I’ll never understand Christians, specifically pastors, who refuse to engage in politics.

The Bible is a supremely political book.

Moses dedicated an entire book to the topic of how to set up a government.

The entire story of redemption is the story of Israel rejecting God as King and setting up their own, refusing to tear down the idols of foreign nation’s gods, and realizing the consequences of such folly.

Scripture is framed in politics and Jesus is prophesied as the Prince of Peace, and the government will be upon his shoulders.

When Israel went into captivity they were explicitly commanded to seek the good of the city leading Daniel and his three friends to refuse to obey Babylon’s laws ultimately culminating in Nebuchadnezzar’s acknowledgement of the supremacy of the God of Heaven.

God himself is the one who sets up nations and their boundaries because when the nations attempted to unite it wasn’t to worship God is was to make a name for themselves. Babel is proof and the scattering of the nations was God’s design.

Christians who support globalism are Christians who have collapsed the eternal state into the here and now.

Yes, eternity will be people from every tribe, tongue and nation, but that is after sin is decisively rooted out, the wheat and the chaff separated and the eternal state commenced.

Jesus ultimate Kingdom is not a worldly design like we have currently, it is a perfect, benevolent monarchy.

Current systems of government are imperfect placeholders designed to restrain as much sin as possible but ultimately fall flat. That is what Jesus meant when he said his kingdom was not of this world. He meant it didn’t follow this worlds system, not that it was a kingdom in some other dimension. No His reign extends here.

Christian nationalism is the logical conclusion when Christians obey.

Christians will disciple the nations and teach them to obey and on this side of heaven nations have borders.

As the gospel spreads and hearts are changed, nations should look more and more Christian because as we’ve already seen, the Bible is a Christian book and Gods people are political.

Joseph rose to the second in command of Egypt. David was King of Israel. Daniel was the advisor to kings of Babylon.

The entire framing of the Christian life is political. We are at war with powers, principalities, and rulers in heavenly places.

The angelic realm is constantly at war with the demonic.

Politics is unavoidable and only a Christian who hasn’t studied his Bible can conclude politics doesn’t matter.

When Christians obey they seek power and influence “for the good of the city” which means pushing for laws that honor God and provide for human flourishing.

Solomon wrote that when the righteous rule the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule the people groan.

Obedient Christians seek to honor God by first obeying Gods word themselves, then sharing the gospel and seeking power and influence to push God honoring laws in the land.