I recently saw a post from a person in the Christian camp, who is
also a pastor pointing to the reasons he will be voting for a
particular presidential candidate this November. He somewhat listed
off some of the fruit of the Spirit found in the book of Galatians,
claiming his candidate of choice represents joy, and other
attributes, while the other represented meanness and selfishness.
There are two things I want to address with this.
1. Politicians are
trying to sell to you. It doesn’t matter if it is Kamala Harris,
Donald Trump or any other politicians from the federal to the local
level, they want to get elected. To suggest that any political
candidate truly represents the fruit of the Spirit, and that is
reason enough to vote for them is frankly vapid. A politician wants
to get elected, that’s what they are out there campaigning for
votes. It doesn’t matter if you are Republican or Democrat, your
chosen leader does not embody the fruit of the Spirit. And whether
they “bring joy” or not, I just about guarantee it is
manufactured. If you are bought in, it is from gullibility, or more
nefarious desires to convince people to vote against their conscience
because the other person is mean.
2. To become a bit
more pointed and direct. No one is able to claim they are a
politician for the joy when there is an outright unapologetic support
for no limit, on demand intentional killing of children. In this
conversation I don’t care about economic or foreign policy
discussions (as important as they may be). While one side is slowly
moving away from the strong pro-life position it has held for a long
time, the other side has no legs to stand on. How can there be joy
when any perception of that emotion is built off of the backs of
destroyed humans for the sake of personal convenience?
This election season
remain light & salty. Don’t become unnecessarily persuaded by
the arguments of either side. Loving God and loving people in truth
is primary, so go and do that.