The Gospel and politics
@cookieduster16 (134)
United States
October 29, 2010 11:23pm CST
Some pastors, and some lay people, are actively challenging the IRS on the issue of preaching politics. The IRS position is that pastors may not preach politics from the pulpit and retain their tax-exempt status. Many Christians feel that if they are led of the Holy Spirit to preach politics, then they must obey God rather than man. Do any of you agree with me that if the church were really obeying God in all areas of their life, then it is quite possible that there would be no need to preach politics from the pulpit? To explain, let me say that I believe that if the individual church members really obeyed the Great Commission, then this country of ours would not be in the mess it is in, and therefore pastors could preach other topics.
1 response
@marcmm (1804)
• Malaysia
30 Oct 10
Why would a pastor preach politics at the pulpit? They should be preaching religion not politics. Not just IRS but the Christians Association should banned politic talks in church. Church are to talk about GOD and religion not this worldly thing. If your priest teach politics, you should approach him and said that you come here to listen to word of God not some politic crap. You tell them that.
@cookieduster16 (134)
• United States
30 Oct 10
Do you see no merit in the proposition that God is to be involved in every area of the Christian's life, and that to separate the secular from the religious is to deny God the place He deserves in our life?
@cookieduster16 (134)
• United States
30 Oct 10
John 3: 16 says "For God so loved the world..." Politics is part of the world, and to love politics is to preach about its rights and its wrongs. The Gospel of Jesus redeems souls, lives, and cultures. Politics is part of all that, and we are commissioned by our Lord "...teaching them to observe all that I commanded you",Matthew 28:18-20.
