Michiana Covenant Presbyterian Church

[Sung Psalm: 2] Francis Schaeffer warned that Christians should not become identified with a particular nation or political party. Christians can be co-belligerents with those who share our views on a particular issue. We can work together with anyone – in any party – who will do what it right before God. But our allegiance is not to a political party – or even to the United States of America. Our allegiance is given to King Jesus. If anyone tries to tell you that Christianity is not political, they are mistaken: Christianity is political, but the politics of the Kingdom of Christ cannot be easily squished into the political categories of modern American politics. After all, in politics (as much as any area of life) you must not be "conformed to this age", but you must be "transformed by the renewal of your mind." (Romans 12:2) And Romans 13 tells us what this looks like, because while we serve the King of kings and the Lord of lords, we are called to submit to earthly authority – just like he did...