Perfect politicians and faulty Christians
There’s a lot of digging lately by both political parties to expose indecent, immoral behavior, and/or corruption by the other. People searching as far back as high school, and college. Is this okay with you? Do you want someone looking in your backyard? Most of us, aren’t the people we were years ago.
If someone says they’re the same person they were in college, or for that matter, ten years ago- beware. Obviously, they haven’t learned much. The biggest lesson they’ve not learned is humility. And perhaps honesty.
The “perfect” politicians, it seems, belong to the political party to which they identify. Only those in the “other” political party have a past to be uncovered. No matter who you are, if someone digs deep and long enough, they’ll find dirt. Everyone, including those with pristine appearances, has faults and something unsavory in their past.
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A great example of hypocrisy and political bias is the acceptance of immoral behavior within our political party. We know our country has or has had Presidents and Congressmen, of both parties, who have committed adultery. We should condemn immoral acts by both parties, when it is a current or recent behavior. Not an indiscretion from years ago, unless there is substantial proof the behavior is a pattern, unchanged.
Pity the politicians, who with power, face great temptation. Little shocks or surprises the public anymore when it comes to political scandal. Actually, it’s surprising we don’t hear more, but of course, this depends on what the media decides to report. As private citizens we’ve enough temptation of our own, much less what our leaders must face.
“If an honest person is elected to office, they won’t be honest long.” This old saying is probably true. And perhaps, for various reasons, it’s harder now to find an honest person to run for office.
Rarely do we hear people, especially politicians, express imperfection. In today’s hostile political environment, admitting sinful behavior, brings ridicule. For many politicians and people, ego won’t allow the admittance of imperfection, and they continue on the same dark path. Christians must acknowledge indiscretions to receive forgiveness. We realize there is only one who is perfect, Jesus.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV)
Nothing is more humbling than admitting failure, and as a Christian, sin. It’s freeing to admit imperfection, that we are “faulty.” When God forgives our sins, our past is erased. Only Satan remembers a Christian’s past. Our past is often dug up by perfect people, doing the devil’s bidding.
