Book Review: Jesus and the Powers, by N.T. Wright & Michael F. Bird
In Jesus and the Powers: Christian Political Witness in an Age of Totalitarian Terror and Dysfunctional Democracies, New Testament scholars …
Category: Theology
The Antidote to Antisemitism
In the 2005 documentary film Protocols of Zion, filmmaker Marc Levin explored the growth of antisemitic conspiracy theories after September …
God, Pigs, and Private Property
Introduction The Judaic prohibition on pigs has puzzled scholars for centuries — so much so that certain atheist writers, such …
Five Things Christians Can Learn from Objectivists
I’m not an Objectivist, because I’m a Christian and those labels ultimately conflict. However, Ayn Rand’s critique of Christianity is …
An Economic Analysis of Romans 13
The Text of Romans 13:1-7 Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except …
What Would Jesus Do?
Emmanuel (God with us), Jesus looked into the hearts of religious and politically powerful men and then bluntly told them …
Wrestling the Culture Wars: A Book Review of Tyrus’s Nuff Said
Nuff Said is the second book by Tyrus (George Murdoch), the professional wrestler, actor, and witty regular on the Gutfeld! …
The Prophetic Imagination: A Libertarian Christian Review
Walter Brueggemann’s The Prophetic Imagination was the selection for the Libertarian Christian Institute’s first book club discussion. Register for future …
The Beast in Revelation
The Beast in Revelation’s Wide Influence The book of Revelation has captured the imagination of Christians for a long time. …
The Haunting of Christ in the Holy Land
The Israel-Palestine vortex of human suffering that has flooded eyes on social media over the last weeks has been stupefying. …
Progressive Christian Nationalism: The Contemporary Christian Left and Right Are Both Authoritarian
Progressive Christians are critical of Christian nationalism, often attributing the label to anyone who happens to be an evangelical and …
Progressive Movement in The Law of Moses and the United States Constitution
There’s an interesting parallel between how Jesus and the apostles saw the Law of Moses and the debates among 19th …
The Astonishing Power of a Faithful Mustard Seed Revolution
Tucked away in one of Jesus’ short, unassuming parables is a hidden subversive message that pronounces coming judgment upon mankind’s …
Voting for Immoral Candidates Isn’t Licensed by Romans 13
Is it justifiable to vote for an immoral candidate from a scriptural perspective? Does Romans 13 give you a way out?
May Christians Ignore Unjust Laws?
May Christians ignore unjust laws? When you ask a Christian what the relationship between the Christian and the government is …
Abortion is Not Loving Your Neighbor, Governor Newsom
If you are looking for signals of the degradation of civil society, you cannot do much better than observe California …
Fear the President, or Fear the Lord?
Today we look at a Christian Post “Voices” article from March 2022, following Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine, titled “Fearing the Lord and fearing America’s president.” This author essentially wants to criticize President Biden for being a weak president, in particular citing the Ukraine response and withdrawal from Afghanistan as demonstrative of such.
‘Jesus Would Support’ Student Debt Forgiveness? Not so Fast
Those who think the Lord’s Prayer and Jubilees support their political goal of blanket debt forgiveness should take a closer …
Conflicting Beliefs on Romans 13: Why We Still Disagree
If anyone wasn’t already aware how heated the ongoing debate is over conflicting beliefs on Romans 13, 2021 certainly highlighted …
Religious Roots of Liberty
This article by Rev. Edmund Opitz (who wrote The Libertarian Theology of Freedom) is reprinted from the Mises Daily Article …
Discussion of Christian Charity
On April 10, 2009, I posted an article called Caesar’s Benevolence in the 10 Things I Hate About Taxes series. …
On Rand and Altruism: A Defense of Christian Self-Interest
Ayn Rand, the founder and sole source of the philosophy called Objectivism, taught an ethical system based on the principle of “rational self-interest” – defined as aiming at the fulfillment of one’s own highest values.
Slavery in the Old Testament
It was remarked to me recently that the Bible (specifically, the Old Testament) says very little about slavery, with the …
Caesar and God in Context
LibertarianChristians.com is pleased to welcome Christopher Bevis in our next guest post, originally published on LewRockwell.com, entitled “Caesar and God …
The Commands of God versus the State
A more baseless assumption, one more in direct conflict with God’s teaching, was never made by man, than the idea that when the civil authority commands the Christian to do something contrary to the law of God, and he does it, the responsibility rest upon the civil authority, and not on the individual who violates the laws of God at the behest of the civil ruler.
Deuteronomy 17:14-20 as an Ancient Limitation on Political Authority
Deuteronomy is a puzzling book. It’s a marvelous ‘farewell sermon’ by Moses before Joshua takes up command, but the literary …
The real Christian Nation
This guest post is by Rev. Donald Ehrke. He is a Libertarian, a former GOP campaign manager, and ordained minister …
Vengeance is Mine, Says the Lord
This guest post was written by Kollin Fields. …Trample underfoot those who lust after tribute; scatter the peoples who delight …
“Eco Bible: An Ecological Commentary on Genesis and Exodus” Book Review
Eco Bible: An Ecological Commentary on Genesis and Exodus. Rabbi Yonatan Neril & Rabbi Leo Dee. The Interfaith Center for …
All Nations are “Under God”
Laurence Vance’s article on the pledge of allegiance elicited an excellent discussion from the LCC community. I’d like to perform my own …