One well-known author wrote recently that the Christian influence could shape society’s conception of a just social order, but we shouldn’t expect policies or laws to be Christian. How is that possible? How can the Church go to the world but not expect the world to come to the Church? If members of the Church go into the political sphere to influence laws and policies, then why not expect those laws and policies to reflect the Church and the Word of God? If the Church’s goal is to go to the world, how can it not shape it? As Abraham Kuyper noted: “All power in the church of Christ must forever be traced back to Christ.” How can the Church go to the world without tracing her message back to the Lord of the Church?
