WHAT IS A CHRISTIAN POLITICAL PARTY?
A Christian Party is a voluntary association of Bible-believers with a shared faith and worldview, united in the Holy Spirit, and working for the Glory of God and the advancement of His Kingdom in every area of life.
The purpose of a Christian party is to effectively represent Christian principles and the Christian worldview in the public square. A Christian party works to pull down the strongholds of humanism by transforming the political debate from a secular perspective (left vs. right) to a spiritual perspective (belief vs. unbelief). Of primary concern is the task of building and promoting a comprehensive Christian political platform that discerns Biblical solutions and provides a model for rightly ordering the jurisdictions of the family, church and state under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.
A Christian party is much more than just a vehicle for electing candidates. It is a venue for leadership, training, exhortation, accountability, and cooperation, as well as prayer, fellowship, and education. It provides an environment for the edification of believers and the raising up of Christian leaders. A Christian party thus serves as a supporting ministry to the church.
A Christian party derives its principles form God’s Word and its platform from the application of those principles to the just ordering of society. Party philosophy is not conservative, liberal, or even traditional. It is Christian. It is constitutional, but only to the extent that the Constitution is Biblical.
A Christian party is motivated by a higher purpose and an eternal perspective not found in secular parties. The party concept of victory is not limited to winning election-day majorities. The real victory which we seek is that of a reinvigorated Bible-believing Body of Christ committed to providing independent Christian leadership as part of its calling to be salt and light in this world. There is victory in standing publicly for Christ regardless of the political cost. There is victory in every individual mind or soul won along the way. Whether it’s a majority, a plurality or even just a remnant, winning is achieved by God’s grace and not through our political efforts alone.
midwestahp Administrator