This is a fantastic reference book for any Christian who is wondering what the Bible has to say about Politics, Governments, our involvement and Social Concerns for our day. With the current political state of our country I have grown increasingly concerned about what we as Christians should do and say.
There is so much discussion about the Separation of Church and State yet I don't think that most of our politicians understand what our Founding Fathers were truly after. The separation as I see it was that the State (government) was to not intrude on the exercise of religion. BUT, people with religious values were to be active and strongly involved in shaping our government, culture, communities, social structures, etc.
Bottom line, the government should not tell Pastors what to preach, but Pastors and Christians should be able to tell politicians what we want done in the government.
Anyway, Wayne Grudem's book is a great place for you to start to re-engage in the political process. To learn how we as Christians should view our government and the governments of other counties and what our responsibilities should be to be involved and active. You will also enjoy reviewing the many social concerns that Grudem covers in the last two thirds of the book.
You won't always agree, but you will be challenged to think.
Let me know what you think our involvement with government should be.
God bless,
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