God and Government

NPR recently hosted a dialog on God and government. Chuck Colson, Greg Boyd and Shane Claiborne were the participants (I guess representing right, middle and left perspectives, though these men are too serious and nuanced to be pigeonholed like that). Their conversation dealt with these overarching questions: "Should Christians be involved in politics and if so, how? What has gone wrong, and what has been learned from the Moral Majority up until now." And perhaps these questions are ones we should answer, too.

How do we, as Christians, engage with politics insofar as it changes the culture and brings people to Jesus? Yes, this is dealt with on a large scale with Christian organizations and churches. But perhaps more importantly, how does it affect your life? Obviously, this question is not easily answered and those answers are even less easily put into practice. The conversation posted below is a good one and will help you think more deeply about this important issue.



(Disclaimer: GracePoint Community Church does not support any political party or endorse any candidate running for office. Posts such as these are meant only to engender discussion by bringing attention to contemporaneous issues.)

HT: JT