Good video by John Piper, and also very good timing. My thoughts on his points:

• Womanhood. I agree with him that Sarah Palin’s place is in the home taking care of her children, especially the little baby. I love that she is pro-life and I love that she is a Christian, but she is clearly going against God’s plan for women.

• Race. I believe that a black president would be a good thing for this country. However, I believe Barack Obama will be the wrong black president. He is wrong on all the important issues, and his race has nothing to do with why I will not be voting for him. Furthermore, if he does get elected, I believe his race has everything to do with it, and I believe that is a sad testimony of American voters.

• Abortion. This is the single most important issue that I look at in a candidate. Barack Obama is wrong on this issue, and I believe that anyone who overlooks his pro-abortion position and votes for him is taking part in the murder of all the babies that will be aborted under his presidency.

• Prophetic perspective. I agree with Piper on this point. We need to realize that this is not the end of the world for us. The sin of abortion and open homosexuality is the judgment of God. If He puts a liberal into office then it may be His way of continuing that judgment. What this should do to Christianity is bring us to repentance, and then maybe God will bless this country.

• Sovereignty. Do we truly believe that God is in control? If we do then we should look to see why God is allowing us to go through these troubles. Until America sees God as in control there will be no repentance.

• Gospel. The last of Piper’s points is the Gospel. Christians are obviously failing to spread the Gospel in America. Sin is the natural activity of those who are lost. The Gospel is the only cure for sin, and God has called His Church to be the tool to spread the Gospel. Putting Obama in office may be God’s way of getting the church off the couch and in the streets.

I will go out and vote for John McCain on Tuesday. However, I know that it is God who will put the President in office. I believe that the country would be better off with McCain than Obama, but I know that God’s purpose matters more than my opinion. So, the real prayer shouldn’t be that God puts McCain in office, but that He does exactly what He desires which will ultimately bring Him the most Glory.

“I’m rooted in the Christian tradition,”

“I believe there are many paths to the same place, and that is a belief that there is a higher power, a belief that we are connected as a people.”

“The difficult thing about any religion, including Christianity, is that at some level there is a call to evangelize and proselytize. There’s the belief, certainly in some quarters, that if people haven’t embraced Jesus Christ as their personal savior, they’re going to hell.”

“I don’t presume to have knowledge of what happens after I die. When I tuck in my daughters at night and I feel like I’ve been a good father to them, and I see that I am transferring values that I got from my mother and that they’re kind people and that they’re honest people, and they’re curious people, that’s a little piece of heaven.”

These quotes demonstrate one thing, that Obama doesn’t know squat about being a Christian. He is a Universalist, in that he thinks you can believe in anything and go to heaven. His Christianity is based on tradition.  He doesn’t believe the Bible, especially when it teaches that those who “haven’t embraced Jesus Christ as their personal savior” are going to hell.  He has no assurance that he will go to heaven when he dies, and apparently is putting trust in the fact that he is a good person.

The following verses of Scripture show that Obama is wrong and doesn’t believe the Bible.

Acts 4:12  Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

John 14:6  Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Revelation 20:15  And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

1 John 5:13  These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

Ephesians 2:8-9  For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.

My six year old daughter could realize that Obama has no idea of what biblical Christianity is. I only hope that the so called “Evangelicals” do not fall for his religious speak this election year and vote this guy into the White House.

For the record, George Bush was also a Universalist, and didn’t believe that anyone would go to hell. I do not think he understood, or believed the Bible. Why did I vote for him? Because he stood up for the life of the unborn, and was against homosexual marriage.  Obama, on the other hand, is the most anti-life senator in Washington, and would be the most liberal president ever.

Christians shouldn’t look for the candidate that is the most Christian, but the candidate that will stand up for Christian values.  I don’t know that McCain is the best man, nor do I know, or believe, that he is a true Christian, but he is the more conservative choice. Unfortunately, he’s the only choice.

I don’t know what the RNC is thinking, but they need to get rid of this nice guy attitude. Obama needs to be exposed. He needs to be exposed for everything he is associated with, for everything he believes, everything he has said, everything he has done and not done. He is not qualified to run a candy store. He knows nothing of the military. He doesn’t know the difference between a platoon and battalion. He has no concept of patriotism. He thinks he will honor American Troops by leaving Iraq and letting it be taken over by radicals. That may be what he wants.

