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As a political science major, and a philosophy minor, I am faced on an almost daily basis with questions that aren't exactly easy to answer. One question that I have found to be particularly thought provoking is this: What degree of responsibility do Christians have for fighting evil in the world? When my instructor raised this question in class a couple weeks ago, I was at a loss for words. Why? I suppose I could have given a generic answer but I don't know that there is an easy answer to that question. On one hand, I could have said we have a responsibility to pray and help those in need. In fact, I was tempted to give that as an answer but the more I considered the question, the more difficult it became to give an answer. I started asking myself questions like: Should all Christians "go green"? How should Christians approach issues like abortion or gay rights? What should we as the Body of Christ do about issues like domestic violence and child abuse? Do we have a responsibility to get involved in government? This list of questions kept growing until I came to the following conclusion: I honestly do not know the answer to all of the questions but one thing is clear. We (The Body of Christ) have a responsibility that extends beyond time spent in prayer and the ability to quote scriptures.
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John 3:16

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16 KJV


This verse of scripture is one of the first I ever learned and it is one that is familiar to many. Let's look at a breakdown of this verse. Those words in the parentheses are definitions from www.dictionary.com .

" For God (Yahweh; the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.) so loved (held in deep affection; cherished) the world that he gave (past tense of give which means: to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation) his only begotten (past participle of beget: to procreate or generate) Son, that whosoever believeth (believes: to have faith in the reliability, honesty, benevolence,etc., of) in him should not perish (to suffer destruction or ruin), but have everlasting (lasting forever; eternal) life."

What a MIGHTY God we serve. A God who looked at mankind in our fallen state and decided to provide us with a means of salvation if we would only believe.

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So many people on any given day find themselves caught up in an endless cycle of behaviors which serve to verify that the human race is more inclined to spectate than be proactive.We, the human race, are a global community of individuals who, by fitting into that category of human beings inherit a responsibility. This responsibility, put simply, is to behave proactively concerning rather than sitting up murmuring about issues affecting other members of the human population.

It is our responsibility to stand up and make an impact. Before you start hesitating and telling me what you lack, reach deep within yourself and consider this fact. Far too often we focus on what we need to make an impact are hidden in plain sight. 
This tendency toward apprehension is a primary reason why the comfortless are still crying, the hungry are still dying, and young people in our communities are still buying into the lie that the streets are their only option.
To those of you who are feeling what I'm saying I have one request. Please join me on this quest to do more than lift my voice to announce a problem. Join me as I work to link with others who will walk with me to try and do our part in finding solutions to problems impacting our global community.