Jeremiah Wright, Born Hindu Saved by Grace, Mar 3, 2026
We are watching open hostility unfold between Iran, Israel, and the United States. Missiles are being launched, retaliations are openly threatened and military alliances are tightening in real time. Leaders stand before cameras speaking of deterrence, national security, defence and justice as though they hold the moral high ground. Civilians on every side fear escalation. Analysts debate whether this will remain contained or widen into something far more destructive. And in the middle of it all, Christians are tempted to respond first as political partisans shaped by loyalty and emotion rather than as disciples shaped by Scripture and submission to Christ.
Before we rush to conclusions or echo the loudest voices around us, we must first bow our heads. The instinct of the flesh is to react quickly, to defend a side, to justify what feels aligned with our interests. The instinct of a disciple is different. It pauses before God. It asks what He has spoken before it repeats what men are saying.
Scripture does not begin with Iran, Israel, or the United States. It begins with God. “Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne” (Psalm 89:14). That truth stands above every headline and every breaking update. God is not adjusting His rule because Tehran makes a move, Jerusalem responds, or Washington mobilizes. His throne is not reactive. It is established in righteousness and justice. That means every ruler involved answers to Him. The Supreme Leader of Iran answers to Him. The Prime Minister of Israel answers to Him. The President of the United States answers to Him. No military decision, no intelligence operation, no retaliatory strike escapes divine judgment.
This does not mean moral equivalence. Scripture never treats wickedness as harmless or neutral. If a regime funds terror, persecutes minorities, or openly seeks the destruction of another people, God sees it. “Woe to those who enact evil statutes” (Isaiah 10:1). The Lord judges oppression and bloodshed. He judged Egypt for its cruelty. He judged Assyria for its arrogance. He judged Babylon for its violence. He judged Israel herself when she turned corrupt and unjust. No covenant history, no military strength, no strategic alliance shields a nation from His scrutiny.
At the same time, Scripture teaches that God permits governments to restrain evil in a fallen world. “There is no authority except from God, and those which exist are appointed by God” (Romans 13:1). The civil ruler “does not bear the sword for nothing” (Romans 13:4). That means Israel defending its citizens is not automatically sinful. It means the United States responding to direct threats is not automatically immoral. It also means that Iran, as a governing authority, answers to the same divine standard and may claim defensive action under its own national framework. The mere existence of military force is not inherently wicked. In a world scarred by sin, force can function as restraint against greater chaos, but every use of that force remains accountable to the righteousness of God.
But this permission is not a blank check. The sword is given to restrain evil, not to gratify pride, ambition, or vengeance. WHEN CHRISTIANS BEGIN TO CELEBRATE DESTRUCTION AS THOUGH IT WERE SPIRITUAL VICTORY, SOMETHING HAS GONE WRONG IN THE HEART. “Never avenge yourselves, but leave room for the wrath of God” (Romans 12:19). The fall of an enemy government does not equal the triumph of righteousness. A successful strike does not purify a nation’s conscience. Justice administered by the state never replaces the final judgment of God.
The deeper problem beneath this conflict is not Persian ideology versus Jewish sovereignty or American foreign policy strategy. It is sin. “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). Iran stands under that verdict. Israel stands under that verdict. The United States stands under that verdict. Pride, fear, historical grievance, and self-preservation drive nations just as they drive individuals. Missiles and drones are only the visible expression of hearts that resist the authority of the Prince of Peace.
That is why we must guard our own hearts. It is easy to condemn Iranian aggression while excusing corruption at home. It is easy to defend Israel’s right to exist while ignoring injustice where it appears. It is easy to support American intervention while overlooking arrogance or political calculation. Christ does not permit selective morality. “Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye” (Matthew 7:3). A CHRISTIAN DOES NOT ANALYSE GEOPOLITICS THROUGH BLIND LOYALTY. HE SUBMITS EVERY NARRATIVE, EVERY POLICY, EVERY JUSTIFICATION TO THE AUTHORITY OF SCRIPTURE.
