David Gornoski doesn’t just talk about the Politics of Jesus—he drops a bomb on everything we think politics is. In his bold, unapologetic style, Gornoski argues that Jesus didn’t come to tweak the system—He came to burn it down and rebuild it on the foundation of radical love and enemy-forgiveness.
This isn’t your typical church sermon. Gornoski draws from René Girard’s mimetic theory to show how human societies have always run on scapegoating—uniting people through shared hatred of a common enemy. But Jesus didn’t play along. Instead, He exposed the whole violent system by becoming the ultimate scapegoat and forgiving His killers in real time. That act wasn’t just spiritual—it was political dynamite.
According to Gornoski, the politics of Jesus detonates both the left and the right. It laughs at authoritarianism, slams the brakes on endless wars, and dismantles the myth that violence can save us. Jesus didn’t take Caesar’s throne—He took the cross, and in doing so, declared that sacrificial power is dead.
Gornoski dares us to imagine a society that doesn’t revolve around force and fear, but around voluntary cooperation, innovation, and fierce compassion. No more state-as-savior. No more culture of vengeance. The politics of Jesus demands a revolution—not with guns or votes, but with truth, love, and incarnational action.
Jesus isn’t just a religious figure—He’s a world-breaking, empire-toppling liberator. And His politics? They’re not coming from Capitol Hill. They’re coming from Calvary.