The following is the low-down on why I won’t be running in the next election (or any other election for that matter).
The politics
Christians get into politics when they lose sight of the value of Christ’s church. They get into politics because they want to get someone elected to government. They want to get into government so they can pass laws for their society. And, they want these laws so that their society will be obedient to a more biblical way of life.
The problem
God has already given our societies laws. They are commonly known as the Ten Commandments! If people will not obey the Ten Commandments, what makes us think they will obey our laws? If the Ten Commandments do not save a soul, what makes us think that heaping more of our own commandments will save a society?
The proof
Don’t believe me, read Revelation 20:
v. 4) And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
v. 7) And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
v. 8) And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
For 1,000 years, Christ will rule the entire earth with perfect laws and perfect magistrates to enforce them. At the end of the 1,000 years, most of the people born during His perfect reign and under His perfect laws will rebel against Him by following Satan.
What makes us Christians think that we are better than our Master?
The power
So now you know why I won’t be running in the next election. Government is important. God instituted government in Genesis and as we have just read, will in the future set up His own government upon the earth. But laws do not save, they only control. Much of the time laws only serve to point out our flaws and force us into hiding behind the legalism of lawyers and religions.
Christian, instead of forcing more laws upon people, share your faith and testimony with others. Warn them of the literal eternal Hell for those dying in their own sin. Tell them of the saving grace that is only to be found in Jesus Christ. Then watch the Holy Spirit transform individuals one-by-one from lost sinners into eternal saints.
No, I won’t be running in the next election. Our time is so limited. Do not waste it on dirty politics and failing results. The church must rise up by falling on its knees before God and begging for the power of witness!
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Until my next editorial post, keep seeking TRUTH!
Regards,
Mike MacDonald
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About Mike MacDonald:
As an ordained theologian, Mike has served in many gospel ventures.
He has been a church pastor, chaplain, seminary vice-president,
Christian school principal, and creation evangelist. These roles have
built up an expertise in Mike’s ability to help people discover the true
essence of the Bible and how to make it apply in everyday life.