No Government is Perfect, But…

No Government is Perfect, But…

No Government is Perfect, But… R.L. Whiteside, in his 1945 commentary on Romans 13, discusses corrupt governments. He argues that bad governments do not invalidate Paul’s teachings. Just as the devil can influence churches without owning them, he can influence...
Feeling the Tension?

Feeling the Tension?

It was the year 54 A.D. Rome, the most powerful nation on earth, coronated its new leader Nero, the adopted son of the previous ruler Claudius. The church was just over twenty years old. The movement that was small at first had spread throughout the Empire. These...
Christians and Government

Christians and Government

Christians and Government Our view of government should align with what God, our Creator, expects. Scripture teaches that the power of government comes from God, as seen in Daniel’s acknowledgment that God gives power to whom He chooses and Paul’s...
We Want Change!

We Want Change!

We Want Change!   I was reading a book written over 400 years ago that talked about “jumping out of the frying pan into the fire.” That mistake is about as older than the saying. We overreact to a bad situation and end up making things worse. There is perhaps no...
Do You Understand the Bible?

Do You Understand the Bible?

Can man understand God’s book, the Bible, today? A lot of folks answer that in the negative. But I am not very concerned with what man has to say on the subject. Our first president, George Washington, was correct when he said, “It would be impossible to govern the...