Apologist, author, and radio host Dr. Michael Brown is convinced some Christians today are improperly conflating politics and the Gospel.<\/p>\n
\u201cI agree that we\u2019re dealing with existential issues,\u201d Brown recently said during an appearance on CBN\u2019s \u201cFaith vs. Culture.\u201d \u201cI agree that [there\u2019s a] battle for life \u2026 the battle for family, international issues, Israel \u2014 there are massive things.\u201d<\/p>\n
But despite realizing one party or candidate might better align on these issues, Brown, author of the new book, \u201cThe Political Seduction of the Church: How Millions Of American Christians Have Confused Politics with the Gospel<\/a>,\u201d<\/em> issued an important caveat about the dangers of putting trust in politics.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen we put our trust in the political system to change society, when we become more consumed with winning the elections than winning the lost, when we marry the Gospel with politics, when our Christianity becomes an appendage to a political party, we have confused politics with the Gospel,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Brown, who voted for former President Donald Trump twice, said he never saw more fervent prayer across the U.S. than he did before and after the 2020 election \u2014 but it wasn\u2019t what he expected.<\/p>\n \u201cIt wasn\u2019t prayer for revival; it wasn\u2019t prayer for the Great Commission,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was prayer for a candidate to win the elections, a candidate I voted for, but recognizing that only Jesus can save America.\u201d<\/p>\n