Think Biblically

Most Christians don’t think biblically about the problems of our world. As a result, our “Christian” solutions tend to involve sprinkling a little Jesus on top of ideologies developed by secularists, so that our Christian movements and institutions lead us to ultimately pursue anti-Christian goals, policies, and strategies, all while believing that we are doing the Lord’s work. Whatever the motive may be in one case or another, the end is the same for all. Because we have failed to think biblically and critically about the world in which we live, Christians who once dominated western civilization have left it to those who hate our God and his ways.

One of the clearest examples of this dynamic in recent years was the fawning posture of Christians toward Charlie Kirk, a pro-gay conservative activist who was killed during one of his public events. Despite his open support for open homosexuals’ involvement in the conservative movement, Kirk was viewed as a model Christian to be nationally remembered and emulated. Whatever his personal relationship with Christ may have been, he actively advanced something which God hates (Rom 1:18-32), and for which he destroys nations (Gen 19).

With our own nation in the crosshairs for the same national sin, it is taxing beyond measure to see such a man praised by Christians who know and study their Bibles. Some were deceived by the conservative right. Others share Kirk’s inconsistent worldview that separates the lordship of Christ over one’s personal life, and the lordship of Christ over all of creation (Psa 2).