Baptist Press
By Scott Barkley, posted September 24, 2024
NASHVILLE (BP) – The word “tumultuous” is one of many associated with the current political season. It isn’t the first time and doesn’t appear it will be the last.
Those lines of division make their way into churches. But regardless of the candidate or amount of enthusiasm one has in his or her support, Christians should remember that political leaders come and go, said Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary professor Malcolm Yarnell, who added: “our ultimate allegiance is to Jesus as Lord.”
“Christians ought to have a leavening influence on their society,” Yarnell said in an interview with Baptist Press. “But when we forget our primary allegiance to Jesus Christ [in favor of] political parties, movements or leaders, we begin to run into trouble.” More Here
