“True leadership is modeled by those who live by proper application of Godliness and principles found in the Word of God, and being consistent with those principles that they teach” (M.Moore, et. Al, 2003). Readings state that Nixon knew about the Watergate Espionage operation before it happened but he tried to cover it up, raising “hush money” for burglars, and in a persistent effort to stop the FBI from investigating the crime. Was it biblical to pardon him? Was it ethical? “All have sinned and come short of the Glory of God” (Rms 3:23). We may have tried to cover up our sins; we may have tried to lie about situations and circumstances in our lives. As a result of God’s grace, He forgives us and restores. “Come unto me all that
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However, this was with the American People, threats to National Security were made and barriers in National Security were breached. According to Washington Post writers Bob Woodard and Carl Bernstein, “The American Presidency will never be the same.” “Thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not covet anything of thy neighbor, and thou shalt not bear false witness.” All of these scriptural rules were broken during the Watergate Scandal. Is there a pardon for those who break the law so that they could remain in freedom? Is obstruction of God’s law valid?
According to J.Hagee (2005), “We must know that deliverance and forgiveness is available by God, but we must come to Him with a sincere heart in truthfulness, knowing that …show more content…
It is my exegesis that this the Watergate Scandal started the downward spiral. “Do unto others as you will get them to do unto you” (Matt.7:12). It is not possible for a Christian, having a proper Christian Worldview; be able to mesh with Survival of the Fittest. In a recent documentary entitled, Nixon: The Watergate Scandal; the possibilities of the trust of POW’s and the faith that the American people as a whole had in Nixon was suggested to have been compromised. As a result of this scandal, the promises that Nixon had made to the POW’s the night before the resignation in a Gala were
However, this was with the American People, threats to National Security were made and barriers in National Security were breached. According to Washington Post writers Bob Woodard and Carl Bernstein, “The American Presidency will never be the same.” “Thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not covet anything of thy neighbor, and thou shalt not bear false witness.” All of these scriptural rules were broken during the Watergate Scandal. Is there a pardon for those who break the law so that they could remain in freedom? Is obstruction of God’s law valid?
According to J.Hagee (2005), “We must know that deliverance and forgiveness is available by God, but we must come to Him with a sincere heart in truthfulness, knowing that …show more content…
It is my exegesis that this the Watergate Scandal started the downward spiral. “Do unto others as you will get them to do unto you” (Matt.7:12). It is not possible for a Christian, having a proper Christian Worldview; be able to mesh with Survival of the Fittest. In a recent documentary entitled, Nixon: The Watergate Scandal; the possibilities of the trust of POW’s and the faith that the American people as a whole had in Nixon was suggested to have been compromised. As a result of this scandal, the promises that Nixon had made to the POW’s the night before the resignation in a Gala were