VERY CONTROVERSIAL TOPIC. CAN A CHRISTIAN DO POLITICS?

CAN A CHRISTIAN BE A POLITICIAN? A good friend of mine whom I respected so much, and I, had to part ways on fb because he says I'm not born again because I speak about politics. To him, a Christian is not a politician and a politician is not a Christian. (wow!) I asked him whether he voted, he said yes. I knew the party he was sympathetic towards, so I put it to him, and he did not deny. So I asked: if you say because I speak about politics, I'm not born again, and because you are, you don't speak politics yet you vote for politicians for them to represent you, your money is used to cater for them, THEY MAKE LAWS FOR YOU AND YOU ARE FORCED TO OBEY, YET YOU CLAIM POLITICIANS ARE EVIL BUT YOU SUPPORT THEM, ISN'T THAT HYPOCRITICAL? You take delight in something secretly but oppose it openly? Proverbs 29:2 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. How can you rise to authority in this 21st century without politics? How then will the people rejoice for whom Christ died? How long are we going to keep silent for the unrighteous to keep managing us? Proverbs 28:28 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase. So will we as righteous people shut up and allow evil to reign in the land? Will a Christian in Parliament promulgate a law to uphold homosexuality? Will a Christian in Parliament promulgate a law to take Bibles out of our country? Will a Christian in Parliament make a law, forcing pastors to conduct weddings for homosexuals or face imprisonment as is the case in some countries? Why do we wait for the ungodly and sinners, people whose hearts and wills have not been submitted to the holy Spirit to ascend the thrones of power, then when they start persecuting the church, we go on empty stomachs for days in the name of fasting to Gert things reversed? Don't Christians pay taxes? Don't Christians pay road tolls? Do Christians not have a share in the national cake? DON'T CHRISTIANS HAVE THE RIGHT, JUST AS OTHER CITIZENS TO HAVE A GOOD LIVING CONDITION AND DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE FROM THE PEOPLE WHO REPRESENT THEM? HOW LONG WILL YOU REMAIN SILENT IN THE CAGE OF RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS? The earlier we get this religious mentality cleared from the church, the better. Look out for potential leaders in your church, mentor and train them to take over the thrones of power. If our own children are helped to become the law makers, we can call them to order when they veer off the road of righteousness. This is what brings glory to God. Just as there are pastors who commit sin (in whatever form), and there are yet other pastors holding on firmly to the gospel; so also are there politicians who are untruthful, selfish, greedy and evil. Yet, there are politicians seeking to please God and serve their people faithfully. POLITICS IS JUST AN AVENUE TO SERVE MANKIND, GOD, AND SOCIETY; POLITICS IS NOT A SIN, IT IS NOT EVIL TO DO POLITICS. IF ITS YOUR PASSION, GO FOR IT. If you claim to be light, and you label a place as darkness and refuse to go there because of the darkness, HOW WILL THEY SEE THE LIGHT? WHEN YOU SUCCESSFULLY DISCOURAGE BORN AGAIN CHILDREN OF GOD FROM NATIONAL MATTERS, DON'T COME COMPLAINING WHEN THE ATHEISTS AND PAGANS TAKE OVER AND THROW GOD OUT OF THE COUNTRY. I URGE YOU ALL AS CHRISTIANS AND CHILDREN OF GOD TO VENTURE INTO NATIONAL MATTERS. GET INVOLVED AND IMPACT YOUR WORLD FOR WE HAVE BEEN CALLED AS LIGHT TO THIS WORLD, AS SALT TO SAVE THIS WORLD. YOUR VIEWS ARE WELCOME. Ë YAO AGBENYO CEO, YAFinc. fb.me/eyaoagbenyo yaoagbenyo.blogspot.com