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INSIGHTS from Bill Bright
Reflections from the late Founder and President/Chairman Emeritus of
Campus Crusade for Christ International

What Christian Citizens Must Do

When the godly are in authority, the people rejoice (Proverbs 29:2,
NLT).
 

Dear friends:

In my last letter, I mentioned that some years ago, concerned with
complacency by many Christians, I published a powerful little booklet
titled, "Your 5 Duties as a Christian Citizen."

It is important that I summarize those five duties with you:

1. PRAY.  Pray that God will send a great spiritual awakening to
America.  Pray for God's promise to heal a repentant nation according to
2 Chronicles 7:14.  Pray without ceasing that God will move on the
hearts of leaders in office, and that He will put godly leaders in
office from the precinct to the White House.  Pray that God will use you
to be a witness and as an instrument of change.

2. REGISTER TO VOTE.  If you are not already registered, do so at once.
In some national elections, as well as for local offices, the winner is
elected by a very small number of citizens because most did not vote.
To serve God as a citizen, you must be a regularly participating voter,
and you cannot do that without registering.  Voting is a matter of
stewardship.

3. BECOME INFORMED.  Just as an untrained soldier is at the mercy of the
enemy, so uninformed Christians cannot prevail against evil forces in
the world of politics.  Here are some ideas: Read about the issues --
many sources of information are available; organize, lead or participate
in a study group to inform yourself about the structure of government,
the issues, the candidates, and their views.  But knowledge must result
in action...

4. HELP ELECT GODLY PEOPLE.  Help elect men and women of God to public
office at the local, state and national levels.  Support them faithfully
throughout their terms of public service by lovingly sharing with them
the biblical views on the issues, praying for them, and encouraging
them.  Help support righteous rule, which brings rejoicing:  "With good
men in authority, the people rejoice; but with the wicked in power, they
groan" (Proverbs 29:2, LB).  Another way you can help is by being a
precinct volunteer.

5. VOTE.  Your one vote carries as much weight as that of a billionaire,
a corporation president, or a top government leader.  Vote consistently
in every election.  Exercise the influence God has given you through our
unique system of self-government.

By God's grace, and with your prayers and efforts, we can help restore
biblical moral and ethical standards in our nation.

Yours for fulfilling the Great Commission
each year until our Lord returns,

Bill Bright

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The late Dr. Bill Bright was Founder and President/Chairman Emeritus of
Campus Crusade for Christ, an organization which began as a campus
ministry in 1951 and now has more than 27,000 full-time staff and up to
500,000 trained volunteer staff in 196 countries in areas representing
99.6 percent of the world's population.  In the past 50 years, Campus
Crusade for Christ has seen approximately 6 billion exposures to the
gospel worldwide.  The film, "JESUS," which Bright conceived and funded
through Campus Crusade for Christ, is the most widely translated and
viewed film of any type ever produced. Since its use began in 1980, the
film has been translated into 839 languages and viewed or listened to by
over 5.7 billion people in 228 countries.  Dr. Bright was also the
author of more than fifty books. Dr. Bright recently co-founded Global
Pastors Network to "Touch, Teach and Train" a group of 5 million new
house churches around the world 24/7/365 at
http://www.globalpastorsnetwork!
 .org.

Copyright (c) 2003, Bill Bright.  All rights reserved.  However, readers
may copy and distribute this message as desired, without restrictions in
number, as long as the content is not altered.  Forwarding this e-mail
to friends is encouraged.  For many evangelistic and spiritual growth
materials, visit the Campus Crusade for Christ Web site at
http://www.ccci.org. See http://www.campuscrusade.org for Bill Bright's
own materials.
 
 
 
 

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