On X, someone recently responded to a post I made about the role of belief or unbelief in Christ in our cultural and political conflicts: So I thought I would provide some Bible passages on the topic of Jesus’ rule over the nations–and the role that His people–Christians–will have in His rule. Here we go:
Category: Liberty
Socialism on the Rise in Texas: A Biblical Critique of the Texas Budget
This article was first published at Texans for Fiscal Responsibility Executive Summary The Texas Legislature is in the midst of a 20-year spending spree. Since 2003, the appropriation of state funds per legislative session has increased from $76.2 billion to $233 billion. Remarkably, 44% of that growth happened in 2023 alone. Of the $157 billion…
A Lesson in Liberty from the (Pseudo) Pandemic
When the pseudo-COVID19 pandemic hit, I was glad that my family attended the church that we did. Our church was shut down for about a short of time as any other church in town. But I was a bit disappointed that that there was little discussion about what limits there might be on our Romans…
A Theology of Public Education
A while back I watched a short but insightful video featuring Dr. Carl Ellis at Reformed Theological Seminary. At first, when he stated, “All theology is contextual; all theology is historically and culturally determined,” I thought he was saying all theology was subjective. But that is not the case. The point he makes is that…
The Problem with Big Government
I recently spoke to the Brazos Valley Republican Club about the problem with Big Government. We focused on the problems with Texas’ budget, property taxes, and electric grid. While there are a lot of problems in Texas that Christians and conservatives need to deal with, such as election integrity, Democrat chairs in the Texas House,…
Yahweh Miśrâh: Christ, the Lord of Politics
A proposal being debated in my church and denomination (the Presbyterian Church in America) would insert language into our Book of Church Order (BCO) that says, “Men who describe themselves as homosexual, even those who describe themselves as homosexual and claim to practice celibacy by refraining from homosexual conduct, are disqualified from holding office.” A…
Protestant Resistance Theory
Romans 13 tells us to “be subject to the governing authorities.” Yet the leaders of the Protestant Reformation, from Luther and Calvin to Knox, Rutherford, Junius Brutus, and others, had a problem: the rulers they were supposed to be subject to were trying to, or actually did, murder them. To understand what the Bible taught…
The Christian Foundations of Government: A Bibliography
I teach a high school class on government and economics at a classical Christian school. Below is the list of books and original sources that I have used to prepare for and teach the class. Not everything on the list has a Christian perspective, but even those that do not can, when viewed from a…
Will Trump Be Indicted? Why Christians Should Care
When you go out to war against your enemies, and see horses and chariots and an army larger than your own, you shall not be afraid of them, for the LORD your God is with you. – Deuteronomy 20:1 Christians’ ability to speak and live out the Word of God is under assault from the…
Thinking Economically
“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). As we learn at the very beginning of Scripture, God is the Creator of everything. As such, He is also the owner of everything. Which means we have to follow God’s rules about how to use His property. The good news is that…