… It has to be mentioned! Church is not totally divorced from Monday through Saturday or Friday. World Series and Super Bowls and hurricanes and elections and tragedies cannot be omitted in church, or it appears we are already living in another world. (Which is still to come.)
… The outcome should not be celebrated in a partisan way because you want members of both parties very involved in your church (one would think:-). Or if you took sides clearly before the election, I guess you should celebrate. But be careful!
… The pastoral prayer should recognize God’s sovereignty and ask for wisdom for the transition and future and help for all of us to be citizens in line with Bible teachings. (You do have a pastoral prayer? 🙂
… If we knew how God has protected us (as the president-elect testified), we could all be thanking God that He saved our lives a number of times.
… Candidates should never be used as a model for how to differ with somebody else in opinion or doctrine. Duhhhhhh….
There is a whole chapter on this in Romans!
… Our responsibilities to God’s clear teachings come before our responsibilities to our country, which God also explains in his teachings.
… Would you dare to sing one of the two or three patriotic hymns that have very strong words about God’s grace and how we should live? (None of which have been revised for guitars:-)
What do you think?