Politics and the Church, do they mix?
None? Integral? Nothing here?
None? Integral? Nothing here?
I’m more or less asking because I have noticed that the more engrossed in politics a church is,the more likely it has left off the Great Commission of spreading the Gospel.politics as in campaigns --no the issues at hand yes .but politics are in the local church just not as a democrat or republican
Politics in the pulpit should stay out. the issues at hand should be. i tell the congregation pray about it vote for who you think you should. that is a s far as it goes . i am against politicians speaking from the pulpitI’m more or less asking because I have noticed that the more engrossed in politics a church is,the more likely it has left off the Great Commission of spreading the Gospel.
Politics and the Church, do they mix?
None? Integral? Nothing here?
We have a conservative pastor here in So Ca. (will go unnamed) who is against legislating religious freedom because it ends up giving the cults and false religions "equal rights". He believes God and His Word is sufficient for both reaching the lost and providing 'freedoms' for the Church, without the Church having to rely on Ceasar. Ironically, he pushes political buttons as if taunting a snake.....For the past 60 years since this anti-Christian holocaust legislation was pushed through Congress by none other than Christian-hater Senator Lyndon Baines Johnson.
Facts are that IRS has taken away or threatened to take away the churches 501(C)(3) status if Christians refuse to bow down to government demands to not preach politics from the pulpit. Of course this is a unilateral slave chain restriction that applies only to Republican preachers; the Democrat preachers can and do preach Socialist politics from the pulpit without molestation by the federal government. Just ask Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and an of the legions of Socialist-Progressive groups that every 4 years flood Black churches with plantation politics to keep the masses enslaved to the Democrat Socialist Party into perpetuity or the now popular "Black Lives Matther".
Now. love him or hate him, then President Trump on May 4, 2017 signed a controversial executive order on May 4 that the White House says "promotes free speech and religious liberty."
That executive order was aimed at making it easier for churches to participate in politics, seeking to deliver on a campaign pledge to a community that overwhelmingly backed in him in last year’s election.
The order, which Trump unveiled with great fanfare in a Rose Garden ceremony, was cheered by some conservative Christians but seen as a disappointment by others, who said it fell short of the broader changes they wanted as part of a highly anticipated measure on religious liberties.
The order, Trump said, removes the financial threat faced by tax-exempt churches from the Internal Revenue Service when pastors speak out on behalf of political candidates. But some experts said it amounts to a mostly symbolic gesture with little likelihood of changing how the agency polices the issue.
So then......what is a Pastor to do??????? ....
....2 Timothy 4:1-6.............
"I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom: 2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all great patience and instruction. 3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, 4 and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths. 5 But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry."
Preach the Word of God until the blood runs down the isle and let God sort of the chaff!!!!!!
Sadly some Churches put their church polity above their faith.I found out that some churches have politics.
I was like noooo but they wouldn't let me vote. I was just a minority...
We have a conservative pastor here in So Ca. (will go unnamed) who is against legislating religious freedom because it ends up giving the cults and false religions "equal rights". He believes God and His Word is sufficient for both reaching the lost and providing 'freedoms' for the Church, without the Church having to rely on Ceasar. Ironically, he pushes political buttons as if taunting a snake.
I found out that some churches have politics.
I was like noooo but they wouldn't let me vote. I was just a minority...
Sadly some Churches put their church polity above their faith.
Nor do they give approval of it.Yes, all Christians sin, and are sinners, but Christians do not “PRACTICE” sin!
they worship the denomination. denominational politics is very much alive. i sometimes think baptist are about the worst. but back to the o.p. politics does not belong in the pulpit and nor does politicians campaigning . the issues at hand should be spoken on and a call to prayerSadly some Churches put their church polity above their faith.
they worship the denomination. denominational politics is very much alive. i sometimes think baptist are about the worst. but back to the o.p. politics does not belong in the pulpit and nor does politicians campaigning . the issues at hand should be spoken on and a call to prayer
Politics and holiness don't mix. In Matthew chapter 4 and Daniel chapter 10, we can see that the real ruler of this world's governments is Satan. That means that EVERY government of EVERY country in this world is ultimately controlled by the devil. Participating in worldly government is participating in the work of Satan. It's like a church owning a brothel. The state of modern society is evidence enough to prove that Satan is in control of our governments throughout the world. Google how many countries recognize homosexual marriage. The result will surprise you. Almost every country in the world and the UN recognize them. Only the Mohammedans are holding off.Politics and the Church, do they mix?
None? Integral? Nothing here?
Although I think ad hominem attacks are a bad idea, I get nervous with the issue of compromise. It always seems to involve the old Hegelian theory with it's thesis/antithesis leading to a compromised synthesis which tends to drag truth (or what's right) from it's original position.People refuse to so much as entertain the idea of a compromise and would prefer to resort to ad hominem attacks and childish insults rather than actually try and find a solution that would make most people happy.
How do you respond to those who say we need to be salt (a preserving influence) in the earth as a justification for the Church to be involved in politics?Politics and holiness don't mix. In Matthew chapter 4 and Daniel chapter 10, we can see that the real ruler of this world's governments is Satan. That means that EVERY government of EVERY country in this world is ultimately controlled by the devil. Participating in worldly government is participating in the work of Satan. It's like a church owning a brothel. The state of modern society is evidence enough to prove that Satan is in control of our governments throughout the world. Google how many countries recognize homosexual marriage. The result will surprise you. Almost every country in the world and the UN recognize them. Only the Mohammedans are holding off.
Although I think ad hominem attacks are a bad idea, I get nervous with the issue of compromise. It always seems to involve the old Hegelian theory with it's thesis/antithesis leading to a compromised synthesis which tends to drag truth (or what's right) from it's original position.
Politics and holiness don't mix. In Matthew chapter 4 and Daniel chapter 10, we can see that the real ruler of this world's governments is Satan. That means that EVERY government of EVERY country in this world is ultimately controlled by the devil. Participating in worldly government is participating in the work of Satan. It's like a church owning a brothel. The state of modern society is evidence enough to prove that Satan is in control of our governments throughout the world. Google how many countries recognize homosexual marriage. The result will surprise you. Almost every country in the world and the UN recognize them. Only the Mohammedans are holding off.