God is in control, and we are responsible for our choices. How exactly this works is a mystery: There are many things mere fallen and…
When buying and selling becomes politicised: The last book of the Christian Bible, the book of Revelation, is admittedly a difficult book to understand. There…
We need to think more clearly about Christianity and the state: When it comes to how we are to understand the relationship between believers and…
If some believers over-spiritualise Scripture, others can over-politicise it: If my title seems a bit too arcane and academic, please forgive me, But I do…
The clash of kingdoms is real: Political Theology, as the term implies, has to do with thinking theologically about politics. Or, putting it the other…
If you want to be biblical, you can’t escape the political: There are at least two mistakes Christians can make when it comes to the…
Yes, Jesus was involved in politics: Politics and religion, we are told, are not to be discussed in polite society. Well, call me impolite if…
Political prisoner Paul Furlong needs our support: Melbourne Pastor Paul Furlong has just been released from jail after serving nearly three weeks for the unspeakable…
Why do I suspect that many believers today would have opposed Moses? Yes, sadly they certainly exist. There are way too many believers today who…
Sometimes to say yes to God is to say no to the state: Can you be a devout Christian and also a rebel and a…
Jesus often resisted the power structures of his day: This may seem like an odd thing to write about. We do not normally think about…
Everywhere we see the state seeking to displace God: There is only one true God of the universe. There is only one true sovereign. But…
How are we to understand the Ninth Commandment? I have written before about deception and how Scripture warns about how easy it is to be…
The Bible offers many cases of resistance to authority: I recently created a new sub-category of articles on this website called “Resistance Theory.” As it…
How should the Christian think about the issue of rebellion? One of the memes making the rounds on the social media is from the late…
Our leaders are seeking blind obedience and total devotion from us peons: So how does tyranny work? We have had enough of them, especially in…
The state is increasingly usurping the role of the church: The recent images of a Canadian pastor being dragged away by the police for daring…
This champion was born 100 years ago: Exactly 100 years ago today a most remarkable German woman was born. But she did not live very…
The abuse of political power is a perennial concern: Here is something we all must learn if we want to make any kind of sense…
Yes we are now seeing the emergence of the underground church in the ‘free’ West: Most folks seeing my title would immediately think of Christianity…