Tuesday, December 02, 2014

"he sent to the husbandmen a servant" - Christ Jesus and Democracy



 Around Tokyo



Christ Jesus and Democracy


Christ Jesus did not promote democracy.

Indeed, God doesn't need democracy.  Democracy is a system to minimize errors among voters.  The presumption of democracy is that a voter cannot be perfect, and no candidates are perfect.  Democracy is a system in an imperfect world.

But, God is perfect.  The Kingdom of God is perfect.  Every good thing democracy can realize is in the Kingdom of God.  So, democracy is not necessary for Christ Jesus.

Nonetheless Christ Jesus tried to make as many as possible people believe in God.  He might look like waging a campaign like candidates of a US Presidential election.  Conversely, democracy might be rooted in the campaign-like mission of Christ Jesus, since it depends upon a decision by an individual to choose one, whether from Heaven and the hell or from candidates or parties.

Does Christ Jesus expect us to reach the Kingdom of God through democracy?




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Mar 12:2 And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.
Mar 12:3 And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.