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My friend Ed's funeral/memorial was this morning at a seniors complex. Ed was 91 years old this year and a Christian for decades. See my Facebook page profile photo, Russell Norman Murray @drrnm.
After the service, I walked outside with a former pastor of mine and he stated (paraphrased) that in many of these seniors complexes now, two consenting adults can do what they wish (sexually implied) behind closed doors.
He then stated:
And that is good.
Although he added that there are spiritual and moral considerations from a Christian perspective (sexual sin implied).
I agreed and stated (also paraphrased) that this was their democratic legal right living in Canada.
As Christians living in democratic Canada and the democratic West, we should support:
a) The democratic rights of people to live within the laws of the land.
b) The promotion of the gospel and related.
Now, b) is far more important than a) because although both a) and b) have temporal significance:
Only b) has everlasting significance.
There will be democracy in the Kingdom of God, but upon a shared worldview in Jesus Christ (2 Timothy 2:12 and 1 Corinthians 6: 3, as examples); it will be a new realm (Revelation 21-22, 2 Peter 3).
Therefore the Church needs to prioritize b) in daily Christian living.
I do not want to be misunderstood, I reason the Church should be politically active when required. I have written Canadian politicians on certain issues.
Further, it should be remembered that within this present sinful realm (pre-Revelation 21-22) that the guarantee of freedom of religion and related, within he laws of the land, is connected to the rights of those outside the Christian Church to have freedom without religion and related. This is still preferable, in this present realm, to a government forcing a worldview, religious or non-religious upon its citizens and residents.
In this context, it is not the priority of the Christian Church 'to rid the world of evil...'
