When God’s people wanted a strongman to fight for them
There was a time when God’s people wanted a strongman to fight for them, and for their country to be great like the other nations of the world. God was not pleased with their desire for power.
Church and nation: A guide to Christian political theology
A compilation of articles that discuss various Biblical and spiritual principles that should govern how Christians think about power, politics, government, winning, and the place of nations in God’s plans.
Winning in the Bible: God defines it differently than us
Some Christians use the word "winning" a lot, often in a political or cultural context. But in the Bible, victory often doesn't look like what we think it does.
The absolute, universal, inevitable corruption of power
The axiom "power corrupts" has been fulfilled throughout Scripture and history, even in God’s people. Why, then, do Christians still crave the world's power, when we have an infinitely and eternally superior power working through us?
Why God no longer works through nation-states
One of the more stark differences we see from the Old Testament to the New is that God stopped advancing His people through the political power and force of earthly nations. Why do we still seek that, then?
Why Jesus ‘could do no mighty work’ in Mark 6:5
Ever hear someone claim that our lack of faith limits God’s power because Jesus “could do no mighty work” in Mark 6:5? Here’s why that argument doesn’t work.
Why the story of Jonah is ridiculous (it’s not the fish)
The story of Jonah is one of the most difficult stories in the Bible to believe. But it’s not because he lived inside a fish for three days.