Well said Louis. There does seem to be elements in what is considered “Christianity” even today that could easily take physical arms against those whom they disagree with. And worse, they would do so in the name of the Lord. With this said, Christians are indeed in a war. We fight with the Lord’s Word and His Truth. Eph 6:12 — “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.” 1 Tim 6:12 — “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.”
Thanks for your thoughts, Jay. There is confusion concerning the work of the the church, as some feel that the sword is the Lord’s tool. As you brought out, the real weapon is the sword of the Spirit, the word of truth.
That being said, I do believe a politician can be a faithful man or woman. However, to do their work honestly requires that they not view themselves as a voice of the church. I listened to excerpts of the rally with Rick Perry. It all seemed apolitical except for one thing, Rick Perry. If the man is religious then why doesn’t he practice his faith in the meekness of quietness, and pursue the office of a politician with integrity? If he wants to be a Billy Graham or big name type preacher, then let him set aside his political aspirations. But he was present at the rally as an aspiring candidate for the presidency. So as open-armed as it all sounded, it was nothing more than a political rally. . . a Crusader event, a rallying of a constituency. (It all sounded very nice, but the reality. . .)
Well said Louis. There does seem to be elements in what is considered “Christianity” even today that could easily take physical arms against those whom they disagree with. And worse, they would do so in the name of the Lord. With this said, Christians are indeed in a war. We fight with the Lord’s Word and His Truth. Eph 6:12 — “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.” 1 Tim 6:12 — “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.”
Thanks for your thoughts, Jay. There is confusion concerning the work of the the church, as some feel that the sword is the Lord’s tool. As you brought out, the real weapon is the sword of the Spirit, the word of truth.
That being said, I do believe a politician can be a faithful man or woman. However, to do their work honestly requires that they not view themselves as a voice of the church. I listened to excerpts of the rally with Rick Perry. It all seemed apolitical except for one thing, Rick Perry. If the man is religious then why doesn’t he practice his faith in the meekness of quietness, and pursue the office of a politician with integrity? If he wants to be a Billy Graham or big name type preacher, then let him set aside his political aspirations. But he was present at the rally as an aspiring candidate for the presidency. So as open-armed as it all sounded, it was nothing more than a political rally. . . a Crusader event, a rallying of a constituency. (It all sounded very nice, but the reality. . .)