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Subject: [CCNV] God's Word on How to Vote


>          God's Word on How to Vote Bible Gives Clear Guidance to 
> Christians
> on Casting Their Ballots
>
> MEDIA ADVISORY, November 3 /Christian Newswire/ --
>
> The Reverend Rob Schenck (pronounced SHANK), a 15-year missionary to 
> elected
> and appointed officials on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, and chairman of
> the Committee on Church and Society for the Evangelical Church Alliance,
> America's oldest association of Evangelical ministers, missionaries,
> institutional chaplains and organizations, offered this advice today to
> Christians as they prepare to vote on Tuesday, November 4:
>
> "The Bible offers clear and simple guidance to Christians on how to choose
> candidates for public office, including how to choose a president. In
> Deuteronomy, Chapter 17, verses 14 - 20, we are instructed to select 
> leaders
> that meet these ten criteria:
>
>
>   1. He /she is to be the person God wants in this position. (Dt 17:15a)
>   This can only be discerned through prayer.
>
>   2. He/she "may not be a foreigner." (Dt 17:15b) In other words, a
>   candidate must be familiar with our values, convictions and way of life.
>
>   3. He/she must not be power hungry, but rather a true "public servant"
>   who has demonstrated humility and a servant's heart. (Dt 17:16)
>
>   4. He/she must be a moral person, committed to his/her spouse and family
>   and understand and practice fidelity in all things. In other words, 
> he/she
>   must demonstrate he/she keeps a promise. (Dt 17:17)
>
>   5. He/she must be personally familiar with the Bible and keep company
>   with God-appointed pastors and teachers. (Dt 17:18)
>
>   6. He/she must give regular, routine, methodical attention to the
>   teaching of Scripture (Dt 17:19a)
>
>   7. He/she must be open and willing to submit to the entirety of what the
>   Bible teaches, not just select portions of it. (Dt:17b)
>
>   8. He/she must maintain a humble and teachable heart and mind, and be
>   honest about his/her failures. (Dt 17:20a)
>
>   9. He/she must not subordinate his/her principles to an extreme 
> political
>   ideology or constituency. In other words, he/she must be a person of 
> deep
>   conviction who does what is best for the country, not for the party. (Dt
>   17:20b)
>
>   10. He/she must have a long-term plan to leave a lasting and positive
>   legacy for future generations, and not govern simply for the moment out 
> of
>   political expediency. (Dt 17:20c)
>
>
> "I urge Christians to take these instructions very seriously and to carry
> them into the voting booth. Once at the polling station, take whatever 
> time
> is necessary to pray and compare each candidate to these criteria before
> making a choice. What is important is for us to do what is right in the 
> eyes
> of God, whether or not our candidate actually wins. God commands us to
> choose the right person. We will ultimately make account to God for that
> choice, not for the outcome."
>
> The Reverend Rob Schenck (pronounced SHANK) is president of Faith and 
> Action
> in the Nation's Capital, America's only Christian missionary outreach to 
> top
> government officials located across the street from the US Supreme Court,
> one block from the U.S. Capitol and ten minutes from the White House.
>
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> But if the watchman sees the sword coming and
> does not blow the trumpet to warn the people and
> the sword comes and takes the life of one of
> them, that man will be taken away because of
> his sin, but I will hold the watchman
> accountable for his blood."  Ezekiel 33:6 (NIV)
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