The 7 Mountains Mandate and the Gospel

Our core mission is always the Gospel -- the message of Christ's love, compassion, forgiveness, and grace. We aren't toting the law around (even American law) in order to pin people just on what they've done wrong.
"Because God sent the Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him."
This is especially true in the areas in which we are currently praying. If our message is not full of grace and seasoned with salt, they will only feel condemnation, shame, and not see the Savior. Our prayers should ultimately be for the salvation of everyone, for them to be confronted by His goodness that leads to repentance.
The Church is beginning to understand that they have a multi-faceted mission, one which also includes being salt and light (Matthew 5:13-16) in the culture around us -- in arts and entertainment, business, education, government, media, the Church and family. This is ultimately for the sake of the Gospel and eternity.
I Timothy 2:1-2 - I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.
Jeremiah 29:7 - Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the LORD for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper.

Unfortunately, this secondary, minor mission has been neglected by the Church to some degree. This is changing. The minor mission doesn't change our primary mission, nor will it ever. But it does impact how effective we are in our primary mission. Decisions of government affect us relationally, financially, and positionally. On top of it, the enemy is trying to push Christians and their voice out of every place of influence in society. Part of this is an intimidation factor -- accusing the Church of not being gracious enough, or being "religious," Pharisees, being "phobic," "delusional," or otherwise. I've been called all of these things when I was simply presenting the Good News of Jesus in the best way I could.

God alone knows where we have failed in any regard, and yet, He is still the only One qualified to judge or condemn us in this -- He loves us still!

"What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else? Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? No one—for God himself has given us right standing with himself. Who then will condemn us? No one—for Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and he is sitting in the place of honor at God’s right hand, pleading for us."

It is not religious/Pharisaical to seek for just laws or righteous rulings in the country. Granted, these never saved anyone's soul. And some may misjudge our hearts when we stand up so passionately for justice. That's not their purpose. The law is only there as a school-master to bring people to the Savior (Gal. 3:24). I believe this is true of American law as well, when it is a righteous law (ie. "Don't murder") and it is applied correctly. A convicted murder probably will stand a better chance of accepting Christ in prison, and countless innocent lives will be spared by the punishment of civil law -- the "one in authority who is God's servant" (Romans 13:4). Like I said, it doesn't save their soul, but it will give other people the opportunity to have their prayers answered to "live in peace."

In other words:
If you were a Congresswoman or Congressman or a Supreme Court Justice, how would you view the decisions of American law?
What laws would you try to pass to build up justice or tear down injustice?
How would you rule in this Supreme Court decision or other decisions?
What would you do to be a voice for the innocent and speak up for those who have no voice?

Maybe you will be given some kind of opportunity that will require you to make these kinds of decisions. I sure hope and pray so.
We need to have hope for ourselves, for our families, for our nation, our generation, and our world.
If we act like Daniel, or Joseph, or Esther in this time, the impact would be far reaching for many generations. None of these neglected their primary mission of worship to the One True God, looking forward to the Messiah who would deliver us all. But God set them up to influence kingdoms with more than a message of God's eternal salvation, it was also to preserve the physical lives of countless people who were under the domain of those kingdoms, so that they might embrace the God of grace and forgiveness -- so they would at least have a chance.

I pray that helps to clarify where I'm coming from on this.

With love,
Brian

“Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love.”

― Martin Luther King Jr.