“Why, anybody can have a brain. That's a very mediocre commodity. Every pusillanimous creature that crawls on the Earth or slinks through slimy seas has a brain. Back where I come from, we have universities, seats of great learning, where men go to become great thinkers. And when they come out, they think deep thoughts and with no more brains than you have. But they have one thing you haven't got: a diploma.”

--The Wizard of Oz to the Scarecrow
"I know I chatter on far too much...but if you only knew how many things I want to say and don't. Give me SOME credit." --Anne Shirley, Anne of Green Gables, PBS, 1985

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Answers for Mary Sue

Thank you for the thoughtful questions. I will try to answer them in the order they were asked.

The pros of government involvement for Christians;

  • Pleasing Christ- He said go, teach, do good works, pray, and give that Gods kingdom may come and His will be done.


  • Blessing men- Men are made in Gods image therefore they have dignity. Our good works are to be done to men, especially to fellow Christians. We should be strong advocates for justice, especially for the weak since they are often victims of injustice.

The cons of government involvement for Christians;

  • The power of the sword is always dangerous so our involvement should be well thought out, realizing that our efforts will be joined with those who will attempt to use us for evil.

  • We will attract new enemies.

  • If we adhere to only protecting individual liberty we will be viewed as doing nothing by those who want to use the sword in order to make people good or to gain market share.

I would rather say that power tempts men to give free reign to their sinful natures. Some are stronger than others and even a strong Christian can have a weak moment. God will choose His champions and we are not all called to the same level of involvement. We are a body.


Posted by Dan B. at 5:13 PM

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