Should Christians Stay Out of Politics?

[@HearGodsWord]

We need more Christians in every area of life.

[@billyholly]

As a Christian, I wonder if I would be too honest to ever be a politician. I recently spent three years as a teacher in a Muslim country, wondering each Sunday if I might be thrown in jail, serving at the church services there.

[@jacobnussbaum2309]

Who is he arguing against here? Why am I listening to ten minutes of this guy tearing down his neat bundle of strawmen? If you want to offer a reputable case for an idea, at least offer it up against some valid argument that exists. Bring on an opposition, or make your point specifically against the Paper mentioned in the beginning with a reference link in the description. This whole video is a blithe waste of time. Personally, I agree that Christianity is, and ought to be preformed as comprehensive, and Christians should not shirk from any topic because someone slaps a "political" label on it. Obviously not. I have never heard this argument made. 4:15 you make the point that If Christians aren't the ones making decisions in politics, then it will be secularists, and that's not the way it's supposed to work. But I can't think of any part of Jesus ministry where he urged political activism. In fact I think one of the key elements of his ministry as messiah was the fact that he was specifically NOT leading the Jews to stand up against the secular, authoritarian, oppressive government. If anything, I think one of the key messages from the new testament on this topic is that we submit to the authority of the world we're in, while boldly keeping and discipling in the Christian way of discipleship to Jesus. I don't think this means we don't speak into the politics of the world. And in democracy I don't think this means we don't vote as Christians according to our convictions. But I strongly believe it is not in the purview of Christianity to give a focus to the political realm. Jesus came to save lives, not ballots.

[@tommykovatch]

Greg, this is a message all Christians need to hear. I'm baffled that any Christian would take issue. Jesus took on the religious/political regime... why would anyone even assume to think we shouldn't? If He is our example, then we already have the answer. Jesus is the answer for the world... yesterday, today and forever. Thank you for your ministry and God bless you brother.

[@suzanholland]

May the Church soon return to presenting a clear view of the Kingdom of God in CONTRAST to the kingdoms of men. Shalom

[@Matthew24.4]

If you want the laws of a nation to change you need to be politically active. That can be very passive eg voting, or active eg starting a party, or influencing a party from within, or running for office - and anywhere in-between. In some nations one can join a local party branch, recruit like-minded people to the branch(es), and quietly infiltrate and take over the branch when you have enough numbers to vote on who will run for that seat. This can take 2-10 years to achieve and it is done by stealth but once you nominate your candidate he/she has a chance of winning and sitting in state or federal government and making a difference. Local government works a little differently in the nations I’m thinking of (non-USA). God created his perfect government structure in the Old Testament but the Israelites wanted a king instead and it didn’t work and God abolished it and put the Israelites under the rule of other kingdoms. God is pro-government and it would be great if we had Christians striving to bringing us closer to Gods structure. Realistically, we will never get there as the world is too far gone but we can slow things down and make a difference in some areas eg abortion, religious freedom just to name a few.

[@MohamadFaridi]

ANSWER IS NEVER EVER! STAY OUT AND CALIFORNIA WILL BE THE FUTURE.... NO BIBLE STUDY, NO WORSHIP, NO GATHERING AND NO CHURCH/CHRISTIANITY BECAUSE THE WAYS OF THIS WORLD IS HOSTILE TO THE LORDSHIP OF CHRIST!

[@markporthouse]

Hi Greg, You state "what is politics? Well, politics involves the right use of power, OK? So you have the government who has power, which uses that power to accomplish certain tasks" Later you state "what is politics? I'll tell you what is politics - everything now" and you repeat that politics is everything later and emphasize it by saying that getting out of politics means getting out of the culture. I'm wondering if you could do a corrected version of this video without this logical error in it? Thanks. :)

[@markporthouse]

​@@hydepark1382 So you are saying that politics has become everything in our culture now? A broad definition of politics is "the relationships within a group or organization that allow particular people to have power over others". Greg narrows this slightly, in his initial definition, to be about governments ('national governmental politics'), but then later broadens it out to imply that the whole of life is politics. I would suggest that the *change* in definition within a few minutes is illogical, plus, regarding his later redefinition, there are clearly many aspects of life that *aren't* about wielding power over others. Politics in our culture is still about wielding power over others (dictionaries would tell us if it had changed). Politics isn't 'everything'. Sure, huge parts of our lives are affected by and benefit from politics, but most of most people's lives is about cooperation, not coercion. When was the last time you had to ask a police officer or a court to take action against someone for your benefit, or when was the last time you voted for a government? It's not a daily occurrence is it?

[@shadow6pt533]

No.

[@evidencebasedfaith6658]

You can't divorce theology from politics. People's political views are usually based on their theological beliefs.

[@iamagr8hunter]

We need to get out and vote as Christians. Many do not vote because a candidate isn’t “perfect”. We have a candidate right now that is very imperfect but stands on about every Christian value we would want our candidate to stand on. We are throwing the baby out with the bath water! Also about 30% do not vote partially because of this. There will never be a perfect candidate as long as we are living in this time.

[@youreworstnightmare7017]

You're delusional seriously jesus wouldn't vote for trump or biden bc that would be hipocrisy

[@W81Researcher]

I'm seeing some real waffling right now when it comes to diversity.

[@Joyyarns]

The answer is yes and no. On one side we should not be bothered a lot with politics. For instance, NAR proponents will tell you we have to cease power. This is absolutely not true. We are not called to change the world. We are called to preach Jesus. No where in the bible we see our lord or his Apostles involved in politics. They were consumed proclaiming the gospel. On the other hand, we shouldn't be passive about what happens around us. We are part of the community and we have to actively participate.

[@dannyglover9151]

Answer: no

[@Neutral.Christian.To.Poltics]

The answer is yes! Christian's should stay out of politicians