The Highway Forums General Discussion Open Forum Islamic City in Texas?

“Many Christians seem to think Politics and Christianity should be separate.”

My pastor, Lane Tipton, makes a good point that the best common “grace” via “good” government can ultimately do is enable the gospel and the church to persevere via God’s providence. He doesn’t believe natural law in itself can enable even a neutral society (which most modern 2kingdom proponents seem to promote). Men are still depraved and can do only evil because their motives are only evil. So I’m for public engagement as far as you and I, and other sincere Christians are concerned, but I’m never surprised by the level of corruption and duplicity carried out by our public officials. We see how bad it can get throughout the world.

So, again, if our institutions uphold the place for the Gospel and the Church in society, that is its best purpose. We shouldn’t ultimately hope for much else that won’t be mired in corruption and self-serving special interest.