Governed by God
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S5E3 - Theocracy and Immigration (Interview with Luke Saint)
On today's episode I had the pleasure of speaking with Luke Saint who works with The Future of Christendom and is the author of The Sound Doctrine of Theocracy. We first discuss the main premise of his book, as well as what it means to be a theocracy and
S5E2 - God's Common Law
This week, before we go into specific public policy topics, I want to discuss how to understand and apply God's law. This is the starting point for addressing any public policy issue. If we misunderstand God's law we end up engaging in legalism like the P
S5E1 – Foundations of Public Policy
Welcome to Season 5 of Governed by God! Today I open up with a planned theme for the season, considering what the Biblical position is (if there is one) on topics such as drugs, immigration, pornography, regulations, etc. Do these topics have a biblical p
S4E24 – Loving God's Law (Interview with Pastor Saint)
In concluding this season of Governed by God, I had the pleasure of interviewing Pastor Joel Saint on the topic of loving God's law. Joel is pastor of Independence Reformed Bible Church in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He also serves as executive direct
S4E23 – Challenges to Christian Nationalism, Part 5: The Law Cannot Save
As we finish up this series on Christian Nationalism, I wanted to respond to the next challenge on the list: isn't the law powerless to save? So why should we even focus on it? Furthermore, isn't God's law too complicated and difficult to follow? This two
S4E22 - Seven Statist Sins (Interview with Chris Hume)
As part of this series on Christian Nationalism, I had the pleasure of interviewing Chris Hume about his new book, Seven Statist Sins. In this episode, we discuss man's pride in attempting to ignore God's law and create man-made traditions. We also consid
S4E21 – Challenges to Christian Nationalism, Part 4: Questioning Motives
As we continue this series on Christian Nationalism, I wanted to respond to the next challenge on the list: Aren't we too focused on getting power, and doesn't that make us just like the world? This is an important challenge, and one that we need to take
S4E20 – Challenges to Christian Nationalism, Part 3: Blasphemy Laws
Today I continue a series on the topic of Christian Nationalism, specifically responding to common challenges to it. One of those challenges is: Won't Christian rulers enforce laws against blasphemy and heresy? Shouldn't we avoid that risk by not having C
S4E19 – Challenges to Christian Nationalism, Part 2
Today I continue a series on the topic of Christian Nationalism, specifically responding to common challenges to it. One of those challenges is: Wont Christian rulers be tempted to use power to coerce others into becoming Christian? And can power even be
S4E18 – Challenges to Christian Nationalism, Part 1
Today I begin a series on the topic of Christian Nationalism. While there are many other available podcasts that discuss what Christian Nationalism is, my focus is on responding to the challenges to Christian Nationalism. Most, if not all, of those challe