This morning, President Biden shared some disjointed remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington DC (and in many ways making a solid case for the separation of church and state). In his usual tired demeanor he mumbled the following statements:
“I pray that we follow what Jesus taught us, to serve rather than to be served.”
“Faith in the American people will prove each and every day we’re a great nation because we’re at our heart a good people. We do bad things when we get frightened.”
“Whether you’re in a synagogue or a church or a mosque or a temple, whether you’re religious or not, we’re all imperfect human beings trying our best, the best we can, because we can’t know the future. We can’t know what’s coming. We also can’t live in fear every step of the way. That’s America. From darkness we’ve found joy, hope and life. Rather than driving us apart, faith can move us together because all the great confessions of faith have the same fundamental basic beliefs.”
What does the Bible say about President’s statements?
I pray that we follow what Jesus taught.
This is a noble prayer… if we really mean it. The teachings of Jesus have been meticulously recorded and preserved in written form. Jesus was however more than just a good teacher. He was God Almighty in the flesh who commanded complete obedience to all of God’s statutes (John 3:36; 14:21). It seems Joe’s position on a number of social issues are directly opposed to the position God holds on these issues in His Word.
We’re at our heart a good people.
It only takes a cursory glance at the news to jolt us back to reality. Liars, cheaters, back-stabbers, adulterers. And it’s not just politicians. Our collective desensitization to violence, crime, injustice and such things has deluded us into thinking much higher of ourselves than we ought to think.
Romans 3:10b-12 clarifies our true status before God:
There is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God. All have turned aside together; they have become worthless; there is no one who practices kindness; there is not even one.
We can’t know the future. We can’t know what’s coming.
The book of Revelation tells us exactly what’s coming. We know that things will not always be as they are. For the Christian, there will no longer be any curse (Rev. 22:3)! There will no longer be sin, death, mourning, crying or pain (Rev. 21:4). For the true believer, all things will be new (Rev. 21:5)! This is what is coming for the person who has been redeemed by the Lord Jesus Christ. But for those who refuse the free gift of salvation, their future is known also: weeping and gnashing of teeth in a real place called Hell (Matt. 13:36-42).
All the great confessions of faith have the same fundamental basic beliefs
God Himself said numerous times in the Old Testament, “I am God and there is no other” (Isa. 44:6, 45:18, 21-22, 46:5,9). Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth and the life” (John 14:6). Jesus (God incarnate) has set himself apart by declaring that He is not one of many ways. He is the only way. The only truth. And the only source of life. This is exclusive. There is no room for other gods or other methods to find Heaven. Christianity is different from other ‘religions’ because at its very core, it is what God has accomplished for us through the sacrifice of His only Son. Every other man-made religion is the opposite: “what can I achieve that makes me right in God’s eyes” (a works-based method of appeasing God, which does not work). In Christianity, God is characterized by His righteousness and justice, tempered by His love, grace and mercy. No other religion can claim this of their god. To say that all the great confessions of faith are fundamentally the same is to vandalize the meaning of the one true faith. It is to side with Satan and say ‘all roads lead to God’. There are different faiths because… they are different. To say they are basically the same is to ignore what is painfully obvious. These are not hard concepts.
Joe Biden and the Democratic Party do not understand these things (nor do they seek to) because they are entirely beholden to an evil system that goes completely against God’s Word at every turn. Joe said that we do bad things when we get frightened. Apparently the Democrats are always frightened. Whatever the case, his actions, and the actions of his party, prove that they don’t care about things of eternal significance. Their glaring ignorance (and rejection) of theological matters disqualify them from speaking seriously on such things. And this is why we don’t take our faith cues from corrupt career politicians, even at the National Prayer Breakfast.
Establish my footsteps in Your Word ~ Psalm 119:133 