Maybe this is the core of many of our debates - what is the Kingdom of God, what is the world, and how does that relate to the politics that surround us.temporal1 wrote:boot, you seem to -love- all the world's wisdom.Bootstrap wrote:The real "us" versus "them" for Kingdom Christians is the Kingdom versus the World. And almost all of the news sources we consume are of the world. Perhaps we would do better to be open-eyed about how that affects each of them.
when your theories and beliefs fall apart, you head for God's Kingdom, to stave off (what you can't win or deny) suggesting others are less-than, as you go.
there is faith. there is faith of convenience.
Here's my take: Faith is about putting our trust in Jesus entirely, obeying Scripture, obeying his guidance, loving God and loving our neighbor, and serving others. Faith is not about buying into political agendas or promoting one side of the culture war. So when I see someone constantly promoting certain political agendas and suggesting that all true Christians should do the same, that looks like false faith to me. I really do think that both political parties and all news sources are of the world, so when someone seems to blindly promote one edge of that, it does not look like promoting the Kingdom to me. For me, Bible study, seeking fellowship, serving others, prayer, seeking guidance, etc. are important markers of how I am doing in my faith.
I don't know if you are equating education and seeking facts with worldly wisdom, or if there's something else you see as worldly wisdom. We can all deceive ourselves, but I at least try to shun worldly wisdom, even when it comes from Christians. And to me, conflating Christianity with various political agendas is worldly wisdom. Conspiracy theories are worldly wisdom. Enmity and hostility is worldly wisdom. Those are things I want to speak out against.
What's your take? How do you distinguish true faith? What choices do you make in your own life to live it out?