GUEST COMMENTARY: Jesus didn’t come to take sides; he came to take over

As the pastor of a large church, one question I hear a lot is some version of the following: “I’m a Christian. How should I vote in the presidential election?” Other people even wonder if we should be talking about the subject in church. I’m a pastor, not a politician, but I do know this: […]

As the pastor of a large church, one question I hear a lot is some version of the following: “I’m a Christian. How should I vote in the presidential election?” Other people even wonder if we should be talking about the subject in church. I’m a pastor, not a politician, but I do know this: God’s involvement with politics and government is inescapable-even from a casual reading of the Bible. The question is not: “Do religion and politics mix?” but rather, “How should religion and politics mix?”

(Tony Evans is the senior pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas and the president of The Urban Alternative, his national ministry. He will be the host of the Kingdom Agenda Conference Sept. 30-Oct. 3 in Dallas.)


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