Posted by
Shane Vander Hart on Thursday, August 02, 2007 12:06:38 PM
That is an excellent question. This
has been asked a lot. Is God political? No. He is apolitical. His
agenda trumps any political agenda that we may have. Does He speak to
issues that are addressed in the political realm? Yes, and that is why
Christ followers must have a voice in the political realm. Jim Walls
shares in chapter 3 of God's Politics:
God
is personal, but never private. And the Bible reveals a very public
God. But in an age of private Spiritualities, the voice of a public
God can scarcely be heard. Private religion avoids the public
consequences of faith. In particular, affluent countries and churches
breed private disciples, perhaps because the application of faith to
public life could become quickly challenging and troubling, (pg. 31).
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