{"id":5508,"date":"2024-06-14T05:13:48","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T11:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/allsetfree\/?p=5508"},"modified":"2024-06-14T22:57:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T04:57:59","slug":"how-christians-can-make-america-great","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/allsetfree\/2024\/06\/how-christians-can-make-america-great\/","title":{"rendered":"How Christians Can Make America Great"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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In the \u201980s, Ronald Reagan said he wanted to make America great again. No, really \u2026 he did.<\/a> Decades later, \u201cmake America great again\u201d became the mantra of one Donald J. Trump, the Wish.com version of an already problematic individual (don\u2019t shoot me, conservatives). Now, this phrase is the battle cry of most all Christian Nationalists<\/a>, who see the United States of America as a once great Christian nation that will one day be made great again (for whom? We all know!).<\/p>\n

In this article, I\u2019d like to contribute my two cents to the conversation, and offer a biblically-based guide for how Christians can make America great (for the first time!).<\/p>\n

1. \nDo not mistreat foreigners (Exodus 22:21)<\/li>\nLove your neighbor as yourself (Leviticus 19:18)<\/li>\nWelcome the immigrant (Leviticus 19:33)<\/li>\nLove the immigrant as yourself (Leviticus 19:34)<\/li>\nRepurpose weapons as farm equipment (Isaiah 2:4)<\/li>\nDo not mock others (Isaiah 28:22)<\/li>\nDesire mercy over sacrifice (Hosea 6:6)<\/li>\nDo not love money (Ecclesiastes 5:10)<\/li>\nDo not plot harm against your neighbor (Proverbs 3:29)<\/li>\nDo not be a fool who rages and scoffs in court (Proverbs 29:8-9)<\/li>\nBring good news to the poor (Luke 4:18)<\/li>\nHeal the blind (Luke 4:18)<\/li>\nSet free the oppressed (Luke 4:18)<\/li>\nBe merciful as God is merciful (Luke 6:36)<\/li>\nDo not judge others in any way other than how you judge yourself (Luke 6:37)<\/li>\nView the sins of others as a speck in the eye and your own as a log (Luke 6:42)<\/li>\nHelp those in need (Luke 10:25-37)<\/li>\nBe willing to change your mind (Matthew 4:17)<\/li>\nDo not resist evildoers (Matthew 5:39)<\/li>\nTurn the other cheek (Matthew 5:39)<\/li>\nOffer your clothes to others (Matthew 5:39)<\/li>\nLove your enemies (Matthew 5:43)<\/li>\nForgive 70 x 7 times (Matthew 18:21)<\/li>\nSell your possessions and give everything to the poor (Matthew 19:21)<\/li>\nPut away your weapons (Matthew 26:52)<\/li>\nTurn from sin (Acts 3:19)<\/li>\nShare everything with others (Acts 4:35)<\/li>\nReject gender dividing lines (Galatians 3:28)<\/li>\nReject racial dividing lines (Galatians 3:28)<\/li>\nReject religious diving lines (Galatians 3:28)<\/li>\nReject socioeconomic dividing lines (Galatians 3:28)<\/li>\nHave self control (Galatians 5:23)<\/li>\nLet all that you do be done in love (1 Corinthians 16:14)<\/li>\nComfort the afflicted (2 Corinthians 1:4)<\/li>\nDo not repay evil with evil (1 Peter 3:9)<\/li>\nBe humble (1 Peter 5:6)<\/li>\nBe compassionate (Colossians 3:12)<\/li>\nBe kind (Colossians 3:12)<\/li>\nBe gentle (Colossians 3:12)<\/li>\nBe patient (Colossians 3:12)<\/li>\nBear others in love (Ephesians 4:2)<\/li>\nBe gentle and not violent (1 Timothy 3:3)<\/li>\nDo not be quarrelsome (1 Timothy 3:3)<\/li>\nBe considerate in all you do (Philippians 4:5)<\/li>\n

2. Slander no one (Titus 3:2)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n
   
   Christians, if you apply these things, you will indeed make this a great nation, one that Christ himself would be proud of. Let me know what your thoughts are, and when we can go about implementing this 45-step plan. Until then, act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly.<\/p>\n
   
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