#lex rex

[revelation19]

“It is evident from Romans 13 that all subjection and obedience to higher powers commanded there is subjection to the power and office of the magistrate in abstracto, or (which is all one) to the person using the power lawfully, and that no subjection is due by that text, or any Word of God, to the abused and Tyrannical power of the King ... Because the Text saith, ‘Let every soul be subject to the higher powers.’ But no powers commanding things unlawful, and killing the innocent people of God, can be... ‘higher powers,’ but in that lower powers.”

-Samuel Rutherford, Lex, Rex: The Law and the Prince

[faithroots74]

Who is responsible? Education, Family, Church and state

This is part two of my look at the question of Christian education and home schooling.  There are some people who chose to home school for practical reasons.  That might be because of practical reasons such as they can’t find a suitable local school, their children don’t find school education works for their needs or even that they are concerned about the kinds of things that their children are…

Who is responsible? Education, Family, Church and state

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[faithroots74]

Questioning authority

One of the questions that came up during the COVID-19 pandemic and has continued to be debated since has been over the extent to which the church should have complied with Government guidance and regulations. To some extent, the debate was about the extent to which Romans 13 and 1 Peter 2 applied in terms of injunctions in Scripture to obey the authorities and to what extent the remarks of Peter…

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[mamilton]

Foundations of a Moral Government: New Book Coming in June 2019

Foundations of a Moral Government: New Book Coming in June 2019

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