To hear one reformed or evangelical guy talk about how involved in politics we should get, I couldn’t care less.  They are discussing a false reality. If they are not presupposing biblical expansionism, then they are talking about what options are left over after there is no God.  If there is no God, then all is lost for me and I don’t care about any of it.

When you have no power, no ability to cast out demons, no supernatural healings, no miracles and no faith to move mountains, then you have about 3 political options, and none of them are good. The Jews in Jesus’ time had no power either. The religious elites were jealous of Jesus, among other reasons, because unlike them, He had real power. If Jesus’ power caused a political shift to happen, even when He was exclusively focus on ministry to people. Imagine if He turned that faith and mountain moving power directly to politics? The Jewish leaders had no faith or power. Thus, even when they directly attacked Jesus, they did not pray to God for help, (obviously God would not answer their prayer, but if they were truly spiritual people, then they would pray and God would help), but turned to the political power to help them attack Jesus. They got political power to help, because they had no faith and power from God. This is what people do when they do not have God’s power and approval. They turn to human power.

When you do not have God’s power, but only human power, you have a few options. Like the Jews during Jesus’ time, you can give up a certain portion of your worldview and adopt (at least partially) some of the worldview of the current culture and governmental ethics. This is the coward’s way, and you make it obvious you have changed Gods. Another option is to remove yourself from the country, so much so, that you form little bubbles, so that you act as if you do not really live where you live. You know you hate the country you live in, and everyone else knows it to. It’s hard to minister to people who know you hate them. The last option is to get super politically involved. This can take all sorts of forms. The Jews during Jesus’ time, took the form of revolting with force. However, in America, it looks a little different. To sum it up quickly, it means you know, speak and do politics as if it is your God, this usually involves spamming politics on social media and protests and endless talks and debates. You look for governmental power to help, because you have no faith or power to move mountains, transmute material substance, cast out demons and heal the sick.   

All three options assume God does not exist, or they act like He doesn’t. Thus, I could care less. Without Jesus who loves me, it all means nothing to me; no matter the options. Unless you want to start with the options we have in the context of biblical expansionism, then I do not care.