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Church & State

  • The four governments

    The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it,    the world, and all who live in it;for he founded it on the seas    and established it on the waters. (Psalm 24:1-2; NIV) Like it or not, the powerful, personal, triune Creator God of the Bible is in charge of his universe. This world and everything in it are his. Continue reading

  • Kuyper on church & state

    “To be sure a father regulates in his family the religion of that family. But when the government was organized, the family was not set aside, but remained; and the government received only a limited task, which is defined by the sovereignty in the individual sphere, and not least of all by the sovereignty of Continue reading