Do Politics and Religion Mix?

Politics are all the rage as an election looms. Historically, the American church has taken many political stances. This begs the question: what is right? Is there one issue that Christianity can get 100% behind?  Our church believes that every church has a right to speak out on political issues and our voice is comprised of many different viewpoints: some that agree, some that disagree. Whether we think similarly or not, we nurture honest discussion and lifelong friendships.

This past weekend Pastor Tim brought up the important question: do religion and politics mix? He looked at Luke 20:23 – 25, in which Jesus was confronted with a controversial political question and how he responded: “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s and give to God what is God’s.”

The implications behind this statement are two-fold. Number one, Christians are called to be good citizens and fulfill their civic duty, such as paying taxes and voting. Secondly, we must recognize that everything that we have and are belongs to God and that he has a very specific mission for us: to make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and teaching them to obey everything that Jesus taught (Matthew 28:18-20).

The Bible does give us an outline for how true societal change takes place: by men and women surrendering themselves to the Kingdom way outlined by Jesus.

Is God calling you to make changes in how you interact with our society? Have you been burring your head in the metaphorical sand, or raising arms about the wrong issues? We would like to encourage everyone in our congregation to vote and have forms available in the church office to do so.