment from God, withheld only because it was placed upon our sinless substitute, Jesus, and His righteousness imputed to us through faith alone.
