Sunday, June 13, 2004
Confusing the City of God and the City of Man
When Rome was sacked by the barbarians, the citizens of the Roman empire had a major spiritual problem. They confused Rome with the kingdom of heaven. So when Rome fell, it produced a lot of questions. Augustine wrote his work the City of God, which said they is a distinction between the kingdom of God and earthly kingdoms.
An article by Cal Thomas details how the Religious Right, which since I'm religious and conservative I must by default be a part of, has made a similar error.
The successes and failures of politics are fleeting. If one ties one's hopes to politics, you will be sorely disappointed. A lot of non-religious communities do the same. What else do they have to put their hope in? But if your success and well-being is that closely tied to the political circumstances of your particular candidate or part, you are in serious trouble.
When Rome was sacked by the barbarians, the citizens of the Roman empire had a major spiritual problem. They confused Rome with the kingdom of heaven. So when Rome fell, it produced a lot of questions. Augustine wrote his work the City of God, which said they is a distinction between the kingdom of God and earthly kingdoms.
An article by Cal Thomas details how the Religious Right, which since I'm religious and conservative I must by default be a part of, has made a similar error.
The successes and failures of politics are fleeting. If one ties one's hopes to politics, you will be sorely disappointed. A lot of non-religious communities do the same. What else do they have to put their hope in? But if your success and well-being is that closely tied to the political circumstances of your particular candidate or part, you are in serious trouble.
