An Examination of the Lexicology of Theocracy

Me: “I believe that the Bible should be our foundation for discerning how we ought to influence government.” Someone-else: “You are advocating a theocratic utopia!” Me: “Ummmm… No.” The above exchange is all too common, unfortunately, to be more than slightly humorous to me. I get that response all the time, and it is, to [...]

Why Politics?

Greetings, This is an article that I posted in my forum, Liberty’s Light. I pray that it will be able to have an impact here as well. What is important about a biblical nation? When David saw the blasphemies of Goliath and announced his intention to fight him, he was confronted with incredulity and assertions [...]

The Definition of Crime

1 Peter 2:9 But ye [are] a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: I am not declaring these definitions to be universally binding, only that this is how I will [...]

The Bible Study

Greetings, I have been working on a large Bible study for a long time now. some of you know about it, and have even read pieces of it. I am nearing the last stages of the rough drafts. I am heading into editing. I want help with it, though. I am composing it right now [...]

A Biblical View of Rights

This is a Bible study that I did for Liberty’s Light Forum. Greetings, I wanted to start saying what I think, but I decided to do a Bible study on how the Bible views the concept of ‘rights,’ in context with how the Founding Fathers viewed them. My results were very interesting and fascinating. God’s [...]

Socialism vs. Communism

Communism: A form of socialism that abolishes private ownership; a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society. Socialism: A political theory advocating state ownership of industry; an economic system based on state ownership of capital. (from wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn) These are two very good definitions of socialism and communism. People have twisted the ideas of communism [...]

The Bible and Crime

Greetings, The Bible is my sole authority in these matters and everything must be Scripturally backed up. I am still in progress of a topical Bible study of the New Testament (hereafter designated NT) as it teaches on the nature of Scripture, the nature of the Old Testament (OT) and NT change that took place, [...]

Democracy

What They Said _____ DEMOCRACY, n. [Gr. People, and to possess, to govern.] Government by the people; a form of government, in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of the people collectively, or in which the people exercise the powers of legislation. Such was the government of Athens. “Remember democracy never lasts [...]

Noah Webster and His 1828 Dictionary

Noah Webster and His 1828 Dictionary “No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people.” “All the miseries and evils which men suffer from vice, crime, ambition, injustice, oppression, slavery and war, proceed [...]

Importance of Understanding What a Biblical Nation Is

Here is an article that I wrote for Liberty’s Light. Why should we even care about the Bible’s view of government’s responsibilities? Why should we care how it limits it? Why should we care what it requires of it? Why should we care that no nation on earth today obeys it? Why should we care [...]