2007-12-14 02:53:55 · 16 answers · asked by somber 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
No, they follow His teaching points within the church and lifestyle not with in the government. Isn't that what liberals want, separation of church and state?
2007-12-14 03:03:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
Yes they do.
Jesus was absolutely a liberal. The Religious leaders of his time (the Pharisees) wanted to build a religious nation in which they would be the leaders with all the power, and they would have the easy life. They used the Old Testament to reinforce their power, adding rules to the OT law so that no one could really measure up, except them, supposedly.
Jesus was a liberal because He came in and smashed their human traditions, and pointed out that the law was only intended to show that man cannot be good enough for God because of our awful sin condition (Romans 3:20), and we needed His righteousness to cover our own (Romans 8:2).
Now, the Religious Right is seeking to build a Christian nation in which they would be the leaders with all the power, and they would have the easy life. They're using the Old Testament to reinforce their power, using the OT law to claim that God will punish America for not being a Christian nation (they cite 2 Chronicles 7:14, as an example) while the entire OT was intended to point toward Jesus' eventual coming to earth, not to give guidelines for how to be a "righteous nation."
The Right claims that America will be judged as a nation in the final days, but that is not scriptural at all. The Bible says that all the nations will be gathered before God the Father at His judgment seat (Matt 25:32) but we will be judged individually, with the sheep separated from the goats (Matt. 25:32-33).
Jesus would be considered a liberal because he threatened the religious power structure of the Pharisees at the time, and He produced radical ideas that went above and beyond the accepted "religious" ideas of the time.
He would produce ideas today that would be above and beyond the requirements of the Religious Right of today. He would be most critical of the Religious Right because they are mis-representing His name, attaching His name with political issues, when He's all about redeeming those that call out to Him and seek forgiveness for their sins.
2007-12-14 11:36:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. They recognize the threat of tyranny that big government represents. Instead of supporting the government to take care of the poor and those in need, they do it themselves through generous contributions of their time and money to local charities.
A liberal friend of mine once asked "If the government doesn't take care of the poor and needy, who will." My response was that private charities could do this much more effectively in the majority of cases. She asked how these charities would get the money. My response was "well, don't you send money to charities?". She said, wellllll---- she didn't always remember to do that so she was counting on the government to do that through the taxes she paid. I wonder how many liberals have the same attitude. I don't count on the government to help the poor and needy in my town. My husband and I donate our own time and our own money to help them. Support your local charities! You'll have a far greater impact than the federal government ever would.
2007-12-14 11:20:06 · answer #3 · answered by S C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a balance. The Bible isn't JUST about Jesus, ya know. There's a lot of Old Testament stuff too that would not be classified as Liberal.
2007-12-14 11:08:36 · answer #4 · answered by kathy_is_a_nurse 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, Republican do not reject the teaching of Jesus. Political party does not apply to Jesus - He is the Messiah.
2007-12-14 11:01:52 · answer #5 · answered by LadySable 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
While I wouldn't pin a political bias on Jesus, they do seem to reject the helping the poor part of the Bible. Really they don't, they just get pissed when it is forced on them. They don't seem to mind when other programs like foreign aid is taken out of their tax dollars. This is what I can't agree with.
2007-12-14 11:11:43 · answer #6 · answered by grumpyoldman 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Most of the time I don't like judging people on how or what they believe. Though I have made remark on some. I don't know they reject it as much as they may have forgotten it as they march on to war.
2007-12-14 11:08:21 · answer #7 · answered by gone 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. Republicans follow the teachings of Paul more than they do Jesus
2007-12-14 10:56:50 · answer #8 · answered by the_end_of_the_cons 5 · 2⤊ 4⤋
Like a pie in the face...didn't see it coming.
2007-12-14 11:16:28 · answer #9 · answered by edubya 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. They don't believe in anything Jesus said for them to do.
Take care of the poor like they would Jesus? "Tell the welfare bum to get a job"
2007-12-14 10:58:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 4⤋