New for 2025
Just a quick note for our readers. I pray that this year will bring greater depth to your faith and that you will, every day, walk a bit more like Christ. Our sanctification is an ongoing process that continues to eternity. Our efforts here and now will bring a better life in the flesh and […]
A Stunning New You in 2025?
The beginning of a year brings a strong desire to change ourselves. It’s like we have to re-create ourselves every 12 months. I weary of New Year resolutions. Instead, I’ll aim for Goals that are linked to any date or event. When I discover something that needs to be improved, then I’ll do it, whether […]
4 Principles for Christian Voting
Pundits and strategists tell us Tuesday’s election is the most important in history. I’m not too sure about that. Still, this election is important, and Christians can be the salt of the earth through their participation. I will not tell you for whom to cast your ballot, but I will offer 4 principles for Christian […]
Would Jesus Choose Unity or Polarization
To ask, would Jesus choose unity or polarization may seem at first blush an easy question because it’s clear that the Bible does teach believers to be set apart from the world. But to engage in the sort of political fighting we are witnessing is not reconcilable with the Jesus of the Bible. In the […]
Salt & Light in Politics
We must never divide brethren over politics. Yet, Christians are to be both Salt and Light in politics and in every other corner of life. How can we be godly people and exercise Jesus’ desire that we be salt and light in politics? Is it possible to be godly and political at the same time? […]
The Example of Christ
We have been exploring the link between Christians and Politics. So far, we have quoted from various secular sources, including media sources, political pundits, and social researchers. We have also looked at the disastrous history of blended church-state models. All of this is important and helps frame our discussion about the present turmoil we face. […]
A Brief Survey of Blended Church and State
A brief history of blended church and state shows that such mixing is always bad for both. Before we go further let me be clear that good government must be based upon sound biblical principles. But the church should never exist in service to the state. Likewise, It is fruitless and harmful for the government […]
The Church and Government
The Church and Government are both important, yet different, God created three separate institutions. First, he gave us the home (Genesis 2: 18-25). Next, he instituted government, for he knew that man could not govern himself (Jeremiah 10:23). Finally, God created the church (Acts 2:41, 47). Just as the government cannot take the place of […]
I Pledge Allegiance to What?
I remember saying the Pledge of Allegiance from my earliest days. We said it at sporting events, in Aunt Ogla’s Kindergarten class, and in just about every public assembly. In Boy Scouts, we placed great emphasis on the care, honor, and presentation of the American flag because it was the best-known symbol of our country. […]
THE Kingdom
Kingdoms throughout history, like the Israelites, Assyrians, Babylonians, Egyptians, and even the British Empire, have all fallen because they rely on human decisions. The Bible, however, talks about a divine and eternal Kingdom established by God that will never fall. This Kingdom, foretold by prophets like Isaiah and Daniel, is the church established in Acts 2. It’s a spiritual kingdom led by Jesus, the “King of Kings,” where all Christians are citizens.
