I made those very points in the column.
Jesus Himself reminded Pontius Pilate that his authority as gubernator came directly from God. Pilate realized Jesus’ ministry was no threat to Roman rule & wanted to release Him but was overtaken by events.
Anyway, this critic sounds like a real busybody who is especially harsh on Christians whose activism comes from the political right.
“Unfriended” on Facebook? Oh, the humanity.......!
I can no more separate my spiritual life from my political life. I am either right or wrong in my beliefs. My soul tells me I am right. It is who I am.
Just because people don’t like what I think or believe, that gives them no right to prevent me from thinking or talking about my walk with Christ.
I do my very best to follow the Ten Commandments, in particular the 2nd; Love your neighbor as yourself. I try to treat everyone with kindness and respect. For the life of me, what is threatening about that?
The politicians of Jerusalem did not like what Christ was teaching or the fact that he healed the sick. Or the fact that he was taking their spotlight (think NY Dem senator).
One of my favorite people in the New Testament is Stephen. When Stephen stood by his belief in Christ as the Savior and because he would not deny his beliefs, the religious oligarchy tried and convicted him and took it on themselves to stone him to death. I can think of several of our political leaders who would jump at the chance to grab a hand full of stones and chunk away at a group of outspoken Christians. But there is hope; The greatest writer of the New Testament, Paul, was one of the Jewish leaders who was there when Stephen was stoned. Then he met Jesus on the Damascus Road. His life was forever changed. As is ours from the Scriptures he wrote in the New Testament.
I hope and pray that I would have the faith and courage of Stephen (The book of Acts chapters 6 thru 22). If I am ever confronted with such a honor as to be able die for my Savior, Jesus.
And I will never stop talking about my beliefs or my Savior.