Using the Bible to Justify Your Political Views is Wrong

Recently, friends sent me arguments about the current political climate — in regards to both Black Lives Matter and the pandemic. A few of these arguments used Bible verses to prove their points.

I am a Christian, but there was a part of me that was disheartened. The passages used didn’t seem to fit the arguments, and the people who sent me the verses don’t consider themselves Christians. I’ll admit, I was also upset because the points were supporting the opposite view from mine. I wanted to look into them further to see if I’m on…