On Earth as in Heaven

by John P. Pratt
28 Oct 2020, 13 Water (SR), Pounce (US)

©2020 by John P. Pratt. All rights Reserved.

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Contents

1. Making Earth Like Heaven 2. Vote for God's Laws 2.1 Vote For Life 2.2 Vote For Honesty 2.3 Vote For Constitution 2.4 Vote For Justice 2.5 Vote For Equality 2.6 Vote For Good Records 2.7 Vote for Freedom 3. Vote for Trump 4. Conclusion Notes

The Lord's prayer tells us how to vote in this election.

The Lord's Prayer (Mat. 6:9-13) is the example the Savior provided us of the type of requests for which we should pray. After directing the prayer to our Heavenly Father, the first petition is that the Kingdom of God might come. The second is that "Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven." Just exactly what does that request mean? Does it mean that we should wait for the Kingdom of God to arrive before we consider actually making the earth be like heaven? This article considers that question.

Ten Commandments on Supreme Court.

Another way to pose the question is, "If you were a king with absolute power to make laws, what laws would you make?" Election time is a way for you to answer that very question, by electing people who will do (not just say) the same as you would do if you were king. Because the USA has elections within a week, this article attempts to relate this request in the Lord's prayer to the coming election.

Now let us turn to the Lord's prayer to see what we should be praying for. If it is what we should be praying for, perhaps it is what we should be voting for!

2.1 Vote For Life

Voting for the rights of the innocent to live used to be supported by nearly every nation. Perhaps the most innocent of all are not only the children, but also the unborn children. To my knowledge, the greatest crime against life of which the USA is guilty is the legalization of abortion by the 1972 Supreme Court case of Roe vs. Wade. Of course, if US citizens were righteous and aware, they would know that this abominable, heinous practice is ungodly. If that had been the case, then there would still be practically no abortions even though the practice was legalized. But now over sixty million legal abortions have been performed, which are about to bring down the wrath of God unless the practice is stopped, or at least again made illegal.

The Ten Commandments.

It is not too late. The Roe vs Wade decision can be overturned. Pres. Trump's Supreme Court justice nomination, Amy Barrett, was just approved by the Senate on Mon 26 Oct 2020. She was immediately sworn in to replace Justice Ruth Ginsburg. She is very pro-life and has referred to abortion as "barbaric" and has called for the reversal of Roe vs Wade so that abortion can be declared illegal by the states. This is one person that you don't need to vote for, but keep in mind that she was nominated by President Trump. His opponents' party of the Democrats have long supported abortion as a right of women to kill their unborn children for their own selfish reasons. Does anyone actually belief that God supports this despicable practice?

2.2 Vote For Honesty

One can easily check on the honesty of candidates by looking at their past record. Do they keep their campaign promises? The practice of many politicians to break their campaign promises is now so common that it is no longer shocking. When Pres. Obama did the opposite of what he had promised, one commentator excused him by stating that during the elections "he had just been jockeying for position!" Pres. Trump has really been surprisingly successful at keeping his campaign promises despite huge opposition from the so-called "deep state". He is known for being outspoken, even harshly honest, about what he believes, so people know where he stands. Many find that refreshing!

Consider the honesty not only of the presidential candidates, but also of all of your local candidates. Do they keep their promises? And just what are they promising? Are they promising you benefits in order to buy your vote, or are the actually promising to uphold the Constitution, which brings us to the next point.

2.3 Vote For Constitution

The Constitution.

The Constitution of the United States is the document most responsible for this nation having been a light to the world. Of course, as the Founding Fathers pointed out, it was only designed to govern a righteous people. Evil people have been working hard for decades to encourage evil by outlawing prayer, many other religious practices, destroying manhood and the family, promoting promiscuity, adultery, pornography, so that the people will vote for selfish, rather than righteous, reasons.

