THE SPIRITUAL DIMENSION AND THE CHURCH’S COMPLICITY--Part 2

By Eric M. Wallace, PhD

Behind this geopolitical struggle lies a deeper reality: this is not merely a contest between nations, but a spiritual battle with eternal implications. Scripture reminds us, “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness” (Ephesians 6:12, ESV). The ideologies confronting the West—radical Islamism and cultural Marxism—are not merely political systems. They are rival faiths with comprehensive moral claims.

The Judeo-Christian worldview undergirded the legal, moral, and cultural architecture of Western society. It upheld the sanctity of life (Genesis 1:27), the integrity of the family (Genesis 2:24), personal responsibility (2 Thessalonians 3:10), and ordered liberty under God (Psalm 33:12). These foundations are now under sustained assault—not only from external enemies, but from internal decay.

The tragedy is that the Church has not merely been silent; it has often been complicit. “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge” (Hosea 4:6, ESV). For decades, Christians have supported politicians and public policies that weakened the family, undermined moral formation, and expanded government dependency at the expense of covenantal responsibility. In doing so, we hollowed out the very institutions—family and church—that once served as the first line of defense against social collapse.

We funded our own undoing.

Foreign aid without accountability has financed regimes hostile to Western values. Domestic welfare policies, detached from moral formation, displaced fathers and eroded marriage. Open-border ideologies imported conflicts we were unprepared to confront. Yet Scripture warns, “When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan” (Proverbs 29:2, ESV).

Now, as the United States moves to correct course—securing borders, confronting hostile regimes, reclaiming strategic territory—the Church finds itself unprepared to interpret the moment. Many pastors speak fluently about compassion but remain silent about order, justice, and truth. They confuse mercy with moral neutrality and hospitality with surrender. But true mercy is never detached from truth (John 1:14), and righteousness exalts a nation (Proverbs 14:34, ESV).

This is not a call to blind nationalism. It is a call to spiritual clarity. Nations are judged not only by power, but by righteousness (Micah 6:8). Strategic brilliance without moral renewal will fail. Yet moral renewal without strategic wisdom leaves a people vulnerable.

The question before the Church is unavoidable: will we awaken to the spiritual stakes of this moment, or will we continue to outsource moral responsibility to the state while criticizing the consequences?

“Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you” (Ephesians 5:14, ESV).

The geopolitical chessboard is shifting. The spiritual war is intensifying. History will record whether the Church discerned the hour—or slept through it.

Dr. Eric M. Wallace, author of the new book, The Heart of Apostasy: How The Black Church Abandoned Biblical Authority for Political Ideology--And How to Reclaim It, is a trailblazing scholar, dynamic speaker, and passionate advocate for faith-based conservatism. With a distinguished academic background and an unwavering commitment to biblical truth, Wallace has become a leading voice challenging cultural and political narratives that conflict with a biblical worldview.

Wallace holds postgraduate degrees in biblical studies (M.A., ThM, Ph.D.), Wallace is the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in biblical studies from Union-PSCE (now Union Presbyterian Seminary). His scholarship and ministry experience equip him to address today’s most pressing sociopolitical issues through the lens of faith, reason, and historical accuracy.