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All right, guys, let's close out the week. So all week we've been sounding

the alarm on a crisis of discernment that is quietly reshaping evangelical Christianity.

We're using Ligonier and Lifeways State of Theology 2025 survey as our launching pad,

looking at what self-described evangelicals believe, and then bringing every statement before the authority of Scripture.

So yesterday we challenged the prevailing view amongst many self-described evangelicals that we do not have an obligation to a local body of believers.

And today we're looking at whether Christians should operate in the world of politics.

So I know that most people say that you shouldn't talk about politics nor religion,

but those are two of my favorite things to talk about. So we're going to talk about them and we're

going to talk about them today. But what we're seeing a lot in modernity from Christians and

non-Christians alike is the idea that we have to pick one of those things or the other or neither.

So we can either talk about politics without religion,

we can talk about religion without politics, or we just keep our trap shut on both, right?

And even though they're arguments advocating for this way of operating aren't good,

it seems to have worked. I mean, I've seen people of all stripes buy into the ideology

that politics and religion should have absolutely zero crossover.

And a lot of those people consider themselves to be evangelicals.

So here's a statement from the state of theology 2025.

Christians should not allow their religious beliefs to influence their political decisions.

54% of self-described evangelicals agree with this statement.

So more than half of evangelicals think that there is no place for the commands, dictates

laws and morals of God in the world of politics.

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