Avoiding Idolatry In Difficult Times
“There is no such thing as not worshiping. Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship … …
Theology
The Virtue of Humility
The irony of Golden Globe-winning Michelle Williams openly advocating for the religious ritual of human-sacrifice seems to fly over most people’s heads.
Church Support for War Created Social Justice Rage
Rene Girard: “’Saul, why do you persecute me?’ (Acts 22.7). This is the fundamental question. Christian conversion is our discovery that we are persecutors without knowing it. All participation in the scapegoat phenomenon is the same sin of the persecution of Christ. And all human beings commit this sin.”
Mailbag: Should we separate from the church?
The Church Universal is the body of Christ. It has a “corporate” and “individual” component to it, if you will. You might even say this is somewhat laid forth in 1 Corinthians 12:27 — “Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.” Individuals are stitched together by Christ to become the Church.
Christians Should Care About Wealth Inequality – When It’s Caused By The Government
Some say we are living in a new Gilded Age. The first Gilded Age, you may recall from your old …
Jesus’s Kingdom Revolution
By six o’clock in the evening on the first Good Friday, the world was a different place—although no one knew …
All Things to All Men
For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I may …
Ep 129: N.T. Wright Answers Our Questions
NT Wright answers our questions about how the Church is to relate to the state and how Christians are to …
Optimists With A Story To Tell
Is our world getting better or getting worse? Should we be optimistic about what lies ahead, or fearful over what’s …
Jesus Shows Us What It Means To Be Human
Scottish theologian Stephen Neill was excited and challenged by the story Christianity told about humanity. As a missionary, he spent …
Freedom and Responsibility
Nothing created by God is evil. It is not food that is evil but gluttony, not the begetting of children …
Christian Citizenship
I am currently conducting research in the Gospel Advocate, a journal of the Churches of Christ founded in the 1850s, …
Ep 82: Conservatism vs. Libertarianism
If libertarianism is neither of the left nor the right, then why do libertarians still get cornered as “conservative” or …
Does Religion Cause Violence? (Book Review)
There is no shortage of new books on the relationship between religion/theology and violence. Does Religion Cause Violence? is the second from …
Does Romans 13 Teach That Christians Have Permission to Kill For Their Government?
This guest post is by Tyler Boyd, and was originally published on The Christian Exile website. Tyler is from Olive Branch, …
Why the Left Adores Donald Trump
The Left worships Trump because he is an irresistible obstacle to their devotion to the victim-garbed Total State. For generations, …
The Stone Table
C.S. Lewis had some interesting things to say about humanity in his children’s fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia, and …
Romans 13 for Dummies
“It is very biblical to enforce the law.” – Sarah Sanders Romans 13 is in the news, and is being …
Do I Respect My Free Will?
God has gifted us with free will. We can choose between right and wrong, good and evil. We are free …
An Alternative View on Taxes
The centuries immediately before and after the 100s CE in the Greco-Roman world were increasingly violent. There were frequent uprisings, …
Jesus Wants Me to Break the Law
Early Christians understood that to proclaim Jesus is Lord and that their citizenship is in Heaven was to make a …
How Freedom Depends on Easter
Some people may think that Resurrection Sunday is unrelated to the important themes we discuss regularly on LibertarianChristians.com, The Libertarian …
Jesus, Natural Law, and Economics
Today’s guest post is by writer/commentator Paul LaScola. The sense of God and commerce have both been with mankind …
Sinful Nature and the Question of the State’s Necessity
Among Christian libertarians, as with other libertarians, there are differing views concerning the legitimacy, necessity, and inevitability of the state. For …
Circumcision and the “War on Self-Pollution”
Disclaimer: LCI posts articles representing a broad range of views from authors who identify as both Christian and libertarian. Of …