Month: November 2018
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God and Government 5: The Intersection
Democratic liberty and the American system of government are neither self-derived not self-sustaining. Their history is deeply rooted in Biblical principles of liberty and justice. Therefore, I would argue, Christians have a stake and should have a voice in the current cultural wars and in the outlook of today’s government. Our discussion of God and…
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God and Government 4: Behavior or Attitude?
What happens when the realms of God and Caesar clash? What happens when the gray area in the Venn diagram [see last week’s discussion—Ed.] get’s darker? What does Caesar expect of us, and what does God expect of us? It’s been said that all Caesar wants is for us to be good (that is to…
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God and Government 3: God’s and Caesar’s
Father Jack Mahoney wrote an interesting article on this topic. Can we define what is Caesar’s? The denarius had Caesar’s name and likeliness on it, so it was clearly his. What else is his? Can we define what is God’s? Do the two ever conflict? Don: To use a motive metaphor: In theory, if everybody…
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God and Government 2: Theocratic Government
What are the advantages and pitfalls of theocratic government? What does it mean from a Western perspective? What does it mean from a global perspective? It seems clear from Scripture that Man was intended to live under the government of God. In the garden of Eden, God made all the plans and decisions. There was…