Should you be a political activist?
Maybe. Maybe not. While I think that’s a good question to think about (with others and an open bible), I am more interested that there is freedom given for godly saints to answer that question in different ways. I think Christian charity should make more room for different good responses to that question. We must enlarge our view of faithfulness.
WHAT’S REQUIRED OF EVERY CHRISTIAN
Let’s start with some of what’s required of every Christian.
Christ calls all of us to be the salt and light (Matt. 5:13–14). All of us, therefore, should have a seasoning, preserving, and illuminating influence in this dark and perverse generation. We cannot transform the world into something salvageable (1 Cor. 7:31), but we can influence the world for good as recipients of God’s salvation and “adorn the doctrine of God our Savior” (Titus 2:10). We ought to work to diminish participation in sin, expose the existence of sin, proclaim that Christ is Savior and Lord, and supply a heavenly contrast that attracts attention to our Lord and his gospel.
Further, Scripture commands all of us to pray for the improvement of our societies and those who lead them:
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