Comments on: How Should Christians Vote?

By: graham

graham — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 14:51:01 +0000

I had not realised he was the candidate for York. I thought he had been dropped as Lib Dem candidate. That he has not surprises me.

I must point out that I never said he was a crook. My post, the comments made about him by the judge (worth reading), and the comment on the post are as they are.

By: miko

miko — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 12:08:06 +0000

Returning to who to actually vote for, there is of course the third option of the Liberal Democrats. But digging up the past a little, I found this interesting clash with the Lib Dem candidate for York Central on this thread:

http://themorningflight.com/news-comment/l-j-rawlinson-v-cllr-christian-vassie/

So Graham, have you forgiven the man, or do you still think he’s a bit of a crook?

By: graham

graham — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:10:12 +0000

You make an excellent point about the context for the early church Miko. We do know that persecution has always resulted in many more people turning to Jesus.

We do not yet have much persecution but perhaps the present troubles Christians are experiencing will turn out to the good (Romans 8:28 – And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.)

We are still left with the decision of who to vote for though. And I do not trust any of them!

We could do with more Christian members of parliament who will be able to resist the pressure to be pressed into the mold of those around them.

By: miko

miko — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:19:44 +0000

The first Christians thrived in an empire that was radically opposed to them. Well, by ‘thrived’ I mean, their message was made known and changed the world, despite or because of the persecution and martyrdom of many individuals. This interests me a lot when I consider the Christians who moan incessantly about the recent ‘anti-Christian’ legislature that Labour have brought in. Is it possible that this is just the Christian phrase used to describe political correctness from a secular standpoint?

Indeed, this raises all sorts of other questions involving religion and the state. I mean, look at the Roman Empire example again. Sure the early Christians changed the world, but largely by means of government, the empire itself eventually institutionalising Christianity. From then onwards church and state were intertwined in a sad and sorry tale of power and corruption, always twisting the original gospel for political ends.

Now as Christians we should be involved in politics, right? Absolutely. But how much do we attempt to change it for good? Usually I think we try and change it for OUR good…