Gasoline and Water
No political party on this earth is Christians or completely supports Christian values.
While I believe every Christian after praying about it, should in a democracy exercise their right to vote, and if they feel God’s leading run for political office. I still feel Christians should still not mix secular politics with their faith.
The job of the Christian is to do God’s work. Jesus said,
“Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
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, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”Matthew 28:18-20.
Our job as believers in Christ Jesus is to tell the world of the Saving Grace of Jesus Christ. Something that can be hindered when mixed with politics.
Our faith should also cause us to do good works. James the half brother of Jesus said
“What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.
If one of you says to him, “Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it?
In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do.
You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
You foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless?” James 2:14-20.
The apostle Peter tells us,
“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
Dear friends,
I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul.
Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.” 1 Peter 2:9-12.
As believers in Christ Jesus we need to remember we are what Peter calls, “royal priesthood”, and get rid of the secular baggage the church has picked up through the centuries.
We need to be presenting the good news of Jesus Christ to all who will listen. To do our best to help the poor, and sick among us.
We need to put into practice the words of the writer of Hebrews who said,
“Mixing religion and politics
is like mixing water and gasoline.
The gasoline is unusable.
The water undrinkable.
And the whole mixture explosive.”
Author unknown.
What I want to say here is we should never mix our faith with secular politics. Neither Jesus nor his disciples did. They didn’t even have the right to vote.No political party on this earth is Christians or completely supports Christian values.
While I believe every Christian after praying about it, should in a democracy exercise their right to vote, and if they feel God’s leading run for political office. I still feel Christians should still not mix secular politics with their faith.
The job of the Christian is to do God’s work. Jesus said,
“Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
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, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”Matthew 28:18-20.
Our job as believers in Christ Jesus is to tell the world of the Saving Grace of Jesus Christ. Something that can be hindered when mixed with politics.
Our faith should also cause us to do good works. James the half brother of Jesus said
“What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.
If one of you says to him, “Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it?
In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do.
You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
You foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless?” James 2:14-20.
The apostle Peter tells us,
“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
Dear friends,
I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul.
Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.” 1 Peter 2:9-12.
As believers in Christ Jesus we need to remember we are what Peter calls, “royal priesthood”, and get rid of the secular baggage the church has picked up through the centuries.
We need to be presenting the good news of Jesus Christ to all who will listen. To do our best to help the poor, and sick among us.
We need to put into practice the words of the writer of Hebrews who said,
“Make every effort to live in peace with all men
and to be holy;
without holiness no one will see the Lord.”
Hebrews 12:14.
Please think about it.
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