homeministriesfor allsalt & light ministry (formerly citizen's forum)



Welcome to Maranatha Chapel’s Salt and Light Ministry. The purpose of this ministry is to provide useful tools for believers for participating in and influencing  our governing bodies. 

Jesus said to His disciples:  "You are the salt of the earth...you are the light of the world"  (Matthew 5:13-14).  Salt  purifies and preserves, while light dispels the darkness and illuminates the truth.  This is what Jesus calls us to be— and we can certainly use more salt and light on our political landscape!

The apostle Paul also had much to say on the subject of government.  In Romans 13, he urged believers:   "Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities.  For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.' 

But being "subject" does not mean avoiding being an influence.  Paul also wrote to Timothy:  "I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercession and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings, and all those who are in authority..." (1 Timothy 2:1,2).

God has given us the most effective and powerful tool first of all, in prayer.  Then,  He places believers in influential places and gives us the opportunity to be the salt and light Jesus spoke of.

I hope you'll make wise use of the information assembled on these pages. I'm very grateful to those members of our church who made the time and effort to do so much research and make it available to all of us.  But, I also encourage you to be like the Bereans -- that noble group of believers in Acts 17 who listened to Paul and Silas preach and "received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures everyday to see if what Paul said is true.'

I urge you to do the same.  Take this information, study it, pray over it, and examine the Scriptures daily to seek the truth. 

May we all be salt and light!
God bless you,
Pastor Ray

Note: Some of the links and resources provided may contain information that Maranatha Chapel does not necessarily endorse.  Once again, please study these issues in light of Scripture and draw your own conclusions.

Contact us to request more information on citizen prayer groups.

Many Christians avoid public service because it seems corrupt and dirty. Yet, is it possible that political life has degenerated because people with strong moral standards have shunned it? The Bible has some surprising messages for us about duty to our government.

As a church, we want to honor Jesus Christ in every area of life (Colossians 3:23). We want to encourage one another to love and good works (Hebrews10:24) . All things should be done through prayer, supplication and faith in action according to God’s Word (Ephesians 6:18, James 4:17).

As the nature of citizenship involves varying viewpoints, it is important to please be sensitive to the differences of the opinions of others (Romans 12:18). We are not here to argue politics or to side with political parties, we are here to offer tools for the purpose of furthering the Gospel and the well being of others through Christ honoring, Biblical and family friendly laws and influences in our society.

PLEASE RESEARCH AND ENJOY THE FOLLOWING TOOLS:

1. What the Bible says about Christian citizenship.
2. How laws are made.
3. The Constitution of the Unted States of America.

• National Archives (Illustrative)
• House of Representatives (Text only)
• Constitutional Amendments

4. Register to vote.
5. Maranatha Citizens Prayer Group and Email Updates.

Monthly emails will include :
1. Prayer Requests.
2. Prayer Group times, locations, phone  numbers,  and maps.

Contact us here to request more information.

6. Top  Biblical issues

  Issues at the Federal level.
  Issues at the State level

7. Contact elected officials.
8. Contact media.
9. Elections and candidates.

10. Voter Guides - Available 2 weeks before elections

Christian Coalition of California Voter's Guide
California Family Council —California Proposition Guide

Disclaimer: Maranatha Chapel does not directly endorse outside ministries and organizations. As we do not take responsibility for everything they do, we appreciate those that have contributed to information on this site and their involvement in working together to help inform and motivate the Christian Citizen.