Republicans who do not like McCain are now starting to support Hussein. These people need to wake up. This guy is a joke. He will definitely bring change, I just don’t know what kind. Probably something like higher taxes, long lines at the doctor’s office, unlimited welfare for the lazy, and free abortions for teenage girls without their parents consent. Yeah, that’s great for America.

I think of I Samuel 8:5-22, when Israel was tired of the way things were, and they wanted change. Samuel warned them of what would become of them if they got their king, but they said that they wanted to be like other nations. Well, God gave them their king, and everything Samuel had warned them about, they got that as well.

America wants change. They want Socialism. They want free health care like Canada. They want a passive military like France. They want a Mosque on every street corner like in London. Well, vote for Barack Hussein Obama in November and they just might get it.

The media is doing everything they can to make this a two candidate race. I watched last nights debate as Anderson Cooper allowed McCain and Romney to argue for twenty minutes about a meaningless point. What a waste of time! Why not allow Huckabee and Ron Paul a chance to speak? Both of them clearly out performed the two “front runners” in this debate.

So here comes Super Tuesday! Who do I vote for? Without Fred Thompson in the race the only option for me is Huckabee. I can’t bring myself to vote for McCain, and I cannot vote for Mormon Mitt. McCain has a Pro-Life record. That’s good, but he also has a record of compromising all types of conservative ideas. He is not for the Marriage Amendment, and he is on the wrong side of the Gay rights issues. I respect the fact that he served the U.S. and was a P.O.W. but I cannot choose him over a man with clear moral convictions. Romney’s position is whatever will get him elected. I can’t trust him on any position he takes. He is on the record as being a defender of “gay rights.” I do not believe he will fight for a Marriage Amendment and I do not believe he is truly Pro-Life. Even if he has changed his mind, he has not proven this to anyone, and as far as we know he will change his mind again.

So, I will vote for Huckabee and hope that he wins enough of the Southern States to keep Romney from winning the nomination. I pray that all Evangelical Christians will do the same. I hope even the Catholics and other groups would vote for Huck. If Huck can win enough of these states he is probably guaranteeing McCain the nomination, but at least we already know where McCain stands. And besides that, McCain will support our military. I am convinced of that, but not with Romney. He is too easily swayed by public opinion.

Maybe, if Huckabee can just draw enough support to keep Romney out, then McCain will choose Huck to be his running mate. That should help in the General election as conservative voters come out to make sure that Hillary doesn’t become queen. I would rather see those roles reversed, but the wind doesn’t seem to be blowing that direction right now. Plus, we all know that McCain is up in age, and if anything happens to him while in office then Huck would step up. Not that I am hoping that happens, but it sure beats a Giuliani. Remember, three Supreme Court nominations will probably be up over the next eight years.

As far as the Demoncrats go, well, I think Hillary is the least evil of the two. I do not trust anything about Barack Hussein Obama. The name alone says enough. In a war with Islamic Terrorists, this country cannot vote for a man that can’t make up his mind what he is. Besides that, major Democrats are getting behind him. Why, because they feel they can manipulate him into any position they wish. Hillary is going to do things her way, which means she will not get anything done. The less she gets done, the better.

I really do not feel that either of these two candidates can win the election. I do not think America has moved to that point yet. Democratic Politicians rely heavily on the votes of elderly voters. In a National election, do they really think these old FDR type Democrats are going to want to see a woman or a black man with a Muslim name in the White House? Let’s hope not. Not for the race or sex issue, but because I really don’t want to see an extreme liberal as president, and I don’t care why people don’t vote for them.

I still don’t completely trust Huckabee. Is he conservative enough? Not according to Rush and all the guys over there on Fox. But hey, they’re Giuliani supporters. I don’t care how much of a fiscal conservative Giuliani is, I do not think I will ever be able to vote for him. Fortunately, I don’t think I will have to.

Now we must wait and see what happens in New Hampshire. My prediction is Romney, Huckabee, McCain, Giuliani, Thompson. They are currently saying McCain and Romney are neck and neck there, but I will be surprised if Huckabee doesn’t pass McCain after the Iowa win. And if Thompson does poorly there, which he will, I don’t think he will stick around too much longer. That’s unfortunate, because I like Fred. He is the most presidential of the bunch.

Oh, I left out Paul. Well, I still don’t give him much chance, and see him probably running as an independent after it becomes clear he isn’t going to win the Republican nomination. If he does, he will take many Republican votes with him and give the Presidency to the Democrats. But hey, if Giuliani gets the nomination, that may be a good thing.