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Thursday 4 October 2012

But there is nothing uniquely kingdom about what these angry leaders are calling for. There is nothing that resembles Calvary when people shout out their opinions. Everyone does that! There is nothing humble about trying to grab hold of whatever power you can to impose your will on others. Everyone does that! There is nothing self-sacrificial about fighting for your rights and defending your freedom. Everyone does that! And there is nothing that resembles Jesus’ choice to suffer for his enemies when these leaders motivate the masses by fear and stir up animosity toward others in their hearts. This is precisely what leaders have done throughout history, and it is why human history is a merry-go-round of hatred and violence! These Christian leaders think they are defying the government, but in fact that are defying the kingdom. They are taking the Lord’s name in vain by using his name to further their own political cause. They are desecrating the kingdom by not keeping it “holy” (= “consecrated, “set apart,” “distinct”). In the name of further the kingdom, they are fighting against it. “Pulpit Freedom Sunday” and the Call to Politicize the Pulpit

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