Politics
How Should a Christian View Politics? Public Issues in the Light of Scripture
Understand politics from a Christian worldview with biblical insights on public affairs, societal issues, and moral challenges.
Christians are citizens of Heaven, but they also live under earthly governments. Scripture teaches that civil government is ordained by God to punish evil and reward good, and that rulers will answer to Him for how they use their power.
Christians should think about public issues biblically: the sanctity of human life, true justice, and the moral questions of our day. But the Kingdom of God does not come through elections, legislation or political power. It comes as sinners are born again and bow to Jesus Christ, the King of kings.
The instructional videos on this page examine politics and public issues from a biblical worldview, including abortion, social justice versus biblical justice, and how a Christian should view the governing authorities.
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Pertinent Scripture Text
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“The wicked will return to Sheol—all the nations who forget God.” Psalm 9:17
“Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men? No, in your hearts you devise injustice; with your hands you mete out violence on the earth.” Psalm 58:1-2
“Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.” Proverbs 14:34
The Christian Worldview
The Holy Bible must not be viewed and interpreted through any political lens. The Holy Bible should inform our politics. Our politics must align with biblical principles, rather than trying to twist the Scriptures into a pretzel so that they align with our politics. Ultimately, politics is not the solution to the miseries that exist in this sin-cursed world, as history has proven. Yet Christians ought to vote their conscience, selecting candidates who if elected are likely to pursue and enact government policies consistent with Christian moral principles, with the hope and prayer that we may live quiet and peaceable lives.
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