Letter to the Editor

Rev. Graham's comments not Christian-like

Thursday, September 15, 2011

To the editor:

I was astonished when I heard Rev. Franklin Graham say, on National TV, that President Obama was a Muslim and not a Christian. This is Rev. Graham's Christian perception of Obama. He said Obama's father was a Muslim and the seed is passed from the father. Under the Old Testament law, this would be true, but Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament law by his blood on the cross. We have been redeemed from the curse of the law, Gal. 3:13. We are now under grace, Rom. 6:14. My two boys will not be punished for my sin.

Rev. Graham has said that he is a Christian. President Obama has said that he is a Christian. Only Jesus Christ, and not Rev. Graham, knows the heart of a person. To say that president Obama is not a Christian is false teaching. For Rev. Graham to say that Obama is not a Christian is saying that the Holy Spirit is not in Obama. Rev. Graham is speaking against the Holy Ghost, Mat. 12:31.

The renowned evangelist Billy Graham, the father of Franklin Graham, would have never made a claim like this. Rev. Billy Graham invited the president into his home.

So you see, the seed of the father is not passed to the son. The purpose of the Old Testament law is to convict people of our inability to keep the law and point us to our need for Jesus Christ as our savior, Rom. 7:7-9-Gal. 3:24.

Christians are to focus on loving God and loving others. All who have trusted Christ have received the Holy Spirit, Rom. 8:9. It is God's power in us that gives us the ability to please him, Gal. 5:13-16.

Michele Bachmann sent a divine warning to Washington, D.C. She claimed hurricane Irene was some sort of punishment from God. If this is true, she better get right with God, because she is in Washington. I can't fathom the possibility of a person with this kind of thinking being president of the USA.

There are so many people who confess to be Christians and are mean-spirited and inspire hatred toward others. The word "Christian" is used three times in the New Testament, Acts 11:26, 26:28 and 1 Peter 4:16.

The followers of Jesus Christ were first called "Christians" in Antioch because their behavior, activity and speech were like Christ. Over time the word "Christian" has been used so loosely and is often used for some one who is religious but may not be a true follower of Jesus Christ, believing and trusting in him, considering themselves Christians simply because they go to church. But going to church does not make one a Christian.

Albert Veasley
Osceola