Am I “Left” or “Right”?

Right-wing, Left-ring, Red, Blue, Socialist, Conservative, which are you?

Sorry, I just made that up after getting frustrated while reading the daily news.

As a Christian, I am always a bit put off when I hear other Christians refer to politics and citizens as being "leftist" or "conservative" (rightist). 

There are too many right-leaning people who don't represent my views any more than those on the left side of politics. I'm not very involved in politics in general but based on the right being "blue" and the left being "red", I have to say that I am clear.

I don't like the hate that has taken over the reigning Republicans. I don't like the Democrats who are oh so woke that they seem lost in dreamland. I'm a Bible-believing Christian who doesn't believe we should "take this nation back for Christ". This nation - this entire world - is not Christ's kingdom - not yet. Until Christ's return, this is just the world - sinful, fallen, broken, and finite.

I'm against sin but I am not in control of other people who choose to sin. I can share the gospel with them, pray for them, and encourage them not to sin but God gave us free will. I don't want laws that approve of and protect sin but... God gave us free will. Man can make all the laws he wants, someone will break them.

Politicians have free will, citizens have free will - we all have free will. Some of us will sin without shame or repentance. That's the world. 

People do horrible, hateful, mean, and despicable things without remorse - some of those people even call themselves Christians. That's the world.

There are Christians who feel more passionate about their nationalism than about their Lord and Savior. That's the world.

There are Christians who fall into sin on a daily basis - but they repent and feel remorse.

I'm not on the left and I'm not on the right. I like to think of myself (a bit poetically) as being protected under the cover of the Cross of Jesus. I am "saved". Every day I wake up and rely on the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit to love me, protect me, forgive me, and keep me. Every day.

So, to use a term from all the memes: Can we normalize being Christ-centered Christians? 

Peace

--Free