ARGH

I am getting very frustrated by a certain mindset I keep running up against amongst the Christian community - that it is our moral responsibility to legislate morality, and that Christians should be involved in politics to make sure the laws that get passed are informed by Christian morality.

I can't find anything in the Bible that supports this notion. Jesus sent his disciples out to preach the gospel, not to preach the Torah. And if the gospel was rejected, the disciples were told to shake the dust off their sandals and leave those that had rejected the gospel to their own devices, to be dealt with by God.

The early Christians were never encouraged to enter politics and try to make the heathen masses live like Christians. Instead, the Christians were encouraged to live like Christ so that more would be drawn to salvation. And we know that once people are washed in the blood of the Lamb, and the Holy Spirit dwells in their heart, they will begin to act like Christ in a real way, not in a faux way only done out of compliance with their country's legal system.

So, what is the point of trying to legislate Christian morality?

Edit: I wish to clarify that I am not, in any way, denigrating the laws in the Torah or living a moral life, simply pointing out that telling people they must live morally is not what brings them to salvation.