Jeffersonian representative democracy is as much a tool to the furtherance of the Gospel of Jesus Christ as medicine or aviation are tools in this same end. It is just that: a tool, an instrument, a means—not an ultimate goal!

Recent statistics report that only 4% of this younger generation will end up being genuine believers in Jesus Christ, which leaves 96% who aren’t. If that remains the case, what will our world become?

One of the by-products will be the sunset of representative democracy in America and around the world.

With the spread of democracy around the world, we have been amazingly and increasingly able to take the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the ends of the earth. True, less missionaries die (and less crowns of martyrdom will result), but more people hear!

However, if the light of democracy dims in the earth, the window of opportunity that has provided us with such access, recourses, and freedom to reach masses of people in village upon village in the remotest places on earth to bring them the Gospel (which, as a by-product, tends to bring improvements in health, society and government).

As I see it, as the sun begins to set on democracy, we should have at least the 1st of two responses:

1. We can say that this is too western, too politically right wing or too whatever and we can continue to soothe the political nerves of those around us in our country and in our world. We can conform to what the majority thinks and not “rock the boat”. We can settle into the lie that we can’t force our beliefs on others because that makes us religious fanatics and too much like Islamic Jihadists. We can be intimidated by the liberal passivism way of life or we can stand in a loving and strong way for the betterment of the world in this life and for eternity through the tool of democracy.
2. I think we need to hustle. We need to “work while the sun is shining”. We need to mobilize our human and other resources to bring the Gospel to the ends of the earth WHILE WE CAN! This may seem so political. It seems so politically not correct. Maybe it is or maybe it’s not—but does that matter? If something is good and productive and biblically sound, then who cares where it lines up politically? I propose that if we see representative democracy as an instrument of world-wide evangelism. It would also behoove us to work to promote and strengthen Jeffersonian Democracy at home and abroad. Not only so that we may live out our lives in peace, prosperity and freedom; not only that our children may also live in such a way and that they may not come under tyranny and oppression; but also so that our fellow believers around the world may also live in freedom, peace and prosperity and be freed from tyranny and oppression; and also to the ultimate end that more souls may hear the Gospel and be brought into a right relationship with Jesus Christ because the Gospel can be freely preached in more places.

I don’t know….just a thought…