The Crossroad of Faith and Politics

Greetings!

We stand at the cusp of yet another seismic shift in our nation’s history and in our lives. The momentum on both sides of the political divide is not a fleeting current that will merely stall and dissipate. It is a roaring freight train of conviction, energy, and belief, hurtling forward with unstoppable force.

A Religious War, Not Mere Politics

This election represents an unyielding commitment by two opposing ideologies, each intent on vanquishing the other. It is no longer about policy; it is a clash of belief systems that define right and wrong, justice and mercy, life and death. This is not politics; it is religion. And so, there can be no lasting peace in this struggle. It reaches into the heart and soul, demanding ultimate allegiance and unshakable devotion.
Every “victory” by one side ignites and galvanizes the other. Each battle pushes us closer to a critical reckoning—and perhaps, the inevitable fracturing of the nation.

Misplaced Energy in Politics

There are opportunists on both sides—those playing politics purely for personal gain. But there are also true believers, fiercely committed and wholly sincere—leaders who will never yield, compromise, or cross over. I am not speaking of the everyday American parent rightly focused on providing for their family. I am speaking of ideologues at the top, whose influence over a growing legion of true believers intensifies with each day.

I grieve the misdirected energy American Christians pour into politics compared to the hope, commitment, and effort they invest in the church—in their families, marriages, children’s upbringing, and Christian communities. Christ and the revitalization of the church must become the beating heart of Christianity if we are to see true reform, revival, and fruitfulness. The priorities among many Christians need a profound reordering. Christ and the life-giving community of the church must take center stage, while politics finds its rightful place at the periphery.

Christ’s Vision for His Church

Even from a strategic viewpoint, Christians should ask: How many leftist voters emerge from homes where they were homeschooled by Bible-believing parents who uphold traditional values, recognize humanity’s brokenness, and live rurally? The church must reclaim the formation of our young—from kindergarten through vocational education. The church must be more than a thin layer of moral icing; it was meant to be the place where Christ enacts His will and dominion, bringing all things into subjection under His feet. Superficial believism can be applied to any self-absorbed, God-ignoring, state-worshiping postmodernist. We don’t need a superficial gloss. We need a new foundation.

The church’s vision must expand. Christianity must define the framework, purpose, community, vision, and wholeness of our lives—an expression of convictions that shape our entire life in Christ—with politics as an outer layer.

Not an Equivalence Between Left and Right

However, this critique of Christians’ focus on politics should not suggest that I see an equivalence between Left and Right in America. I do not.

The Right is compromised, often a contradictory mix of sincere commitment to Christ with inconsistent aspirations and allegiance to Caesar. The Left, however, surges with a religious zeal for statism—the church’s implacable rival—that exalts humanity through the apparatus of government as “the march of God in the world,” in Hegel’s words. This is nothing short of a chilling worship of the antichrist—corporate humanity embodied in government, empowered by science and military might, occupying the place in human hearts reserved only for Christ, “exalting itself above all that is called God or worshiped.” Or, as Barack Obama poetically declared, “We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”

The media and educational systems—the false prophet—are all too eager to yield their power to this beast, a grotesque hybrid of humanity’s hubris, dressed up as a godlike authority. The dragon and the false prophet give all their power to the beast of statism, so effectively that they induce the masses to revere and trust this Frankenstein-like monstrosity that they should fear and flee from.

The Family of the State vs. the Family of Christ

As Mario Cuomo said, and so many before him, the truest leftists believe in the family of the state as we believe in the family of Christ. In Cuomo’s words:

“We believe in a single fundamental idea that describes better than most textbooks and any speech that I could write what a proper government should be: the idea of family, mutuality, the sharing of benefits and burdens for the good of all, feeling one another’s pain, sharing one another’s blessings—reasonably, honestly, fairly, without respect to race, or sex, or geography, or political affiliation.”

This is nothing less than a counterfeit vision of the church!

They have forsaken a transcendent God for an idol of their own making, giving life to this beast and training us to see the state as sentient, loving, and powerful. They have chosen an imminent god over the transcendent, the terrestrial over the celestial. They embrace a snarling hybrid—part leopard, part bear, all violence—over the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world and reigns over those who willingly choose the authority of love, truth, and grace.

