Megachurch Pastor Reacts to Rhett McLaughlin GASLIGHTING Christians | Live Free with Josh Howerton

Live Free with Josh Howerton

Lakepointe Church

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Are Christians forbidden from engaging in politics, or is Scripture being selectively weaponized to keep believers silent? In this LIVE FREE special reaction episode, Pastor Josh responds to Rhett & Link’s viral commentary on Christianity and politics, breaking down the biblical errors, cultural assumptions, and spiritual forces underneath the argument that Christians should “stay out of power.” This episode draws a clear line between faithful doubt vs. deliberate deception, and explains why political passivity is not a virtue, but a strategy the Bible warns us about. You’ll learn: - Why Jesus rejecting Satan’s offer was not a rejection of political authority, but of acquiring it the wrong way - The difference between refugees from doubt and apostles of unbelief (Jude 22–23) - Why “My kingdom is not of this world” is commonly misunderstood, and what Jesus actually meant - How secularism turns politics into a substitute religion (and why the state becomes god) - Why voting is not a sacrament, but a moral decision between available options - What it means to be the salt of the earth and how Christians are called to slow decay, not retreat - Why culture didn’t become political, the government became theological - How Scripture views power, dominion, and Christ as King of Kings over every sphere 👇 DROP A COMMENT: Do you want more reaction/test-drive episodes like this? 🎁 GIVEAWAY: Comment on YouTube for a chance to win a LIVE FREE hat. 👍 Like, Comment, & Subscribe for unapologetically biblical clarity 🔔 Turn on notifications so you don’t miss future episodes

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0:00.0	When you become a secular person and you reject the idea of God, now there actually is no power higher than the government.
0:06.4	So the government becomes God.
0:08.0	Then politics becomes religion.
0:10.2	Candidates become saviors.
0:11.6	Rallies become worship services.
0:13.3	And campaigning becomes evangelism.
0:16.8	All right.
0:17.5	Welcome to Live Free Nation to another test drive of a React episode.
0:21.2	Today we're going to be reacting to a little ret and link talking about how Christians are compromising themselves in politics right now.
0:29.5	It's going to be really interesting.
0:30.8	Two things real quick.
0:32.1	Want to give you a heads up.
0:33.9	These React episodes are kind of a test drive.
0:36.3	So like I'm trying to see if this is helpful to you guys
0:39.9	and worth the time.
0:40.9	So if this is helpful, if you could head over
0:43.9	to the YouTube channel and drop a comment,
0:48.2	that helps us know that it's helpful.
0:50.9	And if you all like it, then we'll keep rolling.
0:53.2	The other thing I wanna say is we are getting out our Live Free Nation hats. And so if you'll drop a comment on the YouTube channel, we'll give it. We're going to give out five. We're going to give out five, Trinity. It's going to be awesome. We're going to give out five of these guys. So drop a comment there. Okay, let's get into it. So here's what you're about to see. So if you don't know who
1:11.8	they are, Rhett and Link are enormous YouTubers. They've got about 25 million subs across two
1:18.4	channels on YouTube. Interestingly, at some point, I may do a quick react video to this.
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