Saturday, November 8, 2008

FORWARDED E-MAIL - PRESS DELETE

Normally, that (press delete) is my response to forwarded e-mails. I rarely find one worth keeping, let alone reading. And I never do what every forwarded e-mail pleads with me to do at the end of said e-mail: "Please forward this to everyone you know!" I never do that. With that said, I received a forwarded e-mail recently that I actually read; and believe it or not, considered forwarding it to others. But, since I never do that, I decided to post it here on my blog. It is related to my last couple of entries, which concerns the election for President held this past Tuesday, November 4th. Here it is, just as I received it:

"For months now my email Inbox has been besieged by nearly hysterical warningsabout what will happen if Barack Obama becomes President. I have been encouraged to be worried, afraid, concerned, prepared for disaster, and awhole host of other maladies if this happens. I do not deny the importance of this election, but it seems to me that we need a dose of perspective. So here, on the eve of the election, I would like to start my own email concerning this election. It's a "True/False" test. I'd like for all of usto take it. Feel free to email it on to whomever:

True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who wins, Jesus will still be King.
True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who wins, our responsibilities as Christians will not have changed one iota.
True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who wins, the greatest agent for social change in America will still be winning the hearts and mindsof men and women through the gospel, not legislation.
True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who wins, my primary citizenship will still be in this order - (1) the Kingdom of God, (2) America,not vice-versa.
True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who wins, the tomb will still be empty.
True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who wins, the cross,not the government, will still be our salvation.
True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who wins, our children will still be more concerned with whether or not we spend time with them thanwith who is President.
True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who wins, my neighbor will still be my neighbor, and loving him/her will still be the second greatest commandment. (Do you know the first?)
True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who wins, the only way to see abortion ultimately overturned will still be winning men and women to ahigh view of life through the gospel of Christ.
True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who wins, the only wayto see gay marriage ultimately defeated will still be winning men and women to a biblical view of marriage through the gospel of Jesus Christ.
True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who wins, my retirement will still not match my treasure in Heaven.
True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who wins, "Jesus Is Lord" will still be the greatest truth in the Universe.
True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who wins, we will still know that God is in control.

William Rhoades
Mechanical Engineer

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