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How To Fight In The Current Spiritual War (II Corinthians 10:3-6)
Introduction In his epistle to the Church at Corinth, the apostle Paul made it clear that the Church of God was engaged in a spiritual war. II Corinthians 10:3-6 says: For though we walk in the flesh, we do not wage battle according to the flesh, for the weapons of our warfare are not of…
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Political Revolution in the Reformed Tradition, Two: Romans 13:1-7, 14:1-12
Last time, we analyzed Dr. Sam Waldron’s book, Political Revolution in the Reformed Tradition. I chose to analyze this book because it provides crucial perspectives for both the Church and the individual Christian as they navigate through the perplexing ethical and societal questions that have recently emerged. What are these perplexing ethical and societal questions?…
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Political Revolution in the Reformed Tradition, One: Romans 13:1-7
How does a Christian faithfully serve God when he or she lives under a civil authority that either denies God’s existence or treats God as a subordinate? What happens when civil authorities exalt themselves above the Lord and try (for example) to usurp authority in the Church or the home? Is “do as they say”…
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Contra Caesar II: Live Not By Lies
In Part I of this series, the question that I had sought a biblical answer for was “When is it permissible for the Christian to disobey civil authorities?”[1] The impetus to search for an answer was persuaded by the current sociopolitical environment, in which secular authorities, under the pretext of an acute public health crisis,…
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#WCSK Episode 2.11a: The Church and the State
The series What Christians Should Know Volume II (#WCSK2) boosts your understanding and shows you how to apply biblical principles to everyday life. All Scriptures are taken from the New American Standard Bible unless otherwise noted. Biblical references are examples and are in no way intended to be exhaustive. Many of the ideas here build…