Lauren Boebert is a Republican House of Representative for Colorado’s Third District. In a recent interview on “The Rubin Report,” Dave Rubin asked Representative Boebert if her oldest son, Tyler, impregnating his girlfriend “challenged” any of her beliefs.
Boebert replied, “Obviously, I’m a Christian, and there are standards that we like to uphold, but none of us do it perfectly. We can nitpick what the Bible says is right and wrong, but I think just having that heart posture of wanting to serve God, it’s so important.”
The only thing obvious to me is Boebert “says” she is a Christian; it is not obvious she actually is one, at least not from her comment. The difference between right and wrong in the Bible is the difference between sin and godliness; it should not be dismissed and relegated as something inconsequential as nitpicking.
Whatever God says is right or wrong is not inconsequential. Fornication, consensual sex between an unmarried couple is not something inconsequential. Jesus did not go to the cross for inconsequential things. I cringe every time I hear someone who claims to be a Christian and says something about the Scriptures as dismissive and vacuous as Boebert said.
She also said, “I think just having that heart posture of wanting to serve God, it’s so important.” Having a “heart posture of wanting to serve God,” is not nearly as important as actually serving God. Doing what is right brings Him glory. As it is written, “Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven,” Matthew 5:16.
God is glorified when we obey Him not our “heart posture” or doing the “wrong” thing. There is a bumper sticker I have seen that says, “I’m not perfect, just forgiven.” That seems like an excuse not to pursue righteousness or seek to be Christlike in our behavior.
It is true, none of us are perfect, “And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous,” 1 John 2:1. When we sin we should not dismiss our sin as if it is unimportant, but should turn from our sin in repentance and seek forgiveness in Christ. The Christian should not dodge responsibility for when he does the wrong thing, he should own it and submit to Christ’s correction.
If Christians portray to the world in word and deed that it is not important how we live our lives, the world will gladly follow our lead. If we hope to win our culture to Christ the only way we will is if we live out the Gospel by showing what it means to be a Christian.
The best defense for what we believe, the greatest apologetic, is a life well lived for Christ.
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