November 30, 2022
Texts: Exodus 40:34-38; Joshua 11:23; 1 Samuel 8:4-9 Days 17-19 in Around the Bible in Eighty Days. God led Israel out of Egypt into the wilderness to Sinai where God dwelt upon the earth. The purpose of the Exodus was not only liberation from slavery but encounter with God at Sinai whey they would become […]
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Biblical Texts, Theodrama | Tagged: 1 Samuel 8:4-9, Civil Government, Divine Dwelling, Divine Presence, Exodus 40:34-38, Government, Joshua 11:23, Kings, Land, Monarchy, Tabernacle |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
November 5, 2012
David Lipscomb’s opposition to participation in civil government is perhaps well-known. He is, in some ways, a Christian anarchist. This arises both from his experience in the Civil War but also out of his kingdom theology which envisions the kingdom of God destroying all human ruling authorities through Jesus Christ. Consequently, Lipscomb was a pacifist […]
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Society, Stone-Campbell | Tagged: Churches of Christ, Civil War, David Lipscomb, Government, Kingdom, Peace, Stone-Campbell, Voting, War |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks