Being Politically Correct

We live in a world now where everybody is challenged to be "politically correct". Regardless of your views, values or convictions, if what you say doesn't line up with the popular consensus regarding a particular subject or theme, you will be duly prosecuted and vilified in the court of public opinion. That's why most leaders that hold public office are not in a place to express their true convictions or beliefs. They have to make sure that they say what "the people want to hear". Unfortunately, I can understand this when it comes to individuals who hold public office and certain entertainers or public figures that owe much of their livelihood to their popularity and social acceptance. However, this should never be the case with the people of God. God has not called us to be subject to the cultural measuring stick or the social thermometer. We are supposed to be catalysts for social change. Therefore, we too must learn to be Politically Correct.

As born-again believers in Christ, we too must keep in mind that we are part of a Governmental Order. That order is called The Kingdom of God. Jesus Christ is The King (literally the Emperor of the Universe, Heaven and Earth). Kingship is a political term and political position. Therefore, no matter what people say about "separation of church and state", you can't separate the church from politics because The Kingdom of God is a political movement. Why do you think King Herod wanted to have Jesus killed when He was only a baby? (Matthew 2). Because it was foretold that Jesus was born a King; He was a "political threat". We must come to understand that true Christianity is not a religious movement, it is a Political Movement, led by The King of kings and Lord of lords, Jesus the Christ.

With this understanding, we must embrace the fact that as Christians, we too must become "politically correct". As the children and people of God, we are Ambassadors of Christ and witnesses of the Kingdom of God (2Corinthians 5, Acts 1). We don't have the right to think what we want to think. We have the responsibility to develop our perspectives and opinions around what God has ordained as His Divine Will for His earth and His creation. So if God says homosexuality is wrong, we as the people of God say its wrong. If God says same-sex marriage is an abomination, we as the people of God say its an abomination. If God says that abortion is murder, then we as ambassadors of the Kingdom say that it's murder. None of the things that I've mentioned are politically correct within our society today. But they're correct in the Kingdom of God! And as Christians we have the responsibility to represent Christ and not the world. Jesus said, "but whosever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven" (Matthew 10). At some point saints, we're going to have to decide as the people of God and the Body of Christ which side we're going to embrace in regards to Being Politically Correct.