The Justice League, the Avengers, none of them would exist if the government could fix it. If the Army, the police, whoever, if they could fix it, they wouldn’t need the Justice League.
But there are some super-powered problems that only superheroes can stop or fix. Those problems are beyond the ability of a government. That doesn’t mean the government doesn’t have a role or is evil, necessarily. It only means that when it comes to super-powered problems, problems beyond their resources and abilities, the government is inept.
The world needs the Justice League to come and save the day.
Doesn’t make the Justice League perfect, either. Just uniquely empowered to deal with the Legion of Doom.
God’s solution to change the world is the Church. Not one single Christian, but the whole Church. There is no plan B.
Again, while the government has a role, it is inept at addressing the root problems of humanity. Doesn’t make it evil, but when we try to have the government do the job of superheroes, then we can’t be surprised when it fails. Badly.
Nope. It is the Church. Doesn’t make us perfect. It makes us necessary. “You are the light of the world. You are the salt of the earth.” Without the Church, the world is in darkness and will waste away.
This isn’t to say that the Church, like the Justice League, can work with governments. Of course they can. When the government is about saving people and saving the world. It it comes down to making a choice between saving the world and working with a government, well, that’s an easy choice.
Sometimes government’s don’t like the reality that it takes superheroes to save the world. They can react badly, just as they can react with violence against the citizens of the Kingdom. But we save the world anyway.
Superheroes exist. They don’t wear capes or underwear on the outside. Christians are the superheroes of the world. We are the Justice League, coming together to save the world. We feed the hungry, give hope to the hopeless, heal the sick, give sight to the blind. We preach the Good News.
The only hope the world possesses.
Peace.
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