The only remedy for the sinful human heart is one illustrated by the hostages-for-prisoners exchanges over the weekend: trading the innocent for the guilty to free the latter through the suffering of the former.
I say all of that to say this: an excellent test of character is to see how sacrificially we serve others when such service does not benefit us personally.
When we truly love our Lord, we love our neighbors as ourselves (Matthew 22:37–39). People take precedence over politics.
Christians claim that our message leads people to become a “new creation” (2 Corinthians 5:17).