Fearless Faith in a Fear-Filled World: Challenging the Evangelical Embrace of Power
Exploring how a scared world needs a fearless church, Mike Erre takes a deep and unflinching look at the growing entanglement between American evangelicalism and political power in this episode of the Subversive Kingdom Series. Drawing from the controversial 2016 meeting between Donald Trump and prominent evangelical leaders, Mike questions what it means for Christians to align themselves with political figures out of fear rather than faith. Through sharp critique, biblical insight, and passionate reflection, Mike and Andy unravel how the church's call to represent Jesus contrasts radically with political partisanship and fear-based decision-making.
Key Takeaways: • The Evangelical Infatuation with Political Power – How the church’s alliance with political candidates reflects a loss of trust in Jesus’s nonviolent, subversive way of transformation. • Fear as a Political Tool – A breakdown of how candidates prey on Christian fears—religious liberty, cultural decline, economy—and why fear should not drive our faith or our vote. • Reclaiming Kingdom Power – Distinguishing between brute force power and agape-based kingdom influence through wisdom, love, and example. • The Idol of Comfort and Security – Why Trump’s appeal reveals the deeper idolatries within American evangelicalism and how repentance is a necessary response. • Jesus Over Partisanship – Why fidelity to Jesus means rejecting the binary “lesser of two evils” mindset and refusing to be a voting bloc used for political gain.
Guest Highlights: Andy – Co-host and thoughtful dialogue partner, helping process the implications of fear-based leadership and challenging the audience to consider what it really means to be a fearless church.
Resources Mentioned: • Romans 13 – Discussion on the church's relationship with governmental authority • Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5) – Exploration of what true kingdom power looks like through Jesus’s teachings • The Beatitudes – Compared against the values embodied by modern political candidates • Subversive Kingdom by Mike Erre – [Link to Book/Website] • Charles de Foucauld (L'Arche Movement) – Reflections on authentic Christian community vs. issue-based identity
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