Fourth of July (4)
  1. Wisdom and strength require bootstrap-pulling and the placing of noses to grindstones.
  2. “If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed” (John 8:36).
  3. Only the ministry of the Gospel can forgive sins, even while civil government rightly carries out retribution for lawlessness and disobedience.
  4. It’s a subject that for some comes up every 4th of July. How does the American Revolution square with Romans 13?