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The Reason You Hate Politics

Christian Worldview

I’m prompted to write about this because of a blog post I’ve seen passed around my circles on Facebook. It’s written by John Jalsevac, a journalist and digital marketer turned ...

Ministers, Submission, and Partisanship

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"There is not a word of intimation in the Sacred Scriptures that indicate that it is the duty of any Christians to support, maintain, or defend any institution or organization ...

“Give Us a King”

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This article continues a series of weekly posts originally authored by David Lipscomb, an important figure in the Churches of Christ in the 1800s. Learn more about Lipscomb’s background here ...

The Seen and Unseen Kingdoms

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In this entry, Lipscomb continues his thesis that ordinances of God are not all intended to be carried out by his set-apart people, the Church, using the examples of heaven ...

The Cruelty of Quarantine: A Response to Tim Challies

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Tim Challies is a reformed pastor and longtime blogger based in Canada. He recently published an article lamenting the quarantine restrictions there. Challies has every reason in the world to ...

Are States the Ministers of God?

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A common objection to the idea that the state is founded in rebellion against God is the language of the Bible describing various kings and leaders as "God's servants" or ...

Does Romans 13 Justify Nero, Pharoah, or Nimrod?

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Lipscomb approaches the issue with a new tact this time around, and brings up Romans 13 in the process. He suggests that if Romans 13 is the justifying scripture for ...

Recovering Christianity’s Lost Habit of Thinking about Politics

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The human heart has a natural orientation toward liberty. We are built this way, regardless of our religion or ethnicity; indeed, all men are endowed with liberty and a deep ...

David Lipscomb Against Union Conscription

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This article continues a series of weekly posts originally authored by David Lipscomb, an important figure in the Churches of Christ in the 1800s. Learn more about Lipscomb’s background here ...

David Lipscomb Against Confederate Conscription Acts

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Notable in this piece is the way in which Lipscomb and his co-authors argue for their firm non-violent stance. They are to "submit quietly" to the government save where submission ...

The Spirit of the Church and of the World-Powers

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Having stridently argued for the position that the kingdoms of the world are not of God through both Old and New Testaments, Lipscomb now seeks to differentiate the particular spirit ...

Can Pro-life Christians Vote for a Pro-choice Candidate?

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Can pro-life Christians vote in good faith for a pro-choice candidate? Richard Mouw of Fuller Theological Seminary, along with other prominent evangelicals seem to think so since, in their view, ...

Babylon: The Archetype of the State

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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 ...

Ep 192: How to have Grace-Filled Political Conversations, with Beth Silvers

Christian Worldview

Beth Silvers from the Pantsuits Politics podcast joins us to talk about her book, I Think You’re Wrong (But I’m Listening): A Guide to Grace-Filled Political Conversations, where we discuss ...

John’s Revelation and World-Powers

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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 ...

Christians Should Be Neither Culturally Conservative Nor Culturally Liberal

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“Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways. Do not ...

Ep 191: Libertarian Christian Roundtable on Ruth Bader Ginsburg, The Supreme Court, Abortion, and Al Mohler

Christian Worldview

In this episode of the LCI Roundtable, we discuss the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and whether she deserves all the attention she’s getting from both sides of the aisle. ...

God’s Kingdom and the World’s Kingdoms are Separate

Christian Worldview

This article continues a series of weekly posts originally authored by David Lipscomb, an important figure in the Churches of Christ in the 1800s. Learn more about Lipscomb’s background here ...

Ep 190: Ending the Death Penalty, with Hannah Cox

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Why should Christians, conservatives, and libertarians reject the death penalty? Hannah Cox from Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty joins us to talk about why she believes those who believe ...

Jesus’ Temptations and World-Powers

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This article continues a series of weekly posts originally authored by David Lipscomb, an important figure in the Churches of Christ in the 1800s. Learn more about Lipscomb’s background here ...

Ep 189: Love Matters More, with Jared Byas

Christian Worldview

Jared Byas of the popular podcast The Bible for Normal People joins us to talk about his new book, Love Matters More: How Fighting to be Right Keeps us from ...

The Church of God Among the Nations

Christian Worldview

This article continues a series of weekly posts originally authored by David Lipscomb, an important figure in the Churches of Christ in the 1800s. Learn more about Lipscomb’s background here ...

The Old Testament Kings and God’s Justice

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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 ...

The Tragedy Of Voting For The “Lesser Of Two Evils”

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“And why not do evil that good may come?—as some people slanderously charge us with saying. Their condemnation is just.” — Romans 3:8 In the months leading up to a ...

Biblical Origins of Human Government

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This article continues a series of weekly posts originally authored by David Lipscomb, an important figure in the Churches of Christ in the 1800s. Learn more about Lipscomb’s background here ...

God’s Provisions of Authority

Christian Worldview

This article continues a series of weekly posts originally authored by David Lipscomb, an important figure in the Churches of Christ in the 1800s. Learn more about Lipscomb’s background here ...

The Church of Christ and World-Powers

Christian Worldview

This article begins a new series of weekly posts authored by David Lipscomb, an important figure in the Churches of Christ in the United States. Learn more about Lipscomb’s background ...

Does God Take Part in Wars?

Christian Worldview

The article below was written in January 1866 by David Lipscomb, an important figure in the Churches of Christ in the United States. Learn more about Lipscomb’s background here and ...

God’s justice is better than man’s justice: A response to Tim Keller

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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 ...

The Glaring Inconsistency

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The following article was published by David Lipscomb in The Gospel Advocate on roughly January 30, 1866 — not even a year after the surrender of the Confederate States at Appomattox. ...

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