Does Jesus support Democrats or Republicans?

Answer 1

Perhaps these men forgot what the Bible says at 1 John 5:19: “The whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one.” Did they have a sincere desire to clean up the politics of their day, or was it the prospect of power and of having friends in high places that attracted them? In any case, they should have remembered the inspired words of Jesus’ disciple James: “Do you not know that the friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever, therefore, wants to be a friend of the world is constituting himself an enemy of God.” (James 4:4) James knew that Jesus had said of his followers: “They are no part of the world, just as I am no part of the world.”—John 17:14.

Keeping integrity involves being “no part of the world,” staying out of the politics of the nations and their wars. (John 17:16) You must also refrain from corrupt practices, such as fornication, adultery, and drug abuse. (Galatians 5:19-21) Keeping integrity means more, though, than avoiding those things. Solomon warned: “Dead flies are what cause the oil of the ointment maker to stink, to bubble forth. So a little foolishness does to one who is precious for wisdom and glory.” (Ecclesiastes 10:1) Yes, even “a little foolishness,” such as inappropriate jesting or flirtatious behavior with the opposite sex, could ruin the reputation of one “precious for wisdom.” (Job 31:1) Therefore, demonstrate your maturity by seeking to be exemplary in all your conduct, avoiding even the “appearance of evil.”—1 Thessalonians 5:22, King James Version.

Jesus taught that his rulership, or Kingdom, is a heavenly one that would, in due time, destroy all human rulerships and rule over the entire earth. (Daniel 2:44; Matthew 6:9, 10) It would not rule through human political systems. “My kingdom is no part of this world,” Jesus said. (John 17:16; 18:36) Thus, Jesus’ disciples, while law-abiding, stayed out of politics.

However, by the time of Roman Emperor Constantine in the fourth century, many professed Christians had become impatient waiting for Christ’s return and for the establishment of God’s Kingdom. Gradually, their attitude toward politics changed. “Prior to Constantine,” says the book Europe—A History, “Christians had not sought to assume [political] power as a means of furthering their cause. After Constantine, Christianity and high politics went hand in hand.” The refashioned Christianity became the official “universal,” or “catholic,” religion of the Roman Empire.

The encyclopedia Great Ages of Man states that because of this Church-State marriage, “by A.D. 385, only 80 years after the last great wave of persecution of Christians, the Church itself was beginning to execute heretics, and its clerics were wielding power almost equivalent to that of the emperors.” Thus began an era wherein the sword eclipsed persuasion as the means of conversion, and the titled, power-grasping clergy replaced the humble preachers of the first century. (Matthew 23:9, 10; 28:19, 20) Historian H. G. Wells wrote of “the profound differences between” fourth-century Christianity “and the teaching of Jesus of Nazareth.” These “profound differences” even affected fundamental teachings about God and Christ.

True worship is not tainted by involvement in politics and worldly conflicts. (James 1:27) Why not? Because Jesus said regarding his followers: “They are no part of the world, just as I am no part of the world.” (John 17:16) Jesus did not meddle in politics, and he restrained his followers from resorting to carnal weapons. (Matthew 26:52) Those who take to heart what God’s Word says ‘do not learn war anymore.’ (Isaiah 2:2-4) If any religion with which you have even a nominal affiliation does not fit that description, it is time to break off ties with it.—James 4:4; Revelation 18:4, 5.

Answer 2

Jesus was a raging liberal!

Blessed are the *peacemakers* for they shall be called children of God. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the Earth Turn the other cheek. Love your enemy. All this stuff is in the Sermon on the Mount (Matt 5-6).

JC was not stingy with the free health care. Ask Lazarus. How many lepers/sick people is the man said to have cured? He stood up for prostitutes. Remember 'let he who has not sinned cast the first stone'? He fed the hungry - didn't he feed 5000 by turining bread into fish or something? Ask JC "Who is my neighbor?" and see what he has to say.

I will not say Jesus would be a Democrat, but he sure as hell would not vote for any of the Republicans and he would not have voted for a rich oil man from Texas (educated in yankee schools). Jesus would be about doing positive things to enrich peoples lives and less about persecuting and taking rights away from people.

Jesus was a raging liberal.

Answer 3

I think Jesus would B a Democrat because they love they neighbor, They fought for health-care for all, not just the haves in life, They supported Labor because they know a family need a job with a future to work way out of poverty, They never said you must have a abortion, They say its the woman right to chose, her life her freedom, and no body said to have a gay marriage, i think its terrible but again it they choice and freedom . This is a Govt, not a Church. Its B nice if life was sinless, but its not. Jesus was sinless, all the rest of us are not.

Answer 4

Jesus was a Jew, born as a Jew, his mother was a Jew, he preached as a Jew, he died as a Jew. No where in the Holy Bible is North America mentioned, but let's say Jesus, the King of the Jews, found reason to trouble himself with US politics. Jewish Americans tend to vote Democratic and chances are he would mirror his landsmen hereabouts, don't you think?

Answer 5

Neither.

Among Jesus' twelve disciples were Simon who was a Zealot. Zealots were in favor of a violent overthrow of the Roman rule in Israel. Also among his disciples was Matthew, a tax collector employed by Rome.

Look at the following passage:

"Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?”
“Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.”
Joshua 5:13-14a (NIV)

Joshua met the commander of the army of the Lord. Who is the commander of the Lord's army? It's like the question: "Who is buried in Grant's tomb?" The Lord is the commander of His army.

Conclusion: When the Lord comes, He does not come to take sides, He comes to take over.

PS— I would like to reply to that person saying that Christians should have nothing to do with governments. Nonsense! While we have every precedent for the separation of Church and state in the New Testament, it's an unbiblical idea that we should have nothing to do with politics. Jesus called us to the salt of the earth (Matthew 5:13). We cannot be salt unless we are in the middle of things, "in the fray" as it were. Salt preserves meat from rotting. If we stay out of politics, we're waiting for the government to rot around us, and it's bad enough already.

Answer 6

Jesus hates the poor and the underprivileged, so he would definitely side with the Republicans on most issues.

Answer 7

Democrats

Answer 8

Probably the Democrats. He gives us a free will to choose and make decisions in life, instead of being judgmental like most Republicans.

However, TRK has the best answer. She's right.

Answer 9

They are two sides to the same coin. It's all an illusion. IE: Michael Bloomberg, mayor of NYC. First a Demo, then a Repub, now an Independent. It's all about getting voters, not about the issues.

Answer 10

Neither, he said his kingdom was no part of this world. He only supports God's kingdom that he taught us to pray for in the Lord's Prayer..."let thy kingdom come" Matt 6: 9 & 10