As I was reading this book ‘Seven Ways To Change The World - Reviving Faith and Politics’ by Jim Wallis, I have been thinking of the present world scene and what a mess it is now in. I asked myself this: Can Faith and Politics mix? Can Faith be an answer to Politics? Those of us who believe in Jesus and firmly hold to the evangelical tradition have always claimed ‘Jesus is the Answer for the world today!’ Have we seen any evangelical breaking through into the Political arena and come forth with good solution? Nowaday as we are seeing the revival of Social justice and rights is here and is to stay for a long time, what is the so called ‘Righteous Right’ or ‘Classical Christianity’ doing?
We need to rethink and seek solution for the present world and be at the cutting edge and perhaps be prophetic. Is there a ‘Progressive Evangelicalism’ where it can be a World Changer. Unless we return to our faith and reinterprete it in accodance to the light of Jesus’ days and teaching rather than literally. It should be that of what the Bible translators called it "Dynamic Equivalent". Can our Christianity be relevant to todays world?
I tend to believe that we all need to re-visit our theology of war (that there are enemies to be destroyed) and theology of empire (of mega-church and self contentment with the absence of social justice and mission to the poor and outcast). Until that day comes, we the traditional Christianity will not be a World Challenger let alone a World Changer.
(June 6th, 2008 posted in another place)
We need to rethink and seek solution for the present world and be at the cutting edge and perhaps be prophetic. Is there a ‘Progressive Evangelicalism’ where it can be a World Changer. Unless we return to our faith and reinterprete it in accodance to the light of Jesus’ days and teaching rather than literally. It should be that of what the Bible translators called it "Dynamic Equivalent". Can our Christianity be relevant to todays world?
I tend to believe that we all need to re-visit our theology of war (that there are enemies to be destroyed) and theology of empire (of mega-church and self contentment with the absence of social justice and mission to the poor and outcast). Until that day comes, we the traditional Christianity will not be a World Challenger let alone a World Changer.
(June 6th, 2008 posted in another place)
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