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One of the most contentious topics within American Christianity is the role followers of Jesus should or should not play within politics and government.
God was there, as God is here now, appealing to all people to resist the ideological forces that are working to strip others of their humanity.
Should we pray for the president?
It doesn't matter which side of the political spectrum you are on- This country is not your hope. This political system is not your hope. This government is not your hope.
It is a very, very bizarre phenomenon. Despite clear and overwhelming evidence that Jesus wants his followers to be peacemakers, to love our enemies, and to not repay evil with evil, the vast majority of Christians in the United States are pro-capital punishment and pro-war.
An absolutely essential parable to the Church for this political season...
You know the old saying, “It takes one to know one.” Well, the reason I can identify this problem so easily is because I was part of the problem.
There has been increasing and bewildering confusion amongst Christians as to how we ought to engage with the political system, generally, and for whom we ought to vote, specifically.
For even in the face of death, our own blood will cry out and give testimony.
There is a beautiful word, an elegant descriptor, that has been maligned, tarnished, lampooned, distorted, and completely misunderstood.
If freedom is of God, would God have us kill to maintain it?