Those who follow Jesus faithfully and strive to live biblically can offend those on the political left and right by proclaiming the following:
- Left: that God promises prosperity to those who walk in his ways,
- Right: that Jesus told his disciples to give all their riches to the poor if they wished to be his disciple.
- Right: that Christ calls us to love our enemies and turn our cheek.
- Left: that Jesus is returning as a warrior who will destroy his enemies.
- Right: that those caught in sin like the woman caught in adultery should not be condemned.
- Left: that adultery is sin.
- Right: that creation is good apart from its usefulness to man.
- Left: that God has given humankind dominion over nature.
- Right: that the pollution of God’s creation is a sin against God.
- Left: that our idolatry and sexual immorality also pollutes the land.
- Right: that God judges nations on how they treat the poor, alien, orphan and widow,
- Left: that some poverty is the result of sloth and foolishness.
- Right: that real faith in God means trusting in Him, not in weapon systems.
- Left: that God really does destroy His enemies or even judge his people through armies with weapons.
- Right: that God desires to deliver the oppressed like He delivered Israel from Egypt.
- Left: that God will destroy some of the oppressed for idolatry like He did Israel.
- Right: that God is love,
- Left: that God is holy.
- Right: that God loves everyone without partiality,
- Left: that people can only come to the Father through his Son Jesus Christ.
- Right: that God loves the world.
- Left: that friendship with the world is hatred toward God.
- Right: that Jesus ate with sinners.
- Left: that Jesus referred to those he ate with as sinners.
- Right: that laws and government won’t create a moral society
- Left: that laws and government won’t create a just society.
- Right: that Jesus did not call us to judge the world.
- Left: that Christians are called to judge one another in righteousness.
- Right: that God calls us to forgive everyone.
- Left: that those who refuse to forgive others will not be forgiven by God
