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Gary brings up several recent news stories and provides a bit of historical insight into the craziness.
While more Christians are steadily being convinced that the Bible has something to say about some social issues, like family and education where an immediate and personal moral impact is felt, there are others who still have trouble with a biblical view of economics, law, morality, and, politics. Like oil and water, religion and politics are said not to mix. When the Bible does address political issues, the argument is made that it only does so in the context of a necessary and unavoidable evil. In this view, politics is more than dirty, it’s downright diabolic.
The claim is not being made that civil government (the political or legislative process) should be used to change or reform men and women (though the fear of punishment has an effect on people who might consider committing a crime). The purpose of God’s law as it relates to the civil magistrate is to punish and restrain evil, to protect human life and property, and to provide justice for all people. Only God can regenerate the heart. An individual cannot be made good by keeping the law. The law is a tutor to lead us to Christ (Gal. 3:24) and a standard by which we know if we are conforming to the moral will of God (Rom. 13:8–10; 1 Tim. 1:8–11). People who follow the law make good citizens. Those who despise the law are a terror to others. English philosopher Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) asks, “For what reason do men [arm themselves], and have locks and keys to fasten their doors, if they be not naturally in a state of war?”
Secularism has become the official State religion of many nations. Social theorist Herbert Schlossberg observes: “Western society, in turning away from the Christian faith, has turned to other things. This process is commonly called secularization, but that conveys only the negative aspect. The word connotes the turning away from the worship of God while ignoring the fact that something is being turned to in its place.” Some ideology, always religious in nature, will fill the vacuum left by the exodus of the Christian faith.
Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths
Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths takes a closer look at God's Word and applies it to erroneous misinterpretations of the Bible that have resulted in a virtual shut-down of the church's full-orbed mission in the world (Acts 20:27). Due to these mistaken interpretations and applications of popular Bible texts to contemporary issues, the Christian faith is being thrown out and trampled under foot by men (Matt. 5:13).
Buy NowGary brings up several recent news stories and provides a bit of historical insight into the craziness. Leftists constantly accuse those on the Right (and those involved with MAGA and MAHA) of being “fascists.” The reality is that the real fascists and racists are the ones who loudly proclaim to be the most offended.