Greg Laurie is a prominent Evangelical pastor, author, and evangelist known for his Harvest Christian Fellowship church in Riverside, California, and his large-scale evangelistic events. Laurie is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, making him widely respected within Evangelical circles. His calls for revival matter for many Evangelical Christians because he desires to see a renewed Christian influence in America—bringing our church and state back to biblical principles.
In the video, Greg Laurie calls for a restoration of faith and values and uses Donald Trump’s political campaign slogan for his vision of revival. He calls on us to “Make America Godly Again,” unifying both political and religious aspects to combat the spiritual and moral decline in our nation. Because Greg Laurie has connections with influential Christian leaders and has been featured in major media outlets, this will only help to further amplify his message for revival and political change in America.
Revival in this sense differs from biblical revivals, which focus primarily on individual salvation and spiritual renewal rather than political activism. However, since Donald Trump’s second election, Evangelical Christians often see revival as inseparable from political change, believing that America’s destiny is tied to a restored Christian identity.
Unfortunately, Christian nationalists attempt to abuse the divine authority of the gospel of Jesus Christ by promoting political agendas. In the “Great Commission” of Matthew 28:19-20, Jesus calls on the church to preach the gospel and to make disciples, not to seek to govern the politics of the nations. Manipulating the faith and shaping the mission of Christ in an attempt to impose one’s own political ambition is apostasy from the truth. This is a corrupt attempt to merge church and state.
These pastors cease to be witnesses for Jesus Christ and become instruments of worldly power because they use the gospel as a political platform and not as the platform of truth. The church is to be a divine institution, separate from the state. Our pastors are to teach righteousness, not political rhetoric. They must minister to lost souls, not to political movements. Let the church remain a sanctuary of truth, where all people can find hope in Christ, unmixed with earthly ambitions.
We must do all we can to preserve the sacred calling that God has given us. We must not let the sacred pulpit become a platform for political and social agendas that divide rather than unite. The church’s calling is much higher than the shifting sands of worldly power. The church has been called to proclaim the eternal truth of God’s Word, to bring light to darkened hearts, and to prepare souls for the kingdom that is not of this world.
“Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here.” John 18:36.
“And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.” Luke 17:20, 21.
“When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.” John 6:15.
“And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.” John 8:23.
“For our conversation (citizenship) is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ.” Philippians 3:20.
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