I am not concerned about being politically correct; I want to be biblically correct. Our standard as Christians is to live as the people of God. That is why we live believing for the flesh nature to be crucified with Him through the cross of Christ. We believe in the power of His blood and the glory of His resurrection that “we too might walk in newness of life” (Romans 6:4–6).[1] Yeshua (Jesus) is transforming us out of this body of flesh into the likeness of the Father. Never forget that.

Our testimony is to show the world that there is a difference between the righteous and the wicked (Malachi 3:18).  Regardless of the propensities you have in your flesh, “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come” (2 Corinthians 5:17). So we do not point a finger at anyone. Yet that does not mean we are to be tolerant of the flesh nature.

There is a great distinction between the Kingdom of God and any worldly government. As we know from the Passover, Egypt as a world government was brought to its knees, destroyed, and buried under the sands of time by a Word from God. The issue is not for the Bible to be politically correct and for us to measure up to some tolerance that society is requiring. Instead, we should ask, “Is our nation still relevant to God?” If we keep ourselves relevant to God, then we will retain His blessings. The Bible is clear that we are to “render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s; and to God the things that are God’s” (Matthew 22:21). If you want an illustration, look at Yeshua. He lived under a very oppressive human government, but He found a way to submit to that government and be a testimony about the Kingdom of God.

Our citizenship is in heaven (Philippians 3:20). We are to walk as Christ walked and be the light of the world set on a hill (Matthew 5:14). We are to be a testimony of Christ rather than be at war with our culture. That is why it concerns me when the Church gets embroiled in government practices. We do not need to repeat the Crusades or have another Spanish Inquisition. We still see radical elements of religion around the planet, but I do not believe that Islam or any other religion should be the government. We have already had that with the Roman Catholic Church. I honor and submit to the Constitution of the United States, and I pray that God raise up men and women who can interpret it correctly. But we are to seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness (Matthew 6:33).

I want our young people to know that the Bible is trustworthy. When Christ saves you, the Word of God becomes the plumb line of your thoughts and actions. No matter how liberal our culture becomes, it should not dictate your behavior. The law may legalize marijuana, but that does not mean the Bible is in harmony with that law. The Bible does not say to avoid alcohol, but it does say that you are not to be a drunkard (1 Corinthians 6:10). If government officials were to tell you to do some immoral or idolatrous thing because it is the law of the land, then you would have a conflict (Daniel 3:16–18). Until that point, we are to live our lives peacefully in the world and in concert with the Word of God.

[1] All Scripture references are from the New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995).