This also covers the second aspect [of the Christian in politics]: to be my Christ’s witnesses – also in politics. Groen van Prinsterer (1801-1876), the founder of Christian party politics in the Netherlands, expressed this in clear language: “Not a statesman but a confessor of the Gospel." A Christian is not primarily politically active in order to gain power and influence, but first of all to speak on behalf of the One who sent him. In so doing, he addresses the government and the people to serve God because God is entitled to this, and he must also make it clear that God’s commandments are the best conceivable political principles for all mankind. Christian politics is therefore more than a system of thought based on Biblical principles. Christian politics is above all the proclamation of God’s claim to this world and also the call to go the way God demands of us for our own sake.
This message will certainly not be popular, but this should not prevent a Christian in politics from acting in accordance with his calling. The message of God’s Word evokes resistance and annoyance on multiple fronts, but a Christian who is active in politics has no other choice. Emphasizing the only right path as pointed out by the Bible is shown as perfectly legitimate when we look at Ecclesiastes 12:13, where we read, “Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man [or:
M. Leerlingall mankind]." This may sound radical, yet it is clear. God’s commandments act as guardrails along our path of life, preventing accidents arising from the pursuit of self-interest. Consequently, God’s commandments are not for death, but for life. They offer perspective. We need to propagate this with much more conviction to our society than we do currently.
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8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”