America

 Is America a Christian nation? Was America founded on Christian principals? Were the founding fathers born again followers of Jesus Christ? I say the answer to these questions and other similar questions is no.

America has never been a theocracy. Some Muslim middle eastern countries are. America has been influenced by Christian, Catholic, and Jewish faiths over the years. But the founding documents are not taken from the Bible and the cornerstone of our nation is not religious faith.

Those who try to make America something that it is not are not promoting unity and cooperation, but they are promoting strife and division. They are hungry for political power, not Holy Ghost power.

The job of the church is to preach the Gospel to the whole world, not to build a nation. Our job as the body of Christ is to be salt and light to a dying world. Not to win elections or to hold public office. We may do our civic duty and vote, but beyond that it is not our calling to be politically active and informed. Try being a disciple of Christ instead.

Years ago I was told by a political insider that if I went to a strong evangelistic church that I should not get involved in partisan politics. That was good advice.

People who have grown cold in their faith begin to look around for other things to capture their interest. Sometimes they get drawn to politics. Ask God to rekindle the fire that used to burn in your heart for God and you may find your interest in this present evil world diminishing.

"Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passes away, and the lust thereof, but he that does the will of God abides forever."  1John 2:15-17