A Dangerous Idea

At least on the topic de jour at Evangel.  Frank and I  have had disputes over the years, some on my blog, some at Pyro, some at his place, to the point I won’t even comment at Pyro and very seldom at his place.

But this is the best blog post ever on the topic of christian involvement in Politics, and where our focus should be.

Here’s what I think: for 3 centuries the Christian church suffered unto death for its faith in a Lord and Savior who rules now and in the life after life after death — and it got so far out of hand for the pagan, idolator rulers that they had to do something other than kill these people. They couldn’t kill enough of them because their deaths were a greater testimony to truth than any law enforced by the sword.

The testimony of scripture is that our love should exceed all demands of the law, and that we should not be ashamed that we are persecuted in a gonna-lose-your-life way, and that this is how we live as ambassadors to Christ. And when we do that, we are bringing the Shalom of God – we bring real peace, and real reconciliation, and real hope that there is a way to end the injustices of this life. The plea, then is toward the Gospel so that men do not enslave those in God’s image, and that women are seen as divinely-given helpers and that we do not forget the orphan or murder our own children for the sake of mere comfort and wealth.

Government is reformed when men are first reformed.

And many of the other posts there and elsewhere are substantive and contributing to the conversation (had to say that), in a truly great way.

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