Reformed Hope

The third and final part of a sermon series on civil rulers -a.k.a. God's avengers-.

Part two in our look at God's avengers -i.e. civil rulers-. What is their role-- And why do they exist--

The first part in a sermon series on the avengers. Of course, we are not speaking of Stan Lee's superheroes, but rather God's avengers. What they should have in common, however, is that they are both tasked with dealing with evil. The Bible describes the civil ruler as a servant of God, an avenger of God, who is tasked to punish evil -according to God's standard- and carry out God's wrath on the evildoer.

Starting in 1633, the tradition of the -Election Sermon- continued for over 200 years in America. At the heart of this practice was the view that God's Law-Word applies to all of life, including -perhaps especially- civil government. In one such sermon, preached in 1788, Dr. Samuel Langdon said, -Let not men openly irreligious and immoral become your legislators- for how can you expect good laws to be made by men who have no fear of God before their eyes, and who boldly trample on the authority of His commands--- In our day evangelicalism has failed to follow Langdon's advice. We have abandoned the biblical principles for voting. This Election Sermon focuses on the biblical guidelines for voting and the problems with substituting said guidelines with political pragmatism or prognostication.

John Robinson -pastor of the Pilgrims- described envy as a cankerworm that is most injurious to God and men. Envy is a sin which few will own, but which will cause great destruction.

A sermon about the biblical response to the death of wicked civil rulers.

What does Daniel's example teach us about how we conduct ourselves during -unprecedented times--- This sermon specifically applies Daniel's example to the temptation to cancel church during the coronavirus. For more, read the following blog post- https---wp.me-p77Uje-pz

The Rev. Dr. Joseph Boot wrote a thought-provoking article, entitled -COVID Calamity- When the Cure is Worse than the Disease.- It is worth you time to read the article, available here- https---www.ezrainstitute.ca-resource-library-articles-covid-calamity-when-the-cure-is-worse-than-the-disease