The Election is Over - so what's an Evangelical? 
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I am simply amazed by the stuff I have read over the last few days after the election. I honestly never realized how completely ignorant the political left is when claiming to be "spiritual" rather than religious regarding TRUE religious people's traditions and beliefs. 
It seems so ludicrous at times, I almost think they're kidding. Bill Clinton has instructed the Political Left to "Not allow yourselves to be defined by the right". 
Well Bill, they are defining themselves by what they write. No person paroting religion to a true expert can fool the expert for more than a sentance or two. 
The Washintong Post now asserts that for the Democrats to regain power, they need to put a new face on their pressentation. Because if each Party is just themselves, the Republicans win. 
So - what we get out of this is a leadership that doesn't share our values? Why would anyone vote for that? 
The best (er most painfully ignorant) rant from the left was also the most articulate. Again, my source is the Beltsville swing Dancing Reporter who recommended this article to her swing dancing friends on a website. 
It's Called "Too little too Late" and it details a recomendation that is IDENTICAL to Satans third temptation of Christ - which he passed by rejecting it. Even NEW Christians would immediately see through this terrificly ignorant suggestion. 
The article suggests that we support John Kerry (who is for abortion) becasue he will open more worldly doors to our Christian evangelism, hence fulfilling our "Divine Commision." 
Just in case your not up on the bible, I'll offer a few relevant passges regarding this third temptation. Had Democrat/Left Wing writers attended The Passion rather than Farenheit 911, they would have known enough to realize that this aproach exposes them as incapable of leading (or fooling) anyone with true faith. 
{8} Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. {9} "All this I will give you," he said, "if you will bow down and worship me." {10} Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'" {11} Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him. Luke 4:6 And he said to him, "I will give you all their authority and splendor, for it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. This temptation is aimed to get Jesus to achieve his mission without the cross. * The kingdoms of the world belong to the devil Luke 4:6, 1 John 5:19, Jesus did not dispute this, at the seventh trumpet the kingdom of this world will finally belong to God Rev 11:15 also 1 Cor 15:24 * The devil has always wanted worship, Rev 13:4 * This would be idolatry if Jesus worshiped the devil, we are to worship God Rev 22:9 * The devil's offer side steps the suffering of the cross, eventually the whole world will be Christ's, Rev 11:15 
* In Rev 13:2 Satan will give the Antichrist his power and his throne and great authority. * Jesus answers using scripture (Deu 6:13) he answers Satan with the word of God which is the sword of the spirit (Eph 6:17) * "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'" Note the word "Satan" here means accuser * Jesus tells Satan to go away, using the word of God and the devil slinks away. * Peter also tells Jesus that he will not die on the cross and Jesus answers him "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men." Mat 16:23 * We are to worship God and serve only him (application) * Then angels minister to him, cf. Mat 4:6 when Jesus refused the use of angels, they probably feed him as well cf. the first temptation * Luke 4:13 adds "When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time." For example using Peter (Mat 16:23), normally the devil uses humans. * Now, in the power of the Spirit (Luke 4:14), Jesus starts his preaching Mat 4:17, healing Mat 4:23 and teaching ministry Mat 5:2. He began in the Spirit and emerges out the desert experience in the Power of the Spirit