I received an email from someone in ministry bemoaning the state of the U.S. Along the way, he equates being a true Jesus-follower with voting a certain way.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you make an honest list of what the two leading ideologies stand for and cannot see clearly good vs evil I question whether you are truly a follower of Jesus.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The problem is, an author I read recently had this observation about people who vote the way the first guy said was the only way Christians should vote:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The disconnect between faith and faithfulness means self-professed Christians can support all sorts of unchristian things without feeling hypocritical because their Christian faith (and personal salvation) is ultimately determined by what they believe, not by how they live.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Both men are saying, \u201cIf you vote a certain way, you\u2019re not a true Jesus follower,\u201d and each is really talking about the other!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maybe we should all spend more time following Jesus than trying to decide if the other guy is following Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So tend to your knitting. You’ve got your hands full just taking care of your own life before God. (Romans 14.12, MSG)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n When Peter saw [John], he said to Jesus, \u201cLord, what about this man?\u201d Jesus said to him, \u201cIf it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!<\/strong>\u201d (John 21.21, 22, ESV, emphasis nine, different context, same principle)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I received an email from someone in ministry bemoaning the state of the U.S. Along the way, he equates being a true Jesus-follower with voting a certain way.\u00a0 If you make an honest list of what the two leading ideologies stand for and cannot see clearly good vs evil I question whether you are truly … Continue reading Following Jesus?<\/span>