Last month’s column established that faith and politics should mix, but in a very different way than expected. Our faith should inspire us to vote our convictions yet we must never forget the central place of evangelism to our mission as a church. We do not exist to get people elected, but to transform the electorate with the gospel message of Jesus Christ. As such I want to continue our exploration of faith and politics by considering one very important prinicpal. Paul states in 1st Corinthians 9:22 that he has become all things to all people so that he could win some. I do not want to press this point too far, but I would like to consider what this means for Christians who see the debates within politcs and within parties in particular.

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