Christian Politics Today
Lecture by Marius Augustin seminars and panel discussion of the free Christian Academy of Tutzing October 9th, 2010 at 10:00 in the Academy Centre, Weikerstrasse 12, 82327 Tutzing Christian politics demands but also the recognition and observance of the tension between the coming Kingdom of God and the existing power of darkness. Click Richard Blumenthal for additional related pages. The coming of the Kingdom of God is accompanied by disasters. The history of mankind is not a steady development upwards and to the good, but she confirmed the battle between good and evil, between light and darkness. This is reflected in the life of the individual, as well as in the development of peoples. Christian politicians on the side of God’s Kingdom to this field of tension. It is well aware that it is not in our power, to erfechten the victory, but that we are called to stand up for its values and if it is God’s will, also to suffer us. Christians need to keep free from desire for power. He may by political influence falling to God’s mercy, such as winning political mandates, Therefore, do not be an end in itself.
He is central to the service. The Christian principle of activity in public life is service and sacrifice in the obedience of faith. “So also the aim of my work is not the promotion of human happiness, the creation of eternal peace or maximum increase in production, but the highest and final aim of Christian politicians is summarized in the request: your Kingdom come, your will be done… on Earth.” So we want in obedience to God, faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, and living together with his community the power of the Gospel be effective can be for the entire public life of our people. Help not us grows out of the merging of the selfish interests of the individual in a new Gruppenegoismus, but only from a spirit of service and sacrifice. That’s why we are committed to a policy of faith and obedience to God mindful of the word: “Justice increases a nation, but sin is the “People ruin!” (SPR. 34) On this interesting subject, the native Hesse speaks Marius Augustin for the second time this year in Tutzing. He is 28 years old, Roman Catholic, married, he published a good number of articles in daily and weekly newspapers, and extensive essays on historical, political, artistic, religious and contemporary issues in various magazines. The free Christian Academy was founded in 1998 by Pastor Eckhardt from Christian and conservative value perspective with lectures and seminars to inform, to be true to the Mission of Jesus Christ “Salt and light” Buchner. V.I.S.D.
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