Saturday, October 4, 2008
Sarah Palin / Voddie Baucham: Titus 2:5 is the Gospel?
With much respect to Voddie Bauchman, I am sorry but Titus 2:5 is not the gospel. If it is, then 1 Corinthians 11:5 is the gospel too. The gospel is that we are all born sinners who are dead in sins and deserve Hell and by God grace he grants repentance and faith to those who believe, and that Christ shed his blood with the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
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Agreed, I understand where he is coming from though. There has been a terrible tendency among American Evangelicals to elevate politics beyond what God calls for. I believe pastors such as Baucham have a reflexive, defense mechanism against the faith being attached to flawed, secular causes.
THAT being said, I am so grateful for how God is using Sarah Palin and her family to challenge and convict this nation of the disgraceful ways we've handled the unborn, girls with unplanned pregnancies, and people with special needs. (I believe she's humbled both men and women in a whole slew of other ways too.)
1) There are Biblical precedents for women serving honorably in civil leadership, and even if there weren't, there are no verses that outright prohibit a believing woman to take on a meaningful role in the political sphere. 2) People need to realize God did not create carbon copy cookie machine. He's endowed all individuals with unique gifts and varying circumstances at different times in history to do His will. Just because Sarah Palin is running for President, does not mean God calls for ALL women to aspire for the Presidency or be a Queen.
Lastly, I appreciated Gary Demar's take on the matter when he closed his column with the following questions:
"Why did Sarah Palin run to head the PTA? Where were the worthy men? Why did she run for mayor of Wasilla? Where were the worthy men? How did she beat an incumbent governor in the primary and go on to win the governorship? Where were the worthy men in this long election process? It seems to me that Sarah Palin got fed up and decided to do something about what was happening to her children’s school, her city, and her state. Sarah Palin’s candidacy is an indictment on the many men who have compromised their principles."
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