Pictured to the left is a copy of a version of the Holy Bible, known as the New International Version ( NIV ). Ephesians 5:11 reads as follows: "Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them."
The word "democracy" is defined as follows:
". . . n. pl. -cies 1 A theory of government which, in its purest form, holds that the state should be controlled by all the people, each sharing equally in privileges, duties, and responsibilities and each participating in person in the government, as in the city-states of ancient Greece. In practice, control is vested in elective officers as representatives who may be upheld or removed by the people. 2 A government so conducted; a state so governed; the mass of the people. 3 Political, legal, or social equality. . . ." [ See NEW ILLUSTRATED WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY Including THESAURUS of SYNONYMS & ANTONYMS, PMC Publishing Company, Inc., 118 EAST 28th STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10016, dictionary portion: pages 1-1150, Copyright 1992, by J.G. Ferguson Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois, p. 261. ]
Political, legal, and social equality become sinful ( see 1 John 3:4, for example ) in various situations. For example, members of society must not elect a homosexual to any political position, since homosexuality is a sin ( see Leviticus 18:22 and Romans 1:24-27, for example ). Secondly, legal equality is sinful when judges issue judgments which attempt to justify same-sex "marriages" ( see Genesis 2:21-25 ( especially verse 24, for example ) and Matthew 19:1-9 ( especially verse 5, for example ), for example ), for example. Finally, social equality is sinful when members of society attempt to justify homosexuality, for example, as an individual's "right," when the heavenly Father ( see Matthew 5:9, 16; 6:9, 14, for example ) has clearly stated in the Holy Bible ( His word - see 2 Timothy 3:16, 17, for example ) that homosexuality is a sin.
It is clear that democracy is a sinful theory of government under certain circumstances. As Christians ( see Acts 11:26, for example ), we must not participate in any fruitless deeds allowed by a democracy, rather, we must expose them. Please study the Holy Bible ( see 2 Timothy 2:15, for example ).
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