Feedback requested. I am attempting to form a counter argument when speaking to someone who believes that the Old Testament should be American law. I will write this in my journal to review and internalize.
"If God’s law is appropriate to rule the nation with, that can happen naturally if you convert the nation first, and that would only be able to be done if people weren’t running away from the church, as it seems" 1/3
"the Bible is too often used as a weapon to cause shame and suffering, rather than a source of peace. A nation of Christians could be democratic about it, and God’s will would be done. As it is, it seems God’s will is for us to learn to accept each other, and learn from the challenges we face. If God’s will was for us to force each other to act according to His laws, efforts to do so would not result in such anger, rage, and resistance. "
"The best results to change someone’s mind arise when someone acts as Jesus did, with kindness and acceptance, communicating God’s love through action." The End
P.S. - This is me, who remembers Jesus only from Sunday school, and is more of a mostly secular pagan attempting to speak to fundie Christians who would tell me I should be set on fire if I wasn't careful about my beliefs.
@tippitiwichet I think you have a good handle on it.
If you want to have a "Christian" country, then you have to have a country filled with Christians. Therefore your duty as a Christian is not to influence government to implement bible-based law, but to lovingly preach the Gospel in the hope that they will put their faith in Jesus.
This is what Paul did on his journeys through Europe and it's what Christians must do today. It was Christ's final and most important command: The Great Commission.