Biblical Social Teaching Promoted by Top Hungarian Official

PRAY WITH US about Biblical social teaching. Father God, we thank You for Your Word made flesh in Jesus. For He has become the Way, the Life and the Truth. No one comes to You except through Him. But the nations have become lost orphans in need of Your Fatherhood. For from You every family in heaven and on earth takes its name. So we thank You for Your grace on Hungary, which is not ashamed of Your name.

Keep Hungary standing on Your solid rock when storms hit the nations. Make it an example for other nations to find their way to Your rock too. And give them the rock of revelation that Christ is King of kings and Lord of lords. You have done this with pagan kings like Nebuchadnezzar and Cyrus, and You can do it again. Let Your teachings flow like refreshing water to heal many lands. For the 2 Chronicles 7:14 prayers of Your people called by Your name will not go unanswered. Turn the hearts of parents to children, and the hearts of leaders to You. Let them know that Jesus has all authority in heaven and on earth. And that He desires to use His authority to redeem and lead them in paths of righteousness. In Jesus’ name, amen.

PRAYER ALERT: Biblical Social Teaching Promoted by Top Hungarian Official

Almost all Christian-majority countries in the world treat church and state as separate entities. But in most, those two entities have a distinct relationship. For instance, Belize recently signed a “Statement of Agreement” with church leaders defining that link. It affirmed “the supremacy of God” and inalienable human rights “endowed by their Creator.” As a voice for the Christian God, “the church has a right & responsibility to speak publicly” on public issues. But no state administration leader represents the church.

Yet in Hungary, a different relationship has taken shape. Tristan Azbej, Secretary of State for the Aid of Persecuted Christians recently spoke about it in the US. The cabinet position he holds for Christians is rare, he told the International Religious Summit on Jan. 29.

Most Western governments, he said, avoid “such direct engagement.” They claim that it violates “the principles of … impartiality in humanitarian assistance.” But Azbej disagrees. He points out that Hungary suffered religious persecution from the Nazis and the Soviets. Therefore, “there’s a national code to stand up for those who are persecuted for their faith”…

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