Some how, people have come to the wrong conclusion that patriotism = godliness. Or, that God is Pro America. Do you really think so? The kingdoms of this world are not theocracies, not one of them. God may support and "back" godly Christians, but by NO means, does God fly the Stars and Stripes in his office. Daniel explained the end times kingdoms of this world (which would include America,) to Nebuchadnezzar:
Dan. 2
[41] And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.
[42] And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
[43] And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
[44] And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
God's humble and faithful servants have ALWAYS backed government doing it's role of enforcing laws which bring order to society, but they have not always been involved with it's revolutions and times of political activism. NOWHERE in scripture are the members of the Body of Christ told to engage in political activism. Vote, sure, protest, WHERE? Get a drivers license, or course, engage in civil disobedience, WHERE? What about Paul's instruction to believers:
1 Tim. 2
[1] I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
[2] For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
[3] For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
All these "foundations," and "associations," give one a long list of politicans they can call, email, etc., but where are the prayer meetings? They give a list of petitions to be signed, but when do they engage in corporate fasting? They are doing EXACTLY what Paul was warning about:
2 Cor. 10
[3] For though we walk in the flesh,we do not war after the flesh:
[4] (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds
[5] Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
This NOT o.k.ing or approving of evil, this is OBEYING the Bible, or do Christians have the option to pick and chose there favorite area to obey and disobey. AND, what part of the scripture given is supporting evil?
The fact is, do to the anemic state of 21st Century American Christianity, we Must engage in the "carnal" warfare because we lack the spirituality to fight with the weapons God has deemed as "mighty." The American church couldn't pray it's way out of a wet paper sack.
When Abraham and Lot lived in the environs of Sodom and Gomorrah, it was Lot who sat in the gate. “Sitting in the gate” is thought to have been a position of political significance. Abraham, on the other hand, lived away from the city life. When the time came for the judgment of God to fall, who was it that had power relative to the disposition of the city? Was it the
politically active Lot or the
spiritually active Abraham? All of us know the answer. The prayers of Abraham were all that stood between the people of Sodom and the judgment of the Almighty God.
Here's a good verse for the kind of activism the American church needs to engage in:
2 Chron. 7
[14] If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
The cure for the onslaught of evil and wickedness coming out of Hollywood is for Christians to STOP BUYING IT! Weakness, carnality, excuse making, that's what is killing America, not homosexuals, Democrats, and socialists.
It's sin.
REPENTANCE, that's what will save America. It's not changes at the White House, it's changes at the Church House, and at our own houses!
. Too much of American conservative evangelicalism isn't based on the Bible, but on the Yankee Puritan and Southern Redneck subcultures. Let's not get our worldly though traditional cultural stuff mixed up with our Christianity.
