7 Lies We Believe About God

God is in My Political Party

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God is in My Political Party

This lie becomes particularly virulent around election time, and it is one that can destroy relationships and burn bridges. A few Christians find themselves believing that God supports their political party, whatever that party may be.

But this isn’t true—spiritual concerns are not the same as political concerns, and so no one can claim that God is “with” their particular party. Rather, all Christians are of the same “party”—those who follow the teachings of Christ and the edicts of God.

God does not endorse or condemn societal constructs such as capitalism, economics, socialism, liberalism, or conservatism, but He does call on us to make intelligent, scripturally-based choices about how we act when engaging with these systems. We are to love others as we love ourselves. We are to aid the poor. We are to preserve our environment. We are to protect life. There are elements of these scriptural ideas in both of our main political parties—neither holds the upper hand, and both have their problems.

In the end, though, when we believe the lie that God is with a particular party, we begin to blindly follow that party, treating it as God. And that is a mistake.

Instead, we should make the choice of which party to support based upon scripture. It’s hard, but it’s the only way to dispel this particular lie.