"Creating a moral America is not God’s goal nor should it be ours. Instead, the Bible is clear that our focus should be to make disciples and seek first the Kingdom of God."
But he doesn't stop there. He challenges the very modern, American, liberal Christian understanding of the Kingdom of God as something that can be created on terra firma as a Christianesque Utopia:
"It is a common mistake for Christians to spend time, energy and resources in advocating for a morality that is consistent with their faith," says Eastburn, "But at the end of the day our goal, the command given to us by Jesus Christ, is to make disciples. When our time and energy is spent on moralizing a secular nation, we are sacrificing our ability to obey Christ's command."
He continues with a very traditional argument which to our ears sounds out of place as well as Provocative:
"Many Christians have their faith intertwined with their nationality and, as a result, believe that their efforts to legislate a specifically Christian morality are glorifying to God. But just the opposite is true. No matter how good America becomes, people are still separated from God by sin. The only agenda we should be spending ourselves on is the redemption offered through Jesus Christ."
Very Interesting. You're not going to save or evangelize people through legislation, only through personal outreach.
That's why it's been so strange for marriage equality supporters to see laws, liberal laws that carve out HUGE exceptions for religious groups and persons of faith from participating in same sex unions, the bills still fall in the face of an unwarranted out cry from religious groups. How is it an infringement upon your religious liberty to say that you don't have to participate, support, or celebrate a same sex union? If the state takes a neutral position on homosexuality how does that impede on your ability or the strength of your message to convince people of your position?
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