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This comment from the Veggie Tales guy is representative of how most Evangelicals view Scripture and civil society. The truth is, we don’t have much to offer the world if we think Scripture is so impotent that it has no solutions. But God's Word does have solutions. 1/5
How does Scripture address systematic discrimination in housing or education?
Deut 19:4 recognizes property rights, which would have never allowed housing discrimination in the first place. The law of God has plenty to say against the corruption of government officials. 2/5
Deut 19:4 recognizes property rights, which would have never allowed housing discrimination in the first place. The law of God has plenty to say against the corruption of government officials. 2/5
The law of God has much to say about treating all people fairly with our policies. We should follow it.
At a minimum Biblically informed policy would support full school choice in directing tax-dollars, deferring full control of education to parents as intended (Deut 6). 3/5
At a minimum Biblically informed policy would support full school choice in directing tax-dollars, deferring full control of education to parents as intended (Deut 6). 3/5
Ultimately, the worldview of Scripture would remove government entanglement in education altogether, which would allow the family and church to educate as they were designed to do.
The question isn't whether we have answers from Scripture, it's do we trust those answers? 4/5
The question isn't whether we have answers from Scripture, it's do we trust those answers? 4/5
The Word of God has answers to the cries for justice from our culture. This doesn't mean those answers will be popular, but they are true and good.
Most importantly, Biblical answers to society's questions will also point to our ultimate hope, faith in Jesus alone. 5/5
Most importantly, Biblical answers to society's questions will also point to our ultimate hope, faith in Jesus alone. 5/5
