The question is, how can we as Christians stop ourselves from getting to such a place? A first step can be an honest examination of ourselves and asking questions like:
Do I find myself witnessing more about Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, etc., than I do about Jesus Christ?
Do I feel like the country is doomed more if the wrong people are elected vs. if the nation rejects God and His truth?
Do I view those on the opposing political side as enemies vs. people to be listened to and won for Christ?
Do I enjoy thinking about the defeat of my political opponents?
When I imagine how God’s higher purposes can be accomplished, do my thoughts immediately turn to political parties and politicians?
Are my political views, practically speaking, a key aspect of my identity?
Do I think that God is on my side politically and opposed to those who disagree with me?
If so, you may have already been captured by the enemy in the way Screwtape describes to his disciple: “Once you have made the World an end, and faith as a means, you have almost won your man, and it makes very little difference what kind of worldly end he is pursuing. Provided that meetings, pamphlets, policies, movements, causes, and crusades matter more to him than prayers and sacraments and charity, he is ours.”
The question is, how can we as Christians stop ourselves from getting to such a place? A first step can be an honest examination of ourselves and asking questions like:
Do I find myself witnessing more about Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, etc., than I do about Jesus Christ?
Do I feel like the country is doomed more if the wrong people are elected vs. if the nation rejects God and His truth?
Do I view those on the opposing political side as enemies vs. people to be listened to and won for Christ?
Do I enjoy thinking about the defeat of my political opponents?
When I imagine how God’s higher purposes can be accomplished, do my thoughts immediately turn to political parties and politicians?
Are my political views, practically speaking, a key aspect of my identity?
Do I think that God is on my side politically and opposed to those who disagree with me?
If so, you may have already been captured by the enemy in the way Screwtape describes to his disciple: “Once you have made the World an end, and faith as a means, you have almost won your man, and it makes very little difference what kind of worldly end he is pursuing. Provided that meetings, pamphlets, policies, movements, causes, and crusades matter more to him than prayers and sacraments and charity, he is ours.”