“Many persons, having never viewed the subject (of liberty) in this light, charge us with excessive zeal, when they see us so warmly and earnestly contending for freedom of faith as to outward matters, in opposition to the tyranny of the Pope.” – John Calvin Most Americans these days are more worried about the tyranny of…
Category: Liberty
Developing a Biblical Understanding of Decentralization
The Conclusion of Our Series on Resisting Injustice. Be sure to check out Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. – Colossians 1:16. As we have worked to…
Properly Defining the Role of Civil Rulers
Part Three in a Four-Part Series on Government Injustice “Hear the word of the LORD, O house of David! Thus says the LORD: ‘Execute justice in the morning, and deliver from the hand of the oppressor him who has been robbed, lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn with none to quench it,…
Viewing Civil Relationships Through Covenantal Eyes
Part Two in a Four-Part Series on Government Injustice “Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.” – Psalm 90:2. In my previous article, I explored why many Christians are blind to government injustice. The primary reason is the church’s…
Resisting Injustice
“And God also made all the evil of the men of Shechem return on their heads, and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.” (Judges 9:57) A Christian endures over a decade of state-sponsored legal harassment for refusing to bake cakes celebrating events that violate his beliefs. Half a dozen pro-life activists are convicted…
A Liberty Catechism
By Douglas Wilson Revised by Bill Peacock* * The original Liberty Catechism was written by Pastor Douglas Wilson. I found it to be an excellent help in a high school government and economics class I teach, and also in my personal and professional efforts to apply Scripture to the problems we face in the public…
Jesus’ Rule Over the Nations
On X, someone recently responded to a post I made about the role of belief or unbelief in Christ in our cultural and political conflicts: So I thought I would provide some Bible passages on the topic of Jesus’ rule over the nations–and the role that His people–Christians–will have in His rule. Here we go:
Socialism on the Rise in Texas: A Biblical Critique of the Texas Budget
This article was first published at Texans for Fiscal Responsibility Executive Summary The Texas Legislature is in the midst of a 20-year spending spree. Since 2003, the appropriation of state funds per legislative session has increased from $76.2 billion to $233 billion. Remarkably, 44% of that growth happened in 2023 alone. Of the $157 billion…
A Lesson in Liberty from the (Pseudo) Pandemic
When the pseudo-COVID19 pandemic hit, I was glad that my family attended the church that we did. Our church was shut down for about a short of time as any other church in town. But I was a bit disappointed that that there was little discussion about what limits there might be on our Romans…
A Theology of Public Education
A while back I watched a short but insightful video featuring Dr. Carl Ellis at Reformed Theological Seminary. At first, when he stated, “All theology is contextual; all theology is historically and culturally determined,” I thought he was saying all theology was subjective. But that is not the case. The point he makes is that…