All around Christ there were terrible abuses of power , demonstrated in blackmail , intolerance and cruelty . And yet the Savior of humanity made no attempt to start a political party or demand any civil reforms . He attacked no civil rulers . He did not interfere with the authority or administration of those in power . Christ was not indifferent to the suffering of humanity , but He knew the solution did not lie in merely human and external methods . To be efficient , the cure must reach everyone individually and transform hearts and minds . Otherwise the problem would simply be masked by an outward correctness of behavior and the very essence of the gospel would be perverted .
“ A vote for the lesser evil is still a vote for evil .”
When brought before Pilate , Christ explains to the civil ruler that
His is a gospel which transcends human government . Jesus said , “‘ My kingdom is not of this world . If it were , my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders . But now my kingdom is from another place .’ ‘ You are a king , then !’ said Pilate . Jesus answered , ‘ You say that I am a king . In fact , the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth . Everyone on the side of truth listens to me ’” ( John 18:36- 37 ).
The question today is : To which kingdom do you belong ? Are you working for the establishment of the kingdom of Christ as an earthly and temporary government ? Or are you sharing the gospel of the risen Savior and preparing souls for the establishment of that kingdom which will never fall ?
If your citizenship is in heaven , the Lord calls you to stand as a separate and peculiar person . When you vote for political parties you do not always know the character of the one whom you are actually voting for . If you do vote to place
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