The reason the carnal world prosecutes the church of Jesus and His followers is because they know that when the reign and rule of Christ’s kingdom is established in the hearts of mankind that their sinful, ungodly way of living will change and they will begin to do “whatever is true,whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable…(Phil.4:8) and that will affect all of public policy/society.

I submit that there have been many a Christian martyr who died not just for the cause of Christ or because they would not deny Him but for the cruel and evil injustices they saw inflicted on humanity. Bonhoeffer wrestled with that question.Bonhoeffer was one of the few church leaders who stood in opposition the the Nazis. He questioned how the church would respond to the Nazi treatment of the Jews and to the growing Nazi influence in the German evangelical church.It was clear that His focus was more theological that political,but he left us ,I believe, with a legacy of how Christians should confront the issues facing the times we live in.

Although Bonhoeffer said that “politics is not the task of the Christian” he also said this: “First they came for the Communists, but I was not a communist, so I did not speak out. Then they came for the socialists and trade unions, but I was neither, so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Jews,but I was not a Jew, so I did not speak out – and when they came for me, there was no one left to speak out for me…”

Yes Christians should take a firm position in the spiritual battle against Satan, putting on the whole armor of God. At times that battle may take us to the streets..