Politics from the Pulpit

I was scrolling through the local television channels recently when I stopped where an old Pentecostal woman was preaching. 

This is what she said:

"There’s a woman that’s running for president of the United States of America and that woman condones same sex marriage, she condones abortion, she condones Christianity...she's against Christianity.  She's against everything that's decent.  But she wants your vote.  The great whore.  Government wants the vote." 

MALE VOICE: Thank you for the truth pastor.

"And you can do with it what you want to but I was praying - well I wasn't praying I was (inaudible) when the Lord says Kamala.  Kamala.  We've got a woman running for a government that's made her way to the top by selling herself.  Laying on her back - I'll put it like that.  The great whore is running for election, and she's lied like a lying machine to get your vote.  I'm telling you what - God spoke to me - He said the great whore wants your vote."

Watch the clip here:  

Seriously?  This is "Christian"?

The pulpit is sacred. It should NEVER be a place where someone speaks for or against a political candidate. I don’t care if you are speaking for my candidate. This isn’t right nor is it the place for this nonsense.

Stop telling people who to vote for from the pulpit!

The main focus of the church should be the Gospel, not a political party or candidate.

Politics is dividing believers. We have gotten our eyes off the main thing. Instead of leading people to Christ, we are leading people to follow a person. We need to get our act together and stop this nonsense. No political candidate is going to make our country a Christian pandora. Some Christians need to re-read the Book of Revelation again and realize that things will get worse.

I am so disgusted at people using the pulpit to endorse their political candidate.

Believers need to be united about Christ. The answer to the problems of our society is not found in the politics and policies of men. The answer is found in the Scriptures. The answer to sin comes from God in His revelation of Jesus Christ. As believers, we also have to take care not to align ourselves with a political party, although we must “abhor what is evil and love what is good” (Rom. 12:9). We must also avoid political alliances and remember we are striving for a heavenly kingdom, not an earthly one.

Should pastors speak in the pulpit about contemporary issues? Yes, but only when the texts of Scripture clearly articulate it. They shouldn't bow to any party's talking points. They shouldn't slant their sermons to fit a political profile. They shouldn't become social media influencers in the pulpit. They should preach the Word and let it do its work in the hearts of the people, who will then go influence their communities.