The following three paragraphs were posted by me as a comment to the previous post. Got to thinking, don't suppose too many will see it there, so I'm posting it as a regular post. Comment as you will. These thots below might explain the phenomenon observed by a commentator on Agape Press. Check it out.
One of the reasons Christians are NOT involved in their citizenship roles is because the Bible says our citizenship is in Heaven, not earth. Every believer, even you, the reader, struggles with the balance of doing the spiritual things of the Bible and doing the non-spiritual things of the Bible. That means balancing evangelism with citizenship. Some Christians do ONLY evangelism, while others do ONLY citizenship. Both are out of balance. The Holy Spirit, however, must help each person determine his role.
Having said that, could it be that the Holy Spirit, in governing the business of mankind, has intentionally NOT moved more believers to be involved as American Citizens for the express purpose of advancing His agenda for world history? Could it be intentional in order to bring about the second coming of Christ?
That's not to say we shouldn't be involved, nor is it to say we should not encourage involvement. But it might just explain the LACK of involvement, and give us hope at the same time. It helps ME keep from being exasperated, frustrated, and angry at others.
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