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Evangelical · 10-09-2016, 12:21 AM

I tend to agree with Nee that Christians should stay out of politics. Perhaps it is possible to have some influence in a minor role but to get to the top almost requires one to sell their soul to the devil. The devil tempted Christ with such a thing.

There are Christian politicians but dig a little deeper into their faith and few would be serious Christians as most born again believers understand it. Most are simply church-goers and profess a religion.

There are also Christians in the military but serious Christians do not join the military in a combat role because bloodshed is something God does not like. It is a fact that the early Christians were pacifist in every sense of the word. A serious Christian is taught to love their neighbor and simply couldn't pull the trigger when required of them. A serious Christian could not easily subject themselves to be molded into the sort of killing machine and mindset that job requires. God will always be tugging at their heart-strings and conscience. Like King David prayed in Psalm 51:14 to be delivered from the guilt of bloodshed.

10-09-2016, 12:21 AM	#19
Evangelical Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 3,965	Re: Politics and the Church I tend to agree with Nee that Christians should stay out of politics. Perhaps it is possible to have some influence in a minor role but to get to the top almost requires one to sell their soul to the devil. The devil tempted Christ with such a thing. There are Christian politicians but dig a little deeper into their faith and few would be serious Christians as most born again believers understand it. Most are simply church-goers and profess a religion. There are also Christians in the military but serious Christians do not join the military in a combat role because bloodshed is something God does not like. It is a fact that the early Christians were pacifist in every sense of the word. A serious Christian is taught to love their neighbor and simply couldn't pull the trigger when required of them. A serious Christian could not easily subject themselves to be molded into the sort of killing machine and mindset that job requires. God will always be tugging at their heart-strings and conscience. Like King David prayed in Psalm 51:14 to be delivered from the guilt of bloodshed.