CHRISTIANS - I genuinely struggle to understand this argument:
“This world is not my home, so I stay out of politics.”
You may spend eternity with God.
But before then, you could spend 70, 80, maybe 90 years HERE.
Your children will live here.
Your grandchildren will live here.
And during those decades, human beings will still write the laws under which your family lives.
They will decide what your children are taught.
They will determine taxation, criminal law, religious liberty, war, education, borders, family policy and countless other matters affecting everyday life.
So how did Christians arrive at the conclusion that being “not of this world” requires abandoning responsibility within this world?
America itself offers an extraordinary historical contrast.
The founding generation operated in a society saturated with Christian belief and biblical language - although the founders differed considerably in denomination, theology and personal religious conviction.
Today, Pew finds that 62% of American adults still identify as Christian.
Yet millions of Americans - including millions who identify as Christians - still do not participate in every election.
That matters.
Because government does not disappear when Christians stay home.
Someone else simply makes the decisions.
Voting is not worship.
A politician is not your Savior.
A political party is not the Kingdom of God.
And Christians should NEVER confuse the three.
But none of that requires political surrender.
Joseph served inside government.
Daniel served under kings.
Esther intervened politically to protect her people.
Paul invoked his rights as a Roman citizen.
Christianity has never required believers to become spectators while society is shaped around them.
You can preach the Gospel AND vote.
You can pray AND participate.
You can prepare for eternity AND take responsibility for the country your children will inherit.
And Christians should examine another uncomfortable possibility:
Sometimes what gets presented as spiritual wisdom can become an excuse for civic passivity.
Test every doctrine against Scripture.
Test every politician against their record.
Test every claim against the facts.
Then make your own decision.
But SHOW UP.
Because while Heaven may be your eternal home, your children still have to wake up and live HERE tomorrow. 🇺🇸✝️