I recently read a blog post written by John MacArthur, titled Our Primary Concern about political involvement and a Christian's role in the political scene. A paragraph in the post stuck out at me and has been haunting my thoughts since I read it:
When the church takes a stance that emphasizes political activism and social moralizing, it always diverts energy and resources away from evangelization. Such an antagonistic position toward the established secular culture invariably leads believers to feel hostile not only to unsaved government leaders with whom they disagree, but also antagonistic toward the unsaved residents of that culture—neighbors and fellow citizens they ought to love, pray for, and share the gospel with. To me it is unthinkable that we become enemies of the very people we seek to win to Christ, our potential brothers and sisters in the Lord.
This was very convicting. I have to admit that when I saw John Edward's daughter on t.v., talking about how she wanted to help her Dad campaign because she loved him and wanted to spend the time with him, I was befuddled. I thought, "Really?" I'm ashamed to admit this. :-/ But without realizing it, I have begun to feel "antagonistic" to those that I disagree with politically.
More to pray and work on as God continues to beat out the ugly in me. ;-)
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