Authority and Government

Too many feel that they are above the law, but paradoxically, laws proliferate when corruption prevails. We must be subject to all law, God's and man's.

Using God's Given Authority

God has gifted all His called-out ones, expecting them to use those gifts with the pillars of godly wisdom for the edification of the Body of Christ.

Whence Comes Leadership?

Are we living in such a manner that will incline God to bless us with good leadership rather than curse us with leadership that will lead us astray?

Ministerial Misleading

The biblical illiteracy of the American people is illustrated with the 'clergy' who have been instrumental in the passage of same-sex 'marriage' laws.

To Vote or Not to Vote

God has power over all governments. Because all power ultimately derives from God, we should not presume to take the authority to raise up leaders.

Implications of the Gospel of the Kingdom

God's people must let go of the world's solutions, involving party spirit, revolutions, and power struggles, placing their trust in the sovereignty of God.

Our Heavenly Citizenship

The rampant disorder in America may encourage God's people to choose political sides, but doing so may place them in a position of opposing God's will.

How Does God View Human Government?

As obnoxious as tyrannical power may seem, we have the obligation to behave lawfully. Even the vilest of leaders has been allowed by God to rule.

Submission (Part One)

Regardless of which political party is in power, God counsels His children in Romans 13:1-7 on how to have peace in an anything-but-peaceful world.

Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Twenty-Nine)

We are not privy to God's, but we must realize that He has the prerogative to impose both blessings and calamity, the latter in response to disobedience.

Unity and Godly Diversity in One Body

To take sides in any type of national struggle is to battle on behalf of mankind's wrong-headed, godless attempts to avoid the consequences of sin.

The Sovereignty of God: Part Five

Is God sovereign over angels? What about mankind's choices? God's sovereignty is absolute as He directs events toward the culmination of His plan.

We Give Our Heads and Hearts

God's people (as ambassadors and pilgrims) must pledge their hearts, minds, and allegiance to the coming Kingdom of God, which will last forever.

Cyrus: God's Anointed

When we think of messiah, we think of Jesus Christ. Yet the Bible has a much broader definition. The pagan emperor Cyrus the Great was also a messiah!

Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Thirty-Two): Ecclesiastes 8:1-9

Ecclesiastes was to be read during the Feast of Tabernacles, emphasizing a state of temporariness, as God's people were commanded to live in temporary quarters.

We Still Need a Sense of Urgency

God's selecting a particular candidate does not necessarily mean He has given America a reprieve from the results of her sins. We still need a sense of urgency.

Fully Accepting God's Sovereignty (Part Six, Conclusion)

Our responsibility is to yield to God's sovereignty. Nevertheless, God has enabled us to freely sin, but holds us responsible for governing ourselves.

Self-Government (Part Two)

If we govern ourselves, God will take care of us. Government of any kind will not work unless people govern their own nature. Self-control enables us to show love.

Government (Part Three)

Our attitude toward government must be one of submission. The church cannot perform its function without the cooperation of the carnal civil governments.

God and Government

Government run by carnal men will never work, but those under the New Covenant, having God's law written on their hearts, can make any form of government work.

The Handwriting Is On the Wall (Part One) (2007)

The scattering of the church was God-ordained, providing a test for godliness. The isolating demonstrated by some groups is an abomination and an affront.

Self-Government: Overcoming

We dare not allow anybody to come between God's direct governance and ourselves. Even God's government will not work unless we voluntarily govern ourselves.

Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Twenty-Eight)

Wisdom does not give us complete understanding into the ultimate purposes of God, but when accompanied with faith in God, it will brighten our countenance.

Faith, Government, and the Calendar (Part Four)

The calculated Hebrew calendar reflects God's faithfulness in providing His children a reliable calendar. Concocting one's own calendar is presumptuous.

Is the United States a Christian Nation? (Part One)

Governments of men are enmity against God. Our allegiance can be only to Jesus Christ, and not to the hopelessly corrupt political systems of the world.

Power Belongs to God (Part Two)

Human beings, even those who have been called, have an innate fear that God will not always provide. This fear originates in doubt about God's power.

Power Belongs to God (Part 2)

We may be going through a period of hopelessness, but must believe that all things work together for those who believe and are called for His purpose.

Seeing is Submitting

The Commandments (Part Thirteen)

God has never given mankind the prerogative to determine whether war is just or not. God has promised to protect us, conditioned on our obedience to our covenant.

In Search of a Clear World View (Part Seven)

The modern nations of Israel, by turning its back on the truth, has blown its opportunity for moral leadership every bit as much as ancient Judah did.

Self-Government and Responsibility (Part One)

We need free moral agency to be transformed into God's image. Unless one has God's Spirit, he cannot exercise the internal control to be subject to the way of God.