It is not the government's job to do our job. While it would make it easier for us to stay silent if the greater power of the nation upheld our beliefs, we have to accept that that is not the case, nor should we depend on it to bind the hands of people who don't believe the same as we do. We have chosen to serve Christ with our lives, under the freedom to choose which Christ so freely gave us. To those not free from their sins, Christianity has become a doctrine of slavery. It is seen, not as liberating, but as stifling. How can we convince someone to follow Christ if they are still enslaved to the world? Like Christ says, "you cannot serve two masters," and we can't make them serve God if they are serving themselves. What we can do is what Christ calls us to do, and that's devote our lives to God, to loving Him and learning to love others by showing them who He really is. God is not a God that forces us to serve Him, we willingly choose to put Him in the center of our lives. If that is not the case then our hearts our far from Him, so Christ says that if that is the case, and a real relationship with Him wasn't pursued, then He will look at us the same way and say "Leave. I never knew you."
Christians should not be interested in physically changing the behaviors of people who do not know Him. Christians must take on the responsibility of having a relationship with God that causes others to hunger for the love we have to offer. I know how hard that is. I know how hard having a real relationship with Him is, but getting to know Him through the Bible and trusting that He is listening in prayer means that we must always take the opportunity to actively allow him into our lives.
Love!
Luke
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