Christians in Politics

"As the vice-regents of God, we are to bring His truth and His will to

bear on every sphere of our world and our society. We are to exercise

godly dominion and influence over our neighborhoods, our schools,

our government, our literature and arts, our sports arenas, our

entertainment media, our news media, our scientific endeavors

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short, over every aspect and institution of human society."

-- D. James Kennedy, Led By The Carpenter: Finding God's Purpose for Your Life,

Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1999, p. 7.

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Although governments may be guilty of injustice, Christians should not stop working for justice or cease to be concerned about human rights. We do not give up on marriage as an institution simply because there are so many divorces, and we do not give up on the church because of many internal problems. Each God-ordained institution manifests human sinfulness and disobedience. Our responsibility as Christians is to call political leaders back to this God-ordained task. Government is a legitimate sphere of Christian service, and so we should not look to government only when our rights are being abused. We are to be concerned with social justice and should see governmental action as a legitimate instrument to achieve just ends.

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COLSON: "On an individual level, political involvement for the Christian entails not only voting and other basic responsibilities of citizenship, but dealing directly with political issues, particularly where justice and human dignity are at stake."[8]

"But . . . others are called to make a Christian witness from positions within government itself. After all, as men like (Wilberforce and Shaftesbury) illustrate, Christians who are politicians can bear a biblical witness on political structures, just as they do in medicine, law, business, labor, education, the arts, or any other walk of life . . . They exhibit this in their moral witness and their willingness to stand up for unpopular causes, even if such causes benefit society more than their own political careers."

DON EBERLY: "If the Christian faith becomes just another organized interest group--determined to take over political parties and drive through its own narrowly defined legislative agenda--neither its political power nor its spiritual influence will grow. If, however, (Christians) are committed to a holistic social and moral vision for America--one that offers real solutions to the lack of honesty and integrity in politics, seeks to serve the common good of all humankind by offering sound ideas across a spectrum of concerns, and promotes practical ideas for strengthening homes, rebuilding schools, and restoring neighborhoods--then it could offer the leadership a society needs and wants."

After so many decades of struggle, the day has finally arrived. The legislation which abolishes this horrible inhumanity is finally being enacted as the law of the land. Among the Christians who have labored so long for this day, there is both joy and deep-seated satisfaction. They