We all want to be saved by God because living a good and “Christian” life allows us to live peacefully and godly. We pray for salvation and follow Paul’s commands because ultimately, it is the reason for us to do so.
Some people seem to think that this is God’s judgment on us as a nation. I find it disturbing to see how many Christians have jumped on the fact that he is a Hindu in response to Mr. Sunak’s appointment.
Allow me to express three points in reply.
Firstly, it is a tragedy of the greatest sense that anyone, regardless of their faith, has a problem in not living their life trusting Jesus. It is a problem as Hindu Mr. Sunak is not a believer in Christ Jesus, which doesn’t align with the love of God in the Bible, commanding us to love Him with all our strength, mind, soul, and heart. We recognize that whenever anyone does not believe in Jesus, it is a tragedy, as salvation can only be found in Him, and there is no other name given under heaven by which we can be saved, as expressed by the Apostle Peter in Acts 4:12.
There is no distinction between Mr Sunak and them. It is clear that Liz Truss was merely a “friend of Christianity”, she did not even claim to be a Christian. Some of our recent prime ministers have made it clear that they are more culturally Christian than genuine born-again believers. There is very little real difference. With a few notable exceptions, all of our recent prime ministers say they believe in God, but the question is what the difference is between them. I suppose my question would be about the concerns specifically addressing Christians. Secondly, he is Hindu, which brings up concerns about Christians.
In fact, some former prime ministers were happy to say that it is impossible to truly know for certain who the Lord is and that it belongs to the hearts of all of us. Additionally, Mr. Sunak, a Hindu, does not stop making poor decisions either. It is also not wise and right for him to be unable to make wise and right decisions.
It has been argued elsewhere that Mr. Sunak, who does not openly believe in God, is a better competent Prime Minister than a cultural Christian or a nominal Christian. The key issue is Mr. Sunak’s competence. We must remember the doctrine of God’s common grace, that God, who is kind and gracious eternally, has made good gifts to all human beings, even those who do not honor or worship Him.
Recognizing the significance of respecting the rights of individuals to worship according to their conscience, it is reasonable to assume that Mr. Sunak, as an evangelical Christian, will understand the importance of this for minority religious groups, including evangelical Christians like ourselves. It may be beneficial for Prime Minister Bruce Fiona, who is known to be a special envoy for religious freedom, to have an MP who keeps his evangelical Christian faith private, as he understands that faith cannot always be wholly private and may have grounds in religious liberty.
People didn’t stop being a blessing of God to him, but Cyrus was not a friend of God’s people. He was the King of Babylon, who raised up God’s people to be free and fulfilled the purpose of Isaiah 45. Those who don’t believe in Him or use Him to accomplish their own purposes.
During the time when Nero was ruling as emperor, the Apostle Peter, who was writing to the people, still commanded the throne with the honor given by God. However, many Christians in the early days of the New Testament Church, particularly under the rule of Nero, did not share their beliefs and were actively hostile towards Christianity.
Let’s pray that Christ Jesus, the light of the gospel, would shine His heart and mind into us. (Romans 1:18-20) Although we suppressed the truth at one time, there is an eternal and powerful God who is true, and we are all image-bearers of God, just like Mr. Sunak.