Polls Are Not A Source of Authority

Lots of people are talking about the polls concerning how Obama is running the country. Let’s be clear that a poll is simply the thoughts of people and not a standard of what is right or wrong. People can think something about a matter, but that doesn’t mean it’s right (Proverbs 12:15, 14:12; Isaiah 55:8-9). When the majority rules, that still doesn’t constitute right, for if it did, most people would go to heaven (Matthew 7:13-14).

Consider past polls that were taken in the Bible:

• Most people thought Noah was a nut for building the Ark (1 Peter 3:20).
• Most people thought that Jesus deserved death (Matt. 27:15-26).
• The homosexual rapists in Sodom and Gomorrah all agreed that Lot was wrong for not allowing them to molest the two men who were staying at his house (Genesis 19:4-14).
• The people in Egypt under the influence of Pharaoh all agreed that the Israelites were to be slaves (Exodus 1:8-14, 5:20).
• The polls among the Jews was that all Samaritans were worthless people (John 4:9).

The conclusions of all the above polls was that the people were wrong on every account. Remember that polls are the thoughts of people not authority.

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