AM I TOO RADICAL??????
I saw Amazing Grace yesterday. What an awesome statement about how a Christian seeking the face of our LORD can make a political impact. His focus was humanity and crushing INJUSTICE--the slave trade first, but followed by seeking aid to the poor and expanding education. With that said, what are our "Christian" Republicans doing?
I am struggling right now how we, Evangelical Christians, force our politicians to make laws on abortion and anti-gay marriages, yet we do not allow the true Gospel to spread into our government. The Conservatives always point to the liberals as say they are socialists (which they are), but will offer NO solution to the SOCIAL INJUSTICES God has called us to smash out.
The Acts Church was what I see as Christian socialism, which basically means it is socialist in nature only through the blood of Christ.
What I think we should do is surrender our political statements and rethink our approach to poverty, abortion, homo and heterosexual sin, lost generations, drug addictions, famine, disease, etc.
Now, the question is, am I too radical? What can I possibly do to get the attention of Christian leaders (liberals, conservatives, black, white, Hispanic, etc.)and begin to truly do something???
I have been struggling over Matthew 25:32-46 as I began to ponder my failures as well as the churches' failures at dealing with the Truth--that is injustice is everywhere, yet all we do is focus on our own personal agendas.
I am struggling right now how we, Evangelical Christians, force our politicians to make laws on abortion and anti-gay marriages, yet we do not allow the true Gospel to spread into our government. The Conservatives always point to the liberals as say they are socialists (which they are), but will offer NO solution to the SOCIAL INJUSTICES God has called us to smash out.
The Acts Church was what I see as Christian socialism, which basically means it is socialist in nature only through the blood of Christ.
What I think we should do is surrender our political statements and rethink our approach to poverty, abortion, homo and heterosexual sin, lost generations, drug addictions, famine, disease, etc.
Now, the question is, am I too radical? What can I possibly do to get the attention of Christian leaders (liberals, conservatives, black, white, Hispanic, etc.)and begin to truly do something???
I have been struggling over Matthew 25:32-46 as I began to ponder my failures as well as the churches' failures at dealing with the Truth--that is injustice is everywhere, yet all we do is focus on our own personal agendas.
posted by Was at
2:15 PM
2 Comments:
Was,
I feel the tension of your struggle. I think it's fair not only to ask what "Christian" Republicans are doing, but also "Christian" Democrats and Libertarians and "Christians" of all political stripes--although the conservative Christians have prostituted themselves out to the republican party, many liberatl christians have done the same for the democratic party.
You said --"What I think we should do is surrender our political statements and rethink our approach to poverty, abortion, homo and heterosexual sin, lost generations, drug addictions, famine, disease, etc."
Exactly. Clean slate as far as agenda and platform. Start from Scratch. Where do we see the BIGGEST injustice?
You're not too radical.
I like Rick Warren's P.E.A.C.E. plan as a Christian response for taking on the global giants of injustice. www.peaceplan.org
PJ
that website should be
www.thepeaceplan.org
PJ
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