JESUS AND POLITICS SERIES
"JESUS AND POLITICS” The Confusion in the Church I was encouraged to write this understanding that many sit in the pews and choose to tune out the all distractions in order to listen to our messages given by our pastors. I was one who would say that we are hear to listen to the word and not be listening to politics. After studying God's word deeper led me to realize that if their was an political issues. The debate over whether churches should speak about politics has become one of the most emotionally charged issues in modern ministry. Congregations today are filled with people who hold different political loyalties, different convictions, and different expectations of what a pastor should or should not address. Because of this diversity, many leaders avoid the subject altogether. They fear conflict, division, or being accused of taking sides. But in avoiding the subject, the church forfeits a powerful opportunity to speak truth into the real issues shaping the world believe...