Outspoken Christian and famous actress Candace Cameron Bure recently shared a critically important message containing timeless biblical truths as the election is less than two weeks away. Amid the nation’s intense polarization, Bure has shared inspiring, hopeful messages for Christians to embrace.
“Let me tell you ‘bout my Jesus — ROMANS 10:9 ‘If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.’ REVELATION 22:13 ‘I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.’ #jesusislord,” Bure recently posted on Instagram.
Bure has been continually outspoken about her Christian faith in an industry that often lacks the presence of God. “My faith is the cornerstone of who I am. It’s where my worldview comes from. I value the Bible so very much as the blueprint or the guide for my life, and it’s not something that I can leave at the doorstep,” she said in a recent interview. “So that has been an incredible guiding light in my life, but it’s also seeped into every aspect of my life. I’m really proud of it.”
The Christian Tribune reported on comments from Bure earlier this month, reminding Christians to “represent Christ well” ahead of the election. Bure asserted that as followers of Christ, we must be respectful when we engage with those who might have differing viewpoints than us.
“I know that the Holy Spirit gives us the fruit of the Spirit when we’re in Christ: joy, peace, patience, goodness, kindness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control,” she said. “And so, I feel as..because God gives each and every one of us self-control, that’s something we need to have when we’re in those hot topics and divisive conversations.”
She continued, “A lot of times, I know our emotions can want to jump out first, but it’s so important to represent Christ well, and I think that means taking a pause, taking a breath, take a beat, consider the other perspective, where they’re coming from. Take a second to pray and then speak your voice, speak your opinion.”
“But I think just that calmness in the very beginning really helps when you take that, that, that beat, and that breath because I don’t think that anyone’s ever going to change their opinion, when you yell at them or bark at them and tell them how awful they are for how they’re thinking,” the actress concluded.
Bure’s brother, Kirk Cameron, also shared an election message to Christians, urging them to be bold and act out on their faith. “[If] the family of faith does not show up and vote their values, well, that just leaves a great big vacuum, and others will gladly rush in to fill the void, and then you end up burning the whole thing down from the inside,” Cameron said. “I believe with all my heart that it is and that God did not create us and rescue us through the Gospel to be cowards,” Cameron added. “And that we have a birthright of courage, and if we will lean into that courage as people of faith and live out our values and put feet to our faith in love, we can and will realign the nation with Heaven’s values.”
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