by Republican Rebel
There is a huge movement underway, with books being written and endorsed by
pastors of large churches telling people that Christians should never be
involved in politics and that if they are then they are turning unbelievers
away from Christ,. These books are not worth buying. Their authors are
worthless because they lack knowledge and wisdom when it comes to God’s word
and therefore should not be telling Christians how to live their lives. All
political power has been delegated by God. As Apostle Paul says in Romans
13:1, in speaking on the subject of civil authority, “Every person should obey
the government in power. No government would exist if it hadn't been
established by God. The governments which exist have been put in place by
God.”
People accuse me all the time of being disobedient to God’s word for
criticizing the left wing liberals in power, using Romans 13:1 to justify that
accusation. I always point out to them that if that is true that I am
disobedient, then so were the Apostles, John and Peter. The ruling authority
commanded and ordered them not to preach Jesus and they replied they must obey
God rather than men. (Acts 5:29)Therefore, the word of God is plain; we do not
have to obey government authority when it conflicts with God’s word.
Now the key here is that when you have a government that is hostile to or just
plain old anti-Christian, you must get involved with politics in order to
change the government to be favorable to God’s word and the way to do that is
to put Christians in power!
I see people’s profiles on social websites all the time that has where it says
the word politics: “Who Cares?” I say “YOU should care because these people
are running your life!” If your pastors are telling you it is improper for
Christians to get involved in politics, get out of their church and do not
give them any more of your hard earned dollars! You see, to them it is all
about money anyway. They probably just want you all wrapped up in their
agendas, which they will disguise as “God’s agenda” but in truth it is just
programs designed to control your life and make them more money.
A true pastor is a man or woman of God who will want you involved in politics
in order to build a godly society for our children and their children’s
future! So you see, politics is about who will have the authority and power
direct from God Himself who works through people to direct the affairs of our
common public life. The direction we travel in depends on the choices that we
make. Therefore it is our choice to elect a God fearing candidate to public
office to direct the direction of our lives and the lives of our children, or
to elect to office a secular humanist that will govern our lives according to
every ungodly satanic principle that is available to them.
You can elect those who have no regard for the Bible or God’s laws and
principles, or you can elect those who are humble and recognize that the
authority they have that comes with the office they hold has been delegated to
them by God and they are accountable to Him for their use of it.
It is insane for Christians to remove themselves from political activism using
the excuse of "Christians shouldn't be involved in politics," when the Bible,
which is the Holy Word and authoritative book they claim to live by and
profess to believe, tells them that political power comes directly from the
very God they worship!Some of these same Christians that say we don’t need to
be involved in politics because it is a dirty business, fail to realize that
the church can be a dirty business too! I have been a minister for nearly 20
years and I can’t even begin to tell you how many times a pastor has ripped
off my love offering the people wanted to give me, or all the backstabbing,
greed, gossip, and slander that I have seen in the churches, not to mention
the sexual perversion and immorality that goes on. I have had just as many
propositions from church girls, and more opportunities to get laid than I ever
did with the barroom honky-tonk girls or the whores who make a living hooking.
Therefore if we as Christians do not need to be involved with politics because
it is dirty, then we do not need to be involved with the church either.
When a Christian refuses to get involved in politics, he or she is yielding
the authority over our public lives to those who hate God or have no respect
for God who gives them that authority. They have abandoned their child’s
future to atheists, Muslims and secularists!
They have no one to blame but themselves when prayer is outlawed in public
places, signs with the name of Jesus are removed from public buildings,
homosexuals are parading in the streets holding “pride” marches, abortion on
demand is made available in every town in addition to teenage daughters at the
school without parental notification, and secular science is taught in place
of creationism.In Luke 10:19, Jesus said “I have given you the authority to
trample snakes and scorpions and to destroy the enemy's power. Nothing will
hurt you.”
The question is, what are YOU doing with that authority? Are you listening to
those lunatics that tell you a Christian should never be involved in politics
therefore yielding the governmental authority that controls your life to the
ungodly? Have you ever been accused of something you didn’t do? Have you ever
been sued or taken to court for any reason whatsoever where you knew you were
not guilty? Have you ever been arrested for something you didn’t do? If that
ever happens to you then which kind of judge would you rather hear your case;
a Christian judge, or a secular humanist left wing liberal with no love for
God? How about some of you men who have ever gone through a divorce? Would you
rather have a Christian judge that loves the Lord decide who gets what, or
would you rather take your chances with a feminist man-hating liberal who
thinks all men should pay for the mistreatment of women in today’s society?
You are the one who has the power to elect these public officials and if you
refuse to get involved with politics then you have no one to blame but
yourself whenever the elected officials turn out to be ungodly animalistic
God-haters.
I read where one writer said that in the Sermon on the Mount Jesus said that
we are "the salt of the earth" and "the light of the world." Salt was used, in
the lack of refrigeration, to stop the spread of decay. Light was used to do
away with darkness as it is today.Jesus was saying that He desires His
followers to get involved with all of life so that by our presence the spread
of moral corruption can be stopped and detained and darkness and ignorance
about important matters can be replaced with light and truth.”
Also wherever this is no light or salt, then there will be darkness and decay,
which is what will happen if Christians refuse to get involved in politics.
The Lord is depending on us because He works through people. That is His plan
for us to be the salt and light of the world. There is no alternative plan.
The truth of the matter is, those who say Christians should never be involved
in politics have no right whatsoever to complain about any immorality in
society or anti-Christian laws or rulings. Pastors, authors, or laymen who
tell Christians to stay out of politics are nothing more than bold-faced liars
and hypocrites if they ever use instances of immorality, moral decay, or
anti-Christian laws as an illustration of any kind in their sermons, writings,
or witnessing.
So many of these people love to complain about how bad things are in today’s
society, but like a rabid dog, they immediately attack and turn on any
Christian who agrees with them and then actually tries to do something about
it.
Lawmakers have the very power and authority of God in their hands, so
Christians have much more reason to be involved in politics than the secular
humanists.
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was heavily involved in politics and he
encouraged others to do the same. He said:
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort
and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."
"We will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our
friends."
“He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to
perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really
cooperating with it.”
Finally John F. Kennedy said, “And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your
country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.”
May we all love our Country enough to get politically active and do something!
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