Why Should I Care…? | Politics
About this series:
Our ‘Why Should I Care?...’ series of talks is aimed at helping both Christians and non-Christians think through a varied series of topics connected with important matters in modern culture. This series will be designed to equip the church while also being accessible to non-Christians.
Our aim is to equip people of all ages with the tools to grapple with and think through complex issues - such as mental health, AI and gender and sexuality - in a biblical way.
About this talk:
Politics is defined by The Oxford Learner Dictionary as ‘the activities involved in getting and using power in public life, and being able to influence decisions that affect a country or a society.’ Whether at a local, regional or national level, politics affects us all and deserves our attention as a means by which we seek the good of all in our community.
The New Testament was a time of very domineering public authorities. Dissent was rarely tolerated and power was not readily shared. Into that climate Paul writes that we should pray for all those in authority (1 Timothy 2:1-2) and instructs us, “Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God” (Romans 13:1).
Authority, power and influence are a good thing created by God (see Genesis 1:26-28; Psalm 8:5-8), but can, of course, be used for evil. And many in our day have concluded that those in politics do so for their own good rather than for the goal of public service. Scandals have undermined trust in political leaders and hence it has been refreshing recently to hear of politics once again having a focus on serving the nation.
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