Baptists and Patriotism

I believe that as Christians we should focus on Christ's command that we should be "in this world but not of this world." We are also commanded to "render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's." Therefore Christians participate in our nation's governing and political processes but that should not be our primary motivation.

I would far rather win someone over to Christ than to enlist them in my political party. I'm afraid that that's not the opinion of many in our churches today. They seem to think the battle is with the other party or with "liberals." The Bible says our battle is with powers and principalities not with flesh and blood. Many think you're not a christian if you don't belong to their political party or support a given war. None of these things were even remotely addressed by Jesus during His ministry here on earth.