Politics

When Politics Predominates

12/02/22

8 mins

By John W. Hoyum

When the church is a political actor, the gospel doesn’t have the final word.
What Happens When the Gospel Isn’t Threatened

01/19/21

11 mins

By John W. Hoyum

Has the modern world taken too strong a dose of the gospel as its inheritance from the Reformation?
When You Have An Under-Realized Eschatology

09/17/20

10 mins

By John W. Hoyum

Everyone dreads what might happen if political control is captured by the enemy. Paranoia is the characteristic feature of this kind of under-realized eschatology.
Law, Gospel, and Politics

01/13/20

13 mins

By John W. Hoyum

Christians are free to engage in political matters, even as Christians, but the church as an institution has a responsibility not to lobby for specific political ends, however worthy and just they might be.
The Comfort of the Two Kingdoms

07/04/19

16 mins

By John W. Hoyum

Only the ministry of the Gospel can forgive sins, even while civil government rightly carries out retribution for lawlessness and disobedience.