Yesterday I made my first political post on facebook. It went like this:
Dear Christians,
What if every time we saw a political post on here, we prayed and asked God how WE can share and be the Good News to our nation, to our neighbor.
We don’t need Jesus for president because Jesus is already King. If we want more of His influence in the world it starts with making Him LORD of our OWN lives.
Salvation, hope and restoration came through ONE man, and it wasn’t any Presidential candidate.
After Jesus made the ultimate sacrifice He was given ALL authority, and then He gave us a commission.
Matt 28:19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Yes, Presidents are important, but their leadership doesn’t negate our commission to steward well, influence, forgive as we’ve been forgiven and love like He loved us.
We’re still called to open our mouths and share the Good News of Jesus Christ and to make disciples who know and have encountered the goodness and truth of His scandalous love and who hear the Fathers voice and OBEY.
God’s with us always, to the very end of the age. The next president only 4 maybe 8 years.
/politicalrant
@jimjessbaker
Oh interwebs… you are a funny place. We should expect pushback especially on the internet.
A friend shared my post and someone commented on their share this:
In my opinion, this is attitude is problematic. It demonstrates the predominate mindset for Christians whenever challenging political or societal questions arise, and has become a major factor in why our society is in such dire spiritual and political straits – few christians take a stance on polarizing topics.
This mindset is not far off from putting your head in the sand/clouds. The end result of this worldview is to be lukewarm in every non-theological discussion. Id rather be right or wrong on tough societal and political issues, then be “meh”
The conversation went on and I chose not to get involved. Because you know…
My mind was completely changed on an issue because of an argument I had online said no one ever.
I’m teaching on worldview in a couple weeks in all of the RED Schools. And I’m basing my teaching heavily on this book. Total Truth by Nancy Pearcey.
It talks about how we’ve put Christianity in a subjective personal religious box and how people are okay with it if it’s just your private faith.
But when the gospel is preached, it changes communities and economies. Remember in Acts 16 where the fortune telling woman was a big money maker and she gets set free and everyone is mad?
Or how about in Acts 19 when Demetrius is TICKED cause no one is buying idols of artemis anymore.
When the gospel is proclaimed it should be transformative. It should change the way we live our lives in every realm.
Crooked tax collectors met Jesus and repaid their debts and stopped ripping people off.
Prostitues stopped prostituting.
The kingdom of God isn’t a political Kingdom, otherwise Jesus would have taken over Rome.
So if you want to have influence (and we should) in the political arena, in policy making, in the moral discussion, in culture shaping, it requires that be:
- Under the Lordship of Jesus which means we OBEY and we’re teaching others to hear and obey
- Actively involved in the culture, creating value. No one wants to listen to a back seat driver. If you want influence, be an influencer, create value in every sphere! And then watch people value your other opinions.
And oh man… obedience. Obedience last the longest in a trusting relationship. I’ll expound on that one soon.
There’s some afternoon thoughts for ya… whatdaythink? Comment and let us know.
by Jim Baker
Well said, Jim. I have a diverse set of friends on Facebook. I try to exhibit my faith, but not be preachy. I want them to see in me something that will give them hope when they need hope. I want to be a light when they realize they are in the darkness. I want to be loving, but not accepting of the world’s standards.
God bless you!
awesome comment! It was great to see you from afar the other month haha