Posted in Politics on November 3rd, 2008 45 Comments »
(By Nathan Williams)
I’m honestly not sure if there has been an event in my lifetime which has garnered as much reaction from the press and from Christians in particular as this election. Of course, the reactions have been all over the map. Some are completely indifferent, some are passionately excited, and some are discouraged and [...]
(By John MacArthur)
With the nation focused on the November elections, we thought a post on politics might be appropriate. The point of this article is not that we should abstain from any participation in the political process, but rather that we must keep our priorities straight as Christians. After all, the gospel, not politics, is the only true [...]
Posted in Politics on October 16th, 2008 12 Comments »
(By Charles Spurgeon)
In particular, we must keep ourselves unspotted from the lepers of the world. There is a certain number of leprous men in the world. You can tell them by their conversation; and sometimes you cannot help going very near where they are; but if you hear them cry, “Unclean!” just give them a [...]
Posted in Cultural Issues, Politics on October 10th, 2008 2 Comments »
(By John MacArthur)
Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy. (1 Tim. 6:17)
A very real danger facing American Christians is the temptation to fix their hope on the [...]
Posted in Cultural Issues, Politics on September 8th, 2008 7 Comments »
(By Nathan Wiliams)
Last time we looked at the first responsibility a Christian has to his government, submission. This time we’ll take a look at another duty believers have to the state — paying taxes.
Reports tell us that more people every year are not paying their taxes. A couple of months ago I interacted with several [...]