Democracy comes from the Greek words, 'demos', meaning people, and 'kratis' meaning power. So democracy literally means 'people power'. Voting "rights" are only a manifestation of democracy. At the core of democracy is the idea that the elected legislators are sovereign. This is in absolute contradiction to God's sovereignty - the Truth of God. Hence, democracy is anti-Christian. Hence, voting, according to the Bible, is not a right. Rather, it is a manifestation of a humanistic doctrine.
The world seeks contentment. It seeks to be contented in pursuit of all kinds of things, whether it be money, health, wealth, romance, sex, careers or family. It does not necessarily seek after riches to be content. However, that one does not seek after money as the first priority, but other things that are typically associated with good traditional values, such as family, does not in any way mean that one is content in the godly sense. By no means! A person can be a "conservative" and "religious" but just as earthly as the "liberal". There are two types of contentment: earthly contentment and godly contentment. Earthly contentment finds its fulfillment and satisfaction in things that are passing away, not necessarily money, but also things like family, education and children. Yes, that's right. Many professing American Christians think that they could never be under the spirit of mammon because they care for their families and love their families, a...
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