Christian ministries encourage people of faith not to sit on the “sidelines” regarding political participation and upcoming elections.
“Christians in general are hesitant to participate in the political process, mainly because they believe myths about Christianity and Christian involvement in the state, or because this process is unfriendly at the moment. Because people are being actively persuaded not to get involved. And corruption is rampant,” Dr. Jeff Myers told FOX News Digital.
Myers is president of Summit Ministries, a Colorado-based Christian organization that has been training and preparing the next generation of leaders in a “biblical worldview” since 1962. In doing so, they know how to defend the truth, fight evil and injustice, and bring about prosperity and prosperity. God bless the world,” he explained.
The faith group has just released a new video series debunking misconceptions that its members have about getting involved in politics. Meyers spoke to Fox News Digital about these four common “myths” and why Christians shouldn’t believe them.
Dr. Jeff Myers debunks four “myths” about Christians getting involved in politics. (eye stock)
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1. God doesn’t care about politics.
“The glory of God covers the whole earth. God cares about everything,” Myers said. “And especially God cares about people. God cares about people who bear his image. So to say that God doesn’t care about our political process? will misunderstand what God is doing in the world.”
2. It’s not my problem
“The second myth that a lot of people believe is, ‘That’s not my problem, so people in Washington, D.C. can argue all they want. It’s none of my business,'” Myers said. he said.
“But the reality is that we live in a constitutional republic, and as Abraham Lincoln said, we have a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. is our problem.”
Myers said some Christians are staying away from politics because it’s so divisive. (stock)
“This is something we have to work on. First of all, by voting, I think the vote is just the starting gun for the race, but it’s not the race itself. And secondly, by voting, I think the vote is just the starting gun for the race, but it’s not the race itself. The people of God will always be the best people in the kingdom of man, because they recognize that man is not God, and therefore cannot hold man accountable when he does wrong. “Because I can,” he continued.
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3. Choosing the lesser of two evils is itself an evil.
“I’m trying to show people that it’s not about choosing the lesser of two evils, it’s about reducing evils,” Myers said.
“So I don’t have to make the decision that neither candidate is advocating things that I don’t like. So I guess I just have to shut up and vote for one or the other. That’s not true.”
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“We know which candidates are most likely to reduce evil in terms of diminished lives, diminished freedoms, and diminished values of property. We’re not looking for a perfect world. We ‘But we’re trying to find ways to reduce evil so that people can be more free,’ he continued.
4. What really matters has nothing to do with politics.
“I believe that politics is downstream from the worldview that we believe to be true. But in reality, politics is an institution traditionally taught by Christians, ordained by God. “It’s something that was given to me,” Myers said.
He argued that the government should coexist with families and churches, not overstep their boundaries, and support their roles in society.
“The role of government should be clearly defined so that it does not overstep the boundaries of sovereignty and can actually support families in economic and educational activities and support the church (or) at least recognize the legitimacy of the church. “It needs to be defined as the conscience of society,” he said.
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Myers also said he published the series because he found that about half of the students he worked with this summer were first-time voters who were “confused” about how to vote in the upcoming election. .
“They want to make the right decision, but they are discouraged by the prospects for future U.S. success. And they wanted guidance,” he said.
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FOX News’ Yael Harron contributed to this report.
