Title: A Kingdom Perspective on Election Day
Author: Patrick Edwards
Text: Ecclesiastes 8:1-9
They say as a pastor you should avoid talking politics. I think there's a lot of truth in that, if for nothing else I'm not an expert in political theory nor in macro-economics nor in national defense nor in healthcare. Now, neither are most politicians, but at least I admit it! Despite this sound wisdom, however, the Bible recognizes that the people of God are always living in the midst of a lost, fallen world. On top of that, very rarely have God's People living under the rule and leadership of a godly regime. Moreover, you'd have to be living with your head quite deep in the sand to be oblivious to this monumental moment we have arrived at in the United States.
And so, this morning as we consider the election I wanted to open God's Word, not to address any particular candidate or party, or any particular issue. Rather, win, lose, or draw this Tuesday, how should Christians react and view their elected leaders? I want to go all the way back to the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. A book written by one who only calls himself, the Teacher, which documents his journey to make sense of this lost, fallen world, and to discern his place and purpose within it. He's been looking for meaning to life and yet has found it nowhere. So, that's kind of where we've been each week. The Teacher looking for purpose and fulfillment, not finding it in the things of this world, and thus arguing 'There is no purpose to life."
In chapter 8, therefore, he addresses the topic of government. He looks at its purpose, to maintain justice, to do what it right and fair, to punish and restrain wickedness, but then he looks at the examples of government all around and he finds, rarely, do those in power actually do these things. What then is a believer to do when government fails.
Now, I don't mean to offend anyone this morning. That is not at all what I want to do. But I'm ...
Author: Patrick Edwards
Text: Ecclesiastes 8:1-9
They say as a pastor you should avoid talking politics. I think there's a lot of truth in that, if for nothing else I'm not an expert in political theory nor in macro-economics nor in national defense nor in healthcare. Now, neither are most politicians, but at least I admit it! Despite this sound wisdom, however, the Bible recognizes that the people of God are always living in the midst of a lost, fallen world. On top of that, very rarely have God's People living under the rule and leadership of a godly regime. Moreover, you'd have to be living with your head quite deep in the sand to be oblivious to this monumental moment we have arrived at in the United States.
And so, this morning as we consider the election I wanted to open God's Word, not to address any particular candidate or party, or any particular issue. Rather, win, lose, or draw this Tuesday, how should Christians react and view their elected leaders? I want to go all the way back to the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. A book written by one who only calls himself, the Teacher, which documents his journey to make sense of this lost, fallen world, and to discern his place and purpose within it. He's been looking for meaning to life and yet has found it nowhere. So, that's kind of where we've been each week. The Teacher looking for purpose and fulfillment, not finding it in the things of this world, and thus arguing 'There is no purpose to life."
In chapter 8, therefore, he addresses the topic of government. He looks at its purpose, to maintain justice, to do what it right and fair, to punish and restrain wickedness, but then he looks at the examples of government all around and he finds, rarely, do those in power actually do these things. What then is a believer to do when government fails.
Now, I don't mean to offend anyone this morning. That is not at all what I want to do. But I'm ...
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