There is no comparison. On the one hand, we have Christians genuinely disturbed—even anguished—by the moral collapse around us: the mutilation of minors, the slaughter of the unborn, and abortion clinics parked like food trucks outside DNC conventions, flaunting their power over life and death under the twisted banner of “reproductive rights.” Both sides show inconsistencies, but the Right clings, however imperfectly, to faith in God and His redemptive work for fallen humanity. The Left, in contrast, sees such faith as an obstacle to their “real” solution—humanity’s self-ascension through the therapeutic state.

A Struggle Beyond Politics

Though I am nonpolitical, this conflict reaches far beyond politics. It is a battle of faith. The Right will never prevail while it clings to the wrong systems to fulfill its aspirations. But what the Left seeks is an absolute enemy of Christ, His church, and the very essence of salvation. But what is this movement on the Right if not a rebellion against the entrenched powers that have seized the nation’s mind and soul—not merely its offices and bureaucracies?

Many Christians on the Right are resisting schools that indoctrinate children through their most formative years, media that fills minds with lies, scorns Christianity, fuels self-indulgent hedonism, and preaches a pagan philosophy. They confront universities, schools, media giants, the permanent state bureaucracy, and the ideology of “progress” that has driven the narrative of human enlightenment for over a century. So, however mixed, misguided, or partial their stance may be, I cannot help but smile, applaud, and pray for their success, even as I beg God to open His people’s eyes to hear His call: “Come out of her, My people.” They are still His people—“My people,” says the Lord.

Bonhoeffer’s Warning and a Call to Clarity

Someone recently shared a quote with me from Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who, back in Nazi Germany, voiced the same burden that now weighs on many pastors’ hearts.

Bonhoeffer said:

“The justification of the good has been replaced by the justification of the wicked; the idealization of good citizenship has given way to the idealization of its opposite—of disorder, chaos, anarchy, and catastrophe. The forgiving love of Jesus for the sinful woman, for the adulteress and publican, has been misrepresented, for psychological or political reasons, as a Christian sanction of anti-social ‘marginal existences,’ prostitutes and traitors to their country. In seeking to recover the power of the gospel, this protest unintentionally transformed the gospel of the sinner into a commendation of sin.”¹

May God grant the church clarity of vision and an unyielding resolve—not to settle for superficial victories but to become the full, undeniable expression of His life and dominion on earth. And may the alternative of the Lamb, proven by its fruits—in families, marriages, communities, lifelong friendships—be the hope that all ultimately seek, a beacon calling out to the remnant: the broken, the angry, the jubilant, blind to the fact that they’re winning battles in a failing war.

The Real Battleground

We do not wrestle against flesh and blood but against principalities and powers. The true battleground lies in the minds of the young, the hearts of the faithful, the family table, the prayer closet, and the church sanctuary—not the voting booth. Believers could win every election from now until the Lord’s return, but if we do not start fighting spiritual battles in our own spheres of responsibility—changing hearts, minds, and relationships—then every outward victory will ultimately prove hollow.
Prayers have been answered; hopes are rising. Jesus, turn Your people toward You. Let this moment not be a hollow reassurance but a catalyst for deeper questions, responsibility, change, and reform across Your church in this nation and the world. Let this be a respite, a gap seized for building Your kingdom.

Speaking of the Election

We congratulate Donald Trump on his presidential victory and pray for peace and prosperity in his term. His comeback is unprecedented: despite facing 91 indictments, convictions in New York, and a relentless propaganda campaign from the hostile media, he prevailed. In an era of extreme rhetoric—where conservatives were labeled as “Nazis” and “garbage”—his coalition stands out as a diverse mix of former Democrats, independents, and Republicans, with historic support from Jewish, Hispanic, and Black voters. This election reflects a more diverse cross-section of the electorate than we’ve seen in recent years. Without naïveté, we pray this current pivot may give way to greater respect, cooperation, and peace.

A Time of Thanksgiving

May God bless all of you and all of His people across this nation as we approach Thanksgiving and a new season filled with unforeseen turns ahead.

With love and prayers,

A.Z. Adams