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If Jesus viewed the desire to acquire political power to be a temptation of the devil, why do so many American Christians fight to acquire as much of this political power as they can?
We are to impact society not by voicing our opinions about what government should do, but by demonstrating what we as a church are willing to do as we sacrifice our time, money, talent and privileges to help all who are hungry, homeless, oppressed, lost, judged and suffering from discrimination.
What I hope to do in this book is to convince you that being an American and following Jesus are not the same thing.
How much better off would our world be if we abandoned the political process and simply shared our funds and invested our time directly with the people around us who are in need?
Jesus never suggests that His followers should attempt to control people using political means.
Wilberforce fought to set others free. American Christians want to use politics to empower themselves.
Religious conservatives, no matter how well organized, can’t save America. Only God can. But He will only consider doing it if God’s people get out of the way and give Him room.
We cannot kill our way to peace, nor can we vote our way to paradise.
If you wield a force as powerful as agape love, what would you want with a gun, a knife, or a political party?
Let’s be clear. The answer to all of this is not to join the Democratic Party, the Libertarian Party, or even to create our own political party. No, the answer is to abandon politics completely, to re-focus our eyes on Jesus, and to place our faith in His plan to change the world.
“The weakness of so many modern Christians is that they feel too much at home in the world.” – A.W. TOZER
“Whenever somebody’s trying to scare us, the question to ask is ‘Are they benefiting from it, and in what way?’” says Glassner. “If they’re selling us a product, if they’re selling us their political campaign or their cause or whatever it is, we should ask how big is the danger, really? Is it big, is it small, or is it just that they stand to benefit by making us scared?”
Jesus never meant for his commands to be obeyed by national governments.
Shockingly, the Jews’ promised Messiah was not interested in political freedom. He had not come to bring a regime change in their government, but instead looked to usher in a regime change within their hearts.
