Christmas and Christian Politics

Bereans:

We often hear the enemies of the church scolding Christians to stay out of politics.  They argue that we should check our faith at the door and that our beliefs should not influence our voting or civic views.  Of course, they push this philosophy because it suits their purposes by removing any opposition to their wickedness.  What they don't acknowledge is that their belief system influences their voting and civic views, as well.

All of us--Christian or not--are motivated by how we interpret our world.  We often refer to this as our worldview.  Christians believe that God created the world and everything in it (including mankind), and that He set the rules for how all of us should relate to Him and the rest of creation.  If you faithfully hold those beliefs, you cannot possibly avoid having those beliefs impact your politics.  The government exists to protect the innocent and punish evildoers (Romans 13:1-7).  All laws are moral because they make a declaration about what the government determines is good and what is evil.

A Christian living in a country that allows civic participation in government, such as voting, will bring his or her worldview into the voting booth and will be obligated by conscience to vote for candidates and issues that uphold what God's Word says is good and right.  Yes, the issues are often varied, and we have to choose the lesser of two evils, but we are still making that choice based on what has informed our worldview.

The following article has some good points to make about the birth of the King of kings and how Jesus' incarnation impacts politics.
https://wng.org/opinions/what-hath-bethlehem-to-do-with-washington-1703733384?mkt_tok=NzEwLVFSUi0yMDkAAAGQVG84D3Fv9-V06BZZDD1nXBP2zGktygDnoxqz7KkWmmYFzwKI4SnPud1FouRO76_aAU6OQSs7YGediKVJ72tWyCeNAAPAayKY1PxZOXbzO9aA 

Grace and peace to you, and may the Lord bless you and keep you in the new year!

J.W.