Christ also commands what feels almost impossible in times of war. “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” (Matthew 5:44). This command does not deny the legitimacy of lawful defence. It confronts hatred in our own hearts. IF WE FIND OURSELVES REJOICING WHEN CIVILIANS DIE BECAUSE THEY BELONG TO THE WRONG NATION, WE HAVE FORGOTTEN THAT WE OURSELVES WERE ONCE ENEMIES RECONCILED BY GRACE.
Our hope cannot rest in military superiority or alliance strength. Israel’s security will not ultimately be guaranteed by defensive systems. Iran’s future will not be secured by proxies and militias. America’s stability will not be preserved by fleets and aircraft. Empires rise and fall. Assyria believed itself unstoppable. Babylon believed itself eternal. Rome believed itself invincible. All of them are now chapters in history. None escaped the judgment of God.
Jesus is called “Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6). Yet His peace does not come through regime collapse or strategic dominance. It comes through reconciliation with God. “While we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son” (Romans 5:10). That is the only peace that reaches the root of war. Treaties can delay violence. They cannot regenerate hearts. Military deterrence can restrain aggression. It cannot produce righteousness.
So how do we respond as Christians watching Iran, Israel and the United States move closer to World War 3?
We pray, not as a token gesture but as an act of submission. “I urge that entreaties and prayers be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority” (1 Timothy 2:1–2). We pray for restraint in Tehran. We pray for wisdom in Jerusalem. We pray for sobriety in Washington. We pray for protection of the innocent on all sides. We pray for the advance of the gospel in Iran, in Israel and in the United States. War does not silence the Word of God.
We refuse to baptise nationalism with the language of the kingdom. “Our citizenship is in heaven” (Philippians 3:20). That truth prevents us from turning geopolitical alignment into spiritual identity. The church does not belong to Iran, Israel, or America. IT BELONGS TO CHRIST.
We examine ourselves. War exposes the moral bankruptcy of nations, but it also reveals the idols within the church. If we trust political power more than the cross, we have misunderstood the kingdom. If we speak more passionately about military strategy than about repentance and faith, something in us is disordered.
This crisis does not prove that we can decode the timetable of Christ’s return. It proves what Scripture has always declared about the human condition. Left to itself, the human heart produces conflict. Only the gospel addresses that root.
As a Christian, I cannot cheer death as though it were redemption. I cannot pretend that my preferred nation is righteous simply because it aligns with my sympathies. I can acknowledge real threats. I can recognize the legitimacy of defensive action within biblical limits. But I must never confuse earthly conflict with the advancement of Christ’s kingdom.
When Iran threatens, when Israel responds, when America intervenes, Christ still reigns. His authority is not shaken by escalation. His purposes are not delayed by diplomacy or disrupted by warfare. His gospel still saves Iranians, Israelis, and Americans. It reconciles enemies into one body.
Nations will continue to rage until the King returns. Until then, we live as citizens of a kingdom not built by missiles or maintained by alliances. We pray for peace. We seek justice. We proclaim Christ. And we refuse to let partisan anger shape our witness.
Judgment belongs to God. Mercy flows from the cross. Our allegiance remains with the One whose kingdom cannot be shaken.
He, who has ears to hear, let him hear.
After reading this article I felt confused and unsettled by it. Now after much reflection, I think I’ve sorted it out and am no longer confused.
The author is undoubtedly a Christian but his allegiance is to Christ and His Church and to nothing else, not even to the USA. He’s not an American. He doesn’t speak as an American but rather as a Christian of a foreign country when he ascribes our God-given Constitutional rights and freedoms to mere political nationalism – like Leftists do.
American’s allegiances are to God, country, and family. America’s Christians are the moral and religious people that America’s Founders intended their republic to represent and serve, and “is suitable for no other”.
There are many other points of contention I could bring up with this author but I won’t do that here.
He also apparently has no idea either what it means to “Make America Great Again”. He would need history lessons for that.