He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. Matthew 11:15

This same admonition is emphasised to the churches repeatedly in the message the living Lord spoke in Revelation 1:19, 20 and declared in Revelation chapters 2 and 3. We speak here warning the Christian that dabbles in politics! We share below wise words from servants of God.

• I see the confusion of politics and religion as one of the greatest barriers to grace… C. S. Lewis once said that almost all crimes of Christian history have come about when religion is confused with politics. Politics, which always runs by the rules of ungrace, allures us to trade away grace for power, a temptation the church has often been unable to resist. ― Philip Yancey
• The earthly city glories in itself, the Heavenly City glories in the Lord. — Augustine
• The church has allowed itself to get so swept up in political issues that it plays by the rules of adversarial power. In no other arena is the church at greater risk of losing its calling than in the public square. Somehow the paramount command to love — even to love our enemies — gets lost. Seeing this, the watching world often finds itself repelled by outspoken followers of Jesus rather than attracted to them. ― Philip Yancey
• I fear that our clumsy pronouncements, our name-calling, our hysteria about important issues — in short, our lack of grace — may in the end prove so damaging that society no longer looks to us for the guidance it needs.” ― Philip Yancey
• My kingdom is not of this world — Jesus Christ
• The gospel of Jesus was not primarily a political platform. In all the talk of voting blocs and culture wars, the message of grace — the main distinctive Christians have to offer — tends to fall aside. It is difficult, if not impossible, to communicate the message of grace from the corridors of power. ― Philip Yancey

The day’s decision is here for earth dwellers—Revelation 11:10; Revelation 13:8,12,14; Revelation 17:8. Deliver yourself, why will you choose perdition? Selah

Pastor Afolabi Oladele