How to Love Fellow Christians with Different Politics?
Part 1 of 4 blog posts
All Christians care about justice. We don’t all agree how justice should be done. This includes how Christians vote. The way the Bible defines justice is not the same way culture defines justice. One of our greatest responsibilities during this (political) season, and every season, is to love one another as members of this church. We are to do good to all people, but especially to those of the household of faith (Gal. 6:10). We are to speak the truth, but do so in love (Eph. 4:15). God hates those who sow disunity, particularly among his people (Prov. 6:19). How then can we love one-another, while thinking and talking biblically about politics?
Here are some resources to help (post one of four).
How Can I Love Fellow Christians with Different Politics?
by Andy Naselli (40 min talk)
View this introductory talk on loving one-another as we talk about politics. It is concise, charitable, and biblical.
Three Questions
Why do Christians passionately disagree with one another over politics?
Why must Christians agree to disagree over jagged-line political issues?
How must Christians who disagree over jagged-line issues agree to disagree?
Six Concluding Applications
Welcome those who disagree with you as Christ welcomes you (Rom. 14:1; 15:7).
Be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger (James 1:19–20).
Pray with affection for those who disagree with you.
Respectfully think about those who disagree with you (Titus 3:2).
Don’t use the words “gospel issue” for an implication of the gospel.
Exult with one another that we can trust our sovereign God together when politics cause us to be anxious (Ps. 115:3; Ps. 2:4–6; Matt. 6:34).
