Book Review: You Are Not Your Own by Alan Noble Dr. Alan Noble is an associate professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University. According to his bio, he gives talks ...
A more baseless assumption, one more in direct conflict with God’s teaching, was never made by man, than the idea that when the civil authority commands the Christian to do ...
This guest post was written by Kollin Fields. …Trample underfoot those who lust after tribute; scatter the peoples who delight in war. -Psalm 68:30 What’s so great about a king? ...
Jesus Christ enjoyed the greatest privilege imaginable, and yet he did not hoard it for himself. Instead, he lovingly sacrificed himself and his privilege for the sake of others. From ...
"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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Our dear friend Larry Reed, an advisor to LCI and former President of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), recently released his book Was Jesus A Socialist? and it follows on ...
A few weeks ago, I had the distinct pleasure of being on David Gornoski's excellent A Neighbor's Choice radio show to discuss contagious violence, capitalism, Christianity, and some of science ...
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 ...
There is a powerful spiritual force that makes men obsessed with gaining and maintaining political power by tapping into their fear, hatred, and greed. Men who take a turn down ...
America’s invasion of Iraq in 2003 had a Frankensteinish effect. It created a monster.
Sometimes I don’t understand why Southern Baptists are so threatened by Christian libertarianism. We just don’t like violence – at all, even if you’re wearing government uniforms. (Is that so ...
The Libertarian Christian Institute is an ecumenical Christian organization which brings together Christians from a variety of theological backgrounds. Though our theological differences don’t affect libertarianism, sometimes they intersect it. And when ...
“It is very biblical to enforce the law.” – Sarah Sanders Romans 13 is in the news, and is being abused by the White House to enforce an unjust law. ...
God has gifted us with free will. We can choose between right and wrong, good and evil. We are free to follow Him or walk away. The gift of free ...
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