Can/Should Christians Be Democrats?

[Nicodemus1968]

Originally Posted by Esaias

Were Oneness Pentecostals in rebellion when they left the AoG back in 1914?

Were Pentecostals in rebellion when they left their various denominations to form their own?

When 10 tribes rebelled against Rehoboam because of his tax policies and refusal to address the people's grievances, why did God forbid Judah from waging war against them? Why did God offer to make Jereboam's house like David's?

Was David in rebellion against Saul? Some preacher announces to David "You're the new king"... How were the people to know they weren't in rebellion by supporting David?

If ALL rebellion is sinful, we ALL better repent and go join the Roman Catholic church, or even revert back to the paganism of our ancestors, and stand for the glorious Roman Empire against all these rebellious "republics".

I read this statement before, to some it mind boggling, to others they’ll say “that’s who i am”...

A rebellious person likes to challenge authority and break the rules every now and then. A really rebellious group tries to overthrow the government. Being rebellious is part of the American character. ... Anywhere there's an authority, someone is probably acting rebellious toward it.

The one God movement wasnt in rebellion when they left the AOG, no one forced them to stay in, they felt it was sin for them to stay in. That’s not rebellion, rebellion is pride, rebellion is anger, rebellion is holier than thou, rebellion hates God (authority), rebellion looks for ways to be rebellious! That’s the difference with some mindsets, in your minds you’ll look for ways to be rebellious and you’ll convert your conscience into thinking its ok, and its not.

David wasnt in rebellion to Saul, you know what David did? He ran from Saul, instead of picketing the castle, instead of airing his grievances on twitter, or instead of him storming the castle with his other friends and taking it over because Samuel told him he will be king.... He ran, he wouldn’t touch the Lords anointed, his spirit is different than some on this forum, he didn’t fight he was meek! Jesus said, “if my kingdom was of this world, then would my servants fight.” His kingdom is a spiritual kingdom, so with the same rigor and determination you have to “make America great again” transform that into the spiritual kingdom of God. I think if we (myself included) do that well see the miracles and supernatural that God desires for us to see.