“Why did Luther want to protect the state from being ruled by the church? A major reason was that exercising political power distorts the message of the church. Governing society must be done by applying power and forcing people to comply with the law. When a church takes on this function, it becomes fixated on the Law and neglects the Gospel” - Gene Veith
“To some extent, this controversy and consequent overture may seem a bit too ‘inside baseball’ to warrant outside attention. However, the questions raised by this committee, and by proponents of Christian Nationalism more generally, are related to a broader ongoing conversation within intellectual Protestantism about retrieval of historic Reformed thought” - Providence
Review: ‘Reformed Social Ethics’ by Herman Bavinck… “Though technology and circumstances have changed since Bavinck wrote, he was wrestling with many of the same basic questions that drive today’s political discourse.” - TGC
“man and human governments are not mere usurpers upon the creation, as some environmental activists assert. Man is the pinnacle and destination of the creation coming from the hand of God.” - IFWE
Excerpt from Patricia Engler’s new book, Modern Marxism: A Guide for Christians in a Woke New World - AiG
“There does exist a general definition of his Christian realism. It’s a political theory based on three Christian ideas: that we are basically sinful, that we are free because made in the image of God, and that we are called to love God and our neighbor.” - Acton
The United States in particular has always had a moralizing streak that was destined to take on an international bent. This should come as no surprise for a nation founded by the Puritans. - Providence
“politicians have to navigate many competing values among their constituents which means at best we will only get some of what we want. How do we reconcile this with making choices about who we support?” - P&D
“4. The past decades taught us that evangelicals too easily bought into the idea that political leaders can “save” us…. 5. The past decades revealed that evangelicals too often wanted power and prestige more than faithfulness, godliness, and unreserved commitment to the truth of God’s Word lived out in all of life.” - Christ Over All
“Because the Bible teaches that individuals, not the state or some other entity, are accountable for themselves to God, Leland and the Baptists believed in the rights of conscience….They also believed in separation of church and state.” - P&D
