Video: Why Should Pastors Be Engaged in the Public Arena?
Recently Pastors Iverson Jackson and Bruce Short sat down with us to discuss why pastors should be engaged in the public arena.
Watch their discussions below.
Christians Are To Promote That Which Is Good, Not Evil
The following is a guest post by Luke McCoy.
Many LGBT advocates often misunderstand people of faith who oppose homosexuality and same-sex marriage. Many of those advocates invoke verses like Matthew 7:1, “Judge not, that ye be not judged,” (KJV) or Matthew 22:39, “Love thy neighbor as thyself,” (KJV). They sometimes accuse people of faith of being hypocritical, judgmental, or lacking compassion.
However, Scripture tells Christians to do many things, one of which is to cling to what is good and abhor evil. Is it possible to “love thy neighbor as thyself,” not be judgmental, and still be against sinful activity? I believe so.
The State House Needs God, Too!
The following blog post is by Family Council staff member Luke McCoy.
Proverbs 29:2 (NASB) reads, “When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when a wicked man rules, people groan.”
If a world were described in which controversial, political topics that had religious basis were no longer a threat to people of faith, would you consider that a work of God’s people or Jesus’ second coming? For many centuries we have seen that when good people do nothing, evil prevails. It could also be said that when good men do nothing, very little good—if any—gets done.
So, why do so many Christians excuse themselves from influencing their local, state, and federal government?