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The role of the Christian in today's world

The church is not a place where perfect people go to play. It is a place where hurting people go to heal. And it is filled with people charged with a specific task. What exactly IS the role of the Evangelical Church in a society struggling with a pandemic, racism, discord, and so much more? After numerous discussions with my children, I wanted to go through this logically for my own brain. I wonder sometimes, when Christians loudly proclaim their own rights to health or to certain freedoms, boldly walk into stores with or without masks, confidently go to each other's houses without practicing social distance or refuse to go anywhere, what are we trying to convey? When we talk of our rights, what do we mean? When we disagree with authorities, what is our basis? When I am angry, is it a righteous anger? What does the Bible says about this type of situation? So what are the facts exactly? Christianity, after all, is an amazingly logical religion. We are charged as Christians to