One man ruling all others is an invention of men. It does not come from God. In I Samuel 8 the Israelites realize that Samuel is getting old. They tell Samuel that they want a king. Examine God’s response to their request. 1. God equates their request for a human king as rejecting Him as…
Author: Jon
I am not a rebel… Or am I?
True Freedom from Tyranny does not equal rebellion against authority. The American Declaration of Independence states that “Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves…
Freedom Thirst
What does it mean to be free? And how does it relate to “submission to authority?” So many of the men of God that I have known really emphasize “submission” to authority. When I was younger, I really embraced this. I remember the day my life became “You say jump, and I will say ‘how…
Is there hope for America?
For as long as I can remember there has been a generally negative attitude towards America in the world of Christians as I have known it. “Judgment is inevitable.” “America is not in the book of Revelation, therefore it must be going to be destroyed before those events take place.” “The problem with the church…
Mid-term elections 2006
Are you discouraged about the mid-term 2006 federal elections? Is this a sign of the end of America? Only if you believe our salvation is in a human political party! It is not! I believe that God had a plan when a group of desperate Pilgrims got on that boat, the Mayflower and floated to…