JESUS IS APOLITICAL Jesus is apolitical and so should we his disciples, if truly we belong to Him. In His earthly ministry, there were lots of political storms by the Romans, Jews and religious leaders of His time, yet He never dabbled into it but maintain His focus on His mission of dying to save men from eternal perdition. Thoroughout church history, whenever the church has become one with the state, it leads to corruption and declension of godliness in the church and nation. Of course, we are both citizens of our country and heaven and should be interested in what is going on, yet we must excesise great restraint. I have noted many so called preachers speaking from both side of the mouth, for peculiarly gains. Also, many preachers are too close to Goverment that they cannot but be compromised. The truth of the matter is that the church must not be the friend or enemy of Goverment, but be the conscience of society. The church should speak truth to power and holds the Goverment accountable to the people. That is the uniform testimony of the Bible. If truly we are men and women of God, we are to pray for Goverment and speak to them to rule in the fear of God. Pastors can allow their members that God called to go into politics, but they must maintain no favoritism to one political party or the other. Am afraid the way we are going that many church leaders will ruin their lives, ministries and name in the current political dispensation due to undue interference,hobnobbing and financial lucre. And the backlash on the church will be very severe. Cheers!
Posted on: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 04:24:23 +0000
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