In his latest column on CounterCulture, David Gushee says Christians who want to change the world must put their faith in the church, not politics.
He writes: “The less we believe that the church really makes a difference in this broken world, the more we look to McCain or Obama, Hillary or Huckabee, to save us. … It is easy to lose hope in the redemptive significance of churches embroiled in petty conflicts, visibly lacking in spiritual vitality, making no real difference in people’s lives, and just seeming to go through the motions Sunday after Sunday.”
On the other hand, he says, “Christians have no choice but to believe that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, and that the focus of this reconciliation is the church. … In the church, a new kind of human community is established that at least gives glimpses of God’s intent for the entire human family.”
With the presidential primary season in full swing, it’s easy to forget that – as important as political races are – our world’s first, best hope lies in the church, and we need to put our best energies into leading our congregations to look more like the church in Acts.
Read David’s full column here. And he’s got a new book
