It seems Dr. Biggar has only two categories for rights – the legal rights granted by civil governments, and moral appeals from the governed to be granted more rights by their same.More
Tag Archives: Romans 13
Governing Authority, Political Violence, and Selling Your Cloak to Buy a Sword
By my reading of Paul’s letter to the Romans, God is not scandalized that wrongdoers have His wrath carried out against them, or have terror held for them in the civil magistrates.More
Pessimism Defined, and Martyn Lloyd-Jones on Political Divisions Among Christians
For starters, Martyn Lloyd-Jones did not believe there should be a ‘Christian’ political party in Britain because Christians hold different views on the economy and other issues. More
Christian Nationalism and Civic Stewardship
Miles Smith is right, then. The term ‘Christian Nationalism’ is being defined and employed so broadly as to encompass Christians who believe these verses as true and good.More
Canadian Freedom, Authority, and Submission
Here is my test for Christian laypeople and clergy who want only to talk of the Christian’s duty to submit to authority, yet are conspicuously, maybe even conveniently silent beyond that.More
Romans 13, Big Eva, and Who The Real Rebels Are
The proper application of Romans 13 and the whole counsel of God found in Scripture is precisely the opposite of what the big names in American Evangelical Christian leadership insisted. More
Cuba Rejecting Communism, America Embracing It
Cuba rejecting communism at the same time the United States of America increasingly embraces it is surreal to say the least. Oh, the irony. More
Understanding the Coming Christian Persecution
Perhaps if we were trying to serve as missionaries in North Korea or China or the Middle East, we could expect to be arrested, beaten, or put to death just for sharing the gospel. But here in the United States?More