Christians, Politics, & Big Headaches...

God isn't a Democrat. God isn't a Republican. And he isn't even an Independent!

Now that I got that out of the way...

It's a relatively new debate within the church: Should Christians be involved in the political process? Unfortunately, I believe, that question should be one labeled as rhetorical.

The emphasis in pop-Christianity (by the way, I use Christianity loosely in certain contexts) seems to be on influencing our world through liberating the oppressed, ending poverty, and comforting the down-trodden. Social concerns.

I'm not going here in this post, but have we forgotten that Jesus came to seek and to save the lost? Spiritual concerns. (No, I'm not arguing against social concerns, on the contrary I will be a proponent.)

It seems like a lot of Christians today would rather critique the problems of our fallen world (there is a place for that) rather than do anything about it. My suggestion: Stop whining about the divorce rate and help to build strong marriages (beginning with our own)! Stop complaining about racism and help live out biblical love. Stop lamenting all the lies going around and be a person of truth!

The push to abandon the "political process" is not only politically irresponsible, but it is socially, morally, intellectually, and spiritually irresponsible! Through the political process we are able to influence our world in a positive way. We can influence it socially, morally, and even spiritually! How can a Christian argue against that!?

Did Jesus run for office? No, but that wasn't his specific task! His mission was to provide for our salvation! His life was all about happened on Easter!

Are you called to run for president? Probably not, but I do believe that Christians are called not only to run for office, but to be a part of the political process. It is in the belief of non-involvement towards politics that we seek to divorce our responsibility with what occurs in our world.

When light refuses to shine, darkness always prevails.