This final episode calls believers to evaluate their reaction to the Trump electoral victory and use it as a mirror to gage where their true identity lies. Our reaction to the Trump victory, particularly how we subsequently relate to liberals, highlights the degree that we have embraced Christ as our true identity. Do we rejoice more in the defeat of our political enemies than in our identity in Christ? Do we uncritically embrace the demonizing rhetoric of the president-elect, even though Christ calls us to love and pray for our enemies? The sign that we are making true progress in sanctification, that we are "sons of God," is loving our enemies.
Don’t Shoot the Hostages!
This final episode is an invitation to have mercy on many embracing identity politics. 2 Timothy 2 tells us that unbelievers are held captive by the devil to do his will. The real enemy is the devil and not the hostages, so waging war against "liberals" per se is misplaced and tantamount to shooting the hostages. Extending mercy, as Micah 6:8 commands is a much more effective way to "win" the culture war.