Are We Entitled, Really?

I'll admit that I was surprised with the outcome of the election.  Considering the state of the economy alone, due in part to his failed economic policies, I didn't think President Obama would be re-elected.  But he was.  I can only surmise that one major reason is that the electorate has embraced redistribution of wealth. We have become an entitlement nation.  One political commentator said we are no longer the nation we were even ten or twenty years ago.  And forget that challenge from John F. Kennedy to, "Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country."  Now it's all about what the government will do for us. We want all the "goodies," regardless of the fact that those entitlements come at the expense of others.

As an example, imagine someone coming to your door demanding, at gunpoint, that you hand over the money to pay for their health care. Needless to say, we would be appalled by the use of such force.  And yet, we don't think twice about using our vote to authorize the government to redistribute taxes to pay for the health care.  Redistribution is nothing more than legalized theft. While it might be understandable that the world would condone such actions, Christians should not use their vote to steal from others.  As R. C. Sproul said, we should vote according to biblical principle, not according to a pick-pocket mentality.  We must acknowledge that when we accept wealth-transfer payments (of any type), we are sinning against taxpayers and God.  Christians are called to a higher standard of justice and should not participate in the politicization of economics.