Congratulatory letter to President George W. Bush from Dr. Bob Jones III
November 3, 2004
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
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.
© 2004 Bob Jones University
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