Wednesday, October 24, 2012

How I Personally Think Bipartisan Politics Fits Into Christianity

Romans 14:17-18

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.  Whoever thus serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men.  So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.

Let's do some word substitution in that verse up there:

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of [Democrat] and [Republican], but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.  Whoever thus serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men.  So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.

I think that could be good to hold on to during this election season.  By all means, pick a party and vote in accordance to that.  Just remember that a person's Christianity is not defined by their political preference.  And let us neither tear down each other nor demean another's walk with God because of their opposing political choices.  Because it's not about that.

If you're serving Christ, it doesn't matter if you're a Democrat or a Republican or a Libertarian.  Doesn't matter, because you're still accepted by God, regardless of who you're voting for in two weeks.

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