A benefit of putting hope for redemption in Christ rather than a political movement is that you are less tempted to compromise with evil for short-term political gains. When you believe that you can save your country, it’s not difficult to justify lying or the use of propaganda or corruption for the greater good. You may tell yourself, “Technically this isn’t true, but the spirit of it is true and we have to save our nation!” Unfortunately, this kind of pragmatic evil has become a chronic illness in American evangelical politics. God, however, does not need or desire our unjust means to
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