Faith and Politics
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When God calls Egypt “my people,” Isaiah confronts our instinct to divide the world into “us” and “them.” God judges every nation’s pride and injustice, yet his mercy reaches people we may be tempted to dismiss as enemies.
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Joshua’s conquest narratives are difficult and often misused in modern political conflict. Christians must read them within Israel’s covenantal story and through the cross of Christ. The promised land is never a blank cheque for conquest, displacement, or religious nationalism. Jesus calls His church to pursue truth, justice, mercy, and the healing of the nations.
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Romans 13 calls rulers God’s servants for the good. Revelation 13 shows power becoming beastly when it devours truth, justice, and human dignity. Read together, these chapters offer a mature Christian theology of political authority.