Submit to the Authorities? What 1 Peter 2:13-17 Claims About Political Power
The Problem with Romans 13 Romans 13:1-7 is one of the most difficult passages in the New Testament. For starters, ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Romans 13: A Reformed View of Stateless Civil Governance
The Reformed theological tradition historically holds to an interpretation of Romans 13 that, in its basic outline, is compatible with libertarian ...
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 ...
My Christian Brothers…
This is a guest post by Jim Fedako. He is a homeschooling father of six who lives in Lewis Center, ...
Ministers, Submission, and Partisanship
"There is not a word of intimation in the Sacred Scriptures that indicate that it is the duty of any ...
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 ...
Is the Bible “pro-government?”
Is the Bible “pro-government?” Simple answer, no. Yes, we find governments operating throughout the Bible. We even see various governments ...
Slavery and Submission in the Bible: A Case for an Update
This guest post was written by our friend Kollin Fields. Readers should remember that guest posts are not considered official ...
Does the Reformed Doctrine of Inerrancy Threaten Christian Libertarians?
The Libertarian Christian Institute is an ecumenical Christian organization which brings together Christians from a variety of theological backgrounds. Though ...
Romans 13 for Dummies
“It is very biblical to enforce the law.” – Sarah Sanders Romans 13 is in the news, and is being ...
Taxation is Theft. (The Rest of The Story)
In my previous post, I raised some questions and pointed out problems with an argument against those who say “taxation ...
New Testament Theology of the State now in Portuguese
One of the most historically popular (and interesting, in my opinion) articles on LCC has been my New Testament Theology ...
The Biblical Foundations of Christian Libertarianism
The Christians for Liberty 2014 Conference has come and gone, but now we get to post the videos from the ...
Libertarians, Inerrancy, and the Problem of Romans 13
Romans 13 and Inerrancy Theology, liberty, and economics are my favorite topics to study, debate, or teach, especially when they ...
If I were a pastor
I am not a pastor. I am not a minister. I am not a preacher. I am not a priest. ...
The Idolatry of Statism
This guest post is by LCC reader Paul Maitrejean. Many Christians today are quick to leap to the defense of ...
Theology doesn’t begin and end with Romans 13
On Easter Sunday, I joined a Facebook thread where the role of government and Romans 13 were discussed. A number ...
The Apostle Paul and Caesar
Randy England has an interesting article at LewRockwell.com regarding Paul’s attitude toward secular authority. Here is a short excerpt: —- ...
Romans 13 and Obeying the Government
I said last year in my article on “Romans 13 and National Defense” that I had been asked many times ...
Stanley Hauerwas on Romans 13
Check out this 5 minute video of Stanley Hauerwas speaking about Romans 13. He is clearly participating in a panel, ...
Theological Schizophrenia
It is bad enough that Republican warmongers like Mitt Romney, John McCain, Lindsey Graham, and Allan West are whining about ...
Romans 13 and National Defense
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that ...
Is it time to resist tyranny?
This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and Government ...
