Should Believers Take Part in Politics?
Your current state of living is directly influenced by the governing authorities of your region. There is a group of individuals who are in charge of what happens when, where and how. It is what the Bible describes as the “laws of the land”, and the people responsible for that are called politicians. The most dominant political system that we see in the Bible is a monarchy, where a fixed King was in charge and everyone else was to submit quietly. In our time, however, we have seen the rise of democracies. That is when citizens choose who they want to govern them, through the polling system. Now, the big question: should you, as a Christian, participate in any sort of political organisation, or should you just stick to the Gospel of our salvation and prepare people for an eternal kingdom? The answer to this question is actually two-fold. That is, there is a difference between participation in politics in terms of registering to vote and being part of politics in terms of being a Member ...