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Politics According To The Bible
Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jul 13, 2012 (message contributor)
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1. Jesus And Politics
Contributed on Jul 13, 2012
In this sermon we examine what the Bible has to say about Jesus and politics.
Scripture Four years ago, as we were heading into the final four months of the 2008 presidential election, I preached a series of messages titled, How Would Jesus Vote? I would like to preach a similar series of messages again, this time titled, Politics According to the Bible. Much of the ...read more
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2. Life
Contributed on Jul 23, 2012
As we consider politics according to the Bible, in this sermon we examine what the Bible says about life.
Scripture “Stop! In the name of Christ, stop!” Eighty thousand people watched as a man jumped over the railing, ran onto the field, held up his hands, and shouted, “Stop! In the name of Christ, stop!” He ran in between two combatants, two gladiators who were ...read more
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3. Crime
Contributed on Jul 26, 2012
As we consider politics according to the Bible, in this lesson we examine what the Bible says about crime.
Scripture Each week Kevin Tunell was required to mail a dollar to a family he’d rather forget. They sued him for $1.5 million but settled for just $936, to be paid at the rate of $1 per week. The family expected the payment each Friday so Tunell would not forget what happened on the first ...read more
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4. War
Contributed on Jul 31, 2012
As we consider politics according to the Bible, let us now examine what the Bible says about war.
Scripture We are in the middle of an 8-weeks series of messages titled, “Politics According to the Bible.” We are examining key political issues in light of the Bible. Today, as we continue in our series on “Politics According to the Bible” I want to examine ...read more
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5. Education
Contributed on Aug 10, 2012
As we consider politics according to the Bible, in this sermon we examine what the Bible says about education.
Scripture We are approaching the end of summer. Soon, students will go back to school, and some will tell about their summer. In the classroom setting of one Peanuts comic strip, on the first day of the new school year, the students were told to write an essay about returning to school. In ...read more
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6. Economy
Contributed on Aug 19, 2012
As we consider politics according to the Bible, we examine what the Bible has to say about the economy.
Scripture Years ago I came across the following somewhat humorous view of the economic policies of different political systems: • In Communism, if you have two cows, the government takes both of them and gives you part of the milk. • In Socialism, if you have two cows, the ...read more
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7. Immigration
Contributed on Aug 24, 2012
As we consider politics according to the Bible, let us examine what the Bible says about immigration.
Scripture Ethnic jokes exploit ethnic stereotypes. The format is usually where the butt of the joke is a person who belongs to an ethnic group singled out for abuse. So, for example, the English tell jokes about an Irishman, the Canadians about a Newfoundlander, the Americans about a Polish ...read more
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8. Marriage
Contributed on Aug 30, 2012
As we consider politics according to the Bible, let us examine marriage.
Scripture Have I told you the story about how Eileen and I met and got married? I came to this country in 1983 to study at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Chicago, IL. During the summer break between my second and third year at seminary, I met Eileen on August 3, 1985. It was a ...read more