tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25676168.post114717751021518959..comments2024-01-27T13:13:38.405-05:00Comments on Biblical Theology: The Role of Faith in Politics & SocietyMatthew S. Harmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17506399043911656897noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25676168.post-1148636612869580232006-05-26T05:43:00.000-04:002006-05-26T05:43:00.000-04:00I'll give my two cents on the issue, although not ...I'll give my two cents on the issue, although not having read Sullivan article in full. I'm a brazilian, so I feel as 'called to action'.<BR/><BR/>First my position:<BR/>It makes me very sad to see critics on the Xstian Right associate Francis Schaeffer's thoughts and positions - as a <I>post mortem</I> endorsement to the Iraq war.<BR/>Personnaly - and this is not the place - I would have a lot to say about what presumptuously his position would be today - based of course on what we all have tryed to learn from him.<BR/><BR/>Second:<BR/>Although exegetically orthodox, I feel very unnease on using the same structural government of the New Testament times as a parallell to our present day. Not that the principle of civil order should not be observed - but we should consistently practice today what we have always fought in the past!<BR/><BR/>The separation of State and Church (and what is the 'Church' today?) was and should always be a principle wisely observed.<BR/><BR/>Third:<BR/>We all should be in prayer (xstians in the World) for a deep revival in our culture (general) - for we have lacked to testify and influence (different from controlling, imposing, ruling) society as a whole. <BR/><BR/>Fourth:<BR/>May God convict our hearts for repentance and confession for having created a major stumbling block with muslins and with the Muslim world, towards the Gospel of Christ and His message of love and salvation.Volney Faustinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837998775174460552noreply@blogger.com