Political transformation is one way our faith expresses itself in the mainstream of life, but politics is not the goal. Being in a right relationship with God and submitting to Him is not just the most important thing—it’s the only thing that truly matters.

To the young people who want to start new TPUSA chapters, there is something essential you must address first.

As I listened to the Charlie Kirk memorial, I didn’t expect it to come from Tucker Carlson. I was thinking it—and I hoped someone would say it. Here is what he said:

Politics, at its core, is a process of critiquing other people and getting them to change. Christianity—the gospel message, the message of Jesus—begins with repentance. Christianity calls upon you to change.

Our core prayer, given to us by Jesus—the Lord’s Prayer—demands that we forgive other people, but preceding that is a request for our forgiveness. In other words, forgive our sins, meditate on what we’ve done wrong, how we’ve fallen short, and then it becomes possible to forgive other people. That is a call to change our hearts from Jesus, and that is the only way forward…

The only change that matters is when we repent of our sins. We. Me. A recognition that the real problem is me and how fallen I am!”

I don’t claim to fully understand everything Tucker Carlson meant, but I do know this: the problem in our country is not political. Politics is merely a symptom—a horrific consequence of unbiblical thinking about ourselves and the world. This kind of thinking leads not only to national destruction but also to eternal destruction.

The unbiblical mindset dominating our culture is the delusion that everyone else is the reason for my problems. It’s at the core of racism and the transgender issue. It demands that everyone see the world through my eyes, affirm my feelings and perceptions, and conform to my wishes. This mindset is just as toxic for conservatives as it is for liberals.

There is an entire generation of young people fed up with the lies that have infested our public square over the last 50 years. But unless they get the core issues right, all that will happen is a substitution of one abusive way of thinking for another.

It starts with repentance.

Before the theologians jump in, let me clarify what I mean. Repentance is not a good work. It’s not about changing the way I live—though life change will inevitably result from true repentance. People can achieve superficial life change without it. Turning over a new leaf without true surrender to the truth of God’s Word accomplishes nothing of lasting value.

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