The Gospel Above All

In 1934, the Confessing Christian church in Germany spoke out against the rise of what was called "German Christianity," inspired by Nazism. ...

Seeds of Tyranny

Our reliance is in love of liberty which God has planted in us. Our defense is in the spirit which primed liberty as the heritage of all men, in all lands ...

Validating Sign

When a religion is good, I believe it will support itself; and when it does not support itself, and God does not take care to support it so that its professors ...

Some Men Have Many Masters

The slave has but one master, the ambitious man has as many as there are persons whose aid may contribute to the advancement of his fortunes.

God's Word as Critic

Within the scope of those human matters that are relative, political systems have their place in society; but the Christian is not called to confer on ...

Rejection of Religion a Mistake

Socialists usually offer an optimistic view of mankind, and so Orwell's 1984 ends surprisingly pessimistically evil conquers. Some have suggested ...

Bad Government

Theocracy is the worst of all governments. If we must have a tyrant, a robber baron is far better than an inquisitor. The baron's cruelty may sometimes ...

Christianity During the Revolution

These historical items highlight the ways in which religion and politics were linked at the time of America's founding:

In July 1775, as tensions with ...

Blessing the White House

President John Adams, before he joined his wife Abigail at their new official residence in Washington, D.C., sent her a prayer, which more than a hundred ...