Political Affiliation and the Biblical Worldview

In the political arena, labels have been assigned and mis-assigned to such an extent that mass confusion reigns. George Orwell in his novel 1984 tipped us off to how socialists (of whatever stripe, it turns out) destroy language and replace it with Newspeak. This frames debate in their favor, before the debate even begins. For instance: by letting them define themselves as “pro-choice,” you have agreed with the assumption of moral superiority by those who want taxpayer-funded infanticide. By accepting terminology like “hate crime” you are actually endorsing the concept of what Orwell called “thought crime”–a crime that is committed in your mind before any physical act has occurred.*

Into all this convoluted mess comes the so-called “alt right,” confusing people further by confirming established fallacies while introducing new considerations. While the labels “liberal” and “conservative” are increasingly recognized as misnomers, the deception regarding what is truly “left” and “right” may never be undone.

At the conclusion of history, we will not have to answer to some political party, nor any created being, but to the supreme power of the universe–the Creator Himself. How closely we adhered to the standards of popular opinion and evolving secular morality will not earn us anything on that day.

That said, and because political affiliation does have meaning for all at the present time, it would be worthwhile to analyze the major political factions at work in the USA and worldwide, based on the eternal standards God revealed to us in the 66 books of the Holy Bible.

You will find people who identify themselves as Christians all across the political spectrum. But observing what they say, how they act and who they vote for can shed light on what they actually believe. Christianity is a matter of what one believes (and that belief, or faith, is demonstrated through words and deeds), so it only makes sense that a tree is judged by its fruit.

It makes sense to start with the dominant ideology, which has shaped law and policy for the last few generations, and has an ironclad grip on pop culture, the mainstream media, academia and every other government mouthpiece.

Part 1: The Left-Wing

 

Leftists like to disguise what they are by calling themselves “liberal,” “social justice warriors” and other self-aggrandizing titles. Nevertheless, I will categorize them according to their actual worldview which is collectivist and despotic.

Jesus often taught compassion for the poor, and helping those in need. One tactic of leftists is to cherry-pick verses out of those teachings in an attempt to persuade that Christian doctrine is best exemplified by the Democratic Party. Some even teach that Jesus was a socialist.

What is conveniently ignored is that Jesus hung the conviction for charity on the shoulders of the individual believer. He never suggested that a believer should steal the property of his neighbor in order to give it to somebody else (in theory the needy; in reality government and its army of bureaucrats). Theft is theft, even when you get the government to do the dirty work for you.  There are examples of disciples sharing what they had with each other, but the Lord did not teach wealth redistribution via political apperatus.

Christianity is about bridging the gap between God and the individual, so it is a very individualistic faith. You can’t expect some organization or party to take the place of our only mediator, who is Jesus.

Leftism is all about group identity. Whatever demographic you fit in either gives you an all-purpose excuse (via Sacrosanct Victim Status) or condemns you as an enemy to humanity as a whole and to progress (as they define it). Hence the white male heterosexual is assumed to be an enemy, and treated accordingly, unless or until he proves to them his allegiance to The Agenda and The Narrative.

Jesus said those who love Him would obey his commandments; that those who aren’t with Him are against Him; and that He is the only way to salvation. Never once did He imply that demographic affiliation was an adequate substitute for conscious, individual choice.

If everyone obeyed the Commandment not to covet what belongs to somebody else, the left would lose its voter base overnight. Jesus never repealed the Ten Commandments. In fact, He expounded upon them.

Let’s compare summaries of the respective outlooks.

The Christian Worldview

  • God is the Creator of all things, and perfect. He sets the standards of morality.
  • The world is currently under the dominion of His Adversary.
  • Mankind is fallen, and will use free will to do wrong, hurt others and reject God.
  • God the Father sent God the Son to pay the price to redeem the world.
  • God the Son will return to collect what he paid for–the Earth itself and all those who accept His pardon.

The Left-Wing Worldview

  • There is no such thing as good and evil, right and wrong…
  • However, those who disagree are wrong…
  • And those who expose leftists as liars and hypocrites are evil.
  • Truth is relative: whatever helps advance progress is true.
  • Whatever hinders progress (as they define it) is false.
  • Standards of morality are set by Hollywood, mainstream media and Facebook consensus.
  • God is whatever you want it to be, so long as your faith in it doesn’t hinder progress or contradict The Narrative.

It’s tempting to go into more detail, but for the sake of brevity I’m avoiding the temptation.

The bottom line is, the typical leftist trusts in government more than God, and lifts up government as more important than God. This is idolatry by definition, and a violation of the First Commandment.

Leftism is an anti-Christian worldview, and its sad that this fact must be spelled out at all.

* Murder of a homosexual, for instance, is a “hate crime,” whereas other murders are not. Therefore, the murderer must have committed some crime in addition to murder, for it to be worse than other murders. Therefore, those who don’t approve of homosexuality have already committed Thought Crime, even if they don’t commit murder. That’s why they should be fined out of business for not baking a cake or thrown in jail for refusing to perform a ceremony, you see.

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