Just What Is the Biblical View of Civil Government?
“If government cannot produce morality, it must be provided with morality from a religious source. If it does not have this element among its people, then government itself becomes corrupt and tyrannous.”
Statism and Its War on God
“…since the totalist state wants to take upon itself godlike status and powers, then all rival Gods must be destroyed. And with Christianity being the one true faith, and the one that is most opposed to all other claimants to the divine throne, the totalitarians reserve their real animus and rage for it.”
John MacArthur Pens Powerful Open Letter to Governor Newsom For Using Jesus’ Words to Promote Baby Killing
MacArthur cautioned the Governor, saying his “soul lies in grave, eternal peril,” and noted Paul’s warning in Romans 14:12 that, “each one of us will give an account of himself to God.”
Is God or the State Absolute? The Unity and Diversity Problem
Our theology determines who is the rightful ruler.
The Caldron Pool Show: #27 – God and Politics – with Joel Webbon
What’s God’s role in government and politics? Evelyn Rae sits down with Pastor Joel Webbon, President and Founder of Right Response Ministries and the Senior Pastor of Covenant Bible Church, located on the North Side of Austin, Texas.
Politics, Elections and the Kingdom of God
“Good government cannot produce virtuous citizens, but it can curtail evil ones.”
Reconsidering Romans 13: We Need to Properly Understand What Paul Means Concerning Government Authority
“It’s not morally permissible for the government to direct me to wrong one of my fellows, nor is it morally permissible for the government to direct me to submit without resistance or protest to its wronging of me.”
Government Overreach in the Name of the “Greater Good” Is Catastrophic for Liberty
“Any serious student of the 1930s is struck by the familiarity of the debate.”
Government for a Fallen People: This Is Why America Is – Or at Least Was – So Great
“I have often said that politics alone cannot save us. And I have often said that simply changing the government of the day will not solve all our problems. Yes, I think some politicians and some parties are better than others, but none can save us from what really matters. Only Christ can do that.”
Christianity Outlawed: Over 2,000 Church Leaders Say They Will Not Compromise their Faith If ‘Conversion Therapy’ Ban is Introduced
The letter, which presently has 2,227 signatures, warns the category of “Conversion Therapy” is so broad that it is essentially meaningless and could include things such as prayer, calling people to conversion to Christ or a parent’s loving advice to their own children.
Bookshop Offers Free Bibles After Powerful Speech at Freedom Rally Prompts Renewed Interest In God
“When the state is not restrained by a law greater than itself, it will become a law unto itself,” Evelyn said.
QLD Government Says Vaccinated Will Be “Rewarded” With “Keeping Their Freedoms” For “Doing What We Asked”
What these politicians need to realise is that freedom is not a “reward” for “good” behaviour. Freedom is a God-given right. It’s not something the state can deny or withhold in order to blackmail or manipulate citizens to “do what the state asks of them.”
Limited Government and Lawful Resistance in the Christian Tradition
Trusting too much in government is un-Christian and it always results in oppression and tyranny.
COVID-19 Required a Scalpel, the Government Used a Bat
“By forcing our hand, the government has turned my family’s strong resistance to vaccine mandates into a fight for survival.”
Rethinking Obedience to Government in the Coronavirus Era
“Before thinking through how and when we should submit to governing rulers, we must first take a step back to an even more fundamental question: What is the proper role and scope of government in this world?”
BREAKING: Religious Leaders File Huge Lawsuit Against State Governments to Restore Freedoms
Internationally renowned COVID-19 expert, Jayanta Bhattacharya, Professor of Medicine at Stanford University in California has provided an independent expert report in support of the action brought forward by the plaintiffs.
MacArthur: “The Greatest Threat to Truth and Virtue in This Country Is the Government”
“So we are beginning to see persecution from government. This is the most formidable persecution: COVID, LGBTQ, transgender, social justice—all these new ideologies are now going to become the only acceptable moral standards. And if you don’t accept them, you’re going to be the enemy of the government. Truth, the Bible, Scripture is going to be cancelled. The government’s taking control; they want to take control of absolutely everything. The church has become the main enemy of the government—nothing new.”
Samoans in Quarantine Go Viral With Impromptu Version of ‘How Great Is Our God’
The best thing you’ll see all day.
Government Makes Tracing App Mandatory, Churches Required to Deny Entry to Noncompliant
“We are not prepared to refuse entry to our congregation on a matter of conscience,” one Queensland pastor said.
When the State Becomes God
“The state always seeks to take ever more power and control, displacing all rivals for supreme authority and full submission.”