Worthy Christian News > Christian > Tony Evans and Max Lucado among Evangelical leaders calling for Biblical Peacemaking

Tony Evans and Max Lucado among Evangelical leaders calling for Biblical Peacemaking

by Karen Faulkner, Worthy News Correspondent

(Worthy News) – Around 200 evangelical leaders have signed a statement titled “A 2020 Call for Biblical Peacemaking: Evangelical Leaders’ Statement on Violence and Division,” in which they urge Christians to rise up as peacemakers in the wake of a tempestuous year and a fraught electoral season, the Christian Post reports.

Referencing the stresses of the current political and social climate, the leaders say in the letter that Christians must not compromise their faith. “We know that elections, especially a deeply divisive election such as this one, can create pressures to act in ways that dishonor Christ’s teachings and biblical values. We must reject these pressures,” the letter says.

Among those who signed the statement are Max Lucado, New York Times bestselling author and preacher at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas; Pastor Tony Evans, founder and president of The Urban Alternative and senior pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas, Texas; Pastor A.R. Bernard of the Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn, New York; Bishop Kenneth Ulmer, senior pastor of Faithful Central Bible Church in Inglewood, California and senior pastor of Christ Church in Montclair, New Jersey, David Ireland, the Christian Post reports.

In an interview with the Christian Post, Tony Evans explained: “I signed this statement because I want to see Christians unified, and to bring healing to our nation, to restore love, peace, and harmony for all people. Psalm 89:14 tells us that justice and righteousness are foundational to the throne of God. When a nation and a government hold these standards in esteem as the Lord intends, that nation is strong and for the most part peaceful. But when these two pillars are misused, abused, or destroyed, the nation cannot stand and peace will not exist.”

Affirming his own decision to sign the statement, Max Lucado told the Christian Post: “I’m praying for a new season in which we move away from ‘we/they’ politics into an era of cooperation and mutual respect.”