Is Political Anger Christ-like?

     10 Reasons Why Political Anger is not Worthy of Disciples of Christ 

1. Disciples of Christ should be known for their love, not their political anger (Jn. 13:35).
2. Disciples of the first century were apolitical in the sense of not trusting in politics to achieve their ends because Christ’s kingdom is not of this world (Jn. 18:36). Some reason that this example “doesn’t count” because they couldn’t influence their world politically, but we can in a democracy. Jesus could! However, he chose not to use political means to attain his goals while on the earth.
3. Christians invest their time and resources in the spiritual kingdom (Matt. 6:33). Earthly kingdoms come and go. They go through cycles of corruption and reform. Christ’s kingdom is eternal.
4. The Christian’s weapons and battles aren’t carnal (2 Cor. 10:4; Eph. 6:12).
5. Political anger takes away the peace that passes all understanding (Phil. 4:7).
6. Political anger affects our efforts to reach the lost with the gospel (1 Cor. 9:22,23). This is especially true in larger cities.
7. The way to overcome evil is with good, the gospel of love, not with political pressure (Romans 12:21).
8. To identify ourselves with a political figure of the left or the right as if he or she were the solution to our countries’ problems is to marginalize Jesus Christ (Jn. 14:6). He is the only solution to man’s greatest problem – sin.
9. Political anger shows too much attachment to the things of this world (1 Jn. 2:15).
10. “The anger of man doesn’t achieve the righteousness of God” (Ja. 1:20).

~Gardner Hall