Dear President Biden
By: Jameson Steward
Tags: Religion, Elections, Christianity, Christian Living, Politics

Dear President Biden

An open letter from a Christian

By The White House from Washington, DC — V011013DL-0556, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24903444

Mr. President, I sincerely hope this letter reaches you — though I realize that is fairly unlikely. What I have written in this letter is what I believe with all of my being and how I try to live my life. I know there is a lot of misinformation out there about Christians and how we live and act, so I wanted to present the truth.

Mr. President, I cannot speak for everyone who claims to be a Christian. I do however speak for myself, and for all those who live their life with the New Testament as their standard of conduct.

We will continue to be subject to our governing authorities.

God tells us in Romans 13:1–2:

Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves.

You are in a position of authority in this country, and you have been given your authority by God. So, since we respect the authority of God, we will respect the authority that He has given you. We understand that if we were to resist the authority that God has given you, we would really be resisting the authority of God. That is not something we want to do.

We will continue to pay our taxes.

Whatever tax laws are put in place, we will continue to pay our taxes. God also commands us to do this in Romans 13:7:

Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.

We will continue to pray to God on your behalf.

In 1 Timothy 2:1–4 God tells us:

First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

We will keep praying for you. As you may face health challenges, we will pray for you. As you may face difficult decisions, we will pray for you. We will thank God for you.

We do this for a couple of reasons.

We pray for you because we desire to live a peaceful life. We hope and pray that your decisions will promote peace in our country, and throughout the world. We hope and pray that your decisions will allow Christians throughout the world to live their lives in peace.

We also pray for you because we know God wants you to be saved. Since God wants this, so do we. Jesus Christ came to this earth and gave Himself a ransom for you, as well as for us (1 Timothy 2:5–6). Your forgiveness and salvation matter to God. So, it matters to us as well.

We will continue to submit ourselves to the laws of this country.

God tells us in 1 Peter 2:13–14:

Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake, whether to the king as supreme, or to governors, as to those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do good.

In submitting ourselves to the laws of this country, we are doing it for the Lord’s sake. By submitting to our nation’s laws, we are doing good (1 Peter 2:15). By submitting to our nation's laws, we honor God and honor you (1 Peter 2:17). We pray that a law of this nation does not conflict with the law of Christ, for then we must obey God rather than the laws of this land (Acts 5:29). So long as that does not happen, we will continue to submit ourselves to the laws of this nation.

We will continue to treat you as we would want to be treated.

God tells us in Titus 3:1–2:

Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all men.

We will continue to submit ourselves to your rule and leadership. We will obey the laws you put in place. We will be ready for every good work we can do. We will speak evil of no one, or slander anyone — including you. Instead, we will be peaceable and gentle. We will be respectful and courteous toward everyone — including you.

Why?

Because God goes on to remind us that He has shown us His kindness and love when we did not deserve it (Titus 3:3–4). When we were unloveable, God demonstrated His love for us by sending Jesus to die for us (Romans 5:8). We will follow the example of Jesus Christ, our Lord. We will continue to treat you as we would want to be treated (Matthew 7:12) because we want to be like Jesus.

Mr. President, hopefully, I have explained clearly the standard that God has given for our conduct toward our government and our governing leaders. We will always strive to live up to the standard God has given us.

Mr. President, you will be in our thoughts and our prayers as you lead this nation. May God bless you, Mr. President.