Singer Carrie Underwood
will perform “America the Beautiful” at the inauguration ceremony for the new United
States President, Donald J. Trump, on 20 January 2025. Once this was announced,
the singer began to receive vitriolic and hateful comments from persons opposed
to Mr. Trump. Ms. Underwood seems to have taken the approach that it is an
honor to be asked to perform at the ceremony, regardless of who the new leader
is.
When Jesus said “Render
unto Caesar,” he was warning against elevating the temporal government over the
Kingdom of God. He was not telling us to remove ourselves from any involvement
with the government.
Once, during the
presidency of Barack Obama, a coworker of mine was bitterly complaining about
the president. I was also not particularly fond of the president, but I told
the coworker that it was the responsibility of every American, especially those
who are Christian, to be willing to jump in front of a bullet to protect our
leader. He responded, “Not me! I would be hitting the floor!”
It is our duty and honor as Christians to be civically involved, even if we do not personally approve of our current
political leaders. Paul, who would ultimately be executed by the Roman
government, would agree.
Mark
12:17; Romans 13:1-7; Hebrews 13:1-17; 1 Peter 2:13-17
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