Posted by
Billy on Wednesday, September 29, 2010 11:06:54 AM
President Barack Obama, in a rare discussion about his religious beliefs,
described himself on Tuesday as a "Christian by choice" who arrived at his faith
in adulthood because "the precepts of Jesus Christ" helped him envision the kind
of life he wanted to lead.
Obama talked about his beliefs when he was asked, "Why are you a Christian."
The question was posed by a woman at a backyard conversation here, part of a
series of meetings Obama is holding to talk informally with Americans.
"I'm a Christian by choice," Obama told his audience here. "My family didn't
- frankly, they weren't folks who went to church every week. And my mother was
one of the most spiritual people I knew, but she didn't raise me in the
church.
"So I came to my Christian faith later in life, and it was because the
precepts of Jesus Christ spoke to me in terms of the kind of life that I would
want to lead - being my brothers' and sisters' keeper, treating others as they
would treat me," he continued.
"And I think also understanding that Jesus Christ dying for my sins spoke to
the humility we all have to have as human beings, that we're sinful and we're
flawed and we make mistakes, and that we achieve salvation through the grace of
God," Obama said. "But what we can do, as flawed as we are, is still see God in
other people and do our best to help them find their own grace."
(Billy's Thoughts>> No one knows President Obama's heart but the Lord. So I won't judge his salvation but the things he stands aren't things a person who is growing in their faith should stand for. He is the most radical pro abortion President. He seems to be more pride when talking of the Islam faith than the Christian faith. He backs special rights for gays and allowing them to serve in the military. Read more of the above story (Obama:
'Christian by choice' ) or watch the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5PJEy_897Q.)