The commandments are our distinctive way of doing politics – the formation of a truthful community (i.e., church). Of course, this is the way God would have all creatures live, so we believe that life in the commandments is evangelistic. It is our privilege as Christians to exemplify a life that is possible for all and, if in our living of the commandments our neighbors are attracted to Christ on the basis of our lives so formed, so much the better.
Stanley Hauerwas and Will Willimon, The Truth About God, page 19
A good reminder for Christians on this Election Day: our politics are not defined by left or right, by conservative or liberal. Our politics are found in Scripture, and that includes the commandments, which suggest a particular shape for our lives.
Justin DaMetz 