What happens when the realms of God and Caesar clash? What happens when the gray area in the Venn diagram [see last week’s discussion—Ed.] get’s darker? What does Caesar expect of us, and what does God expect of us? It’s been said that all Caesar wants is for us to be good (that is to…

Father Jack Mahoney wrote an interesting article on this topic. Can we define what is Caesar’s? The denarius had Caesar’s name and likeliness on it, so it was clearly his. What else is his? Can we define what is God’s? Do the two ever conflict? Don: To use a motive metaphor: In theory, if everybody…

What are the advantages and pitfalls of theocratic government? What does it mean from a Western perspective? What does it mean from a global perspective? It seems clear from Scripture that Man was intended to live under the government of God. In the garden of Eden, God made all the plans and decisions. There was…

Seventh Day Adventists and the Jehovah’s Witnesses have strong views not only about God (as is to be expected) but also about government. The eschatology of Adventism is replete with the notion of the unification of church and state to suppress God’s people at the End of Time. It has been the source of foundational…

The subject of a Sabbath rest recurs throughout the Bible, from Genesis through Revelation, from the Creation of this earth to the Creation of a new earth: “For just as the new heavens and the new earth Which I make will endure before Me,” declares the Lord, “So your offspring and your name will endure.…

Today we will consider the Sabbath as evidence of God’s grace. I introduce the topic with some trepidation, because the meaning of the Sabbath is different among people in this group. Those indoctrinated in the concept of Sabbath might see it as the correct day for worship, a distinguishing sign for God’s people, and essential…