01449 – Are We Making the World More Gracious?
Gulley, Phillip

The question is not whether we should mix Christianity and politics. To follow Jesus is to be political. The issue is whether our understanding of Christianity makes the world more gracious or less gracious.

Do we work against injustice, oppression, greed, and self-absorption, or do we defend the status quo? Do we take seriously Jesus’ call to “bring good news to the poor,…proclaim release to the captives and…let the oppressed go free? (Luke 4:18), or do we treat Jesus as our team mascot?

Republicans and Democrats, liberals and conservatives all face these temptations.

from If God is Love

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