Can a believer get involved with politics? (Part 2).
In virtue of some comments, I decided to do this message.
It is truth that, in the Old Testament, we had many servants of the Creator involved in politics (for instance: Joseph, Mordecai, Ezra, Nehemiah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, Azariah). Nonetheless, none of them planned on getting involved in politics. All of them were slave (in Egypt, Babylon, Media-Persia). They had no choice.
It is also truth that, in the Old Testament, there were many judges, kings, high-priests which acted politically. Nonetheless, for us today, the order is:
• Mat 20:25-28 -> “But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be your slave, even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.””.
Our role is to be great before the Creator (and not before the men – Mat 5:19; 18:1-4; Luke 16:15).
Perhaps you will ask: “but will we deliver the world to Ha-Satan”? Indeed, the world already was delivered to him when Adam sinned:
• Luk 4:5,6 -> “And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, and said to him, “To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will.”.
Also, John 12:31; 14:30; 16:11 and 1John 5:19 corroborate it. Our way of fight against Ha-Satan is staying as pillar and buttress of the truth (1Tim 3:15) and reproving the works of the darkness as taught below:
• Eph 5:11-14 -> “Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
We need to go out of all dirtiness that there are in the politic. Don’t mind how consecrated can be the person. The power misguides the person. Hence in Revelation is said that only Jesus is worthy of all power (Rev 4:11; 5:12; 7:12).
Furthermore, even though, in the Old Testament the Creator used people in the politics, now, in the New alliance, the order is:
• 2Co 6:14-18 -> “Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, “I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you, and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.”.
The world doesn’t need great politicians, but great men and women of the Creator who, in total meekness and humility before Him (1Peter 5:5-7), can manifest the power of His love, grace, holiness and purity. What people need is to be sure that Jesus is alive and is with us, even when the evil seems prosper (Heb 3:8).
For the time being, have a good day striving against Ha-Satan and its works of the lie, but not with its weapons (politics, for instance). After all Ha-Satan don’t fight against himself (Mat 12:25,26). Fight with as weapons of the Holy Spirit (Eph 6:14-18).
Tomorrow I will keep on answering the questionings.
In virtue of some comments, I decided to do this message.
It is truth that, in the Old Testament, we had many servants of the Creator involved in politics (for instance: Joseph, Mordecai, Ezra, Nehemiah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, Azariah). Nonetheless, none of them planned on getting involved in politics. All of them were slave (in Egypt, Babylon, Media-Persia). They had no choice.
It is also truth that, in the Old Testament, there were many judges, kings, high-priests which acted politically. Nonetheless, for us today, the order is:
• Mat 20:25-28 -> “But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be your slave, even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.””.
Our role is to be great before the Creator (and not before the men – Mat 5:19; 18:1-4; Luke 16:15).
Perhaps you will ask: “but will we deliver the world to Ha-Satan”? Indeed, the world already was delivered to him when Adam sinned:
• Luk 4:5,6 -> “And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, and said to him, “To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will.”.
Also, John 12:31; 14:30; 16:11 and 1John 5:19 corroborate it. Our way of fight against Ha-Satan is staying as pillar and buttress of the truth (1Tim 3:15) and reproving the works of the darkness as taught below:
• Eph 5:11-14 -> “Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
We need to go out of all dirtiness that there are in the politic. Don’t mind how consecrated can be the person. The power misguides the person. Hence in Revelation is said that only Jesus is worthy of all power (Rev 4:11; 5:12; 7:12).
Furthermore, even though, in the Old Testament the Creator used people in the politics, now, in the New alliance, the order is:
• 2Co 6:14-18 -> “Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, “I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you, and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.”.
The world doesn’t need great politicians, but great men and women of the Creator who, in total meekness and humility before Him (1Peter 5:5-7), can manifest the power of His love, grace, holiness and purity. What people need is to be sure that Jesus is alive and is with us, even when the evil seems prosper (Heb 3:8).
For the time being, have a good day striving against Ha-Satan and its works of the lie, but not with its weapons (politics, for instance). After all Ha-Satan don’t fight against himself (Mat 12:25,26). Fight with as weapons of the Holy Spirit (Eph 6:14-18).
Tomorrow I will keep on answering the questionings.