Election Day: Voting is The New Christian Sacrament?
Just recently Americans celebrated one of the high holy days of our faith. Tens of millions of people took part in it and demonstrations occurred in every state. The airways …
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The American Sacrament that Denies Allegiance to Christ
There’s an antebellum African-American spiritual song called “Down by the Riverside.” The song reflects upon being baptized and what it means for the one who receives the sacrament. Lines like …
Free Speech: Censorship, Elon Musk, and Twitter
Elon Musk has completed a private acquisition of Twitter, promising to unshackle what’s supposed to be a free speech forum from the chains of progressive ruling-class censorship. This is a …
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?
Proof-texting Political Authority and Romans 13
There’s a problem with proof-texting political authority and Romans 13. This article follows from my last post addressing the Russia-Ukraine War of 2022. And though the piece I’m critiquing itself …
God And Human Governments
Originally written by David Lipscomb God and Human Governments. We have received a pamphlet from the author, E.R. Craven, entitled, “Religious Defect of the Constitution of the United States.” The …
History and Relationship of Early Christians to Civil Government
This article was originally written by David Lipscomb for the Gospel Advocate in two parts in 1867 and 1868. While notable for its overview of early Church history, it is …
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 they are most likely to point to Matthew 22:21 (NET), …
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 politicians leading the way. This September, California Governor Gavin Newsom …
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.