Obama Must First, EARN My Respect

So, what country are going to move to? When are you going? Because the only way he's not your President is when you're not a citizen of this country anymore. Like it or not, Obama is your President and he's my President and he's President of every American citizen.

Oh, of course not.

It's a good thing you're above all that and not interested in hating on our newly inaugurated President.

 

I cannot respect a person who supports the murder of the unborn and the recognition of homosexual perversion as an acceptable lifestyle.

 

You should give him the respect that is due his office (something bushhaters would not do even on Obama's inauguration day). But beyond that, you are right - he must earn it.

 

==History tells us, as should common sense, that nobody is ready for the Presidency on day one. Not even President Washington was "ready" on day one. Everyone takes time to get comfortable in the job. I'm willing to give each President, including Mr. Obama, time to learn and grow.

==Because our Lord Jesus, and the Apostle Paul, told us not to act like lost people in that regard (Matt 5:43-48, Rom 13:9-21). We should not be like the hateful people of the world.

==Mr. Obama is President of the United States and he is the President of every American citizen. As such we are to show him the respect that his position requires (Rom 13:7-8). Any moving away from that truth is sin. Please, brother, don't let politics drive you to a spirit of anger and bitterness. It is not worth it. Please don't be like those ungodly people who hate and refuse to love. Recall the Scriptures, "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good" (Rom 12:21). Too many professing Christians have fallen for the sin of hating their enemies. I urge you to prayerfully reconsider your anger. We don't have to agree with Mr. Obama, and most certainly we disagree with him on many issues, we can wish that someone else was President, and we can (and I will) vote for someone else in '12. However he is President of our nation at this time in history.

 

Yeah, like President Obama is gonna lose any sleep over that. :laugh:

 

==I agree 100% and I will be loud in my opposition to his sinful positions/actions on those issues. Like the abolitionists of old, we have to take a stand for those who cannot stand for themselves (in this case, babies).

==I understand where you are coming from, I really do, but that is not in agreement with Scripture. Paul is very clear on this matter and when he was writing Nero was Emperor of Rome (Rom 13:6-7, 1Tim 2:1-2, etc). Nero was a self absorbed, immoral, murderous, mad man. Yet Paul was clear that as Christians our role is to "lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity". Part of that is paying respect to whom it is owed. As President of the United States, Mr. Obama is owed a certain level of respect.

As an American, and a Christian, I will give him the respect I am required to give. That does not mean I agree with him nor does it mean I will vote for him. But I will do my duty and what is required.

 

So you are just like the liberals who said when Bush was elected, "Bush will never be my president?"

 

I agree with Martin here.RD,you run afoul of Romans 13 which says in part :"those in positions of authority have been placed there by God."(the end of verse 1 in the NLTse).As a Chrstian do you wish to go against the Word of God?!

I'm an American citizen though I live in South Korea.But if I was living in America I would still worship the Lord with other believers even if Obama puts out a ruling banning such a practice.(Not that he's even suggested something so extreme.)I will obey God rather than man.However,throughout history has raised up a mixture of noble and wicked men in positions of power.You as a citizen need to render due allegiance to the governing authorities whether evil or not.

As much as I am against many things he stands for (and he may be going through some realistic reappraisals in the months ahead)he's still my President.And he is yours too.After all,he's a servant of God sent for your good.

 

President Bush was always my president and I always respected him as president, even after he had become, to my mind, one of the worst presidents in our history. Respect doe not mean approval, does not mean I like him/her, does not mean bowing down before.

We should respect all people. Every person is a person of worth before God.

 

As a Christian you are commanded by God´s word to respect your civil authorities including the President.

I do not like the agenda of this new administration. But President Obama deserves the honor due the office that God gave him, and that I am mandated to respect.

Lets remember the context of Peter´s original audience- people under the rule of tyrannical Roman emperors who killed and jailed them. If our early brethren could respect such a government, American Christians today can respect the one God has placed in power.

 

I've been amazed at the number of Christians on this board who refuse to follow Scripture with regards to their leaders.

Wow. Folks...it's pretty plain. You either choose to obey God in this, or you don't.

 

What difference does that make?

My argument against your OP is a Biblical based argument, not a political one.

 

I think I disagree with your definition of respect, Crabby. I have no respect for Mr. Obama at all, but I have respect for the OFFICE of president so I will try to act in a "respectful manner" to the person in that office. I have no respect for rapists, murderers, child molesters, etc, but I respect LIFE and agree that criminals should be treated humanely, even when executed. There is a difference in respecting someone as a person (looking up to them), or showing respect to leadership as unto Christ, I think.

What we're seeing now is closer to idol worship, not respect, for the president.