Would Jesus stand with the oppressed people of Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine, or with the oppressive occupiers?
All good questions I hear you say. And so they are, and all deserve a proportional response from scripture. Q1. Does Jesus support pro-secular democracy or Totalitarianism? This is indeed a good question as both Judaism and Christianity follow a separation of church and state while Islam is absolutely totalitarian. Let us investigate what the Bible tells us. From the story of Abraham we learn that there is a separation of church and state with the High Priest Melchizedek serving Abraham with bread and wine. And Abraham gave him one tenth of what he had. [Genesis 14:18] Abraham did not perform priestly duties. Moses was the prophet and leader of Israel but it was Aaron who was ordained and served as High Priest. The High Priest was to make atonement for Israel, NOT Moses. In fact King Saul took it upon himself to make a sacrifice in the absence of the Prophet Samuel, he was strongly rebuked and this transgression cost him his kingship. [1 Samuel 13:14] God demanded a separation of churc
