(previous page...) a "non-negotiable COMMITMENT" should be to Christ and Christ alone, not to a piece of land. While President Barack Obama's beliefs today are claimed to be Christian, what President Obama shared frankly about his beliefs prior to setting his sights on the presidency warrants a closer look. Discussed hereafter are Barack Obama's beliefs as he shared them in a rare 2004 interview, as well as the then candidate Barack Obama's January 2008 revelation about his beliefs. An update will follow when President Barack Obama responds to the questions below. In his April 2004 interview, Barack Obama expounded: "The difficult thing about any religion, including Christianity, is that at some level there is a call to evangelize and proselytize. There’s the belief, certainly in some quarters, that if people haven’t embraced Jesus Christ as their personal savior, they’re going to hell." Actually, "the belief... that if people haven’t embraced Jesus Christ as their personal savior, they’re going to hell" isn't "in some quarters"; it is one of the core Christian beliefs according to the justice of God in the Bible. And the "call to evangelize" is both a duty and a privilege for all Christians, not "the difficult thing" for just those "at some level" as (cont'd...)
11. Do you believe Jesus to be God or the Son of God? Obama: (answer pending) 12. Do you believe Jesus was born to a virgin, died and rose from the dead? Obama: (answer pending) 13. Do you believe Jesus ascended to the Father and will return riding on clouds? Obama: (answer pending) 14. Do you believe the bread & wine turn into Jesus' flesh & blood when blessed? Obama: (answer pending) 15. Do you believe Jesus and Satan were once brothers? Obama: (answer pending) 16. Do you believe heaven and hell are places that really exist? Obama: (answer pending) 17. Do you believe only those who obey Jesus as master will go to heaven? Obama: (answer pending) 18. Which books do you believe to have been inspired by God and without error? Obama: (answer pending) 19. Which passage(s) from those books troubles you, and how do you deal with it? Obama: (answer pending) 20. The beliefs of which Christian leader alive today resembles your beliefs? Obama: (answer pending)
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