I'm looking for Pastors that leave politics, political leanings, completely out of their services. People on this website are always quoting the Scriptures, but show me where the Scriptures get political? Some Pastors are flat-earthers, some are BLM activists, I don't want that, I want solid messages based on the Scriptures, not what you "think" the Scriptures mean.
While I am sympathetic to the disdain for politics from the pulpit, politics frequently occurs in the Bible. Every single mention of the divisions between the Sadducees and the Pharisees is about politics. Every mention of Herod, or Caesar, is an implicit mention of politics.
The problem is that no political side wholly represents a scriptural ethic well. For example, the left side of the political spectrum in America likes to emphasize the "true" religion God respects (
Jm. 1:27), but the further left one goes, the more that standard is abused, and even where committed to earnestly in good faith and faithfulness, that standard is not the sole standard. It cannot be held in conflict with other scriptural standards. For example, the left in America tends to look for the government to solve of society's problems, and they do so at the expense of all other societal institutions. That's not scriptural. The left also likes to exclude the Church from the State, in spite of the fact the US Constitution makes no such standard. Conversely, the right side of the political spectrum is much more likely to make their errors on the side of legalism. Both sides claim to abide by "the rule of law," but Lex Rex was never intended to replace a monarch with another form of despotism. When the question is asked, "Do we need a new law to address X?" the politically-leaning right side of the spectrum should be, "Is there already a law that addresses the matter?" because if there is then there's no need to add more. That inconsistency happens quite often. We see it right now in the debate over the southern border. We do not actually need another law. We can and should enforce the current laws, so the Christian on the right side of the political spectrum is contradicting their own standards of Lex Rex and small government (both which are wholly scriptural) while the Christian on the left side of the political spectrum is contradicting his own standards of Lex Rex and divine sovereignty (the government is not to be our messiah). There are scores of examples; just pick a subject!
Even if we had a Senate filled with 100 Christians and a House filled with 435 Christians, 1) they would not agree on all matters and 2) they still would not be the salvation of society. Populating the legislature with Christians is not a solution and it might well foster problems. We know this from our own history because in the colonial days every colony had laws preventing non-Christians from participating.
So, we should be looking for pastors, elders, teachers, who teach biblical principles and then leave the parishioner to apply those principles as God and conscience lead. The principles and precepts of scripture do not change. Neither are they up for debate. Understood well, they rarely conflict. Misused or abused, they often conflict.
Lots of pastors don't get these things.
However, a Church leader is also a citizen and member of society so it should not be thought they can eschew all political discussion or live absent all political position. Healthy principles and boundaries should insulate both the pulpit and the congregant and empower both to serve God righteously.
As far as flat-earthers and BLMers go, those are both extreme examples; ones that are easily recognized and easily avoided. It is those in the healthy middle that are more challenging (but not impossible) to find.
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