Hot Mic Q&A (The Pulpit and Politics)
Pastor Matthew Maher
Part of Hot Mic
October 13, 2022

To say, “politics do not belong in the pulpit” is to say, “God does not belong in government.”


2 Chronicles 15:5-6
5 And in those times there was no peace to the one who went out, nor to the one who came in, but great turmoil was on all the inhabitants of the lands. 6 So nation was destroyed by nation, and city by city, for God troubled them with every adversity.


2 Chronicles 15:3
3 For a long time Israel has been without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without law…


Our faith is not formed by the Bill of Rights but by what the Bible says is right.


C. S. Lewis
“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.”

Discussion Questions

  1. What is a biblical worldview and why is it crucial to our point of view (See Romans 12:2 and 1 Corinthians 2:12-16)? Is there any area of life that the governance of the Bible doesn’t touch?


2. What are the consequences of biblical revelation not being presented to people? (See Proverbs 29:18)


3. In 2 Chronicles 15:3, how does a land get to be “without the true God?” Why should the pulpit (the Church and Christian) engage in politics and care about government? (See Jeremiah 29:7 and Matthew 5:13-16)


4. Why has the Church remained silent or on the sidelines regarding political hot topics in the public square? (Hint: Separation of Church and State)


5. Read and discuss Proverbs 25:5. How does this proverb apply to a Constitutional Republic? What role does the Christian play in this form of government? (Hint: Think local as well)