Tag: political theology
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Jesus, Freedom and Authority in Lockdown Part 4: God’s Mediator
When you become a Christian, you don’t give up being a member of the human race. Your fellow human is very much like you: subject to sin, and in need of salvation. And your fellow human is also like Jesus.
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Jesus, Freedom and Authority in Lockdown Part 3: God’s Salvation
When our physical horizons are narrowed down in lockdown, our gospel vision can also become narrowed to ourselves and our group.
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Jesus, Freedom and Authority in Lockdown Part 2: God’s Rule
God is not an alternative or enemy to human governments. Rather, he is the Lord over them. That’s why we are to pray to him.
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Jesus, Freedom and Authority in Lockdown Part 1: Prayer
How should Christians in lockdown respond to authorities? 1 Timothy 2:1–7 tells us to pray. But it’s not a bare command—it also tells us why.
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Review: The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self by Carl Trueman
I need to understand the people around me, so I can live for the gospel among them and speak the gospel to them. To do that, I need to understand the people around me. That’s where Carl Trueman’s book is so incredibly valuable.
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John MacArthur and “Giving to Caesar”
Grace Community Church in Los Angeles, led by John Macarthur, held a meeting of thousands in the midst of Covid-19 restrictions. We discuss the decision.