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On July 4, 1776, in Philadelphia, our Founding Fathers signed a document declaring our independence from the tyranny of those who would enslave the minds, the souls, the lives of men. But what many Americans don't realize is that with the same document, we not only declared our independence from Great…

Romans 13:3, 4 Bearing the Sword Rulers are not a cause of fear for good behaviour, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same; for it is a minister of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear…

Romans 13:2 Must Caesar Always be Obeyed? Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgement.[1] O ur Adult Sunday School recently finished a study of the Book of Judges. That particular book concludes on a gloomy note. Recall the final…

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.[1] Baptists have consistently opposed any diminution of the rights of the individual to seek and to pursue their own faith, or for each person to decide…

1 Peter 2:13-17 Baptist Foundations — Christians in the Modern State Be subject for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. For this is the will of God, that by doing…

John 19:10, 11 Baptist Foundations – Limits on the Authority of the State Pilate said to [Jesus], “You will not speak to me? Do you not know that I have authority to release you and authority to crucify you?” Jesus answered him, “You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you…

Romans 13:5 Christian Conscience and the State Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also for the sake of conscience.[1] How many sermons have you ever heard concerning the conscience? I confess that I have been in church ministries for over thirty years, and until this…

In the first lecture last night, we looked at what Paul wrote in the fourth chapter of I Thessalonians. What it means to do the will of God is often misunderstood, but Paul could not have been clearer. He said that doing the will of God means that we avoid fornication and stop cheating one another. In…

Pray slowly 1. When church and state collide? There has been increasing comment in the media over the past few months about the place of religion in politics. Australia’s Treasurer Peter Costello said a few weeks ago ‘Australians are rightly suspicious of people who will try and use religion for another…