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God
Has Granted America a Reprieve
By
Rev. BOB JONES, III
Rev. Jones sent this
greeting to Bush on November 3. It
is now posted on his website.
President George W. Bush
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mr. President:
The media tells us that you have
received the largest number of popular votes of any president in
America's history. Congratulations!
In your re-election, God has
graciously granted America-though she doesn't deserve it-a
reprieve from the agenda of paganism. You have been given a
mandate. We the people expect your voice to be like the clear and
certain sound of a trumpet. Because you seek the Lord daily, we
who know the Lord will follow that kind of voice eagerly.
Don't equivocate. Put your
agenda on the front burner and let it boil. You owe the liberals
nothing. They despise you because they despise your Christ. Honor
the Lord, and He will honor you.
Had your opponent won, I would
have still given thanks, because the Bible says I must (I
Thessalonians 5:18). It would have been hard, but because the Lord
lifts up whom He will and pulls down whom He will, I would have
done it. It is easy to rejoice today, because Christ has allowed
you to be His servant in this nation for another presidential
term. Undoubtedly, you will have opportunity to appoint many
conservative judges and exercise forceful leadership with the
Congress in passing legislation that is defined by biblical norm
regarding the family, sexuality, sanctity of life, religious
freedom, freedom of speech, and limited government. You have four
years-a brief time only-to leave an imprint for righteousness upon
this nation that brings with it the blessings of Almighty God.
Christ said, "If any man
serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my
servant be: if any man serve me, him will my father honour"
(John 12:26).
The student body, faculty, and
staff at Bob Jones University commit ourselves to pray for
you-that you would do right and honor the Savior. Pull out all the
stops and make a difference. If you have weaklings around you who
do not share your biblical values, shed yourself of them.
Conservative Americans would love to see one president who doesn't
care whether he is liked, but cares infinitely that he does right.
Best wishes.
Sincerely your friend,
Bob Jones III
President
Bob Jones University
BJIII:lw
PS: A few moments ago I
read this letter to the students in Chapel. They applauded loudly
their approval.
When I told them that Tom
Daschle was no longer the minority leader of the Senate, they
cheered again.
On occasion, Christians have not
agreed with things you said during your first term. Nonetheless,
we could not be more thankful that God has given you four more
years to serve Him in the White House, never taking off your
Christian faith and laying it aside as a man takes off a jacket,
but living, speaking, and making decisions as one who knows the
Bible to be eternally true.
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