Tag: government

  • 1st century Rome – an awkward embrace of RELIGION & politics

    Then Pilate said to them, “You take Him and judge Him according to your law.” Therefore the Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death” John 18:31 NKJV As a reminder from our study of John 18, the Messiah Jesus was seized by officials of the Temple in…

    politics and religion - imaginary view of Roman temple of Jupiter
  • In God We Trusted – 3

    Disclaimer & claim: WE the PEOPLE of the LORD trust God.  Nations rise and nations will fall.  The Prophet Jeremiah had warned Judah of their impending fall. By now you must see the present application of Lamentations 3. The warnings of the Prophets also speak to our nations. We the people of the US have…

  • In God We Trusted

    Lamentations 1 English Standard Version (ESV) How Lonely Sits the City   1 How lonely sits the city that was full of people! How like a widow has she become, she who was great among the nations! She who was a princess among the provinces has become a slave.  2 She weeps bitterly in the night, with tears on her…