Politics in general

When I first heard John Piper's thoughts on Politics I was astounded. How on earth could politics not be important. Why should we diminish the importance the people who decide the financial fates of our country and the destination of our troops? What could be more important?

Later in life I learned that there is something way more important. When you think about the implications of heaven and hell and God and Jesus, you are thinking about something bigger than life and death. (Think about it, you could die and still be alive in heaven or you could live but find yourself dead in hell). In Matthew 10:28, Jesus shows that he agrees with me. 

While politics is important, the issues of Jesus and the Gospel really need to take precedence if you are a Christian because God puts souls before lives. Who would have thought that in the end money and financial success would prove secondary to something personal?