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Originally Posted by zeek
According to Nee the Bible teaches that it is wrong for a Christian to hold political office. So, professing Christians should not run for or hold public office or work for the government. The business of government should be left to unbelievers.
I worked for the State of Florida for 37 years. It never occurred to me that I was acting unchristian. How about that?
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Given the kind of politics that some push (as you linked in a recent post elsewhere), there is an aspect in which the Christian is better of to not be in politics. But that extreme is no different than the one that says you should have nothing to do with it. Somewhere in between is the real biblical position.
I assume that your service in government was both valuable and worthy of your efforts. (Not saying you always may have felt that way.)
And even to hold public office is a noble task. But forcing Christian morality onto the world through such position is a different thing. And sticking your head in the sand is just as poor.