Keep in mind that most elected officials need to swear to uphold the Constitution. This has become a joke because so many Democrats are avowed socialists. Neither socialists nor communists should even be allowed to be on the ballot because they are all dedicated to the overthrow of the Constitution, desiring to replace it with socialism or communism. Both of those systems are totally opposed to the concept of a constitutional republic. Hopefully, the reader knows that the USA is designed to be republic, not a democracy. A republic is where people elect their smartest and most righteous people to represent them and let them vote for them on the big issues. The House of Representatives is the nearest thing we have to that now. Our Founding Fathers knew that a democracy can only last about 200 years, at which time they figure out that they can vote themselves the public treasury. As Ben Franklin quipped, "A democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what is for lunch!"

The Constitution is almost totally ignored by most candidates at all levels now. That flies in the face of how God help guide the founding in this nation by choosing very wise men, who had studied the governments of Europe in detail, and pinpointed where the problems were. They have been criticized as being farmers who could not undertand today's problems. Not so, they were highly educated in laws throughout history!

Vote to preserve the Constitution!

2.4 Vote For Justice

There are now many propositions and amendments being voted on in this election. When choosing whether to vote affirmative or negative for each, ask yourself whether or not what is being proposed is fair. Does it favor justice or does it favor your special interests. Would Jesus vote for it? If so, why? If not, why?

There are also several local court justices whom we can either vote to keep or reject. Find out the records of each. Many judges are now legislating laws which is completely against the principles of the Constitution. Many now also get paid bonuses for the number of youths they give unusually harsh sentences to. There is much corruption in the system and it is up to the voters to help expose it to the light to remove them from office.

2.5 Vote For Equality

It is also important to vote for the equality of all people in their worth as a person and their rights under the law. "Hate crimes", which make the penality for a crime of one person against another depend on their races or beliefs, do not make them equal under the law. Any law which favors one race or cultural group over another is not equitable and should be avoided. We know that God is no respecter of persons, so we should be likewise and treat all people alike in regards to their lawful rights.

If your congressman is bragging about how much money he brought to your state, having taken it from others, then beware, because that is bad whether true or false. If false it is a lie, which is not a desired trait in your representative. If true, then he is proud of taking from others and buying votes with the proceeds. None of that is fair!

2.6 Vote For Good Records

It is fairly easy to check on the voting record of legislators. That is not only a way to determine whether or not they were honest about their preceding campaign promises, but also whether they are voting for Godlike laws. This works for all three branches of government and is so important to know. You can also check on the records of actions of judges, governors, attorney generals, and treasurers, as well as local school board and commissioners.

2.7 Vote For Freedom

In our times, it is especially important to vote for those who promote individual freedom. Some governors mandated that people could not peacefully assemble this year because of some over-hyped version of the flu, which violates the First Amendment of the US Constitution. In Phoenix one could be fined for driving alone in his own car without wearing a mask. Think about that!

A standard ploy of socialists and others attempting to overthrow freedom is to cause an emergency and then get citizens to voluntarily give up their rights in exchange for promised security. Once the rights are given up and freedom is lost, then it turns out it was a lie and instead of security one has voluntarily chosen slavery. The Lord has said that it is not right that any man should be in bondage to another (D&C 101:79).

There are many forms of slavery, and in a free country, most slavery is brought about by seducing the victim into to giving it up. Low interest loans in order to get into debt to buy what one cannot afford is perhaps the most common. Drug, tobacco, and video game addictions are similar. Once such a habit is ingrained, it can be very hard to escape from.

As far as elections are concerned, beware of candidates who attempt to seduce voters into choosing them because of promised benefits to the voters.

Another huge point here is that there is a large faction in our government who wants a one-world socialist government. They are often called globalists. If they succeed, they would take freedom away from the entire world! Watch for the buzz words "global citizen", introduced by President Obama. Beware of anyone, even your church, telling you to wear a mask in order to be a "good global citizen". That brings us to the next main point because Pres. Trump has fought the globalists from the beginning of his campaign. He chooses to put "America first!"