By: JP Plott
There’s a common misconception amongst modern Christians. One that has allowed chaos and degeneracy to take hold in our society. It’s drifted America away from its Christian roots. This misconception is that our Christian beliefs should not be mixed with politics, and that Jesus would want us to “live and let live.” Christians have allowed our love of others to be maliciously twisted by those who don’t share our morality in the first place to silence us. They will claim that there’s a separation of church and state for a reason, and Christians have no right to be lecturing others on how to live their life. This has allowed abortion, transgenderism, pornography, along with a long list of other demonic vices, to become mainstream in our society.
As Christians, we must ask ourselves, is this the world we want to leave to our children? Firstly, our Founding Fathers granted us the freedom of religion, not freedom from religion. Christianity was the foundation of our nation’s founding. That every human being was granted unalienable rights by God, the Christian God. John Adams once said, “We recognize no sovereign but God, and no king but Jesus.” Thomas Jefferson professed, “God who gave us life gave us liberty. And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God?” Our ancestors rode into battle with “Appeal to Heaven” flags; Washington knelt and prayed for his men when defeat seemed inevitable in the forest at Valley Forge. God granted America victory and has paved the way for the greatest nation the world has ever seen. This was not in vain.
Our Founding Fathers gave us a nation built on the foundation of Christianity. It is our duty as Christians to preserve it. The Sunday before the 2024 election, I was visiting a church for the second time. The pastor stood on the stage and said, “We don’t tell you how to vote, we just tell you to vote.” This perplexed me. Christians have every right to impose our morality on the world around us. Why? Because we’re correct. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life.
Our enemies fight with every bone in their body to enforce their way of life; it’s time we start doing the same. How do we accomplish this? How do we impose our morality effectively? We have to learn how to play the game, the game being politics. Politics is how the world operates. Whether you think it’s unbearable or not, it’s just the truth.
If you want to start seeing real, tangible change around you, more often than not, it has to be achieved politically. How do we outnumber the anti-Christian swamp in DC? More Christians run for office. How do we get pornography out of our children’s books? Christians start making up the library boards. How do we change the world around us for Christ? Christians must get engaged. Don’t let the atheist crowd force you into silence while they enforce their way of life. Stand up, speak up, and be the light God has called us to be.
America is a Christian nation; this is a fact. Satan would love to turn it into Sodom and Gomorrah. Hiding in your hole and avoiding politics because it’s messy is not the answer. Get engaged, get active, and start making the world more Christ-like. Whether that’s running for office yourself, or volunteering on a campaign, or even just speaking to others about the issues. Of course, politics is not our God. Politics won’t get you into Heaven. However, God has given us a nation worth preserving. Action from Christians is required to preserve America. Honor God and our Founding Fathers by standing up. Keep America Christian. It doesn’t have to get worse before it gets better.
By: JP Plott
