Tag Archive: Kingdom of God

[1] Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. [2] Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. [3] For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, […]

[43] “For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit, [44] for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thorn bushes, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush. [45] The good person out of the good treasure of his heart […]

Matthew 5:13–16 [13] “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet. [14] “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot […]

In my previous post in this series, I sought to explain the various political and social groups we meet in the stories of the Gospel.  The first response we may have is to conclude that involvement in a political party should be avoided.  In reality, I do not believe disengagement is the best response.  So […]

Any time I write about political parties I do so with incredible nervousness and hopefully humility.  We tend to hold our alliances with a lot of passion, and that can be a good thing.  My intent in this series of blog posts is not to criticize either of the major parties in our two party […]