gordon 2
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Where is the dividing line between what is the proper place of faith in politics and where is it improper? Counterproductive?
Can Christians "apply the golden rule today, (are they up to it?) to this question and come up with where the line is? Do they have prophetic vision for using it?
Is the line clear in scripture where political authorities have made their political-social project as being God's co-equal project to their own detriment? So that it is in fact a loss to the saints who put their effort into the project?
How should God's projects and the political project interact with each other... so that:
"Then Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”"
Do you think that it is possible that Christians can so occupy themselves with political projects that their efforts become counter productive, that is they can provide the environment to increase the world thinking they are doing the Lord's will? Do you think this is possible? That I can do this today?
I know these are alot of questions and put together for some brothers and sisters can only be frustrating. It is the best I can do however.
Would you mind if your church assembly, their greater fellowship with other assemblies, if under the guise of being conservative or traditional, and of the bravest morality, of said apostolic tradition, being acquainted personally with being in the Spirit or acquainted with a tradition that knows it, or you know a friend of a friend that knows it, would you mind working towards the political campaign of this guy, having done your due diligence that he did say and practiced this:
""You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.”"
Where is your red line? How did you come up with it? Do you feel OK if you see your pastor or yourself handing out pamphlet at the Saturday flee market or even better the Sunday flee market in support of this candidate for the next election cycle? If so why?
I know lots of questions. Sorry. But do you have answers to maybe one or two of them? Or comment in general?
Can Christians "apply the golden rule today, (are they up to it?) to this question and come up with where the line is? Do they have prophetic vision for using it?
Is the line clear in scripture where political authorities have made their political-social project as being God's co-equal project to their own detriment? So that it is in fact a loss to the saints who put their effort into the project?
How should God's projects and the political project interact with each other... so that:
"Then Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”"
Do you think that it is possible that Christians can so occupy themselves with political projects that their efforts become counter productive, that is they can provide the environment to increase the world thinking they are doing the Lord's will? Do you think this is possible? That I can do this today?
I know these are alot of questions and put together for some brothers and sisters can only be frustrating. It is the best I can do however.
Would you mind if your church assembly, their greater fellowship with other assemblies, if under the guise of being conservative or traditional, and of the bravest morality, of said apostolic tradition, being acquainted personally with being in the Spirit or acquainted with a tradition that knows it, or you know a friend of a friend that knows it, would you mind working towards the political campaign of this guy, having done your due diligence that he did say and practiced this:
""You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.”"
Where is your red line? How did you come up with it? Do you feel OK if you see your pastor or yourself handing out pamphlet at the Saturday flee market or even better the Sunday flee market in support of this candidate for the next election cycle? If so why?
I know lots of questions. Sorry. But do you have answers to maybe one or two of them? Or comment in general?
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