Politics

• Christians should not publicly endorse political candidates or parties. Everything should be done to keep our personal political convictions private.
• Having some of the Republican party's image, or the reputation of politics itself, rub off on Christianity is the last thing the Church needs. The Church already has enough work on its hands when it comes to presenting a proper image. Association with conservative groups will only alienate the more liberal from the Good News.
• Christianity's agenda is spiritual, not political or social. (What does tax policy have to do with the gospel of Christ???)
• The Scriptures never call for any establishment of a Christian country or theocracy, except for Israel.
• If Christians try to legislate morality or impose our values by waging a culture war, it only scares and alienates non-Christians and makes them defensive. The Christian will then be seen as the sinner's political enemy, instead of the compassionate friend. Remember Y'shua's example.
• Even if we succeed in changing our country's laws or its culture, the change will be superficial. Our country can only truly change if it is spiritually changed, from inside-out, by the Good News.
• Y'shua told the Church that it will be persecuted. He told us to rejoice when we are persecuted, and to pray for our persecutors (not to stand up for our rights or threaten legal action). We were once persecuted, but in many ways, we have become the persecutors. When we allow ourselves to be persecuted, we associate ourselves with the victims, oppressed and poor, who are naturally more open to the Good News. History shows that the persecution of the Church is a powerful evangelisation tool.

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