![]() ![]() How Can I Love Church Members with Different Politics? Jonathan Leeman, They appear to be making unrighteous judgments. It makes sense, therefore, that you would ask questions, even become skeptical, when Christians choose what appears to be a path of injustice. They care about righteous judgments, which is one way to define justice from the Bible. The work of government is fundamentally concerned with matters of justice, and people who have been justified by Christ-Christians-care about justice. ![]() Reason 1: Justified People Care about Justice We can think of at least three reasons such skepticism arises in our hearts amid such disagreements. You might even find yourself questioning their profession of faith: “How can they be Christians and support that?!” ![]() ![]() Maybe you are angry that they support a cause that you are convinced is unjust. Rather, we’re interested in the disagreements that affect your heart’s posture or that hinder fellowship with another person in your church. Our concern here is not with the mild disagreements, ones that don’t affect the heart’s posture toward someone else. Why We Feel Skeptical or Angry toward Fellow Members Amid Political Differences ![]()
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