Is Jesus a Democrat or a Republican?

Ok, so the election is over, thankfully.  Now we can get back to the business of how the country is doing.  Some of us were happy with the outcome and some of us weren't.  Some of us are bitter and remain bitter.  There are two truths to remain encouraged about.  One, we still live in the greatest country on this earth.  We actually can vote without fear.  Secondly, God is still sovereign.  I still worry about our country in many ways, but I completely trust in a sovereign God who is not unaware of anything.

Too many Christians make strong direct association of their faith to politics, including me.  This has done great harm to the perception of Christianity.  If we spent as much time evangelizing, serving the poor, building up people, and investing in the Kingdom, there would be a much far different perception of who Christians are.  There is nothing wrong with expressing our opinion of who we favor as President and why - I have certainly done that.  But it should be separated from who we are as believers.  I made the mistake of expressing my opinion in our workplace and denigrating the other candidate.  My co-worker calmly stated she supported the other candidate.  I was embarrassed and I apologized to my friend and co-worker.  Debbie has strong friendships with those that strongly support the other party sometimes vocally.  But she has chosen to put her politics aside because she values those people as friends. 

I spent a little time with Ambassador Tony Hall in my work with Opportunity International.  I remember giving Tony a ride and quizzing him on how he lives his faith in his politics.  He would say that Jesus could identify with Democrats because they are champions of the poor and He could identify with Republicans because they are masters of work ethic.  I asked about abortion and Tony was a proponent of life and he said that he wanted to be a vocal minority and work with his colleagues to understand this sensitive issue.  He would also say how he worked across the aisle with the other party because of his deep respect and love for people.  Tony obviously loved Jesus and obviously loved people.  Which leads me to whether Jesus would be about political parties or about people?