Friday, January 9, 2009

Respect

The other day I came across a website where people were discussing the possibility that King Juan Carlos of Spain will be the AntiChrist.  (Who is, by the way, Roman Catholic.)   Of course, names for the Antichrist are always being thrown out there.  Ten years ago it was Clinton.  The past few years some have said Bush.  During the campaign for the White House this year talk that Obama would become the AntiChrist reached a fever pitch.  My question is, is this really appropriate?  Should Christians be looking at others like this?  Are we not supposed to focus on the good in people instead of making people out to be evil?  Are we supposed to look at the bad in people and supposed to magnify the differences they have?  Keep in mind nobody saying this has even met King Juan Carlos.  I wonder if people really understand what they are saying.  They are saying that someone MAY BE THE ANTICHRIST. Who gave anybody the right to think about somebody in that way?  That is not our decision to judge.  To speculate about this is simply an abomination.  It is hurtful, wrong, and not at all Christian.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

I think most of the people calling Americans (Bush, Obama) the "antichrist" are not basing their decisions on the Bible. I've heard a better biblical basis for calling certain Europeans the antichrist (e.g., Javier Solana), though I still think it's ridiculous (and a moot point).