Comments on: Stuck In the Middle With Who? http://fpcpolitics.wordpress.com/2008/05/03/stuck-in-the-middle-with-who/ A Discussion on Faith and Politics Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:46:26 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Karen http://fpcpolitics.wordpress.com/2008/05/03/stuck-in-the-middle-with-who/#comment-14 Karen Fri, 09 May 2008 00:43:48 +0000 http://fpcpolitics.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-14 I love the questions. They are the grist in the mill for both centuries of debate and also endless evenings around the fire type of discussion. In my thoughts, to the extent that the government goals are not in conflict with the purposes set forth in the Bible, we must hold the government accountable to those purposes. However, where the goals of the government do not coincide nor overlap with the Scriptures, the allegience of the Christian must stand apart and identify first with God's kingdom. Think for a moment how we would respond to this question if we were Christians in another country? What would our litmus test be as citizens there? How would a faithful Christian respond in another culture? My, what a loaded statement! Therein lies an endless amount of discussion and potential disagreement. Not trusting only my own thought process on discerning these intricate issues, I believe that the Christian response must be tested against 1) scriptures 2) the fellowship of other believers to test ones thoughts (and in this decade perhaps that is what a blog can do!!) 3) trusting the leading of God's spirit. Anybody else want to add to this?? I love the questions. They are the grist in the mill for both centuries of debate and also endless evenings around the fire type of discussion.

In my thoughts, to the extent that the government goals are not in conflict with the purposes set forth in the Bible, we must hold the government accountable to those purposes. However, where the goals of the government do not coincide nor overlap with the Scriptures, the allegience of the Christian must stand apart and identify first with God’s kingdom. Think for a moment how we would respond to this question if we were Christians in another country? What would our litmus test be as citizens there? How would a faithful Christian respond in another culture?

My, what a loaded statement! Therein lies an endless amount of discussion and potential disagreement.

Not trusting only my own thought process on discerning these intricate issues, I believe that
the Christian response must be tested against 1) scriptures 2) the fellowship of other believers to test ones thoughts (and in this decade perhaps that is what a blog can do!!) 3) trusting the leading of God’s spirit.

Anybody else want to add to this??

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