Politics according to the Bible, ch. 1
Chapter 1 deals with 5 wrong views of Christians and Government which are as follows:
- Government should compel religion
- Government should exclude religion
- All government is evil and demonic
- Do evangelism, not politics
- Do politics, not evangelism
With each view, Grudem offers several points as to why he thinks each one is practically, biblically, and constitutionally wrong. I was surprised that he took on John McArthur in pt. 4. I think Grudem is correct that McArthur asserts a small gospel when he views politics as a distraction to evangelism. It seems McArthur has missed the point of Jesus' message about the Kingdom. Grudem himself is hinting at a "Kingdom ONLY of another world" view rather than "Christ's Kingdom Established on Earth" as I would want to adopt. I am eager to see what he asserts is right in the next chapter.
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