Political Identity
God and Politics • Sermon • Submitted • Presented • 37:34
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· 196 viewsWhere, what and who is your identity?
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authoritative - inherent - inspired = Life & godliness
Claim Christ = constrained by His Word
America is good - I like it here
please here the word not the man = offense may be from God
Who you must vote for & what to do when disappointed in person actually elected
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Identity / Intersectionality / identity politics
Identity / Intersectionality / identity politics
noun (plural identities)
the fact of being who or what a person or thing is.
the characteristics determining who or what a person or thing is.
Where did you learn who you are? How does “who you are” shape our political identity?
Family
Friends
Life Experiences
What about from the Bible?
What does God’s Word say about your identity? Do your politics match?
Where does your identity come from? - When someone asks you who you are what is the first thing that comes to your mind? - Are you more outgoing for a political party then you are for Jesus?
Message
Message
As a Christian my identity is in Christ, this must effect everything about me.
Your Identity
Outside Christ
Inside Christ
Identity Politics
Your identity shapes your politics
If you are a christian your identity is found in Christ.
If your identity is found in Christ you are voting for Christ.
You cannot vote for the lesser of two evils you must vote for the closer of two ideologies
What to do when disappointed with the person elected to position
As a Christian I give to God what is Gods and Caesar to Caesar and pray for all.
Your Identity
Your Identity
Outside Christ
I am about to say something so controversial I am afraid to say it because I fear that I will hurt people and that I will be taken out of context and seen as a judge-mental bigget so please, please let me explain.
When we find our identity in our gender or sexuality it is an identity of antichrist.
When we find our identity in our race or nationality it is an identity of antichrist.
When we find our identity in our socio-economical status or intelligence it is an identity of antichrist.
When we find our identity in our political party, political figure, government or even nation it is an identity of antichrist.
When you find your identity in a particular church, pastor, or denomination that too is an identity of antichrist.
The Bible is clear - child of God or child of satan… any identity that we put hope and trust in outside of Christ is therefore by definition ant-christ
10 By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.
Vine & branches / Sheep & Goats / Life & Death / Sight & Blind / Jew & Gentile / Hearing & Deaf
Dead
5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—
13 And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,
Blind
39 Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.”
Lost
10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
Prisioners
36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
Children of Satan
42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and I am here. I came not of my own accord, but he sent me. 43 Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word. 44 You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies. 45 But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me.
Foolish
3 For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.
Doomed
9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
BUTT… BUTT GOD....
9 Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. 10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. 11 More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
Inside Christ
16 From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 18 All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.
27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
You cannot be a SEXUAL IDENTIY Christian - A Christian who happens to be…
You cannot be a RACE Christian - A Christian who happens to be…
You cannot be a NATION Christian - A Christian who happens to be…
You cannot be a weekend / holiday / hard times christian - A follower of Christ / not
17 Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. 18 They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart. 19 They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity. 20 But that is not the way you learned Christ!— 21 assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, 22 to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, 23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, 24 and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.
Identity Politics
Identity Politics
World = You are what you feel
God = You are who I say you are!!
Who you must vote for this election is Christ - Ambassadors
16 From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 18 All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.
20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.
32 Though they know God’s righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.
After The Election
After The Election
What to do when you are disappointed in the person actually elected… pray / rejoice
1 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, 2 for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. 3 This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.
16 The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him. 18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. 5 Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; 6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. 9 What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
12 We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, 13 and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves. 14 And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all. 15 See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone. 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 19 Do not quench the Spirit. 20 Do not despise prophecies, 21 but test everything; hold fast what is good. 22 Abstain from every form of evil. 23 Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.
Close
Close
34 “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36 And a person’s enemies will be those of his own household. 37 Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
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