Name: How Can I Love Church Members with Different Politics?
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Many new believers have questions about what it means to live as a Christian in the context of a local church, and pastors are looking for resources to pass along to their congregations to help them think biblically about the Christian life.

9Marks Church Questions is a series that seeks to provide ordinary Christians with sound and accessible biblical teaching by answering common questions Christians have about church life. Each volume offers biblical answers and practical applications with the goal of nurturing healthy church practice and commitment.

This booklet offers six practical recommendations for Christians who are divided on political issues. Authors Jonathan Leeman and Andy Naselli propose that Christians should learn how to disagree on many such issues with a spirit of gracious understanding by recognizing the importance of what binds us together as a local church body.

Title

How Can I Love Church Members with Different Politics?
Author(s)

Jonathan Leeman and Andrew Naselli
Series

9Marks Church Questions
ISBN

9781433571794
Format

Paperback
Publisher

Crossway
Topic

Church
Audience

Adults
Pages

64
Published

03/01/2020

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Jonathan Leeman

Jonathan Leeman is the editorial director for 9Marks. After doing undergraduate and graduate degrees in political science, Jonathan began his career in journalism where he worked as an editor for an international economics magazine in Washington, D. C. Since his call to ministry, Jonathan has earned a master of divinity and a Ph.D. in theology and worked as an interim pastor. Today he edits the 9Marks series of books as well as the 9Marks Journal. He has written for a number of publications and is the author or editor of a number of books.

Jonathan lives with his wife and four daughters in a suburb of Washington, DC and serves as an elder at Cheverly Baptist Church. He is also an occasional lecturer at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and teaches adjunctively for The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and the Reformed Theological Seminary.

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Andrew Naselli

Andy Naselli (PhD in theology, Bob Jones University; PhD in New Testament exegesis and theology, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is associate professor of systematic theology and New Testament at Bethlehem College & Seminary, administrator of Themelios, and a pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church. He and his wife, Jenni, have four daughters.

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5.0 based on 1 review

Clarity, Conviction, and Charity in a Divided Age

How Can I Love Church Members with Different Politics? by Jonathan Leeman and Andrew David Naselli is short, simple, and exactly what it sets out to be. It lays a strong theological foundation and offers practical guidance for engaging with believers who hold different political views. The authors distinguish gospel issues from matters of Christian liberty, showing how to handle disagreements with humility and love. This isn’t about telling you who to vote for, but about relating biblically and Christlike. A key insight is that Christians are accountable to God, not culture, which reframes tensions. Concise, wise, and highly practical—a great resource for loving fellow believers well across political divides.