Can Pro-life Christians Vote for a Pro-choice Candidate?
Can pro-life Christians vote in good faith for a pro-choice candidate? Richard Mouw of Fuller Theological Seminary, along with other …
Christian Worldview
Babylon: The Archetype of the State
We wish to call attention to the biblical use of the term Babylon. It is given in Scripture as the name of the first, and in many respects, the head of the world-governments. It is derived from Babel, and means confusion. In the early days of the human family, and even to the present time, among the ruder nations of the world, all names are significant. This is especially so of the Bible names. Adam, means of earth, hence, he that was made of earth was called Adam. So of Babylon, it means confusion, strife; therefore, that which especially introduced confusion and strife into the world, was termed Babylon.
Ep 192: How to have Grace-Filled Political Conversations, with Beth Silvers
Beth Silvers from the Pantsuits Politics podcast joins us to talk about her book, I Think You’re Wrong (But I’m …
John’s Revelation and World-Powers
Lipscomb now addresses the symbols in Revelation in greater detail, ultimately to level a scathing indictment of the 19th-century church. Some protestants interpret the “mother of harlots” as the medieval era Roman Catholic Church (Constantine and beyond). Fine, Lipscomb says, but who are the daughters of this harlot? Are they not the protestant churches?
Christians Should Be Neither Culturally Conservative Nor Culturally Liberal
“Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. Give careful thought to the paths for your …
Ep 191: Libertarian Christian Roundtable on Ruth Bader Ginsburg, The Supreme Court, Abortion, and Al Mohler
In this episode of the LCI Roundtable, we discuss the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and whether she deserves all …
God’s Kingdom and the World’s Kingdoms are Separate
This article continues a series of weekly posts originally authored by David Lipscomb, an important figure in the Churches of …
Ep 190: Ending the Death Penalty, with Hannah Cox
Why should Christians, conservatives, and libertarians reject the death penalty? Hannah Cox from Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty joins …
Jesus’ Temptations and World-Powers
This article continues a series of weekly posts originally authored by David Lipscomb, an important figure in the Churches of …
Ep 189: Love Matters More, with Jared Byas
Jared Byas of the popular podcast The Bible for Normal People joins us to talk about his new book, Love …
The Church of God Among the Nations
This article continues a series of weekly posts originally authored by David Lipscomb, an important figure in the Churches of …
The Old Testament Kings and God’s Justice
In our investigations we have found that God, at all times, kept a wide gulf of separation between his Jewish kingdom and subjects, and the world-institutions by which they were surrounded. No alliances—no affiliations—no courtesies as equals with the man-governments or their subjects, were never engaged in without receiving a signal mark of God’s displeasure.
The Tragedy Of Voting For The “Lesser Of Two Evils”
“And why not do evil that good may come?—as some people slanderously charge us with saying. Their condemnation is just.” …
Biblical Origins of Human Government
This article continues a series of weekly posts originally authored by David Lipscomb, an important figure in the Churches of …
God’s Provisions of Authority
This article continues a series of weekly posts originally authored by David Lipscomb, an important figure in the Churches of …
The Church of Christ and World-Powers
This article begins a new series of weekly posts authored by David Lipscomb, an important figure in the Churches of …
Does God Take Part in Wars?
The article below was written in January 1866 by David Lipscomb, an important figure in the Churches of Christ in …
God’s justice is better than man’s justice: A response to Tim Keller
Tim Keller recently published an article entitled, “A Biblical Critique of Secular Justice and Critical Theory.” His article is a sort of apologia for his conception of “biblical justice” and its relationship to the social justice conversation. While we could likely agree with some of his sentiments, other things he says are just plain wrong. His characterizations of libertarianism as being in conflict with biblical justice warrant a response.
The Glaring Inconsistency
The following article was published by David Lipscomb in The Gospel Advocate on roughly January 30, 1866 — not even a …
Jesus Was Not a Socialist
Our dear friend Larry Reed, an advisor to LCI and former President of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), recently …
What if the State Confessed that Jesus is Lord?
A reader recently reached out to ask us the following hypothetical question: “What if, in an ideal situation, the State …
Ep 178: Libertarian Christian Potpourri
Listen to Doug give answers on the new Freedom Adventure Podcast to a variety of questions about politics, theology, and …
N.T. Wright on Caesar and Christ
Doctor Wright points to how the early church revolutionized the way we think about our fellow human beings by caring for the poor and downtrodden and how those actions must be emulated in our current age as well. But what about some of the questions that split the churches right down the middle? Questions like: Should we employ coercion in our attempt to care for the poor and educate people? Can we implement the Sermon on the Mount in the world of politics?
Avoid Spiritual Treason
We celebrate Independence Day in the United States on July 4th to commemorate American colonies rejecting the British monarchy. That is the day when the Continental Congress announced a plan for American self-government. As Christians thinking about this historical event in America and its meaning, it is instructive to look at the time when Ancient Israel adopted its monarchy.
God Weeps for His Church
This guest post is by John Deangelo of antiwarwarvet.com Biblical tradition has a way of hunting down and haunting the …