Adultery

Most of us would feel quite displeased if we saw our spouse cozying up on the couch with a complete stranger. Our emotional reaction would be even worse if they began to hold hands. How much further would we want the situation to go? A little kissing maybe? I doubt it. Our spouse’s behavior might be construed as adultery. What began so simply as a little smile had blown up into behavior unbecoming to our marital partner.

Unpleased with the sorry direction that America was heading, the Christian community began to get politically active in the 1970’s. By the 1980’s the Christian voting bloc had helped to elect a number of people to high offices in the United States government. What the Christian community failed to notice was that a lot of promises were made to secure their vote but almost nothing was done to justify their confidence.

This election cycle has exposed the great flaw in the alliance between Christians and a political party. The world is being racked by wars and terrorism. Millions of people are fleeing for their lives. Hundreds of thousands more have already died in the conflicts. In the face of this overwhelming tragedy the Christian community has become strangely aligned with those who present the most ungodly positions concerning this crisis.

“Keep those refugees away from us!” is the urgent cry. “We don’t want them here!” This kind of speech has become epidemic within those who are most likely to court the vote of the Christian right. But their call to ostracism of the needy is in total conflict with the Word of God. We are supposed to married to Christ, but we have jumped into bed with the devil. The devil hates people. Jesus said of Him, “The thief comes not but to steal and to steal and to destroy.” The devil wants people to be the victims of terror and war. Christ came to call the weary to Himself. As Christians we need to follow the pattern of Christ.

In Deuteronomy 10:18-19 we are told that the righteous would “administer justice to the stranger, giving him food and clothing. Therefore love the stranger for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.” The Christian community must abandon their cozy behavior with those who reject God’s Word and begin to act like our espoused Husband, Jesus Christ. 

Learn more about Christian ethics in our modern age. Get Dr. Craig's book, "The Christian Citizen in Modern America", available at davidccraig.net