Should Christians Be Involved In Politics?

<p>This week we get fired up about politics. We talk social justice, the purpose of government, rail against the worldview of BLM and emphasize the importance of making God and scripture our highest authority, so He can inform our engagement with culture and not the other way around, where we are seeing a lot of Christian's trying to conform God into this world's image.</p> <p> </p> <p>NOTES:</p> <p>•This Weeks Whiskey: Don Julio Tequila</p> <p>•What are politics and what is the purpose of Government?</p> <p>•Politics are one aspect of our Culture... Culture drives politics and policies</p> <p>•What is culture and why does God care about Culture? He established our calling to cultivate creation in Genesis, with Adam's mandate to have dominion over the garden, animals and all of God's creation - to take the untapped potential God created and cultivate it into something more.</p> <p>•America's government and politics (self-governed by a constitutional republic & embrace of democracy) is very unique historically, when compared to the rest of the world</p> <p>• People are corrupt and sinful, therefore government will be imperfect and corrupt (to an extent)</p> <p>•As Christian's, politics will not save us through their policies or politicians who better represent our worldview.</p> <p>•A decline in cultural morality and social norms will not be reversed through politics, because politics is down-stream from culture.</p> <p>•America has historically been a light in the world when it came to foreign policy, standing up for what is right and getting involved in helping out other countries in times of need, both militarily and with food/financial aid.</p> <p>•As Christian's, God calls us to create culture and cultivate God's creation.</p> <p>•At a minimum, Christian's should be involved in politics by being informed voters. Voting for people and policies that are most in-line with what God loves, opposed to what God hates and will encourage for human flourishing.</p> <p>•The first organization & structure that God create